CLINTON Lake (updated 7-29) — Water 85 degrees and 5.6 feet above normal pool. Channel catfish good, at times excellent. Limits being reported from baited areas. Best baits include nightcrawlers, livers, shrimp and stink baits. Some fish being caught in outlet on nightcrawlers. Crappie fair using minnows and jigs at about 12 feet around brush. White bass good, but spotty. Best bet is to find surfacing fish. They’ll hit most any shad imitation lure or jig.

PERRY LAKE (updated 7-23) — Water 81 degrees and 2.5 feet over normal pool. Channel catfish good. Spawn is over, and fish have moved back to feeders. Fish the creeks where the water is running in with worms or prepared baits. Also, shad appearing at hog trough, so it’s time to use drifting tactics. Sauger fair off rocky points on the west side by dam, with crankbaits or twisters. White bass fair off rocky points and jetty on twisters or shad-colored crankbaits. White crappie poor on tube jigs or minnows in 10-15 feet on the brushpiles.

DOUGLAS STATE LAKE (updated 7-28) — Bluegill good near shore and biting readily on nightcrawlers, crickets, small jigs and flies. Carp fair on nightcrawlers, dough baits and fermented whole-kernel corn. Channel catfish fair in evenings or at night using poultry liver, nightcrawlers and Bee Jay. Crappie fair near shore in early morning and evening, mainly on minnows or jigs.

LEAVENWORTH STATE LAKE (updated 7-28) — Water clear. Bluegill and red-ear good on worms and small minnows under bobber. Channel catfish good using nightcrawlers and shad sides. Largemouth bass fair on a variety of spinnerbaits, plastic baits, medium shiners and nightcrawlers.

LONE STAR LAKE (updated 7-28) — Channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers, cut bait, stinkbait and liver. Largemouth bass fair early in the morning and late in evening using top-water plugs. Red-ear and bluegill fair on worms under bobber around weeds.