CLINTON Lake (updated 8-12) — Water 83 degrees and 2.6 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. Some being caught around marina docks at 6-8 feet. Drum good using worms in outlet. 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 8-4) — Water 82 degrees and 2.0 feet over normal pool. Channel catfish good. Feeders feeding twice in morning and twice in evening. Limits off Hog Trough. Shad just the right size for drifting. 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. Bunch of fish reported at Slough Creek. White crappie poor on tube jigs or minnows in 10-15 feet on the brushpiles.

DOUGLAS STATE LAKE (updated 8-12) — Water 83 degrees and clear. Bluegill good near shore and biting readily on nightcrawlers, crickets, small jigs and flies. Carp good on nightcrawlers, dough baits and fermented whole-kernel corn. Channel catfish good in evenings or at night using poultry liver, nightcrawlers and Bee Jay or Lucky Seven.

LEAVENWORTH STATE LAKE (updated 8-12) — Water clear. Bluegill and redear good on worms and small minnows under bobber. Channel catfish fair using nightcrawlers, chicken livers and stinkbait. Largemouth bass fair on tube jigs and spinnerbaits. Wiper fair, but fast and furious when wiper are on surface feeding on shad. Use bucktail jigs and shad imitation crankbaits.

LONE STAR LAKE (updated 8-12) — Channel catfish good on nightcrawlers, cut bait, stinkbait and liver, mostly at night. Largemouth bass fair on tube jigs and plastic worms fished around cover. Also try chartruese and white spinnerbaits along weed beds. Red-ear and bluegill fair on worms under bobber around weeds.