Fishing report
CLINTON LAKE (updated 6-20) – Water 72 degrees and 2.03 feet above normal pool. Discharge 500 cfs. Channel catfish fair using worm. Crappie fair over brushpiles using minnows and jigs. Flathead catfish good in the outlet using sunfish, shad and jigs. Walleye-sauger fair in the outlet on jigs. Some are being caught on the flats with jig and nightcrawler.
PERRY LAKE (updated 6-16) – Channel catfish good in shallows while spawning on worms or cranks in the rocks. Feeders are working at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sauger fair in shallows on shad, cranks or twisters along weeds. White bass fair to good on rocky points, rip-rap using twisters or shad-colored cranks. White crappie slow. Fish have scattered. Note: All boat ramps now usable.
DOUGLAS STATE LAKE (updated 6-20) – Closed to fishing. Repairs have been completed, but lake tentatively won’t reopen until January of 2009 in order to allow re-stocked fish to mature. Currently over 90 acres in basin.
LEAVENWORTH STATE LAKE (updated 6-20) – Largemouth bass fair while casting white or gray jigs around brushpiles. Channel catfish fair using chicken liver, stinkbait and nightcrawlers. Bluegill fair using worms under bobber. Note: All five air lines active. Feeders are working.
LONE STAR LAKE (updated 6-20) – Largemouth bass good using jigs and spinners. Bluegill fair using worms under bobber. Channel catfish fair using stinkbait, livers and nightcrawlers.
LAKE SHAWNEE (updated 6-20) – Water 80 degrees and clear to 36 inches. Channel catfish fair using chicken livers and worms. Walleye good using jig and nightcrawler on flats. Bluegill fair using worm under bobber. Wiper fair using spinners, jig and nightcrawler and chicken livers. Largemouth bass fair near shore with spinners.

