CLINTON LAKE (updated 5-10) – Water 66 degrees and 13.17 feet above normal pool. Discharge: 0 cfs. Wiper fair using jigs and minnows under bobber or casting jigs. Most reports are from dam and Marina Cove. Crappie fair using jigs 3-15 feet below surface around cover. Although not consistent, some days anglers are catching some from shore. Fishing should get better as spawn heats up.

PERRY LAKE (updated 5-10) – Water 13 fet over pool. State Park ramps are unusable; Slough Creek rams open. Channel Catfish excellent up to 10 pounds. Fish are moving shallow to feed with all the water, worms in the grass. Sauger fair up to 3 pounds. Fish are done spawning, off of the breaks near gravel with deep diving cranks or jigs. White bass fair/good up to 1.5 pounds. Work those rocky points, rip-rap, twisters or shad colored crankbaits, up the River, some are done spawning. White crappie fair up to 1.5 pounds off tube jigs or minnows in 5-8′ of water, dark colored males few females.

DOUGLAS STATE LAKE (updated 5-10) – Repairs have been completed, but lake 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 5-10) – Largemouth bass fair, .5-4 pounds. Casting chartreuse spinnerbaits. Swimming jigs along weedline, or dropping bait in pocket in weedbeds have produced fish too. Bluegill fair up to .4 pounds off worms under bobber. Note: All five air lines active. Feeders are working.

LONE STAR LAKE (updated 5-10) – Largemouth bass fair .5-4 pounds using jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie fair .3-.7 pounds. Fishing is spotty. Anglers are catching some fish using minnows and jigs from the bank. Bluegill fair up to .3 punds using worms under bobber or casting jigs or small spinners. Channel catfish fair 1-5 pounds off nightcrawlers during runoff events.

LAKE SHAWNEE (updated 5-10) -Channel catfish good 1-3 pounds using chicken livers and worms. Largemouth bass fair 5.-4 pounds using crankbaits and spinnerbaits.