WEEKLY FISHING REPORT

Statewide Weekly Fishing Report
4/22/2010 at 10:31:53

Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:

**PLEASE REMEMBER** IN MOST STREAMS SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER, BLACK BASS SEASON WILL OPEN MAY 22, 2010, UNTIL THAT DATE ALL BLACK BASS IN THOSE STREAMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING CAUGHT. FOR DETAILS SEE CHAPTER 6 OF THE WILDLIFE CODE.

The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions. For current Missouri reservoir or river levels see the websites listed below.

Rivers: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=huc_cd

Reservoirs: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=lake&group_key=basin_cd

For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri waters, consult the "2010 Fishing Prospects at Selected Missouri Lakes and Streams" available at: www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/prospects/

Want to fish new waters? To learn about other fishing opportunities on waters owned, leased or managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, visit:
http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/moatlas/AreaList.aspx?txtUserID=guest&txtAreaNm=s

PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.

CENTRAL REGION: (573) 882-8388
LAKES

Binder:

62 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; bluegill good on worms; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater):

55 degrees, dingy; black bass season closed; white bass good on light colored soft plastics; catfish slow on chicken livers, worms and stinkbaits; crappie fair on jigs and minnows. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize):

65 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on soft plastic worms; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; catfish slow on chicken livers, worms, stinkbaits and hot dogs; crappie good on jigs and minnows. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois):

66 degrees, dingy; black bass good close to the bank; crappie good on minnows close to the bank; white bass fair; catfish fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua):

63 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; crappie good, they are moving up to the shallows to spawn; catfish good up the river on cut shad; paddlefish good between the 52MM and the 60MM. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage):

63 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; crappie good, they are moving up to the shallows to spawn; catfish good up the river on cut shad; paddlefish good between the 52MM and the 60MM. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Little Dixie:

56 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on live minnows and jigs; largemouth bass fair; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. This area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00p.m. and 4:00a.m. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

RIVERS

Lamine:

52 degrees, falling, muddy; all species fair on live baits. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Missouri (Middle):

51 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia):

55 degrees, dingy; paddlefish fair; white bass slow on spinners; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; catfish good on shad; black bass closed. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

KANSAS CITY REGION: (816) 655-6254
LAKES

James A. Reed Area:

65 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish, largemouth bass and bluegill good; redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Montrose:

73 degrees, clear; black bass and catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake):

62 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake):

62 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Smithville:

62 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good using nightcrawlers, shad sides and shrimp; walleye fair on the dam, they should start moving towards the flats but will be scattered for a while; largemouth bass fair using chartreuse spinnerbaits over brush piles in 4 to 8 feet of water; crappie fair using minnows and a bobber in about 6 feet of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Truman:

66 degrees, high, clear; releasing 3,900 cfs; catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live baits; crappie good using jigs and minnows; black bass good using spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Truman Tailwaters:

66 degrees, clear; catfish good using live baits; crappie good using jigs and minnows; white bass and hybrid bass good using jigs; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

RIVERS

Missouri River:

high, catfish good using nightcrawlers and shad sides. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

NORTHEAST REGION: (660) 785-2420
LAKES

Hunnewell:

64 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on cheese baits; largemouth bass good on flukes; crappie fair on Power Baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Long Branch:

59 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Mark Twain:

57 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Sever:

64 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good near brush and points with jigs or minnows; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits; bluegill good on jigs and small Rooster Tails; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Thomas Hill:

64 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis):

60 degrees, falling, dingy; flathead catfish fair on nightcrawlers; blue catfish fair on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Salt (below Mark Twain):

57 degrees, falling, muddy; smallmouth bass fair; drum good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

NORTHWEST REGION: (816) 271-3100
LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake:

63 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on worms or cut baits; bluegill and crappie good on live baits near cover; bass good on anything in the evenings. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Mozingo:

61 degrees, rising, clear; crappie good on jigs over brush; bass and channel catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Paho:

65 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Pony Express:

67 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows; channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms; largemouth bass good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

RIVERS

Grand:

62 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair; flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Missouri (below Iowa line):

60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

OZARK REGION: (417) 255-9561
LAKES

Bull Shoals (East):

68 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie fair on jigs; black bass fair on soft plastic lures; white bass fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Norfork:

70 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie fair on jigs; black bass fair on soft plastic lures; white bass fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.):

64 degrees, high, dingy; black bass closed; goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Big Piney (Upper):

64 degrees, normal, clear; black bass closed; goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures; sunfish good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Bryant Creek:

65 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Current:

64 degrees, normal, clear; black bass closed; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Eleven Point:

61 degrees, high, dingy; rainbow trout fair on corn and Power Bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.):

65 degrees, high, dingy; black bass closed; goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Gasconade (upper):

63 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye and sunfish good on soft plastic grubs and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Jack's Fork:

65 degrees, high, clear; black bass closed; goggle-eye good on jigs. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

North Fork:

62 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

SOUTHEAST REGION: (573) 290-5858
LAKES

Clearwater Lake:

68 degrees, normal, clear; crappie slow on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Council Bluff:

64 degrees, normal, black bass good on minnows and dark colored soft plastics during low light periods; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Cypress Lake:

68 degrees, dingy; bluegill good on jigs especially chartreuse and black at one to two feet deep; crappie good on jigs and minnows at one to two feet deep; black bass good on jigs and spinnerbaits; catfish fair tightlining on bottom using cut baits, worms and stinkbaits. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Duck Creek:

68 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets and jigs; crappie fair on minnows. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Lake Girardeau:

54 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Perry County Lake:

71 degrees, normal, crappie fair on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Robert DeLaney Lake:

crappie fair on live baits and jigs; channel catfish and bluegill fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Wappapello:

low, black bass fair on crankbaits and plastic worms; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish slow. Note: Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis):

61 degrees, normal, clear; white bass slow on jigs and Road Runners; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Castor River (above Zalma):

low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Mississippi (below Charleston):

falling, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and chicken livers; sturgeon fair on southern end of Mississippi County on worms. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau):

61 degrees, falling, muddy; all species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

St. Francis (above Wappapello):

normal, clear; crappie fair on small minnows; channel catfish fair on large minnows drifted in the deeper holes; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

St. Francis (below Wappapello):

62 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on stinkbait and chicken liver; black bass fair on artificial bait and spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

SOUTHWEST REGION: (417) 895-6881
LAKES

Bull Shoals (West):

52-55 degrees, high, clear; dam area: white bass fair on chartreuse, white and purple swimming minnows; black bass fair on crankbaits and jigs; walleye fair on jerkbaits and nightcrawlers. Beaver Creek: white bass good on chartreuse, white and purple swimming minnows or while trolling with crankbaits; black bass good on crankbaits and jigs; walleye fair on jerkbaits; crappie slow on jigs and minnows. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Lake Taneycomo:

49 degrees, low, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on scuds and San Juan worms, Rooster Tails and crankbaits; lower lake: rainbow trout good on orange and chartreuse colored Power Bait, live nightcrawlers, crankbaits and Rooster Tails. (Report made on 4/20/2010)

Pomme de Terre:

67 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows in 4' to 8 ' of water; black bass good on plastics or crankbaits along the shore; catfish good on cut baits on the flats; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Stockton:

61 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs near the bank; black bass good on crankbaits in brushy areas; walleye good on bottom bouncers with nightcrawlers or minnows in the upper arms of the lake; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

Table Rock (James River arm):

62 degrees, falling, clear; white bass good on 1/8 oz small white spinners and 1/8 oz jigs with blue and gray soft plastic swim baits; crappie good on live minnows and small tube jigs; black bass good on 1/4 oz jigs and soft plastic crayfish. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Table Rock (main lake):

62 degrees, normal, clear; white bass good on 1/8 oz small white spinners and 1/8 oz jigs with blue and gray soft plastic swim baits; crappie good on live minnows and small tube jigs; black bass good on 1/4 oz jigs and soft plastic crayfish. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

RIVERS

Big Niangua:

57 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass closed; goggle-eye fair on natural baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/21/2010)

James River (lower):

63 degrees, normal, clear; black bass closed; goggle-eye good on green and watermelon soft plastics; paddlefish still scattered from Table Rock to Springfield Dam; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

ST. LOUIS REGION: (636) 300-1953
LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33:

65 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs; catfish fair on liver and stinkbaits, limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24:

65 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on live baits and stinkbaits; all other species fair on worms; catfish limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

RIVERS

Big River:

64 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on worms and chicken livers; crappie good on minnows; carp fair on doughbaits; all other species fair on worms and crickets. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.):

63 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, cut baits and liver; black bass closed; crappie good on minnows and jigs; all other species fair on live baits. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.):

62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair on worms, minnows and crickets. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Meramec (below Eureka):

62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair on worms, minnows and crickets. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Missouri (below New Haven):

62 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on natural baits; all other species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

TROUT PARKS:
Bennett Spring State Park:

54 degrees, normal, dingy; spring level about normal and slightly off color; flow is strong; best lures: black/yellow and white/pink marabou jigs, pale pink globalls, red and cream colored Cracklebacks, bumblebee and metallic brass colored Rooster Tails, wooly buggers with gold plated head, white Power Baits and kapok. April fishing hours are 7:00am to 7:30pm. Kids Fishing Day is Saturday May 1. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Maramec Spring Park:

56 degrees, normal, clear; orange and white worms working well; fly fishing below the cable with droppers has been effective. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Montauk State Park:

56 degrees, falling, clear; fishing/whistle hours for the month of April are 7:00am to 7:30pm. For best results come early and get your spot, use light line, 2 to 3 lb test is best. Check at the lodge for advice on what is working the best. In the Fly zone: wooly buggers, scuds and nymphs are working well, there is a good evening hatch right now, so dry flies are producing good numbers of fish in the late afternoons; in the bait area: dough and putty baits of all colors are catching nice fish, along with corn and cheese fished under a bobber. 2010 Kid's Fishing Day is Saturday May 1st. (Report made on 4/22/2010)

Roaring River State Park:

57 degrees, falling, clear; there are some good hatches coming off in the afternoon; black and olive micro jigs, San Juan worms, white colored lures, Power Bait eggs and nightcrawlers are working well in the allowable zones; Kids Fishing Day is May 15; for current or detailed information on stream conditions call 417-847-2430. Nearest permit vendor to the park is Sportsman's Corner at the junction of Hwy 112 and Hwy 76. For current real time streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07050152&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 4/22/2010)

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WEEKLY FISHING REPORT ON MISSOURI RIVERS

Statewide Weekly Fishing Report
4/15/2010 at 11:34:03

Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:

**PLEASE REMEMBER** IN MOST STREAMS SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER, BLACK BASS SEASON WILL OPEN MAY 22, 2010, UNTIL THAT DATE ALL BLACK BASS IN THOSE STREAMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING CAUGHT. FOR DETAILS SEE CHAPTER 6 OF THE WILDLIFE CODE.

RIVERS

Lamine:

52 degrees, high, muddy; all species fair on live baits. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Missouri (Middle):

51 degrees, high, muddy; all species are fair on live baits and worms. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia):

53 degrees, dingy; paddlefish fair; white bass slow on spinners; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; catfish good on shad; black bass closed. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Missouri River (Kansas City):

high, catfish good using nightcrawlers. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Mississippi (above St. Louis):

60 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on shad guts, worms, stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; drum good on nightcrawlers; snagging for spoonbill fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Salt (below Mark Twain):

56 degrees, high, muddy; smallmouth bass fair; drum good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Grand:

59 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Missouri (below Iowa line):

high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.):

63 degrees, falling, dingy; goggle-eye fair on jigs and soft plastics. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Big Piney (Upper):

62 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill and goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Bryant Creek:

61 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Current:

62 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass closed; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Eleven Point:

60 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.):

64 degrees, falling, dingy; suckers and drums good on nightcrawlers; goggle-eye fair on jigs and soft plastics. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Gasconade (upper):

68 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye and sunfish good on small plastic grubs and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Jack's Fork:

65 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

North Fork:

59 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Black River (near Annapolis):

58 degrees, normal, clear; white bass fair on Road Runners and spinnerbaits; black bass closed; goggle-eye slow on plastics and minnows. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Castor River (above Zalma):

normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2010)

Mississippi (below Charleston):

falling, dingy; catfish fair on live baits and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau):

61 degrees, falling, muddy; all species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2010)

St. Francis (above Wappapello):

normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2010)

St. Francis (below Wappapello):

62 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Big Niangua:

55 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass closed; goggle-eye fair on natural baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

James River (lower):

60 degrees, normal, clear; black bass closed; goggle-eye good on small brown and pumpkinseed soft plastics; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Big River:

64 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and chicken livers; crappie fair on minnows; carp fair on doughbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.):

63 degrees, falling, clear; channel catfish fair on live baits and stinkbaits; all other species fair on live baits. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.):

58 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2010)

Meramec (below Eureka):

58 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2010)

Missouri (below New Haven):

58 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow on natural baits. (Report made on 4/14/2010)
Mo. Dept. of Conservation

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR BOATING LICENSE, KIDS?

Missouri Revised Statutes

Chapter 306
Watercraft Regulation and Licensing--State Water Patrol
Section 306.127

August 28, 2009



Boating safety identification card required, when, requirements, fee--inapplicable, when--temporary boater education permit issued to nonresidents, when, rules, fee authorized, expiration date.
306.127. 1. Beginning January 1, 2005, every person born after January 1, 1984, or as required pursuant to section 306.128, who* operates a vessel on the lakes of this state shall possess, on the vessel, a boating safety identification card issued by the Missouri state water patrol or its agent which shows that he or she has:

(1) Successfully completed a boating safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and certified by the Missouri state water patrol. The boating safety course may include a course sponsored by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary or the United States Power Squadron. The Missouri state water patrol may appoint agents to administer a boater education course or course equivalency examination and issue boater identification cards under guidelines established by the water patrol. The Missouri state water patrol shall maintain a list of approved courses; or

(2) Successfully passed an equivalency examination prepared by the Missouri state water patrol and administered by the Missouri state water patrol or its agent. The equivalency examination shall have a degree of difficulty equal to, or greater than, that of the examinations given at the conclusion of an approved boating safety course; or

(3) A valid master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the United States Coast Guard.

2. The Missouri state water patrol or its agent shall issue a permanent boating safety identification card to each person who complies with the requirements of this section which is valid for life unless invalidated pursuant to law.

3. The Missouri state water patrol may charge a fee for such card or any replacement card that does not substantially exceed the costs of administrating this section. The Missouri state water patrol or its designated agent shall collect such fees. These funds shall be forwarded to general revenue.

4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who:

(1) Is licensed by the United States Coast Guard to serve as master of a vessel;

(2) Operates a vessel only on a private lake or pond that is not classified as waters of the state;

(3) Until January 1, 2006, is a nonresident who is visiting the state for sixty days or less;

(4) Is participating in an event or regatta approved by the water patrol;

(5) Is a nonresident who has proof of a valid boating certificate or license issued by another state if the boating course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA);

(6) Is exempted by rule of the water patrol;

(7) Is currently serving in any branch of the United States armed forces, reserves, or Missouri national guard, or any spouse of a person currently in such service; or

(8) Has previously successfully completed a boating safety education course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).

5. The Missouri state water patrol shall inform other states of the requirements of this section.

6. No individual shall be detained or stopped strictly for the purpose of checking whether the individual possesses a boating safety identification card or a temporary boater education permit.

**7. Beginning January 1, 2006, any nonresident born after January 1, 1984, desiring to operate a rental vessel on the lakes of this state, may obtain a temporary boater education permit by completing and passing a written examination developed by the Missouri state water patrol, provided the person meets the minimum age requirements for operating a vessel in this state. The Missouri state water patrol is authorized to promulgate rules for developing the examination and any requirements necessary for issuance of the temporary boater education permit. The temporary boater education permit shall expire when the nonresident obtains a permanent identification card pursuant to subsection 2 of this section or thirty days after issuance, whichever occurs first. The Missouri state water patrol may charge a fee not to exceed ten dollars for such temporary permit. Upon successful completion of an examination and prior to renting a vessel, the business entity responsible for giving the examination shall collect such fee and forward all collected fees to the Missouri state water patrol on a monthly basis for deposit in the state general revenue fund. Such business entity shall incur no additional liability in accepting the responsibility for administering the examination. This subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2010.

(L. 2003 S.B. 1, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1259)
*Word "who" does not appear in original rolls.

**Subsection 7 expires 12-31-10
Mo. State Water Patrol

WHY DIDN'T THEY PUT ON THE BRAKE?

"Corey was operating the boat back down river when they had a rock lodge in the jet pump. The boat was unable to get on plane. While coasting in neutral they hit a log jam causing the bow of the boat to come out of the water and the stern to fill with water."
Mo. State Water Patrol

This report is the kind of issue I was talking about in the article below. Didn't these guys have an anchor? If they did, why didn't they toss it out before they hit the log jamb? Maybe they could have thrown it to the side and dragged the boat over into safe water. Just a little bit of boating training could have saved a boat. I don't know if it sank completely or not but they're lucky nobody drowned.