cheesemaster

Started at Virgin Bluff and I went up the James past point 15 about 1.5 miles but the buzzbait fish came down river from point 15. Jig fish came up from 15.

I got out this morning about 2 hours before sun up and was pretty disappointed in my results the first 2 hours. Skunked. I threw a jig and a black spinner. Water temp 79. When the sun got up just enough to see the bushes I threw a Buzzbait and did real well number wise. I probably had close to 30 with 2 keeps that were 16 to 17 inches long. Also had a couple good blowups with no hookups. By 9:00 I was throwing a jig again and caught around 12 more on it - but no keepers on it. Lost 2 keepers at the boat on the Buzzbait. Off the water at 10:45. Stupid people started showing up in groves. Came across these 2 little raccoons that were too hungry to care that I was around. Sure were cute little boogers. Never saw momma coon. You never know what your going to see out here, maybe that's why I love it so much!!!

Nice work Quillback. 👍

Why do you shop at those stores? I have met you once and you weren't big or all. Lol!!!! 😂😀

Well done!!

Sounds like they are heading out deep - but there are always some fish shallow. Jig and Ned rig in 12 to 20 feet of water on gravel points/ roll offs and rocky banks is where I would start. I am sure someone from that part of the lake will help out soon. I am more of a James river guy so I might be telling you completely wrong.

Black with a blue triailer. My fav.

Thanks for the reports and drive safely home. Yep, going to be busy for sure. Looked like this down 65 from Springfield at 5:30 Friday.

Not sure how you filmed and edited all that but it was fantastic!!! Nicely done!!!

Man I have a lot to learn when it comes to fishing and all the small things that add up to the big things. Thanks Bo!! I really enjoy reading this kind of information.

Are there hookup issues with the loose head? Or keeping them hooked up with this design?

I threw a Buzzbait with zero luck, but I was in the James - not in the fish packed, snake gaurded area you frequent.

Great info. Thanks!!

Thanks for the report. Was the water temp still under 80? I thought the spawning time was over. Very interesting.

Is the fishing good or bad at LOZ compared to Table Rock? I have never been there.

Definitely a rattler. Wow that's huge.

Here is another view.

I got to the launch at 5:20am and was casting by 5:25. I tried the top water again with zero luck. I caught a couple ripping a deep little n down the banks but it was slow. I busted out the ned and didnt put it down the rest of the day. I only had 2 keepers again, and they barely made it. I had about 25 or 30 total but most were dinks - like 8 to 11 inches. Gravel points and I found several in one little cut next to a drop off point - if that makes sense. Water temp was 78 to 79. Here are the 2 keepers with a smile for Vernon😉 and a couple special pictures!! Is this thing just a water snake or is it poisonous? I don't know my snakes very well. He thought about trying to get a ride with me - but I didn't oblige.

Thanks Bo. I definitely need to try that night fishing soon.

Nice. Love the life jacket on the little guys too!! Thanks for the report.

That's fantastic. Thanks for the report.

Launched at 5:30am and it felt great to get back on the water!! It seems like two months have passed since I have fished. Water at splash time was 76.0. I started with a top water with nothing. Threw several different lures and a Red Eye Shad was the best for me, and if you didn't kill it every 5 cranks or so you were not getting bit. Fished until 10:00 And then had to start working on the house again. Caught only 2 keepers with about 12 shorts. Pretty slow day but it was awesome to get back on the water!!!! Largest was about 2.5lbs if you don't count a gar that I caught that was about 3 feet long. I really thought I had something special - Nope. The shad were flipping like crazy along the trash by the bank, that's were I had my best luck too. They must be spawning. Water was good color and pretty free of debri.

Big mouth bass.... I laugh everytime I hear that.

It's in pretty good shape. Fishing and running should be fine.

What would the cost of a stocking program of bass in a lake like Table Rock be? I have no idea how many fish would be appropriate for a stocking program. Any ideas/guesses?