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Cajunangler

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  1. I don't know why the floating dock was not on the bank. Either someone had moved it or the water had risen. And I'm not saying that it was five feet deep but rather the access was five linear feet from shore. Roughly 10-12 inches below the water line. On another note, I am fairly new to this forum and I am sure this question has been posed many times in the past but since I usually speak my mind I guess I will write it here. Doesn't it seem odd that "HUNDREDS" of people view fishing reports but only a "FEW" actually post reports. Not to mention that every time I go to a lake in MO I see hundreds of other fisherman that are probably viewing these reports. I can realize that some people don't feel their outings are good enough to write about. And if this describes you then I understand. But I have to believe there are a bunch of other people out there that are too much like my first cousin in Louisiana. He loved to here other peoples reports, locations, baits being used, etc but would never give any info in return. Unfortunately, people like this tend to make the rest of us more tight lipped. Afterall, if only a few of us are sharing and the others are simply mooching it takes the fun out of sharing. Just an observation of mine that I know has no solution if "these" people simply want to be users and not contributors.
  2. I was able to get out yesterday to try my luck at the rock. Unfortunately, my late start was made even later due to a blow out on the trailer on the way there. Adding time to change to the spare and get to Branson West and buy two new tires I got the first line in the water around 10:30am. Put in at Indian Creek at the Corps launch which was a little odd since the floating dock was five feet out from the bank. Just a little more pain to endure before I could start fishing. Anyway, ran down to the darn area and back into a finger and began throwing finese worms and twin tail skirted grubs. Had the boat sitting in about fifteen and throwing toward the bank. Couldn't get any takers on the grubs but the smallies were willing to eat the finese worm. Also had a few takers (mostly LM and spots) hitting slugos close to the bank. I fished until 8:30pm to make up for the late start and had the joy of once again wading through water to launch my boat. I guess that is one of the bad breaks of fishing by yourself. Overall, I ended up catching about 20 black bass (according to MDC) on the day with an 18 inch LM and Smallie in the mix. Most of the fish were SM with about 3 each of spots and LM. Also had to take time out during the day to play with the white bass. They came up in the area I was fishing and I caught at least 10 before retuning to more serious fishing. Most of them were between 15-20 inches in length and put up quite a fight. Caught them on Zara puppies and grubs. Water temps ranged from 67 - 69 at the backs of fingers. Looked like carp were making the most of the warmer temps there. I almost forgot, on the last time I tried to pull the trolling motor out of the water the rope snapped. My wife told me to turn around after I blew the tire thinking that my luck wan't going to be good. I guess she was right but then I wouldn't have caught all those fish. Hope everyone has better luck thank I did than I did.
  3. As to the question of how I rigged the finese worm, I was using a jig head with the worm rigged weedless. And to you Ham, you might as well give up on my changing tactics to try and catch other species. The three types of bass (LM, Spot, and smallie) are plenty enough to keep my interest. Even though I know you get excited when you occasionally, accidentally snag some odd creature.
  4. Was able to get out yesterday and decided to try some things Bill has been suggesting. Hit the water at 11am and fished till dark. Immediately ran down to the dam area and graphed some sloping points. Tried slowly retrieving grubs down the incline but never caught any fish along the 6 - 8 points I tried. Saw others trying similar tactics but they did not stay long before going elsewhere. After a few hours of beating my head against the wall decided to try closer to the bank csating to 15-20 with finese worms and twin tail skirted grubs. Caught a fat KY, measured 14 3/4. I felt like there were other fish nearby but could not get them to cooperate. Fished down a shoreline close to that spot and began to pick up a few fish. A couple more ky's and smallies. Caught a real nice smallie that measured 17 3/4 on the finese worm. Moved back to the Indian Point area to finish out my day and decided to venture shallow to see if any fish had moved up with the warmer day. Found a few more an hour before dark with another nice smallie measuring nearly 17. I had water temps ranging from 55 to 59 at the end of the day. Weather couldn't have been better but I still think a few more days of this weather will have them chomping better. The fish I did catch hit the baits very aggresive. No subtle bites here. In fact, the bites I had on the twin tail resulted in the fish taking the bait completely in their mouths. So far that I usually had to retie due to scuffed line. Good Luck.
  5. As I mentioned earlier this week I had hoped to go today. Weather couldn't have been better, plenty of clouds with minimal wind. I launched at Cape Fair around 1pm and proceeded south to a main lake point. Was seeing water temps ranging from 52 - 55 degrees. Had two spots that were willing to cooperate on a spider jig in 10-12 feet of water off the point. Unfortunately, I proceeded south trying the same idea at several locations but could not find any more takers. Decided to head north above the bridge at Cape Fair and found water temps ranging from 56 - 59 at the backs of cuts off the river channel. I found several more fish that had moved shallow, caught a total of 13 on the day. None of them were keeper size. Most were caught on plastic jerk baits with a few coming on finesse worms. Tons of carp shallow doing their thing. All but three of the bass I caught were spots. I enjoyed the increased activity over my previous trips but would have preferred to have hooked s few over the 15 inch minimum. A lot of other boats were up that direction but a lot of them looked to playing with white bass. Hope this helps somebody out there. Tomorrow looks like another good day to go but after that weather may take a turn for the worse. Good Luck.
  6. I see talk about crappie, spoonbills, sand bass, etc but no one talking about any recent bass action. Anybody out there trying the catch these hard to find critters? More importantly, anyone go this weekend and have water temps. Has it gone up any with the recent warm trend? I hope to get out mid week (prior to the cool front) and will report what I find. I am hoping to see water temps approaching the mid 50's in the backs of creeks and coves. Any suggestions of general patterns providing some action would be greatly appreciated.
  7. I'm fairly new to the area and would call if my wife had not arranged for me to assist one of her co-workers on a deck. But just because I can't join you this Saturday doesn't mean we can't get together on the Rock at a later date. I too struggle with catching keeper fish there but sometimes two minds are better than one. At least when I have company I can usually stick it out longer and eventually figure something out. I tried the rock about a week back and also could not find any takers over the 6 hours I tried. I had water temps that ranged from 47 to 49.5. My schedule is pretty flexible since I work for myself and fishing on weekdays is usually possible. You can reach me on my cell at 576-6722 if you want to meet at the lake sometime.
  8. Thanks for the options.
  9. I agree greatly with th comment about awful ramps on the lake. I have to crawl through my suburban to keep from swimming when I launch. With the terrain around th lake you would have thought they could have made the ramps more user friendly. On another similar subject, are there any public (and by public I mean free) launch sites on the lake. I have only been fishing here for a couple of years and during some of my earlier trips I would launch at the Kimberling City public access. Well, since the big time tournanments started they have altered that ramp with electronic gates and a $5 fee. How can they change (legally) a free access to a pay access if the launch was built with taxpayer money? Since I don't know if that is the case, anyone with the answer feel free to enlighten me. As well as let me know where any other free launches exist.
  10. I floated the James yesterday, pre-frontal, and had a good late season trip. Probably caught about 20 smallies with an additional 5-10 ozark bass and one kentucky. Being relativley new to the area I had not floated this late in the year and wanted to see if any good populations of fish stayed in the river. Based on the numbers, at least some do. No SM over 14 inches but I did have several between 12-14 inches that fought well on light tackle. Caught a few on suspending jerk baits but most came on 4 inch soft plastics. Tried spyder jigs but had no takers. Water temps were between 55-57 degrees but I bet that has changed drastically. Caught most of my fish from the yak but I did wear waders and was able to concentrate efforts in a few deeper holes and catch multiple fish in small areas (50-75 yard spots). Unlike today, I was able fish in a tee shirt with no jacket. The front hit 30 minutes after I left the water. Had a 12 incher hooked up on the jerk bait and two other "larger" smallies were doing the patented swarm maneuver around him. Tried for an additional hour in the same area but could not get them to take a bait. No fish working in the runs, only in slack water with depths between 4-8 feet. I know this won't offer a lot of help this year but it might help anyone who is reluctant to try a late fall trip down the road.
  11. Even though recent reports gave some info on different locations in the lake, being somewhat new to TR I decided to stick with my usual launch location near the bridge at Cape Fair. I launched at 10am and fished until 4pm. Not very much to report. I did land to short bass, one KY and one LM, both on 4" finese worms. Had another better fish on briefly and had one follow a spinner bait back to the boat. I fished north of the bridge at Cape Fair and water temps ranged from 53 at the bridge to 49 farther up the river arm. I had hoped to find a few smallies migrating south for the winter willing to cooperate, but no such luck. The couple I did catch came on rocky banks and were sitting in 5-6 feet of water. I tried an assortment of baits that included: deep bandit crankbaits, single and double bladed spinner baits, spyder jigs, and 4 inch finese worms. Spent a good deal of time on deeper bluff banks with the boat sitting in 15-20' but couldn't get any to cooperate there. Coming from LA I have a hard time making myself fish in 30-60' of water but I guess I will have to adapt if I plan to catch fish at TR more consistently. Wish I had a better report to offer.
  12. Go ahead Ham and name the person you were referring to when your frustrated by watching fish being caught with a spinner bait. Lucky for you when we meet for future trips you will have a 50/50 shot at the front of the boat since the direction we go will dictate what boat we use. Anyway, glad to hear someone out there is having some luck at Table Rock. My plans might allow for a trip tomorrow and the information offered will certainly keep my hopes up to land some on those fat kentuckies. If I do get to make the trip I will let everyone know how my day went and what it yielded. I typically fish the section above Cape Fair on the James River arm. I know there are several bluffs there to try but is it more advisable to fish water closer to the main lake during this time of year? Thanks for any suggestions.
  13. Red fish are fun but there is a close cousin in the waters up here, stripers. My buddy and I met at Lake Ouachita in Arkansas last spring and had a lot of fun catching 5-15 pounders on top waters and jerk baits. I know red fishing is gaining popularity but I like the less humid conditions up here compared with the "thick" humidity down south. Actually, I'm more interested in landing a large brown or rainbow. I understand the browns are spawning and can be tempted at this time. As of now I haven't put much effort in learning how to catch these but after going to Alaska this past summer, I know the enjoyment that can be had catching large salmon and figure a large brown would be very similar. Good to hear from other diehard fishermen in the area.
  14. Its getting a little late but since I couldn't sleep I thought I would introduce myself. I moved here from north Louisiana about 18 months back. I grew up fishing largemouth bass but have grown quite fond of the bronze backs over the last few years. Since I have been in the area I have floated the James, the Niangua, the Gasconade and the Spring River in Arkansas fishing for smallmouth and trout. I also have fished Table Rock, Stockton and Pomme De Terre. I am hoping my lack of success on the lakes has been somewhat affected by lower than normal lake levels. But I guess we all have to learn what areas of each lake produce the best during different times of the year. My most recent trip to Table Rock, last Friday, did yield eight bass before the cold front make it too windy to concentrate on fishing. I have been finding good quantities of shad up the James River arm that bass have been feeding on. But I am sure the cooler nights will be rapidly changing the shad location and causing the bass to slow down. I have reviewed several current fishing report on the site and look forward to being able to offer information that might help others with their fishing efforts. I am interested in doing more trout fishing and the current postings concerning Taneycomo have me eager to go there again in search of a large brown.
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