Dewayne French

😉😉You got that right......

Managed to come up for a long weekend before the boys get out into the world. One to MSU and the other to the Navy. But I brought up the boat and fished a few hours sat morning before heading in about 9 due to idiot boater/tuber/skiers but I digress because I know how it is on any given weekend up there in the dam area. Not many toppers or chasers to find some here and there, that is what I was hoping for. I did scope a decent bass in 15' over 45 and caught some in a couple of brush piles on a plum worm (normal stuff I know). Biggest bass/fish broke me off in a pile never got him out. Could have been a real big-un but who knows. Did catch some other just keepers, but it didn't seem as good as normal in the piles at least for me anyway. Not a big report but hey it is what it is. Made it back to the farm Sunday afternoon in time to feed cows, goats and check the chickens. I'll be back just not as often I as would like. Did I mention there was to many people up there🤐. Stay safe night or day time you never know about people any more. Water temp at 5am was 88.9-----it felt like bath water unloading. Greenish colored tint to the water. Seemed to be a thermocline in the 18 foot range most of the shad bigger fish marks were suspend in the 15-18' range. I stayed with in site of the dam.

I for one love that area and fish it when I can break away and drive the 3 hours it takes to get there. I couldn't agree more with #18 that is a fish catching creek. You are spot on that is a great area of the lake hard to reach ie... long run for most and that's a-ok😉

Fish tacos now that's a good thing😁....The reason my wife says go fishing

I like the wrap on that hook Mr B😉

Good looking Large-Jaws

Nice but now I'm getting jealous 😁

Yes, I'm crazy and yes I went fishing Saturday. I only seen 2 or 3 other boats all day it's never like that on a Saturday even in the winter. I fished the lower end and caught some fish and never did get cold, but I was dressed for it. Had a blessed day stayed safe didn't tear up anything and didn't get wet. Got unloaded at the Old 86 ramp and stayed with 5 miles either side of it. My rig was the only one at ramp all day. When I got there at 7 the air temp was 28 degrees with a strong north wind and I fished until 4:30. It was 24 degrees when I loaded up. I don't know the speed of the wind, but as the big boys say it was gassing, all day. Water color was good and clean except for the wind blown stuff. The water temp was 46 degrees about everywhere I went. I should have tossed the old wart or crawler some, but my first fish of the day was a 3.90 spot on the damiki and that was kind of how I wanted to fish. I had some new heads and baits I have been wanting to try. They were busting through the shad balls around 30 feet. So I stayed with that most of the day except when I tossed a jerk bait and A rig. Caught fish on most everything I tossed, but the moving baits like Jerkbait, A rig and Ice jig got the better bites. After the first stop it was a hit or miss on the next 10 or so stops. You could see pretty quick if they where going to play? All in all it was a great day to be on the water. I was mad enough to go, so I did. Some of you will understand that 🎣🤣😂.

Class act for sure and a great report as always. I can't get fish to bite ice jig I always resort back to a plastic shad type bait, but I guess it just confidence.

🤣😂😉 That was a good day and by far the best I have heard since last winterish time. Glad to hear your reports I dream of that someday while I'm still working, but the day is getting closer to the "R" word.

😆😁🤣😂 Usually don't see that temp in my boat ever.......Sorry couldn't resist that one.. But I would hope it is getting there.

I have run it several times in a basscat with a 250 just pay attention as wrench has said. Just keep a check on your levels between know and then and adjust accordingly and report back. I have even went past the bridge

sent you a dm

Not a bad outing for Norfork and the weather was nice also. Caught fish from 5 to 40 feet deep and had 6 different species. Cranking fish were on wind blown banks in the 5-10 foot range, Rock crawler caught the most, but I'm sure a WW would have caught them also just didn't use it. Deep fish were on the spoon or damiki . The striped bass was here and there, shad had to be present. The crappie were hanging on the top side of brush piles ranging from 10-20 feet. I think I could have caught more, but just got enough for supper. Hope everybody has a great weekend and Christmas with the family, if you get a chance you need to go fishing. I have been on Table Rock and Norfork lately and caught them on both lakes. I know they are catch them on Bull also, so get out and enjoy the Ozark fishing we have. Water temp 53ish depended were and how the wind was hitting the area Color was clear with brown tint

I got out Friday though Sunday and had some luck on the deep fish. The damiki and spoon produced most of them. Lot of "Football" spots this place is known for. I did find a lot of brownish colored water in those areas, still clearer the close to the dam, but it still had the brown tint. Lots of boats out and about in that area. Not much to report other than at least I was fishin. Water temp 54-56 Water clarity just wasn't what I'm used to here (brownish) Suspended from 20 down to 75 and most were over 80-120 Shad was abundant also