woodpig

Being primarily a fly fisherman, I had never heard of a Ned Rig until I joined this forum. After some cursory reading about it, I have to say I'm intrigued. I will be checking out the videos tonight when I get home. The nice thing about all this is, where I live now a 5-pounder is considered a trophy, so I'm going to have a blast with just about any bass I catch in Table Rock, I imagine.

Thanks guys - Taneycomo would have been my preference, but I guess some of my family have stayed on Table Rock before and they know and like the attractions near where they've stayed in the past and want to stay there again. It sounds like maybe I'd better bring along my spinning rod and some lures and plastics as well as the fly rod. That's okay by me--gives me an excuse to build a new spinning rod.

Thank you gentlemen for your responses. We haven't settled on a specific property to rent yet, but it will likely be in the Branson area, so rps I will check out the Indian Point map that you mentioned. I like the idea of getting back into little creeks where the big boats can't go, that sounds intriguing. merc1997 I would dearly love to float some area streams in the kayak, but as this is a family vacation I doubt I will be granted that kind of time to fish. That hour or two at daybreak will probably be all I get.

Hello - I am a brand-new forum member and a newbie to Table Rock Lake, and I am seeking a little advice about topwater fishing during the months of July and August. I was born and raised in Missouri, but moved to Michigan in the late 1990's. I am bringing my family down for a week's vacation on Table Rock sometime in July or August of this year. The reason I am asking about topwater action is because I am primarily a fly fisherman, and prefer to fish that way whenever it's possible. I love to throw popping bugs for bass, but I can also fly-fish subsurface down to about 5'. (It's possible to fly-fish deeper than that, but the tackle you have to use makes it less fun.) I should also mention that I do have a very nice fishing kayak to fish from, so I am not stuck on shore. Anyway, would I be correct in assuming that, even though the bass may go deeper for most of the day at that time of year, there would be some topwater action to be had around shallow cover like submerged trees, etc. in the hours just before dawn and just after sunset? Would there be other times of day and/or types of cover where bass might be holding shallow at that time of year? Any advice I can get here would be much appreciated. Looking forward to my visit to Table Rock and to getting to know the folks on this forum. Cheers, Bryon