breeves2245

I got a fly fishing guide trip to Taneycomo this coming Saturday. Bill Babler (your recommendation) told me about on our trip. I'll probably hit Windsor Sunday and I'll get the Carolina rig a go. Thanks for the tip, I can use all I can get.

Started off at daylight during what I enjoy most, beating the bank with a top water. Picked up two bass quickly, both in the cut off the boat launch at Harlow. One a slot and the other a dink. I'm trying to get better at deeper water tactics but I am just not very skilled yet. Used my fish finder to locate some structure and worked it with a Ned but nothing doing. I have a very basic grey scale Lowrance X-4 that will be soon upgraded to the Elite 7 Chirp. I hope to mark way points of structure and continue to learn. Maybe drop shot or jig the structure. In desperation, I used the wind that picked up at 10:00 or so to drift across the main body dragging a Ned rig, figured for sure I would hit on something. No dice. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

I'm going out with James Whittle tomorrow for a fishing lesson. I was hoping to come back Saturday to put it to use, but maybe not based on the tournament news. Maybe I'll just stay around the house and fish a BV lake.

I was looking in the "Other Ozark Lakes" section for BV lake updates and did not see much current. I fished Norwood on a Saturday 4/18 in a light rain. Beating the bank with a Wiggle Wart, kept six dinks per Darrell Bowman the lake biologist's instruction. Plan to fish BV most weekends with a trip to Beaver and Table Rock here and there. I'll post my results and maybe this section will get some activity. Next weekend I'll get the Ned going and see what I can do. Fished Brittany last weekend. Went for bass but three rainbow trout had other ideas. All on a Wiggle Wart. Tried to fish Windsor early Sunday morning but was surprised by the chilly north wind and gave up real quick. I did almost land a nice bass fishing in the cut to the ramp off Harlow on a top water. Guess I need to suck it up, but just got a chill and didn't want to play anymore.

I've been reading daily on this site for some time. Went out a few times as well. Based on someone's recommendation (maybe Quillback's, not sure) I will be taking a vacation day Wednesday and going on a guide trip with James Whittle. Had a guide trip last week with Bill Babler at Table Rock. I am attempting to fast track my learning curve on fishing techniques for these deep and clear Ozark lakes. Most of my fishing life was spent in the Houston area where 18" of clarity is considered clear and 5' is getting kinda deep. Few questions, I have my Fishing Spot map spread out on the dining table and use if for reference while reading these posts. It has points of interest containing fishing spots 1-47 and way points 1-22. When someone refers to point 12, are they referring to either of these or something else? I saw a few signs on the lake with large numbers and was thinking maybe this is it. I've got 62 other questions but I'm tired of typing. Thanks

I am in the same situation. New to Beaver Lake, so I have got two fishing guides lined up for Beaver in the next two weeks to give me an instructional guide trip on fishing Beaver in general and sonar will also be a primary focus. Got a new boat and have not bought electronics yet, so I want to understand what I need and how to read it once I get it. It ain't cheap paying for the guides, but I figure it's the fastest way to get to a decent understanding of the lake and sonar. Like the above posts say, watching Utube ain't the same as live experience.

Thanks for the direction, I'll call today.

I want to start fishing Beaver but do not have any experience with structure fishing. Bass fishing up to this point has been mostly beating the shore line at Bella Vista lakes in early morning with top waters. Got a new boat and ready to go but need some education to shorten the learning curve. Any suggestions on Beaver Lake guides specifically for bass? I don't want a guide to just catch fish for a day, more so someone willingly to provide instruction and fielding some Q&A. I have a Beaver tailwaters trout guide, a Table Rock bass guide and a Taneycomo trout guide lined up for Apr/May. I might as well add Beaver Lake to the group. Go fishing and not catching anything gets old quick.