Whodat

I want to try the night thing one time to see what it's like. I won't fall in the lake cause I will be on bank.

Got down about 7:30 this morning and water was up pretty good but still able to make it to the cable. Started with roostertails and only caught 5 or 6 fish. When the water stopped,all hell broke lose on the rapala's. My son and I caught at least 20 bows over 15 inches with 7 or 8 18 or so. All seem to be males with milt comming out of them. In all we left about 2:30 I caught 68 fish with the son catching 30 or so. The 3 guy's that came from chute 1 up our way was catching fish almost every cast. It was still a good time fishin from bank.

I heard he wears flashing panty's too!

Got down below the dam about 1 today and fished off bank up by the cable. Caught about 15-20 fish on the black/silver rapala. Rich had 2 good fish on roostertails that broke off, and has them in there mouths. He also casted his 2 piece rod into the lake so me without waders go in for it. Wasn't happenen after i was waist deep in water. Broke the line and lost the rod. Well went back to fishin and caught and 15-17 inch brown and it sucked it in. Tried to get the hooks out easy as I could but when I let it go it didn't look good, went out about 5 feet from bank and bellyed up. 5 cast later I went backout without any waders and got the fish and brought it closer to shore and tried to regroup it and about 10 minutes later it finally swam off. What a sweet lookin fish. If anyone was at #1 at 1:00 or after I was in the blue/tan S-10 Blazer with the dented left front end That's me Whodat. The 2 guy's at #1 was catching fish every other cast.

Just got back as I write, and caught 20 fish on silver/black up by the cable and #1.

I got some of them there baits.

Them look alot like Table Rock bass to me! Wonder what they was using for bait? A jig? I didn't think bass were up that far in Taney!

Where did bass come from? That's my kinda fishin.

Phil thanks for the info, I am loading up and comming down now. I have the rapala's.

I am coming from Springfield, if the water stops at 12:00 or 1:00 can I get down by 1 and up to the cable without waders?

How long after the water shuts off can a guy get down by the cable to fish off bank?

Think about going early in the morning before daylight to get 1 of those biggun's. Off bank with the rapala! Be at the cable and #1. I am catching on to this trout thing.

Today just a steady retrieve, and the 2 big fish hit 5-10 from bank. I also caught 5 fish on a brown roostertail with gold blades. The son used a small rainbow rapala and switched from silver and to a gold. I didn't see as many fish as last time. Lack of water running or what?

Went down below the dam today about 11:00 fishin with rapala's again. Didn't catch as many fish but better fish. The son had 2 14 inchers and I had a 15 brown and a 15 inch bow fishing by the cable and chute #1. The fly guy's was doing better than last time at chute #1.

I was down yesterday with my spining rod and rapala and caught 31 fish below the dam. My son came down about 12:30 and caught 15 or so. The fly guy's I was seeing down from us was catching very few fish. Not alot of big fish but was fun.

Headed down this morning soon as wife goes to work. Wedneday. About 35 mins from the dam here in Springfield.

Posted in a couple of forums and ain't gotta bite so I will try this. Can you fish off bank with a spinning outfit and do any good down below the dam. Off the rest of the week and need to get away for a day. The wife say's so! Thanks,Dave

How would fishing from bank with a spinning outfit work down there right now? I am off the rest of the week and thought about casting a line!

How would fishing from bank be down there right now using a spinning outfit? Gotta work tomorrow then off the rest of the week!