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Are you on a boat?

You guys are awesome!

I have definitely considered the roaring river arm.

Thank you guys so much!

Hey all, I've been scouring this board and the internet (instead of working on schoolwork), looking for places to put the canoe on Table Rock Lake. My fishing "goal," this year is to fish larger water. With that being said, I've got Eagle Rock and Big M areas in mind. Both areas seem to hold skinnier water, which will be easier from a canoe. Just curious if anyone fishes there much and would either confirm or deny my suspicion that those would be good places to try. I do have a little anchor and portable fish finder, so that's a plus. I'm not necessarily concerned with the fishing because I'm sure it's good in those areas; as is everywhere on Table Rock. Thanks in advance!

I dig it!

Hey all, Went fishing on the lower Taneycomo for the first time. It was more of an exploration trip: seeing water temperature, depth, etc. But, I did get some fishing in. Launched the canoe at Rockaway Beach and went up towards Bull Creek. Caught five bass. Three were dinks, one was about fifteen inches and the fifth was a very solid fish. Caught her around the mouth of Bull Creek in about ten fow. The rest were shallow. My thoughts on the lake: 1. It seems to be an awesome fishery. There's a lot of different water to fish.. from fishing in the weeds to pitching docks. 2. The bass are mainly going to be in the warmer water- 60+ degrees. 3. I'd venture to say tributaries and creeks are going to produce better year around because of the water temperature, but I could be wrong. 4. A zoom fluke over the weeds on the main lake can probably produce some awesome fishing. 5. Under utilized for bass; which is great. 6. Fish definitely act different than on a "regular" lake; probably will take some time to learn. Those are just my thoughts so don't be afraid to correct me if needed. I'll definitely fish it again!

I haven't yet fished Lake Springfield this year. Just curious if anyone has had the opportunity to fish it.

Yeah that's what I gathered. Gotta think a few of them hold some nice fish though.

Hello all! So I know the Mark Twain National Forest is mainly known for its rivers, but I'm wondering if there are any hidden gem lakes located in there. I've looked on the USDA site but little detail is given about the lakes. I live in Springfield and would be more than willing to drive an hour and a half or so. If anyone has any information, I would greatly appreciate it!

Hmm interesting! Not sure if I’d consider this dead winter..but if I see any docks I’ll definitely pitch a spinner bait

Hey all, my roommate and I were thinking of hitting Taneycomo on Sunday; putting in at Rockaway and fishing up towards Bull Creek. Just wondering if anyone has any reports from the last week or so. Thanks!

Hello all, I just got back from a deployment, so naturally I haven't been able to fish in a loong time. I'm going out to Springfield Lake today or tomorrow. Any reports? Anyone been out lately? Appreciate any input.

Yeah my last trip produced nothing for me too. That lake gets a lot of pressure. So sometimes it's good to try something new. Maybe throw a nedrig around. Don't get discouraged though. It took me a good while to finally be able to catch fish consistently.

No problem! And this time of year if you can find the channel throw some swimbaits. A channel named winkiedoodles on YouTube; the guy throws swimbaits this time of year on L Springfield and tears them up.

I just posted a report last week, and it would pay off to read old threads.

From my experience at L Springfield, I've caught a lot of fish ,in a lot of different locations, on different lures. I've had my most luck probably on a ribbontail worm. Just throw to any cover you can find. It's a super shallow grassy lake, and there's a lot of wood in it as well. Fish the James that feeds into the lake as well. A lot of cover and I've caught some really nice fish on a swim bait, crankbait and t-rigged worm. Again around cover. There's definitely big fish to be caught, you just have to be willing to experiment. Good luck!

Hey all, so my dad and I are wanting to take a trip down to fish the Lower Taney on monday. He's a trout fisherman and I'm a bass fisherman so I figured this is the best of both worlds. Just wondering if there's a way I can find out how much water they're pumping because we're in a smaller boat so current can make or break us. From what I've read, it's a lot like a lake but I just want to make sure before we head down there. Thank you in advance.

Fished the upper James and Springfield lake a while this mornin. Caught four. Two shorts and two keepers. The fish in the first picture was caught on a swim bait and the biggest of the day was caught on a shallow crankbait. The air was pretty chilly yet the water was still pretty warm.

There might be. I'm not for sure though.

I meant up river in my original post. My bad

Well I was fishing on a little boat. That's the best way to fish the Finley. We just motored up the river and fished along the bluff wall. If you're looking up river it's on the lefts side.

Went this evening for a few hours. I caught three bass and my buddy caught one. All on Texas Rigged plastics. The biggest wasn't much over 13 inches, but it was still a fun night. Had success fishing on the edge of the pads and down river along the bluff on the west side.

Idk about Friday morning but I'm hoping Friday or Saturday afternoon

Idk about the James river, but PM me and I can give you some tips on Lake Springfield!