Randy Moore

Congrats on retirement Bill. Sounds like a great day after a rainy start.

Thanks for the heads up on a place to eat in Cassville. We've been going to Geraldi's (Italian place) on the by pass not far from the Ford Dealership.

nice day on the lake - good report

great fish - thanks for the pics and the info.

My wife caught a 6 lb largemouth bass today late morning near Hideaway Marina (point 11 area) on a blue/green 5" grub in 30 feet of water. The fish nailed the grub and the fight was on. Such a beautiful fish. She measured 21" in length and had a girth of 16". We took pictures and released her. This is the largest bass we have caught while fishing Table Rock Lake.

Guys - my neighbor wants to catch crappie - I know the Spring is a good time for crappie but in many states winter fishing for them can be hot too. I know nothing about catching crappie on Table Rock and would like to hear your thoughts and ideas on how to catch them now - lures, depth, etc. Thanks so much.

The lake was a mess with Johnnie's tournament last week - I did try the drop shot rig using green pumpkin worms - had some hits (mostly tail pulls) but no takers. Eventually tried a crank bait and caught a walleye. It's been hit or miss recently.

thanks - I have fished some bluffs a month ago with fair to good results on swim baits and grubs

Thanks for the info. Very surprised it works with the water this cold. But you never know and it pays to experiment to find out what works. I tried the whopper plopper today as well in and around timber both shallow and deep with no results. Saw no surface activity at all. Thanks again.

great report - thanks. How deep of water are you fishing the jerk bait in? Are points more productive? Appreciate any support you all can provide. Thank you

when you say dragging the drop shot do you mean on the bottom or suspended in deeper water. I've been having a very hard time finding any fish. Boated one smallmouth yesterday on a gray grub in 10 feet of water that was about a pound. Have fished bluffs and points with a variety of baits with little success. It seems I'm fishing too shallow. Thanks for your report. Glad you had a great day.

I have begun fishing the bluffs here in October and I'm having some success but not alot. Most fish are on the small side (less than 12") though do get some nice fish upwards of 1.5 to 2.0 pounds. Have been catching them on grubs and swim baits. Does anyone else have any recommendations or suggestions on how to fish the bluffs. Some bluffs seem to produce more than others which is also perplexing. Thanks. Randy

Thanks for the replies guys. I just wondered whether it was a fluke or not. We have been fishing in Table Rock for 10 years and this was a first for me. And this is the strangest Spring I've ever seen. I find the fish one outing and not a clue the next. We never get skunked but tried and true locations are failing left and right. Hopefully things get better before the lake gets overrun with jet skis and wake boats.

My wife, son and I ventured out on Friday evening in uncertain weather conditions so stayed fairly close to where we keep our boat which is at Hideaway Marina near point 11. In the space of two hours we caught 6 difference species of fish - smallmouth bass, Kentucky Bass, walleye, white bass, crappie and a huge drum. All were caught using either a ned's rig or a swim bait. The crappie and drum both hit a Keitech Swim Bait. The drum hit the bait hard and after hook set I knew I was tied into something big as he stripped a lot of line from my spinning reel loaded with 8" monofilament. It took at least 10 minutes to wear him out so we could get a peak at what was on the end of my line (pics attached). I estimate the fish at somewhere between 30" and 36" long and at least 16" wide. I would have liked to weigh him but had no good way to get him in the boat. He floated on the surface for close to five minutes which allowed us to take a number of pictures and get the hook out of his mouth before he swam off. Has anyone else ever caught one of these giants? The white bass we caught was part of a group that surfaced near us schooling. My wife hooked into one, that soon got off, when another grabbed her ned's rig. It was an interesting evening to say the least.

Yesterday was the first day in several weeks, my wife and I were able to get back on the lake. We had been struggling as of late catching smaller fish on both grubs and swim baits. We started yesterday near point 16 in mid afternoon with the swim bait and caught two bass - one smallmouth and one Kentucky but both less than 12". Then I began throwing a Ned's rig in 12 to 14 foot of water parallel to the bank and began catching quality smallmouth. In the space of a little over 90 minutes I caught 5 smallmouth ranging from 2.2 lbs to 2.6 lbs all on the Ned's rig and all well away from the bank. Any time we cast closer to vegetation near the bank smaller bass hit the rig and more often then not we came back with green snot on our bait. In total we caught 10 bass in the point 16 area. I added a 1.9 lb smallmouth bass at point 10 before we headed in. I'm hoping the next month will continue to yield quality fish. Pics of several of the fish are attached.