Daddy Carp

No offense ment unless you are one of the disrespectful........which by your sense of humor, i would guess your not. Good luck and have a safe fun time.

when we stayed there, it was good accomodations, service, live bait and a nice dock. It is in Decker's cove off of the Pomme side, and only about 3 miles from the dam & large 2 Marinas. They have been up for sale lately, but should still be good. Be sure to ask if they are running a "Bass Tournament" at that time as it can get a little hetic with some of those idiots!

Before we bought on the lake, we stayed at "Nemo Bridge Resort". It is right next to the bridge, super fishing, boat slips and baitshop/outfitter 1/2 mile. Their dock is straight across Lindsey Arm from the Marina & state campground. Dale & Shelly are very nice and will provide all your needs for around $5o or less w/ boat slip. Several good restruants close buy.

This is probably some of the best foods I have had over several years. My wife and I dine out quite often and like to try the new places, concepts and chef-offerings throught the mid-west. We took a trip through Louisanna in 2000 with the purpose of sightseeing and eating at some of the local, authentic, Cajun & Creole cafes around the gulf area & New Orleans. We started eating at the Beach House Cafe after moving to Rockaway Beach last year. It seems that each item we try is better than the last. We were most impressed with the "Seafood Buffet" on Friday eves. where you can get all you can eat of shrimp, redfish, mussels, frog legs, crawfish, etc. all done up Louisanna style. I and my wife both agree that the crafish and baked redfish is better than any we had while touring Louisanna. It is no wonder, I have learned that Ellen has a great abundance of expertise in this area. It seems that she cooked for many years for the Cajuns and riggers on the Louisanna off-shore oil rigs. If you happen to be in the area for lunch (you can go by boat and moar at her dock in the back) I would highly recommend the gumbo or an oyster po'boy sandwich! If you try it once, I promise you will be back for more whenever you can. Besides the fine foods on Friday eve. Ellen has a country band that is very good on "old style" country and bluegrass. Come on down & try it out!

Do you make lures, tie flys, build rods or have other fishing crafts you like to make & sell? Rockaway Beach has a CRAFTS EVENT every Sat. through Oct. It is in conjunction with the Farmer's Market and many other events that are scheduled. What better way to show & sell your hand-crafted items than right on the banks of Taney where the fishermen gather. If you would like to get involved or know a buddy who would, just contact Ellen Brown @ the Beach House Cafe in Rockaway Beach. (417-561-5410)

Hey Trav, Super job it looks great. Do you need some fill dirt on that side??? We got about 300 yds. X 40' right out in front of Rockaway shore line about 50 yds out. Your welcome to take all you want....LOL. The old dock of JB's will soon be history. They are going to tear it down and remove it to make room for a new city dock in the near future.

I'll see if I can get with the guys in the flag boats or the waterpatrol that day & let them know. You are the one closest to RB, right, not on down towards the point across from Cedar?

Anyone planning on fishing or traveling on the lake around Rockaway Beach on the weekend of May 31 & June 1 be aware that there will be times the area will be closed due to Hydroplane races at Rockaway. There will be Director/Flag boats at each end of the course to direct or halt traffic so that no one gets hurt. The water patrol will be present and the traffic movements will be strictly enforced. They will keep traffic flowing as well as possible but you might expect a possible short wait during racing heats.

The Corp is showing a surface temp of 67. Are the bass & crappie in "Post" spawn now or is this falling water going to screw up the spawn? It has fallen about 12-14' since the surface temp was 57&58 in April. Sure hope this dosen't mess things up!

Super! This should really help. Don't know where you come up with all these top-notch ideas, but keep um coming, they're great.

Hey thanks seth......looks like you guys had a good season. It was different this year with all the high water and cool temps for sure.

ROCKAWAY BEACH................ City Boat launch & City dock & fishing island

Hey, come on now guys! I know there not TR Bass but there has to be more than one of you all brave enough to admit you went snaggin instead of pitchin! Besides, these boys of mine need all the input/help they can get, they just arn't as good a fisherman as Old Dad........LOL. Have a great day & hope it's on the water.

Thanks a million! It's about a 45 min. haul from Rockaway and, at the price of gas now, I would cry & kick my feet if I made the trip and they were closed (I normally don't do that unless I watch a 6# bass spit my lure back in the boat after a 5 min. tussel!). LOL Have a good one & best of luck........D.C.

I have been hearing that it is off with all the rain & high water we have had. May be that they are in a spawning pattern now too. Is the Marina open there during the week now so I can get a permit for my boat? If so, do you know during what hours? Hope it picks up, I want to fish that lake this spring!

Try lipless (shad colors) and chrome/blue divers along the shallow banks at the edge of the bushes. A lot of small ones hitting. There has to be some big ones in there too. Looks like they may be spawning. Water is dingey with all the rain and debris. Couldn't tell if they were bedding or not.

My son and son-in-law normally host a small group at Lake of the Ozarks for a snagging-fest each April. They are in search of a different place to go in 2009 season. My son-in-law (Terry) remembers snagging spoonbills on the James river, above Cape Fair, years ago. I know it used to be a pretty hot spot for snagging, but I have not followed the pattern there for several years. Is it still a good place to snag the prehistorics? If so, what part of the river is recommended during April? where would be the best, State or Corp, campgroung/ramps for them to access these areas? They will be in 20'- G-3 Jons so shallow water should be OK. Any informations you can give would be greatly appreciated as my Table Rock knowledge is on bass, crappie, wallys & cats since 1959 to present. I've never snagged on the James, only floated. Have a good one and best of luck! ..........D.C.

Well, I finally put a boat in and was able to use my dock. It made it through the weather/water in good shape. Caught a lot of small bass along the shallow banks at the outer edge of the weeds & brush. Everything was from 8" to 16". Must have caught 20 or so in about 2 hrs. I was using a shad color lipless matzou "rumble shad". At least it looks like the last year or 2 had a good spawn. This could make for some nice fishing in a couple of years.

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Hey Amish & Geezer, you guys have been doing a terrific job of bailing on the lake!! looks like it's only about 6-8' high. Keep the buckets going, I'm headed that way. Will be there till Thurs. morn. Gonna try to catch something off the points up by Deckers. If your out, just look for the old Maroon/wht. Maxum rigged like a Basser. Good job but go ahead & take her down another couple of feet.................LOL.

You are right, I did not mean like a catfish or carp, just that they will hang to the bottom & stir things up with the bill. when they feed, they will actually suspend normally facing up current and take in the plankton, filter & expell the waste. Also, they have no bones, only a cartlage like spine.

Looks like the lake is about +9' and falling 1/2' per day. Maybe I can get to my dock now! I am going to try and get up there for a couple days next week. Got to be @ the Drs. in Sprngfld. Thur. so I may just go from there. Not much farther than from Rockaway. Looks like the surface is 55 deg. Has there been much spawning activity yet & are the Whites running shads yet? Hope to see ya all on the water soon...............D.C.

Looks like Taney is back to about normal level again for a while! Hope it stays like that & starts to clean out a bit. At least now there is less chance of being "Rockaway Beach - on the shores of upper Bull Shoals. Bull is still at 694 but falling slowly. I think it's evaporating, not through the gates! If the wind will calm down, I'm gonna try some flatfish & spinners by Empire. If things look good enough, I may try jigging some spoons & jigs deep. I finally broke down & put a front fishfinder in the front. It's an old Garmin 80 that had the ant. mount broken. I did some drilling & reworking & strapped it to my trolling motor. Son-in-law gave it to me & it works good. (He thought I was too cheap, & would never buy one in time). LOL Speaking of "cheap", I think I may buy a spare batt for the troller and use it instead of the 35 hp for trolling. At the price of gas, I could pay for the batt in about 3-4 weeks. Not much else to tell, hope to come back from Empire with a boat load of tales. Pomme is down to 9' high and falling 1/2' per day. I may get to use my dock this year afterall! The trout tournament last weekend was really stressed. It was out of Rockaway & most fished lower Taney. I think the big fish was under 2 lb. They said they really had to work for them.

That one probably came through the gates & got hurt on the way. This time of year they would be pretty well up towards the dam or up Bull Creek (warmer water) moving to spawn. There could be a few in Taney but I doubt they will survive the cold water that long. They are however a bottom feeder on veg. only. Normally they stay pretty deep until spring when they move up river to spawn. Guess they could have survived, but doubtful, otherwise we would be seeing them in Bull Creek. The James river, before Table Rock, was a major river for snagging Bills. They are still there and trolled for. ???? Just guessing & pondering

Al & Trav, someday you may find the answer, to that which you seek, and the beliefs that you have. Just keep searching and Pray On It. D.C. lol