dwiebenga

Leaving tomorrow, and just wanted to see if anyone had fished between the 39 Hwy bridge and Campbell Point. What is water temp? Bedding fish? Clarity? Any information would be greatly appriciated. Dave

Hey everyone, I will finally be down on Thursday night. With the rain, how is the clarity in the Shell Knob area? Is it muddy with water from the Kings? Also, I thought I might do some crappie fishing during the Shriners Tourn. instead of fighting with them for places. With Jug-n-Plug closed and in chaos, where could I find some minnows along Hwy 39? What have been the "hot" bass baits in the Shell Knob area? Is it the same as the other reports I have seen? Thank you for all the great posts, and I hope to add one myslef. dave

Coming down this weekend...Has it picked up at all. Last weekend was slow. Are they still pushing water? Any specific baits working better than others? Finally, boat or bank?

Hey guys, With the warm weather this week, will the stickbait bite last til next week? I am arriving for 5 days next Thursday night. Or am looking at shakey, rigs, grubs, blades, and tubes. Thank you and I will finally see you next week!!!

How many days is this tournament?

There was a good current running

Went out today and did very poor in the boat...not a bite. Went and casted near the dam from shore and caught one white. Another guy near me was using 3/8 oz chart. bucktails and caught half dozen hybrids. I did not have the proper weight to get it into the current well enough. However, I snag a 35-40lb spoonbill and got him in with 8lb test on my spinning reel. That was interesting to say the least. I am still learning the "trailrace".

How will this weather impact things? Which side of the area, Turbine side or slack water? I will be in a boat.

What is the best presentation? Drowning minnow? Or plastics and cranks.

Hoping to take my nephew down tomorrow. We will be in a boat. Any reports lately? Looking to make it a good day for him.

Stop by Tim's Fly Shop on the way to the park. He will have the best information on fly selection. Good Luck.

Hey guys and gals, I am in Kansas City, and I would love to hear Bill speak. Could someone take notes and post them or email them to me? I would greatly appriciate it. Dave

All the info is great, but I am interested in just a few Lucky Craft---the RC models. Which one is the best for the money? 1.5, 2.5, or 3.5?

I am going to purchase a few baits this season, but I am on a limited budget. What version of the crankbait is the most universal? Also what colors?

Well, I went to BPS, and I decided to match my Crankin Sticks with the David Fritts models. I bought the 4.7.1 and the 5.2.1. My finally question on this topic is which one is best suited for my deep baits (DD22 etc.)? Also, which model of the Lucky Craft crankbaits are the most versitle? I am on a budget. Dave

Hey all, I have been doing some research, and I have not come up with a good conclusion. So I am coming to the experts! I am on a budget, and I need a new Crankbait reel for under $100. I am going to be throwing DD22 type baits. I saw BPS has a sale on the Pro Qualifier for $50. Is this a good choice? It has the 5.2.1 ratio. Help!!!

Well, for my two cents I agree with the rest of you. I was unimpressed with the coverage. The mysterious DD22 was actually a Luhr Jensen Hot Lips. It is pretty darn easy to tell the difference! I am just glad that I don't have to watch that ever again. Good fishing and see you all in April Dave

I use the Falcon Lowrider 6'10 MH for all my Football jigs. Works great.

Oh yea, both swam off to fight another day.

Battled the wind all day with some success. Caught 3lb and 2lb Rainbow in front of the Lodge. The former on a bunny bug and the latter on a olive thread jig. Caught 4 more smaller fish on a variety of flies (thread jigs, furbug, crackleback). For the first time in 20 years it was a good day.

Is there much shelter from the wind at the park? How was saturday?

I am making a trip down on Sunday. How's the stream this week? Any help with fly selection would be most helpful. I have not been on the river in 15 years, so this is a treat for me. Dave

I believe this is the best report of the year!! God Bless!

May God Bless you and good Luck Donna.....We look forward to hearing your reports again Dave

I fished out of Shell Knob for 3 days and had pretty good success all three days on a variety of baits and depth. Caught probably 40 fish with 10 being solid keepers. Not too bad for my first trip this year. Caught fish early on a spook off some points and transition banks. Caught two big smallmouth (17ins) on FB jigs in about 18 feet of water Had a good day yesterday with Spinnerbaits along sunny banks with wind. Also caught my first "double" off of a spook on Holiday Island. That was interesting. Top baits were: Spook, 1/2 oz or 5/8 oz FB Jig in PBJ or Candy Melon, Double Willow Blade in purple shad. I will try to post pics later on this week. Thank you for all the valuable information that I collected from the site. Dave