One more thing - we got checked by the warden when we were done and in the lot. 4th time the MO wardens have checked me on Table Rock. Only once in Arkansas. MO leads AR 4-1 on Quillback checks.
Hey, I was at the dam area myself today. My buddy Ken and his BIL were out there too, and the striper karma was with them. For me, not so much, I caught one 3 lb. striper.
The smallmouth were biting well, they are post spawn and hungry. I caught a couple dozen, a few on top, but most on the Keitech.
The pavilion is right by the Corps ramp. It's been a while since I have been there, but I think it might be a couple hundred yards from the marina to the pavillion. I'd be happy to give you a ride over, I'll PM you my cell number
Here is who I have coming, if anyone else is in, reply here so we know approximately how much food to bring.
M&M
C4F
Bill and Phil
SmithvilleSteve
Myself
MagicWorm Man
Cheesemaster
Steven
Talked to Ken today who went out this morning with a buddy of his. They boated one they estimated at 20 Lbs. and broke off another on a mishandled netting that they think went 30 or more. On top water baits. Top water bite ended fairly quickly. Best to get out there early and hope you find them soon, at least if you want to catch them on top.
From the Corps Facebook:
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There's some in the area around the dam. I like to go on calm mornings and look for top water activity to locate them. I don't think that the bulk of the fish are in the dam area however. There are certainly enough to fish for, but I'd bet there are more somewhere else on the lake.
Fished out of my friend Ken's boat today. Some stripers were coming up early, but by 0730 or thereabouts it was over. Ken's son Kellan (Not sure if I spelled it correctly), caught one good striper and 3 smaller ones. His dad and I did not do so good, we picked up a few smallmouth. I had a couple of striper blowups, but could not connect.
Kellan's striper blew up on his topwater, missed it the first time, but came back and exploded on it the 2nd time and the fight was on. It made my day just to see that fish blow up like it did.
Nice fish! I have a buddy that is camping at Indian for a few days and I plan to go with him one day while he is there. We'll be looking for a top water striper bite.