Fishin Report On The Rock

[ozarksfishin]

Had a guide trip today (3/24), and as metioned by Don, the fishin is tough right now. There are a few starting to show up in the shallow bushes, and when I say bushes, I mean in people's back yards!!! Saturday, I had two fish that came out of 2 1/2ft. of water and one weighed 5 1/2lbs., and today, one fish that weighed 7lbs. 12oz. Just put your head down and start flippin!! The lake has came down some since this weekend, but I am like Don and Babler, I am just worried about how it is going to affect the spawn. Like myself, Don has several Crappie trips booked in the next couple of weeks, and so far, I can't find them. Has anyone been able to find them yet? Babs get off of Taney and help us out LOL!! Below is a pic of Jack Swank with the 7lb. 12oz. Largemouth. If you look at her tail and belly, it is red and bloodied, I think it is from stirring up rocks looking for crawdads. The water temp was 53 when we caught her.

[JoeSki]

Nice Hog!

[ozarksfishin]

Thanks Joe, took us all day to catch her, I just wish they would all start moving up like that. It's not often we get to flip bushes on Table Rock, especially around the Dam!

[Crappie Fisherman]

If you don't mind me asking, what did you catch it on?

[ozarksfishin]

Caught it on a 5/16oz. Eakins jig (brown craw color) with a green pumpkin and red flake twin tail trailer (Luck E Strike) I think the trick is getting it in front of their noses for them to bite, and as you can see, the fish can be anywhere in that stuff!

[Don House]

Phil NICE!!! Good Job buddy! atleast you are finding a few here and there.. Going out today and looking for crappie and bass fish for awhile.. Call me later if you can..

Capt. D

[denjac]

Can't believe there is a bush bite, but seeing is believing! Its worth it getting bit one or two times a day and getting a fish like that. Great job finding them. I doupt I would have went to the bushes under the present conditions.

[dtrs5kprs]

Great fish, gotta like the lack of quit to get that bite. Hard to stay focused with that much junk to flip at.

Remember fishing at Truman in 1994 (had to launch in a ditch at Windsor Crossing because the whole park was flooded)...we caught them swimming jigs for fish suspended in the flooded junk. If you let your jig get down it would be under them and they wouldn't go down to get it. Different lake, but similar conditions, about the same time of year.

[MOBass]

That is a nice fish there. Can I ask how many bushes you had to flip to coax that one out?

I want to put my dad on some numbers (even if they are trout) so I'll be fishing Taney later in the week. After that I need to get up on Table Rock and get humble.

[ozarksfishin]

Hey MObass, well let's see.... we started at about 8:30 and we caught that fish at about 3 in the afternoon, and we flipped the whole time. I need to visit the chiropractor to readjust my shoulders and back from all the flippin. I just hope with all the warm weather and wind, they will start moving up a little better. I have 3 more trips this week, it will be hard to top that one!! BTW, Babs where are you at, you can't be on Taney all this time, are you?