Report

[jscheetz]

Got to the dam at 4 pm - 3rd cast snagged a 25 pound spoonbill - landed him - next cast snagged a 5 foot long gar in the tail - landed him - so the first two fish took 30 minutes of time!!! (Eating into my hybrid catching!) - Did catch a few nice hybrids - none over 6 pounds but all nice. Caught a few whites - did snag another 15 pound carp that I managed to land - at least fun catching those spoons and stuff on 6lb test with the ultralight! There were lots of crappie being caught - I caught a few by accident but usually try to avoid those. Hybrids were best for me earlier in the evening - by 7:30 it was mostly crappie active. Didn't stay for the after dark bite - but if you want lots of fish (and lots more people) then the dam is good now. Couple times it seemed like opening day at the trout parks with people shoulder to shoulder.

JS

[Eric Jaeger]

Jeff sounds like you had a great day below the dam. I will be there Saturday. It will be the first time to get a line wet this year. Can't wait to get down there and have some fun. Thanks for the report.

[creek wader]

Sounds like a hoot. What were you throwing at them?

[jscheetz]

Caught all the hybrids on a Bobby Garland slab slay'r I think it is called - pink perl color - the 3" ones - with a pink 3/8 jig head. I was throwing a two jig rig - so the other jig added some weight - it was a smaller one though. I was reeling real slow - seemed to be better going slow.

Hope you knock them out -

I was just upstream from the handicap dock in the slack water -

JS

[creek wader]

Thanks. i doubt if i'll make it down there. But, it sounds like it's hot right now.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Any action on top?

[jscheetz]

Hey Wayne - not while I was there - I walked a big topwater for a few casts but didn't get any action and didn't see anyone else getting any while I was there. But most were fishing for crappie.

JS