Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 6, 2006 Root Admin Share Posted March 6, 2006 Talked to Buster today. He said he's heard excellent fishing reports on crappie and white bass from Viola upstream. Fishing the mud flats in shallow water, locals are catching lots of limits. I'd imagine, minnows and swimming baits. Out off the deeper banks, they are throwing shad-rap type crank baits and catching whites- and big ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKMO Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Talked to Buster today. He said he's heard excellent fishing reports on crappie and white bass from Viola upstream. Fishing the mud flats in shallow water, locals are catching lots of limits. I'd imagine, minnows and swimming baits. Out off the deeper banks, they are throwing shad-rap type crank baits and catching whites- and big ones. I can confirm Phil's info as I have been up the Kings 3 times since last Thursday and Crappie fishing is as good as it gets, or at least as good as I have experienced on TR. Not sure about the whites, I caught a couple sows crappie fishing, saw some guys trolling between Sweetwater and Jakie and hanging in there so they must have been doing some good. As far as big whites they do run large in the Kings, probably similar to James, you don't catch many small ones if you are fishing right for them. Trolling is real big on the Kings. This year with the low water everything is going to be different in my opinion. The "river" WB fishing is going to happen in MO, not AR. Back to the crappie they are Very Good. Notice the capitalization. I am a mediocre and fair weather crappie fisherman and am holding my own. Lots of limits being taken on the upper Kings. Nice sized fish as well. Believe it or not I measured 60 degree water under the 86 bridge last Friday before the cold front. This was with a lab thermometer so it is pretty accurate. I walked down from truck and took reading, cannot boat there at this level. With the weather forecast this week, fishing in this upper arm should remain as good or improve if the nightime temps hold up. Anyone who is boating up there from Viola needs to be very careful once they round the bend past Jakie. It is a difficult journey at best even if you THINK you know where the channel is. It gets real goofy up there, lots of wood in the water in some surprising places. Plenty of fun to be had in the Kings right now. SKMO "A True Fisherman with a Rod in His hand, and a Tug on the Line, would not Trade His Position for the Throne of Any King" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdive Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Great report, SKMO, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsythian Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 SKMO, you've got my attention! My inlaws live just downstream around the bend from Jakies, right where the nice beach starts on the east side of the river. I'm thinking about pulling my boat over there this coming Sunday. I guess I'm going to have to put in at Viola you think? Is the Hickory Hollow ramp out of the water? thanks Cenosillicaphobiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKMO Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 SKMO, you've got my attention! My inlaws live just downstream around the bend from Jakies, right where the nice beach starts on the east side of the river. I'm thinking about pulling my boat over there this coming Sunday. I guess I'm going to have to put in at Viola you think? Is the Hickory Hollow ramp out of the water? thanks Hickory Hollow built a brand new ramp about 5 weeks ago and although I have not launched at it, I know people who have, plus I called them and they said nobody is having any problems so must be a nice ramp. (Too bad the Corps does not take advantage of the low water levels and do some rock or concrete work at some of their problem areas). UNFORTUNATELY for you, they have told me that no citizens of Forsyth and about half the people they meet from Taney County, are being turned around at the gate of the premises until y'all improve your attitude. There is a rather nasty gatekeeper at Hickory checking ID's and turning you guys away and sending them to some withered up hole of mud they call "The Pothole". Sorry, come back for the gar run in July. Just jesting of course. Come on over there are a couple crappie left. SKMO SKMO "A True Fisherman with a Rod in His hand, and a Tug on the Line, would not Trade His Position for the Throne of Any King" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsythian Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Hah! thanks for the warning! For my part, I'll try to keep my crazy father-in-law from standing on the shoreline in his underwear, taking pot shots at the white bass trollers (while his boat has been stuck high and dry on a lift since Thanksgiving)... so, what kind of boat did you say you fish out of? ;-) Cenosillicaphobiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKMO Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Thanksgiving)... so, what kind of boat did you say you fish out of? ;-) A Ranger. I cannot remember the color, just have him shoot at all the Rangers. SKMO "A True Fisherman with a Rod in His hand, and a Tug on the Line, would not Trade His Position for the Throne of Any King" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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