Area On Bull Shoals For Walleye-please Help

[rangerman]

I am new to the forum. I have fished table rock my whole life and have things pretty well figured out. I love to walleye fish on table rock, however, it is hit or miss. You are either on them or not. I have gotten some pretty big ones though. I fish for whatever is biting at the moment and am not picky, just happy to be catching fish. I also fish lake oahe in south dakota for walleye as it is a pretty sure thing as long as you hit weather and water conditions right.

I am from St Louis but have a house at Kimberling city. I always hear alot about Bull Shoals walleyes, but it, like Table Rock is a pretty big lake.

Can someone please give me some ideas on where to start on the lake and when to fish these areas. I LOVE to troll for walleyes with crankbaits and believe it is one the most exciting things to do. It is just cool to see a big eye sliding to the boat with a crank in its mouth. Where should I put in at. Also what is this about night fishing for walleyes under lights? I have never heard of this except on Bull Shoals. It sounds interesting can someone fill in the blanks for me.

I Will be more than happy to give back any fising information I have. I troll ALOT on Table Rock and have caught everything, walleye, HUGE crappie, white bass, rock bass, kentuckies, catfish you name it. It is a blast. I fish out of a Ranger 620VS multispecies and it is set up for trolling flatlines, planer boards, downriggers you name it.

With my job, I am fortunate to have alot of time to fish, and fish a number of missouri lakes. I fish Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock, Thomas Hill Reservoir and Truman ALOT. If anyone is ever looking for information on these let me know.

Thanks alot,

Jason

[powerdive]

Jason,

Welcome. Sent you a PM.

Mike

[Sam]

Mike, I almost answered him earlier - saying that I catch walleyes now and then but he needs to get ahold of "powerdive" for the real scoop. I'm glad you jumped in there, you'll be able to help him better than most anyone I know.

[rangerman]

Mike, I almost answered him earlier - saying that I catch walleyes now and then but he needs to get ahold of "powerdive" for the real scoop. I'm glad you jumped in there, you'll be able to help him better than most anyone I know.

[rangerman]

Thanks guys the site you had given helps alot

jason

[powerdive]

Bull Shoals fishes a lot like Table Rock in the summer. Look for the same types of spots, and the fish will respond to the same tactics. There are better numbers at BS, though.

[Sam]

When it comes to walleyes, the two lakes sure fish different for me.

The only two ways I know to fish for walleyes are by trolling a deep-running plug, or slow-trolling Roadrunners tipped with either a nightcrawler or a minnow. When I do that on Bull Shoals, I catch walleyes. When I do that on Tablerock, I catch bass and white bass.

I know they're in there, but I've never caught a keeper walleye out of Tablerock. I've caught lots of keepers out of Bull Shoals, even though they have to be 18" there. I've even caught keeper walleyes out of B.S. throwing a big Roostertail from the bank in the spring for white bass. So for me, Bull Shoals is a walleye lake and Tablerock isn't.

[powerdive]

Sam, I think it's more a matter of which part of the lake you're fishing than technique. Get upstream (Kings, White, probably the James), you've got a better shot at finding some.

Definitely a much smaller population at Table Rock, so location comes more into play. We had a couple good days last June, but the rest of the season, we couldn't find very many. No idea where they ran off to...to me, Table Rock is very much a work in progress, and so far, the fish are winning most days.

[Sam]

I'm sure that's it - location. I've never fished very far up the White, and seldom up King's either. When fishing on the James for crappie, I've sometimes caught little (10") walleyes - stockers, I assume. Come to think of it, those are the only walleyes I've ever caught from Tablerock. I've sure never found any on the main lake.

[Captain Kirk]

Main lake, deep water humps and rock piles, fish vertical with jigs and spoons. Its definitly a skill. THey are there. Just have to fish FOR them