Fishing Report

[Chris Tetrick]

April 13, 2009

Lake Level: 916.23

Normal Pool:915.0

Water Temp: 52-56 degrees

Kimberling City, Dam Area, White River:

Fishing's been great on the main lake. Water temp's haven't warmed up any in the past couple weeks keeping the fish stacked up on main lake and secondary points near spawning pockets. Mostly all K.Y's and Smallmouth and occasionally a black bass mixed in the groups. The size and quality of some of these brownies and Kentuckies are amazing. Fish are on biting on jerk baits really good. Pointer 100's, Suspending Rogues and Spro's McStick are all working them over fished with a fast retrieve leaving the bait sitting for 2-4 second pause between twitches. Most of the time jerk baits are working the best under windy banks. If not windy try swimming a 4'' grub off bottom in salt n pepper, smoke, and smoke /red flake. Most bites are in the 5'-10 depth and try split-shotting a green pumpkin french fry or dragging a 1/2 ounce football jig in P.B.&J. or brown colors on the same banks. Some gravel and rock banks are mossy and hard to fish on bottom, look for areas cleaner. Windy, cloudy or not fish are so aggresive now they seem to want to snap at everything that comes by them.

River Arms:

In the James River, Long Creek and King's much of the same are working. Crainking a wiggle-wart on windy chunk rock banks are working along with the jig. Water temp's are a bit warmer in some area's and the fish are further back in the creeks. Look for the fish to be on secondary points, channel swings and near areas with timber standing. Smaller brown jigs in 5/16 or 3/8 work well fished on the rocky banks. Also try Carolina rigged french fries and fish doctors.

[techo]

Thanks for the report, will try to put some of the advice to work this week!