What Am I Doing Wrong?

[David M]

I see a lot of people on here that talk about catching a lot of fish on Taylor and Iron bridge. I have spent three full days starting at 6:00 am and ending around 5:00 pm walking up and down the banks and all I've caught were two very small, small mouth. Now I'm not complaining, a bad day fishing is better than a lot of things, I just would like to know what you guys are doing that works so well. I'm new to this area, and its not like fishing back home where I new all the "spots" well. So if anyone has any good advice I would appreciate it.

[zander]

The one day my father and I went up there, it seemed as if the people that were catching them were also the people using live bait. The people there said it was a slow day that day. The only things I caught that day was a huge shad and a bad mood when a walleye flipped out of my net and snapped my four pound line. I always try to ask people what they are using when I see them catch a lot. It maybe I have the same thing in my tacklebox, but never thought to use it.

[moduck38834]

Check your PM's for some tips for that area.

[Fly_Guy]

I feel your pain!! I too am relatively new to the area, and have been whooped good and proper by the little sac. Last year - zero whites, lost big walleye at bank. This year, 2,000 lgmth bass, 1 kentucky, 1 tiny white, and (yahoo!) 1 seven inch walleye. I've been able to catch some decent crappie on stockton, but the little sac seems to be real hit and miss - one day everyone on the river catches limits, and the next day no one can buy a bite. It seems that if you have a boat, it would help - at least I saw folks in boats at the bridge cleaning huge messes (while i drag water). It can be frustrating - I've found that fishing upriver around aldrich and catching a few crappie off stumps helps alleviate the frustration though. It's a bit of drive from Ozark (not real bad, but still enough to deem it a waste of gas after the day is done).

[OzarksRiverman]

I've fished the Little Sac quite a bit this spring and summer. From the 215 bridge down to Taylor, not much luck though.

[binman]

I ran from State Park to the mouth of the little sac for a crappie tournament and didn't do very well either