6/28/09 Fishing Report

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Kimberling City Area: The deep bite has taken over the mid lake area; drop shot rigs, spoons and grubs fished from 25’ – 45’ deep are the most consistent producers. Fish can be caught on a couple of different locations on these baits; main lake and secondary flat pea gravel points have been holding a mix of spotted and smallmouth from 25’ – 35’ deep right on or close to the bottom. Trees topping out from 25’ – 40’ deep in creek arms are also productive. Chompers and Robo worm baits in purple / brown, plum, MMIII and Aaron’s Magic are very productive on a drop shot rig right now.

James River: The bite up the James River has remained steady over the past week; Jewel Football jigs, Carolina rigged lizards and brush hogs and deep crankbaits continue to be the most productive offerings. The majority of fish are coming on pea gravel and mixed gravel and rock points or ledges from 15’ – 25’ deep. Work Jewel football jig and J tail grubs in brown / purple flash or Missouri craw along the bottom paying close attention to rock piles or drops. Work Fat Free shad or DD 22 crankbaits at all angles around main lake and secondary points, pay close attention to where each fish is caught and at what angle the bait is worked as the fish tend to be schooled up on points.

White River: The top water bite has slowed up the White River this past week, still a few fish being caught but they are mostly smaller non keeper spotted bass. When schooling fish are located try working spoons below the surfacing fish to catch better quality. A fast stop and go retrieve works best and most of the bites will come as the bait is falling on the pause. Carolina rigged lizards and brush hogs and Jewel football jigs continue to produce on main lake and secondary points from Baxter to Big M, look for gravel and mixed gravel / rock points near deep water to be the most productive. There has been a decent shallow crankbait bite up the Kings River on main river flats with wood cover. Throw Lucky Craft RC 1.5 or 2.5 baits in and around the cover to be productive.

Dam Area: The lower end of the lake is still dominated by the deep bite. Most of the fish are coming on main lake and secondary gravel points from 25’ – 40’ deep on drop shot rigs and spoons. White ½ oz and ¾ oz spoons have been most effective early and late around schools of bait fish. Drop shot rigs with Chompers worms in plum and brown / purple, Robo worms in MMIII or Oxblood / red and Zoom finesse worms in watermelon candy or watermelon red have been very effective when fished close to the bottom on these same points. A few fish have started to show up in tree tops from 30’ – 45’ deep in the larger creek arms, these fish will strike the same baits as those on main lake points.

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