Dam Area, 2 Hr. Stint

[Bill Babler]

Had a couple of hrs. off yesterday after replenishing the wood supply and launched at old 86, Started at 11 and fished till about 1:30.

Fished Clevenger, Jaques, and Beardsley, and the water was just like Ice. Warmest I found was 44.6.

Dead and dying shad everywhere. I have never seen that many on the Rock. Hope a few filter thru into taneycomo, it would be great.

There are litterly thousands of gulls working from Powerline Cove to the Long Creek Bridge.

Due to my reputation as being a fish catcher, I will not comment on the number I caught in the two and a half hours.

Good Luck

[Champ188]

At this rate, we may still be fishing pre-spawn conditions when Central Pro-Am visits TR the first weekend in May. This has been one stubborn winter in the Ozarks.

[denjac]

Maybe there tummies are full with all the dead shad? What do you think about the docks they built in Jaques creek this winter? That one might be good if they would let you fish it without getting yelled at. Or maybe too much boat traffic to fish it at all.

[Don House]

Ya Bill, this main lake is just too cold right now.. But give us a few good weeks of warm weather and a good south wind and away we will go.. Mr Prey and I went out last week up towards Baxter tough, tough fishing and cold water was the best we could find.. Did you by any chance see any fish deep? Have a few days off this week going to go back up into long creek again bass were eating jigs good last week, see if they are still there.. Thanks for the info on our area.. See you back on Taneycomo...

Good Fishing

Don

[focused fishing]

The main lake can kiss my arse! (Never thought I'd say that)

I've got trips Friday and Saturday, gonna burn a bunch of gas and head for the river(s).

Sure I'll have company with the OMTT this w/e, but ya gotta do what you gotta do to get clients bit.

Will post this w/e if I can Monday at the latest.

EP

[TRRANGER]

Just some info about temps. Fished Sat in the Cape Fair area around noon water temps 48 to 51 at surface. 1 White bass average male. Lots of rain and cold

[focused fishing]

Ya know, now that I think about it...... I think I'll fish in Aunts Creek both days, heard allot of good stuff from there lately......

[Jason Essary]

I can already hear the response....wait for it, wait for it...

[techo]

Your killing me!

[Bill Babler]

Joe had a short post on the dam area, in his James Aunts Creek report. He is catching them pretty good. Looks like he also found a little warmer water than I have, so the bite is there, you just have to work for it. Yesterday, I could not find water out of the 44 degree range, and spoke to several other that were also in that temp. We fished from Indian Point to Long Creek.

I got a little bumbed out after seeing all the dying shad and the gulls, and did not take care of business. I probably should have swam that grub, but I was by myself, and I just can't do that. I have to catch them on a stickbait or a jig.

Probably why I went home empty handed.