Report

[T-RockJaws]

Put in with the derby out of the Shell Knob bridge last night. We decided to run all the way back to a bank that has been producing for us in the Eagle Rock area. Water temps at blast off were right around 91 to 92 degrees with air temps that felt like 191 to 192 degrees.

Pulled up on a spot close to Big M to try to work a drop shot rig a little bit in the day light hours. We were able to locate fish holding in 25 to 40 foot of water over 60 foot of water. However, we were still not able to get them to be all that interested in what we were dropping in front of them. No hook ups and only a couple of bites on the drop shot. It is still really tough for the drop shot in the upper white.

As night time approached, we started throwing big worms and moved on up towards the Eagle Rock area. During the time frame where the sun is trying to set we were getting several bites, but they were biting short. You would get a bite and bring your worm back in to find you now had a 6 inch worm compared to the 12 inch worm you had just thrown in. Once it the sun was down completely, the bite slowed even more. Stuck with the big worm for the most part and mixed in a couple casts with a craw or a jig.

We only had 3 fish in the 4 hours we were out with 2 of them being keepers (total of 6.08 pounds) caught by my partner. The moon was nice and bright which made for a very nice evening drive back to Shell Knob.

[Trout Commander]

Bummer T-Rock, rough conditions. Did every one in the derby struggle for the most part?

[T-RockJaws]

Several had pretty rough nights with no fish to weigh in. Places were 5th at 6.14 up to 1st at a little over 12 pounds. We missed the money by less than 1 ounce... From what others were talking about, it was just a tuff night!