Fishing Report

[Phil Lilley]

Wanted to try K Dock area this afternoon but had a difficult time getting to K off 76. An asphalt truck caught fire on 76 between J and K- traffic was backed up to J from the west. Luckily I got turned around at J and started back to Branson. What to do? Back to Table Rock or head north thru Forsyth to BS...

I ended up driving around and putting in at Beaver Creek. Water temp 47. Tried some spots- bluff banks, trolled in 20-30 feet of water- nothing. Running out of day light, I chose to run to Snap. Nothing there. Moved over to the bluff and found some brush on the bottom in 20 ft of water and caught 2 keepers using a white jig 1/8th oz. Filled the livewell only to dump it and the 2 keepers back when I didn't catch any more.

Ran back to Beaver Creek- had some light left so pulled in on the new dock and worked the stalls from deep to the bank. But it was all 20 ft deep turns out. Closest stall had something on the bottom- I think cables. But the crappie were around it and I caught one keeper (water back in the livewell) and then 10 shorts (dumped water and one keeper again). White 1/8th oz jig.

Didn't have time to do much else. Too much driving around!