Members Ozark Outdoorsman Posted April 4, 2011 Members Posted April 4, 2011 Hey guys, me and a buddy fished from 8-3 both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we put in at Mill Creek and fished around Wolfpen Hollow, and Kimberling City. Water was pretty calm saturday and we fished timber, bluff ends, points you name it. Produced 1 fish all day on a swim grub. We threw Warts, grubs, jigs, and jerk baits in 1-25 foot of water. One fish all day had us scratching our heads. Sunday we put in at Cape Fair and tried to fish Piney branch first thing, but the wind limited the effectiveness of that. Once again we were throwing warts, jigs, grubs, and big spinner baits on deep bluff structure right around cape fair. We also fished smith branch. We ended up with 3 fish on the day all coming in the back of a cove up by Bridgeport. All fish came on warts, and were short. Did we just stink it up this weekend or was it tough for all of you? And what in the world were we doing wrong?
denjac Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 It was tough with a capital T. Consider your self lucky with what you did catch. AIA tourney had 70 some boats and only 30 some odd limped back in with fish. I had 3 sat, 2 very short ones and 1 keeper spot on a crappie jig. Fell into some chasing first thing this morning and caught 8 or 9 real quick and then nothing. Although I was off the water by 11am. It just sucked big time. Dennis Boothe Joplin Mo. For a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." ~ Winston Churchill ~
MstStudent10 Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Fished from big cedar to cricket creek both days. Saturday for about 5 hours and today for about an hour and a half. Had about a dozen fish both days. Dragging a jig and dragging a watermelon candy centipede. Not a lot of size to them and a LOT of short strikes. Everything came on gravel banks. Saturday was mostly largemouth, while today was nothing but small jaws and kentucks. Wished I coulda stayed out longer than the hour and half today but that wind was brutal. The smaller kentucks and brownies were going nuts for me on the gravel banks that were getting plowed by wind. Hopefully this front won't set em back too much. Even though the fish were smaller they sure were fun!! Set the hook first, ask questions later...
johnm Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 My brother Steve and I fished Friday from 6- dark and had one bite on a war eagle, a 23" 6 1/2 # largemouth. Fished 6 hours on sat same area close to point 9 and only caught two fish both Ks (1 keeper) on jerkbaits on bluff walls. Water was clear! Sun we went up the James for four hours battling the wind and no fish! Strange spring I guess. I'm headed to LOZ next weekend does anyone know what is goin on there right now?
Members Ozark Outdoorsman Posted April 5, 2011 Author Members Posted April 5, 2011 Well we'll be back at it Friday, and Saturday we'll be fishing the Heartland tournament.
Members shippy Posted April 5, 2011 Members Posted April 5, 2011 Im glad that im not the only one. This is my first posting, but i love this forum. I fished all day saturday without any luck. Only fished a few hours with the same result. I stuck with the stick bait, football jigs, at warts. I have never had much luck on wiggle warts. Do they need to be in constant contact with the bottom when you fish them or what? I fished points, bluffs, gravel banks and bluff ends. What am i doing wrong? Anyone have any advice for me? It would be greatly appreciated.
johnm Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 First of all, its been a strange spring, lots of good fish or not much happening at all. They don't have to be in constant contact with the bottom but if your color choices are right, you can usually use the ww as a search bait to find the pattern. (Unless your beck or babler who already know the pattern always.) Table rock bass love crawdads!! With the shad kill lately I think that the patterns are hard to nail down. Your probably not doing anything wrong, but these bass can be really picky... Good luck and don't give up
rps Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Fished Saturday up near Housman looking for whites/walleye. Zero bites in 4 hours. Came back down river and wart fished chunk rock. Six fish in 2 hours - only 1 was near keeper size.
Champ188 Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Or you can come on the forum first, see what Babler has so kindly posted and save yourself some time searching for the pattern.
dtrs5kprs Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Or you can come on the forum first, see what Babler has so kindly posted and save yourself some time searching for the pattern. +1 Once they get done gobbling the easy shad that grub ought to get going. Little buggers have to move up sometime. I hope.
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