Table Rock Lake Fishing Report Dam Area 5-13-11

[Bill Babler]

White River Outfitters Guide Service

5-13-11 Table Rock Lake Fishing Report

Launched at Cow Creek this morning, hitting the water at 6 AM. Pulled out on the first point and had two keeper LM the first 5 casts, swimming a fin right up against the bushes, on the outter points. Water visibility excellent, I'm saying 6 to 10 ft. Surface temp at 72 degree.

Went to the back of the Big Indian to pick up Darrin for our 6:30 trip and saw chasers all the way. Had just put him in the boat when Denny called and said was covered up with Jaw's on a spook. Of Course! I Beat Feet over to help him. He is getting along in years and those Small Jaw's can be quite dangerious jerking on the arms of a man of his maturity. Thanks Buddy. It is better to have friends than it is to be good. Lots of eyes on this pond is a blessing.

When we got there he was winding them in one by one. We pulled up an immediatly starting catching K's, all very nice. Fin and Spook. We had 8 nice fish on the top, and I caught 1 on a smoke grum and one on a tube.

Told Denny to go find us somemore and went to fish the point 5 to point 1 main lake area. Caught an additional 15 on a combination of smoke grub, Chompers watermellon red tube, and a watermellon candy cenipede. all these fish are easily reachable from lauches at State Park, Indian Point or Cow Creek.

Denny called again and had indeed found another bunch of active fish. It was getting breezy and choppy on the main lake , and I chose to just fish some pockets, as we had gone and gotten Darrin's 8 yr. old Chase, and really didn't want to bump him to much.

Right off the bait on the splitshot rig, Chase caught a very nice K. He did a great job Winding Him In. I had been using the term to just "wind them in, and Chase being a little sponge, told me later, if he got one on, he would wind him right in." "That a boy, and he did."

I believe we could have caught them all day. Fish are everywhere and on an overcast day like this you can caych them all around Indian Point and the Dam area in 12 to 30 ft. of water.

They are just lovin that tube. Did get several and some goggs, on a cenipede, but the tube was by far our best down bait.

Good Luck

[rps]

Thank you for the excellent report, sir.

[denjac]

Bill, glad you were close to get in on that. Capt. Don had told me about that area and had slayed the whites. I went over there to catch some whites and the smalies just went nuts. I think the jig will outfish that dog turd looking tube you was throwing , I tried the tube and caught a few but the jig was king for me. It was blowing hard on that other bank I found, so maybe it was good you didnt come over there with that young un along. The jig bite was 20ft deep with the boat being in 30-35 ft dragging slow. Strange but not one fish on the blade today and yesterday they ate it up, go figure. Great day on the water !

[Martin]

Sheesh.....I don't know about the rest of you out in computer land, but, in my opinion and experience, you just don't get this quality of a fishing report ANYWHERE but here... Thanks Bill and Denjac !! And I live here. I just don't get to go too often, but with reports like this, it's almost as good as being out there. Man...........................

[MstStudent10]

Thanks for the report! We all appreciate it!

[Bill Babler]

Denny, I think your blade should work today in this breeze. I for sure am glad to see them on the jig. That tube bite has been great, but for the life of me they just devour it, and you just don't feel them. The jig on the other hand is a much better way to fish for me if they will eat it.

Thanks Denny for the great report, follow it up with what happens today. I am on the Rock everyday next week.

Headed for Taney, good luck all

[Quillback]

Heck, I don't even fish the Rock but I still like reading Bill's reports. Gives me some ideas on what to use on the lakes around here. Thanks Bill!

[Jason Essary]

Im with ms10. Always appreciate the info, Bill and Denjac.

[johnm]

i agree thanks bill. havent got the chance to fish with u yet but your report helped me catch and release this 4-12 smallie this morning on a green tube. i bought from bob up at table rock tackle. those guys are excellent. always willing to help out. thanks again, good luck to all

[Bill Babler]

John, DUDE!! That is ONE Spectacular Fish. A 5 pound Jaw like that is just about the ulitmate on this pond as far as excitement. Heard Capt. Don, had a 6 plus pounder yesterday. those are some sweet fish.

Hope Donny will post a pic of her here on the forum. He had a huge meanmouth he posted a few years ago that was just about as nice a fish as I have seen.

From the news in Springfield, K.C. and St. Louie, you would think that all the fish here are gone, and the lake is unusable.

Quite the contrary, it is great!

Good luck out there and thanks for letting us see that wonderful fish.