Current Table Rock Lake Fishing Report Sept. 13Th.

[Bill Babler]

White River Outfitters Guide Service

Saturday I believe things broke loose abit on the Rock, with the Overcast skys we had a very nice day fishing the Dam area. Mostly topwater, even when it started to brighten up. Had a slight breeze in locations, and chased it when possible.

Fished with Good Friend and Client Ed Shawbaker. Ed is a great fisherman and has a true passion for bass fishing. We had a nice tandem going with Ed throwing a jig and me working the Cedar Tops with a Spook. We pretty much had a 50/50 deal. Although of course the takes on the spook were much more dramatic. Fished 6 hours and had 22 fish with 7 keeps to the boat and had two other nice fish spit it back at us, that might have been big enough. One was a Jaw that just blasted the spook next to a cedar. She swam right at me and was under the boat and gone before I could collect my whits, totally kicking my rear.

Yesterday I picked up Randy Moore and friend at Crest Lodge in Aunts Creek and had another 6 hr. tour. Randy has been coming for years and was lucky to hit the Smallmouth Derby this Spring. We litterly slayed them. Good fisherman and will do what it takes to get bites.

Got out a little late and there was no way it was going to be a topwater day with the high sun and bathtub slick water. We jigged, spoonedand crawlered. Pretty tough deal. Fished from Aunts to about point 20 on the White River mostly long points and we would usually catch 1 or 2 per location. Did have one spot we caught 10 bass 2 gills and a kitty.

Ended the day with about 25 fish. Not spectacular but just a brutal high sky slick condition. Fish we caught were on the bottom 21 ft. to 42 ft. and just scattered. Very hard to see on the graph. Wold just come up and get a bait and return and lay on the bottom. Only 3 squeeker keeps.

Surface temp at the end of the day yesterday was 79.8 surface clarity is somewhat off color

Wish I was out there this morning, as it is overcast with a slight breeze. I know they are munching the Spook.

Good Luck

[Guest Buck Creek Mike]

Sounds like fun, I love it when you can use a topwater all day long. Unfortunately I won't be back to TR anytime soon, but will be hitting LOZ with great regularity starting this weekend.

[BassMaster#1]

Sounds like fun, I love it when you can use a topwater all day long. Unfortunately I won't be back to TR anytime soon, but will be hitting LOZ with great regularity starting this weekend.

Bill,

I'll be out that way next thursday with a few buddy's staying at indian point. Would you say the dam is pretty good and what size spook are you using the Jr or the original. I have the original but wasn't sure if the Jr would be better for the smallmouth. thanks

[rps]

I admire fishermen who can fish topwater late into the day one day and mine the deeps the next. Keeping the clients on fish is the key. Well done! Sharing the news is the next step. Weller done!

[Bill Babler]

Bill,

I'll be out that way next thursday with a few buddy's staying at indian point. Would you say the dam is pretty good and what size spook are you using the Jr or the original. I have the original but wasn't sure if the Jr would be better for the smallmouth. thanks

We used both sizes, and frankly it did not make a difference. Talked to another guide that was throwing the Super Spook, the big hook boy up shallow in front of the bushes and on the bluffends. He had similar success. It however is harder to get a hook up with. Seems to me they slap at it alot.

Goes without saying that I never just fish them out of the box. All our topwater baits are dolled up a bit and of course hooks replaced with sharp ones.

Don't negliect the shaky head bite at the dam, it is still pretty good at the 15 ft. mark with your boat in 25 to 30.

[techo]

Water temps starting to drop already?

[BassMaster#1]

Thanks Bill you guys throwing the chrome patterned ones? Have you tried the Sammies out there?

[Bill Babler]

Never have thrown the chrome one. Got a whole box of Sammy's and don't even take them in the boat. Never have been satisified how they ride in the water. They want to stand to erect for me. Folks catch fish on them however. Just don't like the bait. I throw all 3 sizes of Spooks. I am a very Old School Fisherman when it comes to some things.

Don't throw any of them right out of the box, always try and work a little magic on them.

The Zara Spook has never been broken and is still one of the primier top water baits in the world. Throws like a dart and rides the water like a surfborad. Sits the water at a slight rearend down mode and in the right hands can go either way. Not around a tree mind you like we have heard the stories of, but for sure you can skate it where you want it with a little practice. Just not backwards.

Good Luck

[Fishinator]

Thanks Bill for the great report as always. I was lucky enough to get out today with my brother, the top water fish did not cooperate early but the jig fish was decent, finally about 9:45 they started hitting and kept it up till noon when we had to go.Fished both the spook(me) and a torpedo (brother)on main lake stretches below the 86 bridge and caught over 20 fish about 6 keepers on both chunk rock and bluff banks, when the wind blew it would get better.

Great day!!

Don Denton aka Fishinator

[johnm]

Never have thrown the chrome one. Got a whole box of Sammy's and don't even take them in the boat. Never have been satisified how they ride in the water. They want to stand to erect for me. Folks catch fish on them however. Just don't like the bait. I throw all 3 sizes of Spooks. I am a very Old School Fisherman when it comes to some things.

Don't throw any of them right out of the box, always try and work a little magic on them.

The Zara Spook has never been broken and is still one of the primier top water baits in the world. Throws like a dart and rides the water like a surfborad. Sits the water at a slight rearend down mode and in the right hands can go either way. Not around a tree mind you like we have heard the stories of, but for sure you can skate it where you want it with a little practice. Just not backwards.

Good Luck

agreed! can cast it a country mile and call big fish up from 20 ft down... helps sort out the little bass too. the slower the better in my opinion.