Fishing Report (Flat Creek And White River)

[Brennan]

Fished Saturday from 9AM until Dark. Had 20 fish with 5 Keepers for about 15-16 pounds. I wanted to do something a little different than I normally do on Table Rock, so I put in at Cape Fair and ran up to fish Flat Creek. The water had a nice stain and was much cooler than I expected at 53-54 degrees. I fished from the old bridge on up into the creek. First thing in the morning I found a bunch of shad grouped up on a shallow flat right near the bridge. Threw a spinnerbait, wart....nada. Picked up a buzzbait and caught a 4 lb LM right away in inches deep water. I never knew it hit....buzzbait just all of a sudden stopped abuzzin'. Tried that for a while and had no more takers....think I just got lucky on that one. Started fishing the rip rap along the bridge and caught them pretty good on a brown wart. They were really stacked in there. When they slowed down on the wart i picked up the jig (5/16 eakins pbj/gp) and started whacking them again. Made my way up into the creek and caught fish off of shallow wood on a squarebill and spinnerbait. Also fished the rocky channel side with the wart and did well there also. Actually doubled on the wart. Was reeling in a 12 incher and it got attacked by a four pound LM....pretty cool.

Fished Sunday out of Shell Knob from 8AM until 1130. Started off in a large pocket a few miles up past the Kings. Water was 57-58 degrees and clear. Started down a rocky 30 degree bank with the wart and had no takers for about 20 minutes. About half way back in the pocket, fish started chasing in the middle of the cove. Fishing was fast and furious for almost an hour. Caught them on a spook junior one after another. The size was unimpressive....10-13 inch LM and K's....but it sure was fun. Probably had 25-35 fish with two fat keeps (LM).

After that, continued on up the White and stopped a few times to throw the blade (3/8 war eagle mouse) at a few isolated cedars. Picked off a few on the blade here and there (and missed a few "Mac Truck" bites....how do they do that and not hook up?!) but decided to go back to the wart that had produced so well the day before. Wound up grinding the bottom of Viney creek with the wart and caught 7 more LM with 4 keeps. Had a great day and would have fished until dark but had to get home to KC.

Coming down here for a day and a half is like a week long vacation to me. Thanks to all those that post on here for the great info.