James River

[CollegeFish86]

Anybody been on the river to see if its still muddy/stained after the rains?

[OutdoorHomey]

Pretty clear up to McCord, didn't go any further than that though. Main lake was pretty stained.

[Wayne SW/MO]

You couldn't tell it rained around me.

[Phil Lilley]

No stain at all. It's clear.

Doty is there not- at McCord. I can hear his reel singing from here.

[CollegeFish86]

I was up there last night and caught a good limit of white. Saw a guy try to swing an 8 lb+ eye into the boat and that didn't pan out for him Caught a few short eyes and a bunch of whites around McCord bend. The water temp was 60 when we put in and 58 when we got up in the river. The bite hasn't really turned full force yet but by this weekend it will be rocking. Swimming minnows, pearl sliders and olive back rapalas are what did the trick last night. Saturday we had 26" walleye in the same spot but no big females this trip. I will be out again Friday night and Saturday night in a black/blue stratos with a 225 pro xs. if you see me give me a shout

[vonreed]

I was up there last night and caught a good limit of white. Saw a guy try to swing an 8 lb+ eye into the boat and that didn't pan out for him Caught a few short eyes and a bunch of whites around McCord bend. The water temp was 60 when we put in and 58 when we got up in the river. The bite hasn't really turned full force yet but by this weekend it will be rocking. Swimming minnows, pearl sliders and olive back rapalas are what did the trick last night. Saturday we had 26" walleye in the same spot but no big females this trip. I will be out again Friday night and Saturday night in a black/blue stratos with a 225 pro xs. if you see me give me a shout

Wow thanks for the report, that's a shame about that walleye. Maybe I will catch it now, lol. The morel mushrooms are gonna be out in force too soon with all this warm weather. Thanks.