Bass Report 10/6

[KC Bass Fanatic]

Caught a really nice sack Sat morning on a squarebill and 7" worm in creeks with stumps. Caught 30+ fish, 12 keepers - best 5 were ~14lb. No big ones but four 3lbers.

Saturday evening switched it up and fished faster banks including a bluff and caught another good Pomme limit of ~12lb on jig/craw on bluffs. Even caught 2 keeper Spots that were 2.5lb each. Caught the biggest one of the weekend on a 7" worm, fast bank around stumps - 4.5lb.

The Fall rush of spinnerbaits and shallow cranks isn't in full swing yet but fish seem to have begun to move shad into the creek fed coves, especially if there's stumps.

Water temp lake wide was 68 degrees. Lindley Arm had some stain, the dam area was really clear.

[FisherCouple]

KC Bass Fanatic....thanks so much for the report. My wife and I are heading down on Sat. 10/13 and camping and fishing for a week. Hoping the weather cooperates well enough..and looking forward to lots of fishing. I was wondering if spinners and shallow running crankbaits would be the lures of choice, but sounds like it still may be a little early??? Any advice as to some good fishing areas this time of year would be greatly appreciated.

[Jbrant]

Good report - thanks!

[KC Bass Fanatic]

FisherCouple I was having very little success w/ spinnerbaits but the squarebill bite was pretty good early Sat morning, but only around stumps. The crankbait bite is really hit or miss right now but if it's on then it's on big time. That said, if it was me, I'd start off throwing a squarebill in stumps 0-8fow, you'll know pretty quick if that bite is 'on'. If you aren't getting bit on it I'd switch over to plastics and jigs pretty quick.

Lindley Arm - anything south of Nemo bridge where stumps are present.

Pomme Arm - anything south of Coopers cove where stumps are present

The shad are really gravitating to the wood so I've been sticking to areas with heavy stumps primarily. The dam area is really clear water and the fish are still deep (>12fow) unless wind is up.

All of that said, this is the time of year for squarebills and spinnerbaits on Pomme so I wouldn't hesitate to keep both of those tied on and throw them every day periodically. That bite will turn on big time very soon.

[FisherCouple]

KC Bass Fanatic,

Thank you so much for the information. My wife and I really appreciate it and if the bass are biting we'll have an incredible time....if they aren't...well...we'll still have an incredible time...lol..