Shell Knob Fishing?

[jay0115]

Has anyone been fishing the Shell Knob area? Seems the fishing has been slow, anyone have any suggestions?

[Champ188]

Throw a finesse jig, shaky head or drop shot around boat docks, including inside the slips and as far back to the walkways as you can get. Concentrate on 18-25 feet of water. You will get bit.

[Bill Babler]

They are really biting up there. Guided there the last couple of days. Lots of fish around the docks like Champ said and just about as good a jig bit as you can ask for in front of the bushes out to about 18 ft.

Drop shot bite is also shallow at Shell Knob, running today out of Baxter as shallow as 16' at times early. All the fish are really full of crawdads and are working on them like crazy. Any type of a green 3/8th. size jig with a small trailer on it is the ticket. Most fish seem to be on some type of ledge or chunk, and I have been catching them at the Knob on flat banks along with the points. A bit of breeze on the bank is always a reason to stop and fish it.

Beck was up there 3 days ago and had "GULP" about 60 fish on a drop shot, in a 6 hr. guide trip. That's good, I don't care who you are. I probably approached the 50 number today out of Baxter.

Bill is catching suspended fish and mine have mostly been coming off the bottom or catching a cruiser here or there that is up in the water column. He said he saw some huge schools zooming up to take the drop shot worm or crawler from as deep as 40 ft. over 100+ He also said he was catching and seeing quite a few suspended in the 26' range.

Nothing big for either of us and surprisingly the shallow jig fish have not been big. Most just solid Table Rock Fish.

Stay a complete full cast from the locations you are fishing and fish the bait completely back to the boat to help establish your target depth. You should be catching fish at Shell Knob.

Good Luck

[Pepe]

Bill,

Reading your report is killing me;) Too much work and I can't get to the lake. Have fun, guys. Every hour fishing on TR is a blessing.

[Quillback]

I hope this bite holds up until next week.

[jay0115]

Thanks for the update.. I've been killing it on the drop shot with a purple/purple plum color fat robo worm. Almost every cast around brush/trees near the shore in about 18-30 feet. Tried some walleye fishing and only got a couple of sized bass in about 50 fow. Haven't had a lot of luck on the jig bite, few here and there. Got a nice 4lb'r on a jig a couple of days ago. Most fish are about 12-14 inch range but fun for my nephews.

[merc1997 Bo]

the jig bite at night is still happening. bass are gradually getting deeper. catch several in the 15ft. to 20 ft. range. crawdads and worms are working also, but better quality coming on the jig.

bo