Bank Fishing darn Area

[CanoeBoy]

Saw a post about bank fishing on here earlier. After dropping someone off at Branson Airport, I figured I try fishing the bank by the darn area and try out my new bait caster. I cant believe I been fishing with cheap gear my whole life, good reels make a huge difference!

Forgot to set my drag and lost a huge large mouth after it surfaced and spit out my jig....so disappointing aaaarrrg!!! Later I caught a 5 lb largeM, my personal Table Rock best. The first large mouth I missed was even bigger, probably between 5 - 8 lb. There must be some big ones swimming around that dam.

[abkeenan]

Good to hear you had some success from the bank. What part of the dam where you fishing? The actual dam rip rap? Spill way? I have always had success near the spill way and that point that runs out just before you the rip rap starts but have never done well in the actual rip rap portion of the dam.

[CanoeBoy]

The spillway....I tried the other side and did not catch anything....do you think its possible to bring a canoe past those buoys towards the spill way? or is that illegal.....

[abkeenan]

The spillway....I tried the other side and did not catch anything....do you think its possible to bring a canoe past those buoys towards the spill way? or is that illegal.....

No. It is illegal to fish beyond the buoys from a water craft. Fishing from the bank I would see no issue casting up in there. Believe it or not while I was fishing over near the spillway last year a couple of idiots jumped off the top of the spillway into the water. Bunch of morons.