Fabulous Fall Fishing

[Cindyjo]

Went out Sat. early evening and had a great time. Caught many bass and a good number of white bass. Fished about 2 hours. The hit was consistent during that period. Fish were in the 20-25' range. Whites were midway at about 10-15'.

Went out yesterday but started earlier due to the increasing chance of rain. Fished 2 hrs. (10:30am-12:30pm) and the first hour was nada. The next hour was a blast. You can see by the attached pics. the fish were finicky. In pic 793 & 795 note how they are on the bottom not really feeding. Had to deliver the lure within 2' of the bottom to catch fish. Pic 798 is really interesting. See how the bass are below the bait fish, not really feeding. I see this a lot on off days. When they are like this I usually go home since the catch will be very slow. For some reason the catch changed after the first hour. They started feeding, but not a frenzy like I have seen many other times. Even with the finicky mood they were in I caught many fish. Several in the 15"-16" range, see pic 792. The lures I used are in pic 799. The 1st one from the left produced all the fish and you can see it in the mouth of the fish in 792. The next 3 did not produce any fish. Unfortunately they were the first ones I tried. No whites today.

weather - overcast

boat traffic - heavy (Columbus day)

solunar table - moderate

wind - southeast, breezy

fish - challenging but productive

lures - orange and silver spoon most productive

structure - edge of riverbed, 150 yards offshore, 20-25'ow

Till next time.

Enjoy

[abkeenan]

Top notch report. Thanks.

[powerdive]

Outstanding info. Love the sonar pics (and I'm not even a bass fisherman). Classic spooning setup--great job!

[Pepe]

Wow, great report. Thanks. Did you catch them on the orange or white spoon?

[Rickf]

I want to go, can someone tell me if any of the COE ramps are open?

[Cindyjo]

All were caught on the orange and silver spoon. Unfortunately rocking of the boat, sun light, and camera angle make the spoons appear white ....they are all a silver background.

[Champ188]

A good spoon fisherman will catch fish year-round under just about any weather condition. Former Bassmasters Classic champion and three-time BASS Angler of the Year Mark Davis likes to say, "A spoon isn't a lure, it's a weapon."

Table Rock has its share of good spoon fishermen, too. Two of the best are our moderator Mr. Babler and his sidekick Mr. Beck.