The Rock Rolled Me! 4-25-14 Fishing Report

[Bill Babler]

Shell Knob, Mo. Picked up the boys, Jerry and Larry Horseman this morning out of Quail Cove as they are fishing the Shriners derby this weekend. When I launched at the knob, the surface temps had dropped from my reading at Baxter from 67 degree yesterday afternoon, to a chilly 55 degree at the ramp. Air temps this morning at the Shell Knob bridge were 39 degree. Clear as a bell and high pressure to boot with not a breeze one or a cloud in the Azure Blue Sky.

Boys, the Rock takes care of itself and for me today, she came back as a pretty hard taskmaster. I think I needed to have used Dave's little rig more but I have been catching them and today was fishing.

27 bass to the boat and 1 Googler. Lots of follows and only 2 keeper K's about 16 inch.

I did not do the Horseman boys much good for their derby.

Really the only thing we could get bit on was the wobbler, and it was not good at best and the fish we caught were my smallest of the year. Quite a few small buck LM and several 11' k's.

All and all the lake got even with me today.

On a side note, I would stay away from Shell Knob this weekend as the lake is just full to the brim of fisherman. Really did not land on any location that I thought had not been fished already. Most coves had a boat on the points on both sides and at least 2 others going down the banks, good or bad, there was really just no place to put all the fisherman.

I never fish water that I have not been on in the past few days or water that I think may not hold fish, but I had to this morning due to pressure. Pretty much just take a number at the Knob this weekend.

Good Luck

[gatorbitu]

Bet it rolls me more often than it does you...lol. Beautiful day to be outside.

[rps]

I am planning to go out Saturday, but I have begun telling myself > don't let it bother you. breathe. all will be ok. breathe.

Oh, and I am planning another finesse day.

[Quillback]

It was definitely slower today, especially early.

[Jerry Rapp]

I know Friday's have always been busier than most weekdays, but it is sort of getting out of control. Do people not work anymore? Even the little lakes in southeast Missouri are seeming to get overwhelmed, even on weekdays.

[Quillback]

I don't work anymore

There were a lot of boats out there today, but last Friday there were even more, I believe. Wake boats and cruisers are starting to make their appearance also.

[Jacob W]

Yep from point 22 to owl creek I saw a lot of boats, mostly bass boats but the cruisers are starting to make their way out. I believe that was Quillback that came up beside me when I was heading out.

[Bill Babler]

Kings River to Baxter, was a complete zoo. All ramps were full and even that flat horrible ramp at Campbell point had 25 rigs on it. Slick, blue and lots of boats and fishermen made for a very hard day. You caught a limit of good fish today and you did good.

Boys reported from other lake sections that their morning trips were really hard.

[Pepe]

Are all these bass boats for the Shriners? There sure were a lot of them. We were fishing inside of a point at the mouth of a creek and the boats were coming out of the back like a train. That was about 3 PM

[rps]

I am hoping most everyone will be down lake. We are behind on the cycle up here and I hope everyone knows that.