Baxter To Campbell Pt. September 7Th. 2014

[Bill Babler]

Really a very tough nut to crack out there for me today. The White River arm is holding some massive shad schools and after this last weekend I'm looking for them. I found 4 such schools today but there were only fish on two of them and they were tiny.

Had the day off, so I just went by myself as I have a full rest of the week of guiding and several days on the rock that I have to have some fish found for.

Launched at the Shell Knob bridge and the surface temp at 6:15 this morning was 83 degree. Saw about a 1/2 dozen feeds and that was it. Just about the only deal that I could get to work this morning was the Dixy Jet. Had 32 short fish and 1 fairly nice LM keeper about a 3 pounder. Most of the short fish were beyond short and I mean TINY.

Caught fish on the same shad school in the same pocket I had this last weekend and then started looking form more. Eyes were peeled for just a fleck here or there to help me locate the shad. Found one school between Shell Knob and Basin Hollow that was a good solid 30 acres of shad. Caught 2 fish there and that was it. On another school at the mouth of the Kings and this was probably 10 acres I again caught them decent on the spoon and caught a couple on the spinbait.

Found one more school in a deep cut and try as I might, nothing out of them.

The one Keep came on just a bluffend. Caught two here with one being short.

Spoke to Denny, Beck and Phil Stone this morning and I don't think any of us were doing a Poop.

Good Luck

[Champ188]

Super moon did not help, I'm sure.