October 12 Tr Lake Report

[Bill Babler]

Becky has been full here at the Lodge and I have been on Taney for the last several days, so have not had much of a chance to fish the Rock.

Had today off, and a full week on TR so I headed out as soon as I helped her serve breakfast. With the overcast, wind and spits of mist, I started with a blade and buzzer. Fished it for close to 1 hr. without a bite on either, I should have known better.

Clouds and breeze persisted and I really had a very hard time locating any deep fish in numbers that would do my clients any good.

Really just started junk fishing and ended up with a decent bag, but really put absolutely no pattern together. Yes I could have been a player in a derby, but these were not guide fish.

I had a pretty nice limit out of cedars on a redfin. These fish were tight in the middle of the trees and if you threw it a foot outside the outer limb you would not get bit. I threw multiple times at each tree and it was most often the best cast that was right thru the trunk.

Don't know what got into me but I was spot on and only made one truly bad cast in 2 hrs of tree work.

Had 6 fish off the cedars all keeps 4 LM 1 really nice K and 1 Jaw. Probably 12.5.

Caught fish today on a spinbait, fin, flutter spoon, drop-shot, crankbait, wobblehead, and the best deal that I might be able to make work this week, was the Little Varmint. Had two solid keeps on the little rascal. dragging it in about 20'

Keeper to short ratio was excellent with 9 keeps nothing over 2.75 but several right at that number. 17 total fish.

Surface temps at 71.8 water is pretty dingy.

Hope this helps, but in reality I don't even know if it will help me.

[Old plug]

off suject Bill But have you ever seen such a mess as the patrol is in up here. I live just a few house off cedar point where he drowned.

[Champ188]

Yeah, that Fin info is no help. None at all. You shouldn't have bothered typing it.

[NebSchmidty]

Glad to see your report... and to see someone else confirm that maybe I wasn't way off base in my approach the last two days.

That little varmint is really by far the best bite for me as well -- certainly the most repeatable and "no work" bite. A few really short up 5-10, but most of the better bites coming in that 15-25 like you said. Found a small little notch in a long runout just southwest from indian point that was holding quite a few smallies today (assuming you know where this is)... managed to pull in a nice 16.5" brownie with a lot of fight. A slow, but decent number of shorts... enough to keep wife and kids interested. Next to that, I have also worked the Dixie jet whenever I've seen bass pushing shad to the surface or have graphed sizable bait schools below. I had two up shallow (20-30') and two out deep (40' over 50-70' seems most consistent on the graph for the offshore roamers).

Other than that, I have yet to get a bite on the fb jig despite working it hard. PB&J tube landed a pair just inside cow creek <15'. I'm really thinking about throwing a grub or smaller keitech type swimmer for the few that I've marked suspending in that 10-15' over 20-25' range.

[Bill Babler]

Glad to see your report... and to see someone else confirm that maybe I wasn't way off base in my approach the last two days.

That little varmint is really by far the best bite for me as well -- certainly the most repeatable and "no work" bite. A few really short up 5-10, but most of the better bites coming in that 15-25 like you said. Found a small little notch in a long runout just southwest from indian point that was holding quite a few smallies today (assuming you know where this is)... managed to pull in a nice 16.5" brownie with a lot of fight. A slow, but decent number of shorts... enough to keep wife and kids interested. Next to that, I have also worked the Dixie jet whenever I've seen bass pushing shad to the surface or have graphed sizable bait schools below. I had two up shallow (20-30') and two out deep (40' over 50-70' seems most consistent on the graph for the offshore roamers).

Other than that, I have yet to get a bite on the fb jig despite working it hard. PB&J tube landed a pair just inside cow creek <15'. I'm really thinking about throwing a grub or smaller keitech type swimmer for the few that I've marked suspending in that 10-15' over 20-25' range.

That is one fine very current and area specific fishing report with substance and body. We really appreciate that type of participation on this forum. Thank you very much for the timely information.

Table Rock bass never really respond well to lots of fronts with all the lightning and pressure changes we have had. Kind of put their heads down and burro up.

Good Luck

[KC Trout Fan]

What is "the little varmit" you are referring to?

[fishingaddiction]

The little varmit is aka for the Ned Rig.

Junk fishing at it's finest Bill. Good reports from you and Neb.

I fished the KC area for a few hours yesterday, the Ned Rig and a 3/8 oz FB jig were my best baits. Managed 2 keeps, a LM and a nice 17" smallie with 5 shorts. All were relating to docks. The keepers came from the shallow end of the dock, less than 10'deep. Both were on the jig. Tons of shallow bait fish close to the surface, with some chasers, but couldn't get bite on the TW. Caught most of the shorts on the 4" keitech on a 1/4 oz darter head. Like you guys I tried a blade, walking top water, flutter spoon and the above mentioned baits. Just good old fashioned junk fishing.

[rps]

Bill - tried to send you a message but could not get through. Friend visiting the 24th. Are you available?

[Bill Babler]

Bill - tried to send you a message but could not get through. Friend visiting the 24th. Are you available?

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Randy, I could not get it to work either, I tried to send you a PM.

Shucks, I have an early morning trout trip out of the lodge for the Misses and then at 1 PM we are headed to North Missouri to our archery deer camp for the week.

I promise you we will get together one of these days. I want to crawl inside that brain of yours. Sorry and good Luck