Monday and Tuesday out of Kdock

[Nathan Shaw]

Great report DD! I do have a couple questions for those that have/are chasing BS eyes. I don't have a dog in this fight as I won't be going down there to chase them, this year anyway. Just curious.

Are you folks graphing fish and then targeting those fish? If you are working an area slowly with the boat in 30ish foot of water and catching the biggest percentage of the fish behind the boat, I would assume you would see a couple on the graph.

If the above is not the case, are you working the jerk bait so slow it has only moved a short distance towards the boat but you may have drifted 50 ft past where you made your cast?

Thanks for your input! My focus is going to be on Stockton this year and hope to apply some new techniques for early eyes where I can up there.

Nathan

[duckydoty]

Great report DD! I do have a couple questions for those that have/are chasing BS eyes. I don't have a dog in this fight as I won't be going down there to chase them, this year anyway. Just curious.

Are you folks graphing fish and then targeting those fish? If you are working an area slowly with the boat in 30ish foot of water and catching the biggest percentage of the fish behind the boat, I would assume you would see a couple on the graph.

If the above is not the case, are you working the jerk bait so slow it has only moved a short distance towards the boat but you may have drifted 50 ft past where you made your cast?

Thanks for your input! My focus is going to be on Stockton this year and hope to apply some new techniques for early eyes where I can up there.

Nathan

Sending PM shortly

[Ham]

I've had to tell many people, by PM, that to be active on any public forum you have to have thick skin.

The other thing I tell people -

Ignore the people who post stupid stuff! Just act like they never said anything.

You give them the power by acknowledging them.

I would only add that if you find yourself getting aggravated by the same people all the time, you should use the IGNORE feature. Very handy tool. Don't feed the trolls.

[Phil Lilley]

You know I've never used that feature, and as admin I wouldn't, but does it completely keep you from seeing a member's posts?

Interesting...

[Ham]

You know I've never used that feature, and as admin I wouldn't, but does it completely keep you from seeing a member's posts?

Interesting...

YES, except when someone you have not blocked quotes them. It does always give you the option to click it and see what the person has typed.

[fishinwrench]

I guess I've never hated anyone so bad that I didn't even wanna see what they had to say.

Makes me wonder who all has ME ignored.

[Bill Babler]

We have been posting on Upper Bull Shoals here since the previous forum that Phil had. This is nothing new for K-Dock, I have fished it since the early 90's and really have seen a decrease in the usage of the area especially in the Winter, and because of the Winter.

As has been pointed out this is a very limited duration fishery, and it is in the absolute roughest part of the season. Most often January till only maybe April 1st. and then things change dramatically.

Not a lot of guys out shoveling the ramp to fish in the Winter and those that do should be commended.

It is also a fishery that even after all these years of posting, very few have it figured out. They have been running walleye tournaments down there since the beginning of time, and very few of the participants come in with a limit, and lots of times there more than several skunked.

This fishery is not going to struggle by what you read on this forum. You think you can catch them, come ahead, and we hope this information has helped you do so.

Not one, not a single location has to my knowledge ever been divulged here. Just areas, and that will do you no more good than a starting point. Really there are very few if any photo's of the lake here that a person can determine what and where someone is currently catching any walleye.

Rex Grady had articles in Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, Sports Afield and Fur Fish and Game in the 60's 70's and 80's. Millions of readers, and the amount of fishermen has in January, February and early March, decreased.

Good information on Bull Shoals is extremely hard to get and the fishery is world class. In no way are the results of a few fishermen going to in any way affect the Winter time fishery.

Dwayne spent a lot of days over there with not much to show for. His posts are nothing but extremely positive, not a bit bragadosus. They are the results of lots of work. He can still go over there as can I and get the big Goose Egg.

Enjoy those that tell of fishing bull and live thru their frustrations and their successful days on this wonderful stretch of the White River

Good Luck

Good Luck

[Spooner73]

I grew up fishing this area and their has always been a lot of people in that stretch of the lake this time of year boats on top of boats its called White Bass season either tolerate it or go fishing else ware.Don't wanna upset people just telling it like it is.,...

[duckydoty]

Thanks for all the great responses guys! Im hoping to read a few reports from others on here over the weekend. I wont be able to make it back out there till Monday.

[Tightline]

I didn't see anything stupid in any of the responses to this report, just a guy giving his opinion on they way he sees things . I think everyone deserves that right .

Very good report DD ,You have come a long way in your fishing expertice in the 9 years I have been on OA, hec I remember you needing directions to get to the Blunk hole years ago ,LOL Good job.