Weekend at Shell Knob...

[LWW]

I'm gonna hit the water this saturday, and was wondering if anyone might fill me in on what's the right pattern to run. I really planned on studying and learning my electronics, but wonder if I'm wasting my time since it sounds like the shallow stick bait/spinnerbait bite may be the thing to try.

1.) What are the bait fish doing, and where should I look to find them?

2.) What's this warm weather going to do to the bite this weekend?

Any help's appreciated!

LWW

[Bill Babler]

LWW, The bait seems to be in the 40 to 50 ft. range. Try deep windblown pockets and the end of major lake flats when looking for either suspended bait or K's.

Some of the locals are saying the bait is getting harder to find, and when found, very little fish activity on it.

Best reprorts have been Bluff Ends up the White River from Twin Rivers to Eagle Rock.

If the wind and the warm, keep on, I think next week will really start to open things up.

I Believe SK, is still hitting fish shallow on a Jig, where the water is still off colored.

In the clear stuff, throw that rogue on both the bluff ends and transition banks. Long flat point in front of major coves with any ripple or wind on them should start producing. Purple top white bottom on the rogue seem to be a very nice color, but as the water warms they will get on either a pointer or Xrap, in either white or tablerock shad. Let us know how you do.

[SKMO]

LWW, The bait seems to be in the 40 to 50 ft. range. Try deep windblown pockets and the end of major lake flats when looking for either suspended bait or K's.

Some of the locals are saying the bait is getting harder to find, and when found, very little fish activity on it.

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Ditto this. Windblown pockets and any transition stuff, the fish can be anywhere. Shad seem to be knocked out of the main channel by the water dump going through the lake from Beaver and on down the chain. I think when the water is cold they cannot afford to expend the energy to stay in place even in a slight current and they hug the bottom or hang among the trees.

So much debris (leaves) right now in all parts of the water column that it is hard to pick up on baitfish anywhere, especially bad when the wind blows.

[LWW]

Thanks for the pointers guys. I believe I will play with the finder for awhile, but it's gonna be awful hard to leave the jig stick down, especially with the reports SKMO has been giving.

I'll posp my report next week.

Enjoy the great weather!

LWW

[SKMO]

Thanks for the pointers guys. I believe I will play with the finder for awhile, but it's gonna be awful hard to leave the jig stick down, especially with the reports SKMO has been giving.

I'll posp my report next week.

Enjoy the great weather!

LWW

I did not think I had been giving that glowing a jig report. I did have a couple good trips a couple weeks ago prior to the last cold snap but it's been mediocre since.

Jig is just a good thing to have tied on this time of year. In fact I would say you can get bit on it about as consistantly with it round the calender as anything else out there. I am not sure what other presentation would work from 1'-65' other than the jig.