Getting Close to my MO vacation

[Alaskageek]

The day is finally here!!!  Will be on the road headed east to the promised land of Missouri by 2pm MST!!  See you all tomorrow!!!!!!

[Conman64]

Did ya make it? I was hoping for a trip report.

[Alaskageek]

Howdy all!!!

The trip was totally awesome!!!  Sorry for not posting during, but I was purposely trying to stay off my computer and phone!!

Fishing was great!  Caught a ton of keeper 10-14” white bass both in the cove indicated by Ranger as well as in the cove directly south of the one indicated and got two just over the 18” mark.  Picked up more thrower’s than I could count as well as a bunch of drum.  Kept a few of those for jug fishing bait.  Also picked up two nice 2lb cats

Tried several different lures….. Rattletraps, flick a shads but the winner was defiantly the 1/16 and 1/8 white marabou jigs, again suggested by Ranger.  I used some with the chartreuse body like the ones Ranger pictured, as well as some with straight white, both did great.  We did a mixture of trolling the outside of coves in about 8-15 fow, and would keep an eye out for breakers deeper in the coves.  When we would come across a cove on fire with breakers, we’d pull in and do some casting with jigs, as well as a couple just hanging off the edge of the boat, sitting at about 3 ft down.  We fished mainly evenings and the biggest bite was always from about 7pm to dark, and at dark it would shut off!  Some nights were better than others, but we caught fish every night.  The water level really went up after the big rains on Saturday and Sunday and we found better luck going deep into the coves and working the flooded brush with the jigs on those two days, but by Monday things went back to troll…. Look for breakers, stop and cast for a few, then back to trolling and looking for breakers.  It was a string of perfect fishing evenings, with enough action to keep three 9 year olds, an 11 year old, and a 13 year old fishing the whole time without becoming bored.    We also tried some jug lines for catfish on two nights, in two different areas, but came up empty.    

I can surly say that without the help of everyone on this forum and especially Ranger… we would not have over 20lbs of white bass filets in our freezer!  Thanks to all for your advice.  Will be coming back over as soon as the I have the leave time and $$$ to do so!!!

[MOPanfisher]

NICE!!  I came by several times, but usually by the time I got there it was pretty late and things were happening elsewhere on the lake, Wheatland is usually pretty quiet.  Glad you had a good time, wish I could have made contact with ya.  I even had my coffee cup with me!

[Alaskageek]

No worries MOPanfisher..... We'll be coming over again..... ASAP!  We didn't spend much time in camp.... thats for sure.  If we weren't fishing we were taking turns tubing behind the jet ski with the pontoon boat anchored up in a swimming cove and when we wern't on the lake, we were up and the old man's place eating or sitting on the porch BSing!!!  Thanks for the great tips!!!  Look forward to picking you brain alot. Next trip over will most likley be in October and will be just me and my girl so will be fishing fishing and more fishing!

[Ranger520vx]

Alaskageek I enjoyed the short time that we got to visit while you were here. Hopefully have more time this fall. Shoulder should be good enough by October maybe we can do a little fishin when your here.