Yearly Fishing trip - Camdenton area

[brianetz1]

well it looks like everyone from our group out of STL is gonna be able to make it down on Thursday for our yearly fishing trip around this time.

Really looking for some help here as to where we should expect to find em after this crazy week.  we'll be on the water around 12 tomorrow and will fish through Sunday.  Coming out of Kon Tiki resort.  We will go as far up as Linn Creek cove, but won't go much past that as our boats are either rented or older.

Any suggestions on where we should be looking and what we should be using?

Thanks in advance for help!

[MOsmallies]

I think you could catch some out deeper on main lake points since they are running water... But I would focus shallow. I'd be throwing a spinnerbait or fishing a craw, beaver, or senko around any shallow cover and behind docks. Try topwater as well. Try to find the best water color you can. Good luck

 

[WeekendWarrior]

The lake is chocolate milkshake color here at the 28 mm and when coming over the 54 Bridge at the Niangua Sunday it was rolling chocolate with floaters everywhere. Should be some fish very shallow with spinnerbait slow rolled as MOsmallies said along with some fish on the points, it has rained here all day today and lake is rising very slowly which I expect them to start pulling more water to keep levels where they are at now. I have not been out but to fish off the dock and the crappie are biting but running small at the dock so I am sure if you work at it you could catch a mess of nice crappie now. Good luck and let us know how you did.

[WHARFRAT]

Yeah, what WW said.  Just be careful out there, lot of crap floating out there.  

[bjovan]

As of now I am coming down tomorrow, My guess is a blade and Sq bill in the cleanest water i can find follow those up with a big jig or beaver bait and a buzz bait for good measure. With you staying at Kon Tiki and having limited running capabilities i would look in the backs of the bigger creeks near you and Linn creek with the gates open some of the back ends of creeks will clean up some. Good luck stay safe watch for floaters when running.

[bjovan]

I was going to be at Red Oak but switched to a place around the 10mm hoping for cleaner water and less floaters.

[WeekendWarrior]

43 minutes ago, bjovan said:

I was going to be at Red Oak but switched to a place around the 10mm hoping for cleaner water and less floaters.

At a resort

[Hydro 205]

What's the water look like from 6 to 10 mm

[bjovan]

yes sir Steve, not sure how the water looks but it has to be cleaner than the red oak area. find out tomorrow.

 

[WeekendWarrior]

A buddy came over the dam and said it looked good, said it looked like water around toll bridge was dirty but was looking from a distance. The Nebraska B.A.S.S. Tourney the leading weights have been 19+ lb both days I believe for last 2 days so they are biting somewhere as always. The Glaize is dirty as well.