Fished with M&M

[Bill Babler]

4-10-19  Table Rock Lake mid-lake report.  White River  Outfitters

Had the great fortune to fish with Mike today out of Baxter and it was really more catching than fishing.  Started at 6:45 and fished till 1, the last couple of hours in a pretty hefty breeze.  

Mike had not fished that far up the pond so we looked at a lot of different stuff.  Surface temps between Baxter and Campbell pt. ranged from 60 to 64 degree.  Water is gin clear.

Lots of numbers with the biggest fish at 2.35 but about 30+ others that were for sure fun.  I got  to fish and that is always a treat.  Mike is a very good hand with a stick bait and showed it today as the jerk bait bite was simply crazy.  Most fish came on steeper secondary banks in big creek arms and major spawning pockets.  I think Mike was a bit astounded by the depth that I kept the boat most all day.

We used a purple back and a pro-blue for most of the damage and at times you could see the fish flash and take the bait.  60 degree water and they wanted it completely still and would just come up and hammer it after you turned its head.  Kind of like top water under water.  If they missed it they would for the most part come back and just jump on it.

We fished a Keitech and a ned with little success, I believe I had 6 on the swimbait  and Mike had one on ned,

Great day with a great guy.

Good Luck 

[wdberkley]

Funny...started the morning in Baxter and fished from Black Oak up to Big Creek. Pretty much the same thing for us, numbers but zero size. Our biggest fish today - between 4 boats - was 3.07. And it came off of the pattern we usually fish...

[m&m]

Bill, thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate you taking me to a different part of the lake. You are correct about staying out a little deeper. I had a blast and  we had a good day catching and releasing very healthy looking aggressive fish. 

Mike

[Quillback]

That's pretty neat getting on the JB bite!

[Bill Babler]

10 hours ago, wdberkley said:

Funny...started the morning in Baxter and fished from Black Oak up to Big Creek. Pretty much the same thing for us, numbers but zero size. Our biggest fish today - between 4 boats - was 3.07. And it came off of the pattern we usually fish...

Jig

[wdberkley]

6 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

Jig

On bluffs....