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[murdok]

hi folks, im jamey from ms. . i got a cabin for four days at table rock next week. i've never caught a small mouth or a walleye and its a bucketlist deal ive always wanted to do. ive never seen the lake know nothing about it. been studying the online maps a little. im mainly a finesse guy. do a lot of dropshotting, shacky head and wacky rig stuff but i got the tools to do just about anything. just looking for advise on what to bring and relative depth fish are right now. my boat is equipped with helix 10 si at bow and helm. any advise is appreciated. thanks.

[magicwormman]

My first question is what part of the lake is your cabin on? That will determine a lot of things. Unless you're willing to trailer a ways or go for a long boat ride it could change things. We recently had 5 inches of rain and are still seeing some logs floating in the rivers. SM will be easy for you, especially if you are fishing the dam area.

[murdok]

a friend of mine set this up we are staying at the bass pro shops big cedar lodge. i've looked and cant find where exactly it is on the lake. it mentions long creek marina

[Bgctrading]

That's the dam area.

[MoCarp]

1 hour ago, murdok said:

hi folks, im jamey from ms. . i got a cabin for four days at table rock next week. i've never caught a small mouth or a walleye and its a bucketlist deal ive always wanted to do. ive never seen the lake know nothing about it. been studying the online maps a little. im mainly a finesse guy. do a lot of dropshotting, shacky head and wacky rig stuff but i got the tools to do just about anything. just looking for advise on what to bring and relative depth fish are right now. my boat is equipped with helix 10 si at bow and helm. any advise is appreciated. thanks.

While you here you might wade fish a nearby stream no Ozark experience should be without a taste of that...get your small mouth fix and stay cool

[Bill Babler]

Jamie, welcome.  You are staying in a very nice area to catch your first Small Jaw.  With the water up throw a Ned Rig or a small jig 3/8th to 1/2 oz in front of the bushes with your boat in 20 plus feet and drag it out.  Look to fish as much flat gravel as you can as the fish, especially the Jaws like gravel.  Green Pumpkin, watermellon, or peanut butter jelly are great Table Rock colors.

Rumor has it that a carolina rig bite is stating and its a good way to find fishing depth.  Use a Zoom Fish Dr. or Centipede and drag it from in front of the bushes out to about 30'  We use a splitshot rig here or a Mojo jig, which is just a light line finess C-rig.  1/4 oz. weight about 3 ft. above the hook, usually 8 lb. test line and a size one or 1/0 hook.

The walleye are a totally different game.  Yes there are plenty at the dam, but it is truly a treat to catch one down here.  Most walleye start at point 9 and go up the White River.  Target these with a dropshot or bottom bounder on the gravel runnouts in 15' to 30'  Live Crawlers seem to be the best deal for the Eye's.  They were hitting a small swimbait, but have really backed off, for best results use live bait.

Good LUck

 

[murdok]

thanks guys. we're heading out monday morning and staying thru thursday. im already having trouble going to sleep. have been trying to set up a trip like this for years things just never worked out.

[MoCarp]

44 minutes ago, murdok said:

thanks guys. we're heading out monday morning and staying thru thursday. im already having trouble going to sleep. have been trying to set up a trip like this for years things just never worked out.

Now that your on this forum might not be your last, good luck and welcome to the Ozarks 

[murdok]

one other thing i forgot are fishing license over the counter or do i need to go online 

[tjm]

Can do either for Mo permits, WalMarts and some convenience stores sell them around here.