Shell Knob Top Water Excitement

[Bill Babler]

Had not been on the Rock since early August.  Went to SK yesterday and it was crazy on Top.  No size what so ever, biggest at 17" but lots of fish in the 13 to 16 inch range.  There are shad of of all sizes roaming from on the Bank to mid-lake.  I think you could just pull out in the middle of the lake and start throwing and catch fish.

Caught them on everything I threw and after a while just threw a Keitech and then ended up with a 1/2 oz spoon with a single hook as the treble hook was just to hard to get out of them.  They really liked the jet, but I had a couple of Kastmasters with single hooks and they ate them also.

You could also drop shot them one after the other suspended from 10' to 50' Kings River area at depth.  My only problem was I just kept getting pulled in on by other fishermen.  As soon as someone would pull in  on me I would snatch up the troller and  drive 1/2 a mile and do it again.  Have not a clue why on a big lake folks cannot give you some space.  Some guy in a big deep V pulled in on me twice.  I think he was guiding as he was assisting 3 people in the boat. If he was, he should have known better.

Off the water by 10 AM and up to Harter House for their breakfast casserole.  Best I have had anywhere.  I always order 1 scoop and they give you three.  Had 2 pieces of link sausage plus a biscuit and the casserole for under 4 bucks.  It is amazing.  I think they start picking up the breakfast deli at about 10:30.  One day they just gave it to me.  If you have not tried the breakfast deli at SK Harter House, it is a must stop when fishing there.  I think you can get it as early as 7 but I usually grab it after the early morning bite.

Good luck and give everyone space on the lake

[Guest]

it is a different world than what we grew up in.

questioning the 50 ft. depth though.  did you happen to take a look at the o2 chart another member posted.  seems to be very little o2 below 30 to 35 ft. below 30 ft. there is 1 ppm or less of dissolved o2.  a bass at the 50 ft. depth would doing good to just sit still and live.

anywho, you were having a dang good time other than putting up with the yahoos pulling in on you.  without seeing the boat and person operating it, the description sounds familiar with a jasper that did the same thing to me.  here is where braid does come in handy.  it just took the second time for me to cast over his line hang it and break his line off that he finally go the memo to move on.

bo

[Bill Babler]

Bo they were coming up from as far as 70’. There were also shad down that far at Twin Rivers. Lots of shad from the surface clear down   There is a big break at the first bend up the Kings. There were huge schools of shad from 40’ to the bottom at that 70’ range. Don’t know about the O2 and I don’t think the fish did either

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Bill Babler said:

Bo they were coming up from as far as 70’. There were also shad down that far at Twin Rivers. Lots of shad from the surface clear down   There is a big break at the first bend up the Kings. There were huge schools of shad from 40’ to the bottom at that 70’ range. Don’t know about the O2 and I don’t think the fish did either

could have something to do with the amount of water that has came down the kings this summer.

bo

[fozzype]

Probably more to do with the oxygen reading was July 30th at the Dam.