Social distancing and shallow fishing at Holiday Hideaway 3-23 through 3-25

[Falcon215]

Spent a few days with our good friends Rose and Dave at Holiday Hideaway in the Aunts Creek area this week.  This is the first time I have ever been on Table Rock in the spring (been there a couple times for fall derbies), and I definitely like the spring better there 😄.  Dodged rain storms and found some good fish shallow in the backs of pockets every day that we fished.  Almost everyone we saw was fishing secondaries and main lake points with A rigs, I hate that bait and I am more of a dirty water shallow guy when I can be so I idled past them and went to the run ins in the backs.  I could pick one or two off or at least see them make a run at the bait in every pocket. Baits of choice were jerkbait, spinner bait, swim jig, and a swim bait.  Didn’t get many fish pics but only had 1 short all week and probably a 3 pound average.  Saw several big ones (5-6 lbs) that were too smart to eat I guess.  Water temps ranged from 47 to 51, and did run into a small Shad kill in a pocket  a little ways up the James one evening and couldn’t buy a bite there.  If you are wanting to get out and/or away, they have openings!! 

[Quillback]

Looks like great times!   Love that pic of the boy with that long rod.

[Falcon215]

He wanted to bring his catfishing pole, then he found a bunch of night crawlers after an afternoon rainstorm and we just had to go.  Fished from the dock with no luck, but he had a blast chumming up the fish with the remaining worms.

[Champ188]

3/23 to 3/25 … Is this the fishing version of Back to the Future? 😁

[Bassmeister]

1 hour ago, Champ188 said:

3/23 to 3/25 … Is this the fishing version of Back to the Future? 😁

That’s the kind of fishing report I like! If only I could get lottery numbers announced in advance as well

[Falcon215]

Hahaha, I was on the wrong week on the calendar.  How about 3/16 to 3/18.  I am pretty sure those lay downs that held fish would no longer be considered “shallow” fishing by tomorrow with the lake rising like it has.

[Quillback]

3 hours ago, Champ188 said:

3/23 to 3/25 … Is this the fishing version of Back to the Future? 😁

You spent too much time in your life as an editor.  You notice stuff like that.  I didn't even notice the date snafu until you brought it up.  😄

[dtrs5kprs]

The pedantics are among us.

 

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[Champ188]

7 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

The pedantics are among us.

 

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You better believe it, buddy. BTW, have I ever pointed out that you cook your steaks wrong? And you fish too slow, too. 😁

[magicwormman]

8 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

The pedantics are among us.

 

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Quit using these big words! Most of us live in the Ozarks!