Eagle Rock Upper White River. 3-10-21

[Bill Babler]

Launched at ER at 0700 and fished today between the 86 bridge and Holiday Island. Really just fished a single mile long bluff bank for 5 hrs. 

Don't think I went 5 minutes without a bite. Surface temp in that neck of the woods is 45.7, water is clear and with the winds we had today it set up more than perfect for the jerk bait. 

Absolutely nothing big, but 13" to 16" K's one after the other, it was a total blast. Last week I caught a ton of buck LM up the James. The White River Spots would have pinned them in a wrestling match in 15 seconds. The weight and strength of these spotted bass and their pulling power totally put those James River LM to total shame, on really cooler water. 

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Just threw one bait all day, a mega bass plus 2 in TR shad. They hit it pretty close to the bank I'm guessing in under 15' of water. 

Few Buck LM joined the party so I wouldn't miss them. 

I've also joined the Quill Train as I had 7 walleye on the jerker ALL SHORT. 3 were 17 6/8 th. But short is short. 

Man that was fun today. Billy used to love to run up the White this time of year along with another buddy, Ron Vaughn. It very seldom disappoints. Beck got the biggest kick out of catching those fat as pig K's on cold water up the White on that suspending jerker. I can hear them both laughing now

Some also like crawdaddys. 

Good Luck

[Quillback]

Thanks for the report Bill.   Those K's are a blast, I am jealous.  Looking at the water in the background it doesn't look too windy, the wind is literally roaring right now over here in Bella Vista.

[Bill Babler]

Not a problem in the least today with the wind. Didn't see a white cap till I got back down stream to the ER ramp. River fished just perfect. I think they would have hit a RKCrawler too but I was not about to put that mega bass down.

Did not see another boat all day and no rigs at all at either the public ramp or the ER marina ramp. 

[willyfish]

2 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Not a problem in the least today with the wind. Didn't see a white cap till I got back down stream to the ER ramp. River fished just perfect. I think they would have hit a RKCrawler too but I was not about to put that mega bass down.

Did not see another boat all day and no rigs at all at either the public ramp or the ER marina ramp. 

How deep are you getting on that plus 2, line size?

[Bill Babler]

10#  I saw it today on my Live Scope at 16' but you have to remember its weighted. 

Most fish are cruising in under 15' up the White. Most that I caught today were even shallower 

Spoke to a couple of guys right now that are fishing it on 8#

[roy_eros]

Excellent report Bill! Thanks for the info. I haven’t thrown the +1 much with any success. Can’t get the feel of it.  I think I am “over working” it. Are you pausing it a lot right now or steady cadence?  I have confidence in the regular megabass and mcstick but I need to learn the +1.

[Bill Babler]

Every fish I caught was on the pause, including the walleye. I think someone posted in the Cape Fair thread 10 to 15 seconds. I was probably a bit slower at a 30 second pause and then a head turn, just a bump bump. 

There for a while when they were really going I was trying to catch one on every cast so I really let it soak. 

They were biting so good you really couldn't miss them, as they or one of their buddies would come back after a swing and miss

[Smithvillesteve]

Alright! The fish are biting! And now here comes the heavy rains! Thats a bad beat Scott Van Pelt!!

[Bill Babler]

12 minutes ago, Smithvillesteve said:

Alright! The fish are biting! And now here comes the heavy rains! Thats a bad beat Scott Van Pelt!!

I thought the same exact think. Its always a condition, just when you kind of got it dialed in, suddenly you don't. 

[Steve McBasser]

Please Lord.... no floods this year....