Looking for help/guide in June

[brosborough]

Never fished this lake before.  We have rented a house on the lake June 19-26. I would like to bing my boat and fish some.  Couple questions:

1.  I’d like to drive up there maybe a day or two before the 19th and go fishing with someone.  Even if that is hire a guide.  Fish for the day and run gps everything for the week.  Don’t worry.  Not going to sell your hot spots on eBay, I’d just like to have some places mapped out to catch fish that week.  
 

2. Not real picky what we fish for but I’d like to know up front so I pack the right gear.  Spider rigging for crappy is great?  Striper fishing at this time of year is it.  Nope, it’s all walleye.  Sorry, we bass fish then and you’ll be in some good holes.  Just like to find fish easy and stay on them for a week. Even if it’s breaking white bass etc.  

3.  Will it depend on where I am at on the lake?  If so I’ll find out what marina is near this house so you locals can help guide me to whoever I need that could help me out. 
 

Thanks in advance.  While I’m definitely going to explore a little bit being on new water and just graph graph graph I really want to be able to take a couple days and catch fish at a few designated spots.  Just don’t know who to call. 
 

Brian

[willyfish]

June 19-26, good luck 

[crazy4fishin]

Give the pages on this forum a good read - you will find a ton of information especially when you know where you are going to be. 

Right now the guys are catching a few walleye, but the main game here is Bass....depending on what the water level turns out to be by that time wiggle warts, swim baits and of course the A-Rig if you want to throw that. 

Bill Babler here on the forum is a great guide along with Buster Loving, I have fished with both and have never been disappointed. That would be a good way to get started if you are going to be here for a week...it makes things so much easier. 

Best of luck and enjoy!

C4F

[rps]

Pinned at the top of the Table Rock Lake Topic are sections of map. Bill Babler has marked locations on those maps. That which he has marked should be considered community holes. Still they are useful. If you have time, graph several that are marked and then find similar areas on your own.

Mid June to late June is near the end of the great early morning topwater action. Leave the ramp when you can barely see. Watch for shad busts on long flat points. Do not be afraid to put your boat over deep water if that is where the shad are.

Once the sun hits the water, I would switch to dragging a nightcrawler harness at 1.5 mph in the 12 to 25 FOW range. The same flats where shad get busted will have walleye. As a bonus, you will catch bass as well.

Have a great time!

BTW Crazy's recommendation is solid.

[techo]

I third the Bill Babler option.  Table rock is a different beast.  He showed me what to look for in regard to transition banks etc.  I would recommend booking a half day with him.

[Quillback]

Another recommendation for Mr. Babler, not only can he show you the ropes, but he's just a good guy to go fishing with.  Knows the lake as well as anyone.

[Terrierman]

Took two grandsons fishing with Bill Babler maybe four or five years ago.  We all still talk about it.  He's just a great fisherman, guide and fun person to be around.  

[TRRANGER]

I would recommend the hiring a guide due to the Rock being a fickle beast. You can fish almost any way you like.  It depends on if your just interested in catching numbers or quality. A guide can help you with that,  I have never fished with Mr Babler but he has a stellar reputation and regularly almost daily posts detailed reports that are spot on. 

[Bill Babler]

After reading and studying his post there is simply no way myself or any other TR Guide could meet those expectations that time of year, or would really want to take on a challenge like that

My recommendations are like that above,  follow the forum for current reports but perhaps better, change locations and spenda great week at Lilleys catching limits of rainbows every day

Good Luck

[liphunter]

35 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

After reading and studying his post there is simply no way myself or any other TR Guide could meet those expectations that time of year, or would really want to take on a challenge like that

My recommendations are like that above,  follow the forum for current reports but perhaps better, change locations and spenda great week at Lilleys catching limits of rainbows every day

Good Luck

Bill , I was wondering if TR is the only lake you Bass guide on?