Fished with Gary down at Hideaway again on 6-7-22

[Steve McBasser]

Gary and I put in at Hideaway on Tuesday at straight up 6am. The air temp was mid 60's and the water temp was upper 70's.  It was another absolutely glorious day to be on Table Rock Lake at sun up. It was dead calm and the reflection of the sky and the bluffs on the water was stunning at times. We went back to our favorite top water point but only picked up a few on a skitter pop. They swirled at my spook a few times but wouldn't commit to it.  Later in the morning when the top water bite fizzled out altogether we started stitching that silly Ned Rig down the old water line again. We caught tons of smallies from the edge of the brush and a handful of them were pretty nice. Most were short but they bit often enough to keep us entertained so we still had a blast.

[Bill Babler]

Nice. You are catching much better fish than I am. 
I’m catching the ones you have in the first few photos, not the ones in the last few photos. 

I just refuse to pick up the little guy, so I guess I’ll continue to struggle till spoon time. 

 

[Steve McBasser]

4 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Nice. You are catching much better fish than I am. 
I’m catching the ones you have in the first few photos, not the ones in the last few photos. 

I just refuse to pick up the little guy, so I guess I’ll continue to struggle till spoon time. 

 

Ha ha..... you're more disciplined than I am Bill. I'm trying to quit throwing it but can't do it.....( Spoon time may come quicker than you think. We saw lots of fish bunching up between 32 and 45 feet.)