Quillback Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Fished 2 days in a row, something I usually don't do when fishing Table Rock with the one-hour drive added to the fishing time, it makes for a couple of long days. Yesterday the fishing was pretty good, so with a similar weather forecast I thought today would fish just as well, but it did not. Caught 17 yesterday, with 4 keepers, but just 8 today with only one keeper. A 7/16 oz finesse jig made by the Dutch Manufacturing Company, Republic MO, was my best bait with a few on a 3.3 Keitech and a few on the c-rigged craw. Fish are up shallow, chasing little one inch shad and small craws. I can't catch anything deeper that about 10 feet. Very little top water activity. Even with the frosty mornings the water temp is hanging in there at 71. bobby b., BilletHead, Champ188 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Hey glad you got out. We fished Stockton. It was white capping when we arrived. The caps turned into rollers before the day was over. We caught a bunch of 14-14.5” largemouth and several smallmouth. My coppertruse was the best bait. If we were more than 2’ off the bank we couldn’t get a bite. Champ188 and nomolites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 2 hours ago, Quillback said: Fished 2 days in a row, something I usually don't do when fishing Table Rock with the one-hour drive added to the fishing time, it makes for a couple of long days. Yesterday the fishing was pretty good, so with a similar weather forecast I thought today would fish just as well, but it did not. Caught 17 yesterday, with 4 keepers, but just 8 today with only one keeper. A 7/16 oz finesse jig made by the Dutch Manufacturing Company, Republic MO, was my best bait with a few on a 3.3 Keitech and a few on the c-rigged craw. Fish are up shallow, chasing little one inch shad and small craws. I can't catch anything deeper that about 10 feet. Very little top water activity. Even with the frosty mornings the water temp is hanging in there at 71. Those spots are nice there. Fatties for sure. Quillback 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger160 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Dutch, any advice on driving in rollers? I’d like to try Stockton but the effect of wind worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 10 hours ago, stinger160 said: Dutch, any advice on driving in rollers? I’d like to try Stockton but the effect of wind worries me. Go into them if possible. Go slow. Try to keep from being sideways. I have a 20’ boat and really don’t think much about it anymore. The main thing I would recommend is decide what you want to do then pick then pick the part of the lake that fits your plan, listen to the weather forecast, also check wind finder, pick a ramp nearest the area you want to fish and don’t go if the wind is going to be above 15 mph. Quillback, nomolites, BilletHead and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ188 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 22 minutes ago, Dutch said: ... don’t go if the wind is going to be above 15 mph. I don't go (especially to Beaver) unless the wind is going to be AT LEAST 10-15 mph. But I'm a winder --- spinnerbait, crank bait, etc. I also have a 20-foot boat and I'll either go directly into the rollers or "quarter" across them, driving in a zig-zag line to wherever I'm going. That's only when they get pretty high. Quillback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 37 minutes ago, Champ188 said: I don't go (especially to Beaver) unless the wind is going to be AT LEAST 10-15 mph. But I'm a winder --- spinnerbait, crank bait, etc. I also have a 20-foot boat and I'll either go directly into the rollers or "quarter" across them, driving in a zig-zag line to wherever I'm going. That's only when they get pretty high. I think we are talking about a 16’ aluminum boat here. That is a whole different ballgame. The wind at Stockton can get a two to three mile unimpeded run due to the lay of the land and a 15 mph can get hairy if one doesn’t know the lake and has a small boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 8 hours ago, Champ188 said: I don't go (especially to Beaver) unless the wind is going to be AT LEAST 10-15 mph. But I'm a winder --- spinnerbait, crank bait, etc. I also have a 20-foot boat and I'll either go directly into the rollers or "quarter" across them, driving in a zig-zag line to wherever I'm going. That's only when they get pretty high. A 20 foot boat on Stockton just isn't enough when the wind is moving right. That lake can get you into trouble in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 26 minutes ago, Flysmallie said: A 20 foot boat on Stockton just isn't enough when the wind is moving right. That lake can get you into trouble in a hurry. You bet. When I did a lot of white bass fishing. I’ve been in some with my old Champion 206 that made my draw string pucker. But if one is diligent and pays attention to the weather it can be a great place to go. nomolites and Quillback 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger160 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Thanks for the comments. I just bought a 17.5 ft deep V by Lund. I’ll stick with picking a close spot and watch the wind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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