Kim City - June 5 - Shallow bite around flooded shoreline

[Dock-in-it]

I have been fishing a residential pattern with a spinnerbait and catching mostly LM. Looking for manicured lawns with very limited cover. I prefer the lawns near the main lake.

Topwater might work but you will need a slight breeze to push the leaves and saw dust to the bank. I have not spent much time trying topwater.

Thick cover will produce but it seems to be limited to the shad spawn in the first hour of daylight. Residential areas also have numerous small docks and running a SB parallel to the swim decks will produce (but too many are shorts).

I am seeing some fry around thick cover but that has not translated into bites.

The water is fairly stained with the WT around 75-76.

The pictured contraption in the middle of the lake is the old gas dock/store from Port of Kimberling. Not sure if it will be disassemble or used elsewhere. 

 

 

 

 

[Bill Babler]

Your boat probably thinks your lost fishing that close to the bank. 🤣🤣🤣

I know mine gets a little shaky when I get that close. 
 

[Dock-in-it]

I grew up in the Florida panhandle fishing shallow around lots of cover (both in the water and overhead). I really like the challenge/entertainment of making accurate presentations to shallow targets.

The Table Rock floods of 2008 and 2011 really made me explore fishing shallow on this lake.

I prefer catching LM and the current shallow bite is working better than the deep bite. The deep post spawn bite around Kimberling did not unfold very well.

 

[rps]

4 hours ago, Dock-in-it said:

I have been fishing a residential pattern with a spinnerbait and catching mostly LM. Looking for manicured lawns with very limited cover. I prefer the lawns near the main lake.

Thick cover will produce but it seems to be limited to the shad spawn in the first hour of daylight. Residential areas also have numerous small docks and running a SB parallel to the swim decks will produce (but too many are shorts).

 

I love the picnic table pattern!

[Bill Babler]

Bet they’re on the yard pattern across from Cow Creek. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

5 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

Bet they’re on the yard pattern across from Cow Creek. 

Guys have been out early on our lawn, flooded trees and boat yard.  Nobody has caught anything.   

[Dock-in-it]

Got out for a few hours after the rain stopped and was able to catch a limit of LM.

The one in the picture was waiting for a picnic table to open up.

My rain gauge also showed approx 4" in last 2 days.

 

[Bill Babler]

Friend fished yesterday. Nothing in yards but shaky fish by trees and in front of the old bush line. 

Just haven’t been able to get out.  Maybe Tuesday.