2/14/10 Table Rock Fishing Report
Kimberling City Area: The stick bait bite has become more inconsistent over the past week; fish are still being caught on Mega Bass Vision 110’s and SPRO McSticks but the bite is not as predictable as previous weeks. Look for fish to be suspended on main lake and secondary points and bluff ends, isolated timber on these points is a definite bonus. The best bite has been on a single tail grub, fish a 3” or 4” smoke, avocado or green pumpkin grub on a ¼ oz. head in and around timber on points and bluff ends. These fish are suspended from 5’ – 15’ deep over any overall depth. Cast the grub toward the bank and count it down to the desired depth, the bait will fall approximately 2’ per second, then use a moderate retrieve.
James River: The colder water of the James is still producing fish even though it is as much as 4 degrees colder than the main lake. The stick bait bite is a little stronger than the rest of lake up the James; Mega Bass and SPRO stickbaits have been the ticket on isolated wood cover on main lake and secondary points. The colder water means you will have to let the bait sit a while longer than on the lower end between twitches. Toward the back of the back of the bigger creek arms Jewel Eakins jig and craw combos are working very well on channel swing banks.
White River: The White River continues to produce; from Baxter to Shell Knob a good jerkbait and deep bite exists, the grub bite has been good throughout the White, above Shell Knob add an Eakins jig and craw combo to the mix and up the Kings mixed bags of bass and walleye are being caught on stick baits and wiggle warts. For the stick bait bite look for isolated wood cover on main lake and secondary points, the same areas are producing on a 3’ or 4” single tail grub, and channel swing and bluff banks will produce with an Eakins jig combo. The biggest news has been the emergence of walleye making their spawning run up the Kings River; stick baits and wiggle warts are producing fish on channel banks from Viola to the 86 bridge, it appears males are further up river now and females are not far behind.
Dam Area: Two distinct patterns are working on the lower end of the lake. Spoons, drop shot rigs and vertically fished single tail grubs have all been effective in and around deep channel trees in the major creek arms. Look for birds to indicate the location of shad and in turn fish in the channel of creeks. Once the bait is located fish will be close by holding in trees on the channel edge. The second pattern is a suspended grub bite; 3” – 4” single tail grubs on ¼ oz. heads cast beyond isolated trees on bluff ends and steep points, count the bait down to around 10’ and retrieve at a moderate speed by the tree.
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