Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Table Rock 11/08/04 :

Kimberling City Area: The warmer weather has got both the fish and the fisherman confused, just when the water and air temperature were starting to feel like fall we get a few days in the 70's. Anyway the most consistent bite is an Eakins Jig in PB&J or Brown / Purple Flash with a green pumpkin Eakins' Craw as a trailer fished around boat docks and in brush. Concentrate on docks on steeper rocky banks as opposed to pea gravel.

James River: The fish seem to be waiting for the water to cool and stay cool before they move up like around Kimberling City. Fish shallow on either a Jewel spinnerbait or wiggle wart on windy points. Fish docks on steeper rocky banks and channel swings with an Eakins' jig in Missouri Craw with either an Eakins' craw trailer or Zoom Fat Albert twin tail in green pumpkin. Don't neglect the back side of the dock and the walk way area it can hold the biggest fish this time of year.

White River: If you have some wind you can catch fish on flats and shallow rocky points with a Jewel Lavender Shad spinnerbait or a wiggle wart. Fish tight to any wood cover to be successful. If the wind isn't blowing fish docks with an Eakins' jig in PB&J with a green pumpkin Eakins' craw or fish the same bait on bluff ends and deep channel swing banks.

Dam Area: Just like the rest of the lake wind is the key for fishing any fast moving bait, even just a little wind will make a huge difference on where the shad and fish will be, when the wind is blowing throw a white or silver shad Jewel Rush Keel Tandem spinnerbait on points and rocky flats from 1' to 6' deep. If the wind isn't blowing drag a Jewel 5/16oz. spider jig in Brown / Purple Flash with a green pumpkin twin tail grub trailer on rocky secondary points from 8' to 20' deep.