Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Table Rock 05/21/05:

Kimberling City Area: Still catching fish on pea gravel points and flats 8' - 15' deep with a split shot rigged Chompers drop shot worm or a Jewel 3/16 oz or 5/16 oz. spider jig in brown / purple flash with a Chompers PB&J jig trailer. You can also catch better fish on channel swing chunk rock banks in the major creek arms on an Eakins' 5/16 oz. jig in brown / purple flash or green pumpkin / green flash put a green pumpkin Chompers jigs trailer on either one and fish 6' - 15' deep. Broken rock and transition areas from bluff to chunk rock continue to be the key areas.

James River: Bigger baits on Carolina rigs such as lizards and brush hogs in green pumpkin and watermelon candy are working well on pea gravel points and flats near deep water. In the creek arms an Eakins jig or Jewel 5/8 oz. football jig will work on channel swing transition banks where chunk rock changes over to "head" size rock to bluff, try Missouri craw or brown / purple flash both with a green pumpkin Chompers twin tail jig trailer.

White River: A spilt shot rigged lizard, fish doctor or Chomper grub will all catch several fish from 6' - 15' deep is still your best bet in the White and Kings. Cast toward the point and simply drag it back, the bite has gotten a little softer but it is still pretty good. Better fish are on channel swing banks on the main lake or in major creek arms, use an Eakins or Jewel 5/8 oz. football jig in green pumpkin / green flash with a Chomper 5" green pumpkin jig trailer.

Dam Area: Allot of fish being caught on Chomper single tail 4" grubs right now on windy pea gravel points and flats. Early and late you will see fish moving up and feeding very aggressively, if you start catching a few white bass stay with it there have been some big small mouth mixed in with the whites lately. As the day goes on move out and fish a Jewel 5/16 oz. spider jig in PB&J with a PB&J Chomper twin tail jig trailer on these same points and flats.