Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Table Rock 11/14/05:

Kimberling City Area: There is still a good deep bite in the Kimberling City area; drop shot rigs, spoons and grubs are all producing fish on deep roll offs and bluff ends, find the shad and you will find the fish. Eakins’ jigs in brown / purple flash or PBJ with a green pumpkin Eakins’ craw will still catch a few around docks, you will need to spend some time finding where they are holding on the dock and if they are suspended or not, but they are there.

James River: On windy mornings and evening s look for fish to be holding tight to cedar trees on chunk rock banks, throw a Jewel Lavender Shad spinnerbait through the limbs of the tree and kill it when ever you make contact with a limb. Most of your strikes will come as the bait is falling. When you find shad in the backs of creeks and pocks a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 or BDS 3 will produce a few fish wherever there is cover for them to hold tight to.

White River: From The mouth of the James to Campbell point your best be is still a deep bite, look for schools of shad holding on deep roll offs and points, then use your electronics to find the fish. Many times you will only see one of two fish holding tight to the bottom, you will need to “work” those fish until one will bite. Once you get one to bite the bottom will usually explode with a few more fish that were holding tight to it.

Dam Area: Main lake hum[s, roll offs and saddles are all producing some nice fish from 35’ – 65’ deep on spoons, drop shot worms and grubs. Just like in any other deep pattern you will need to find the bait to be successful. In addition there are some big small mouth being caught on Jewel 5/8 oz. football jigs in PB&J with a 5” cinnamon / purple / jelly jig trailer, main lake transition points and bluff ends have been the most productive areas.