Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Table Rock 04/04/06:

Kimberling City Area: On calm days these same fish will eat a Jewel 5/16 oz. spider jig with a3” Chomper jig trailer. Hold your boat 20’+ feet deep, make a long cast and drag the jig across the bottom, pay close attention to any rocks or wood you come in contact with as they will hold most of the fish. Swimming or Scrubbing a grub continues to be a good technique on windy pea gravel points, flats and pockets as does a shaky head worm on secondary points near spawning pockets.

James River: With the warm rain the spinnerbait bite should be turning on any day now, but right now the wiggle wart bite is still strong up the James River; brown craw, phantom green craw and watermelon are all good colors. Parallel the bank in 6’ – 10’ of water and try to run your crankbait into any piece off wood or other cover on the bank. On calm days a green pumpkin shaky head worm is tough to beat on secondary points.

White River: Jewel football and spider jigs have come on strong over the past week look for the fish to be staging on chunk rock and mixed rock secondary points in the mouths of spawning coves. The fish seemed to be grouped up pretty good so if you catch one or two stay with it because the point will most likely hold several fish. As the water warms this pattern should become better with larger females moving in as well.

Dam Area: The grub bite continues to be strong in the Kimberling City area as well, on windy days 4” smoke or salt and pepper grubs are tough to beat, fish pea gravel points and flats. Much like the rest of the lake several fish are being caught on shaky head finesse or needle worms on secondary points in the mouths of spawning coves. Watermelon, watermelon / red and green pumpkin are the best colors right now.