Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Table Rock 05/z/06:

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Table Rock Guide Service Fishing Report
Lake Level: 910.2
Normal Pool: 915.00'
Water Temp: 67-70 degrees

White River Area The bass are starting to go on early summer patterns. Use a 4" smoke with black flake or pumpkin colored grubs on main lake and secondary flat gravel points. Split shot rigs with green pumpkin fish doctor or centipedes in 5-15 feet deep on gravel points, main lake and secondary are also working very good for bass. For early morning top water bite use a Cordell Red Fin or Zara spook on pole timbered points, back in the creeks and on main lake points. Throw a 1/2 oz. Jewell football head jigs in 16-22 feet deep on main lake points near spawning pockets in the afternoon on sunny days.

Mid Lake-Kimberling City Area Most of the bass have spawned and starting to go somewhat deeper, but the fishing is good. Use a 4" smoke with black flake or pumpkin colored grubs on main lake and secondary flat gravel points. Split shot rigs with green pumpkin fish doctor or centipedes in 5-15 feet deep on gravel points, main lake and secondary are also working very good for bass. For early morning top water bite use a Cordell Red Fin or Zara spook on pole timbered points, back in the creeks and on main lake. Also try throwing a 1/2 oz. Jewell football head jigs in 16-22 feet deep on main lake points near spawning pockets in the afternoon on sunny days.

Lower End-Dam Area Small mouth fishing is good. Most of the bass have spawned are feeding on a 4" smoke with black flake or pumpkin colored grubs on main lake and secondary flat gravel points. Split shot rigs with green pumpkin fish doctor or centipedes in 5-15 feet deep on gravel points, main lake and secondary are also working very good for bass. For early morning top water bite use a Cordell Red Fin or Zara spook on pole timbered points, back in the creeks and on main lake. Throw a 1/2 oz. Jewell football head jigs in 16-22 feet deep on main lake points near spawning pockets in the afternoon on sunny days.

Upper End-James River Try a 4" smoke with black flake or pumpkin colored grubs on main lake and secondary flat gravel points. Split shot rigs with green pumpkin fish doctor or centipedes in 5-15 feet deep on gravel points, main lake and secondary are also working very good for bass. Early morning top water, Cordell Red Fin or Zara spook on pole timbered points, back in the creeks and on main lake. In the afternoons on sunny days, go to Carolina rigged brush hog or lizard, 10-20 feet deep in watermelon red with chartreuse tail.

Crappie fishing is excellent in the Kings River, James River on channel banks around pole timber and in creeks around standing timber 5-10 feet deep chartreuse and white crappie jigs, 1/16 and 1/8 oz jigs and on minnows.
In the Long Creek area, crappie are being caught on channel banks around pole timber 5-15 feet deep and in the afternoons after the water warms they can be caught in gravel pockets and on gravel points 5-8 feet deep with chartreuse and white crappie tubes and crappie jigs or minnows.

Bill Beck
Table Rock Guide Service
19 Schooner Creek Rd.
Kimberling City, MO 65686
www.tablerockguideservice.com
417-739-3066