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Lake - Table Rock

5/9/10:

Kimberling City Area: It appears the last wave of spawning fish have moved up to shallow pockets over the past week, while there are still a few pre spawn females holding out in deeper water the majority of fish have completed the spawn and fry are beginning to show up around standing timber and dock corners. Most productive patterns to target post spawn fish have been a topwater early and late and a single tail grub, fluke or Jewel Football jig throughout the day. Main lake and secondary points near spawning coves and pockets have been the most productive areas, spooks and red fins are producing vicious strikes during low late, fish can be as shallow as a foot deep to suspending over a hundred feet, watch for surfacing fish. As the sun comes up swim a Chompers four inch single tail grub from the bank to twenty feet deep adjusting the depth of the lure by counting down to different depths until fish are located.  

James River: The top water bite is very good in the James River; spooks, Red Fins and Sammys are all producing quantity and quality early and late and all day on cloudy days. Look for main lake and secondary points near spawning areas to be the most productive. Standing timber on these points makes them even more productive. As the day wears on a Jewel half ounce football jig or Carolina rigged lizard or baby brush hog will produce twelve to twenty feet deep. Above Flat Creek there is a spinnerbait bite developing, look for laydowns and stumps on shallow flats to be holding better quality fish that will strike a spinnerbait worked close to cover.   

White River: The White River continues to produce quality and quantity from the confluence with the James to above Eagle Rock. While some fish are still working their ways to spawning beds the majority has spawned and are suspending and are holding on points and in standing timber near spawning pockets.  Spooks, Sammys and Red Fins have been the best choices early and late, watch for surfacing fish to key you into locations. Once the sun comes up single tail four inch Chompers grubs fished in these same locations will produce numbers and the occasional big fish. Fish will still be suspended so you will need to count the grub down before beginning a retrieve, a quarter ounce head with a four inch grubs fall approximately two feet per second, start with a five count and adjust until you start catching fish. Jewel half ounce football jigs and Carolina rigged french fries have been equally as effective on these points when fished outside of the moss line from fifteen to twenty-five feet deep.

Dam Area: The lower end of the lake can be summed up in four baits; a topwater, a four inch Chompers grub, a fluke and a Jewel Spider jig. During low light conditions a Spook, Red Fin or Sammy will produce strikes from suspended fish around spawning areas, watch for surfacing fish to clue you into fish locations. Once the sun comes up switch to a single tail four inch Chompers grub in salt and pepper or smoke and key on these same locations, work a variety of depths until you start catching fish. There are still several fish in the shallows, look for flat points and pockets and throw a weightless fluke toward the bank, making short jerks or twitches as you work the bait back to the boat. Outside of the moss line a Jewel five – sixteenth spider jig in PB&J or green pumpkin / green flash will be very effective on gravel and mixed gravel / rock banks and points.

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Lake – Taneycomo

5/9/10

Jigs continue to be the best choice on the upper portion of Taneycomo; olive, sculpin and ginger have been the best colors and weights vary depending on current. The more current the better the bite seems to be. Without current try micro jigs below an indicator on steeper banks. Drift rigs with Gulp or Power eggs continue to be effective below Cooper creek through Branson. If all else fails use a half a night crawler on a drift rig in the deeper pools and around the docks in Branson.

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