Lake - Table Rock 8/2/10: Kimberling City Area: Little changes over the past week, the deep bite is still the dominate pattern in the mid lake area with drop shot rigs fished in deep tree tops and on gravel roll offs and points accounting for most of the fish caught over the last week. Chompers drop shot worms in plum and ROBO worms in red crawler in tree tops at thirty to forty five feet will result in numbers and quality spotted bass. Jewel football jig on gravel points and flats will also produce, use PB&J or green pumpkin / green flash with green pumpkin J tail trailer worked along roll off edges thirty to thirty five feet deep.
James River: Deep crankbaits, football jigs and Carolina rigs are still the dominate patterns up the river, gravel roll off points, and channel swing points on the main river arm have been the most productive. Use a DD 22 or Fat Free shad to work these areas quickly and locate cover or fish, as long as the bite continues on the crankbait keep throwing it. Once the bite slows switch to a Jewel football jig or Carolina rigged lizard and work the cover slowly and methodically. Several quality large mouth have come from deeper brush and rock piles over the past week, look for brush in twenty to twenty five feet and use a ten or twelve inch worm to entice the better fish.
White River: Everything from drop shot rigs to big worms are working in the White River right now. From Baxter to Shell knob the deep tree bite with a drop shot rig has been a great pattern. Further up stream Jewel Football jigs, Carolina rigs and deep crankbaits have been effective on roll offs and flats with isolated cover. In the Kings River the big worm bite has been producing large mouth in brush piles and laydowns; look for deeper cover to be the most productive areas with ten inch ring worms in red bug or blue fleck being the best options.
Dam Area: The lower end continues to be dominated by the deep bite; drop shot rigged Chompers or ROBO worms in deep tree tops continue to produce spotted bass. Look for trees on the main lake or in large creek arms that top out thirty five to forty feet deep to be the most productive areas. Spoons fished around large community and commercial docks are producing as well; work deep shady ends of the docks and allow the bait to fall to the bottom paying attention to your line as the bait falls.
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Lake – Taneycomo 8/2/10
Drift rigs and jigs continue to dominate the bite on Taneycomo, Sculpin, olive and ginger colored jigs fished below an indicator on a fly rod or on light spinning tackle will result in both quality and quantity from above Fall Creek to Cooper Creek. From Short Creek through Branson drift Gulp or Power bait eggs or air injected night crawlers with the current for numbers and the occasional large fish.
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