Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO 5/31 Fishing Report
Capt. Eric Prey
May 31, 2010
Table Rock - Freshwater Fishing Report
Kimberling City Area: With water levels falling and temperatures rising the majorities of fish have moved off the bank and are holding on points throughout the lake. Jewel five eighth ounce football jigs with J Tail trailers, Carolina rigged lizards or brush hogs and deep crankbaits are all producing quantity and quality on main lake gravel and mixed gravel points. Look for points that have a deep roll off on one side to be more productive, any brush or other cover on a point will concentrate fish and needs to worked thoroughly. Early and late there is still a good topwater bite on a Sammy, Spook or Red Fin in and around deeper trees on bluff ends or deeper points.
James River: The water has cleared quite a bit in the past week and the fishing has really turned on up the James. Sammys, Spooks and Red Fins are all working early and late from the mid James to the confluence with the White, look surfacing fish on points and bluff ends during low light conditions. As the day wears on Jewel Football jigs and Carolina rigged lizards are effective on gravel roll offs from fifteen to twenty five feet deep. Further up the river the summer flipping bite has taken off with numbers and quality fish in flooded bushes and laydowns from Cape Fair to Asher Cain.
White River: The White River has been very productive over the past week; white bass have been surfacing in huge schools on gravel points from Baxter to Shell Knob and can be caught on small poppers and spoons. Bass can be caught in these same locations on Jewel Football, Spider Jigs and Carolina rigged brush hogs from twenty to thirty feet deep on the roll off side. Much like the rest of the lake there is a good topwater bite early and late with walking baits like a Spook or Sammy. Look for areas with standing timber over twenty feet deep or greater. There is a drop shot bite developing in deeper trees through out the main lake, Robo Worms and Chompers drop shot worms are producing nice spotted bass from tree tops twenty five to thirty five feet deep over as much as one hundred feet deep.
Dam Area: Large schools of white bass can be found throughout the lower end of the lake surfacing and chasing shad in the early morning hours, pop r's and baby spooks thrown into the schools of shad will produce vicious strikes. As the sun comes up these same fish can be caught by casting half ounce spoons and retrieving them through the shad. Jewel football jigs and Carolina rigged lizards or french fries will produce smallmouth and spotted bass on gravel points from eighteen to twenty five feet deep. Up Long Creek there is still a very good flipping bite on Chompers Ultra Tubes and Eakins Jigs in flooded brush and laydowns.
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