Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO Fishing Report
Capt. Eric Prey
July 28, 2010
Table Rock - Freshwater Fishing Report
Lake - Table Rock
7/25/10:
Kimberling City Area: The deep bite has become more dominate over the past week, a couple of patterns are emerging as top choices; drop shotting tree tops and gravel roll offs has been productive as has spooning deep docks. Chompers or ROBO drop shot worms worked around tree tops from twenty five to fifty feet deep have been producing numbers and quality, look for isolated trees on points and on the edges of channels. These same baits are working on roll off edges of gravel points and flats, fish will be holding tight to the bottom in twenty five to thirty five feet deep and will show them selves when bait fish are present. Finally deeper docks are producing better quality fish on three quarter ounce white spoons, use heavy line and a stout rod, make pitches to shade and allow the spoon to fall to the bottom paying close attention as it falls.
James River: Summer patterns continue to dominate up the river; deep crankbaits, Jewel Football jigs and Carolina rigs are still your best bet. Look for gravel roll off points and channel swing banks to be the most productive, make multiple casts and retrieves with a DD 22 or DT 20 crankbait over the roll off looking for cover and fish, when a fish is caught pay close attention to the angle of retrieve and location as fish will be schooled up. Jewel football jigs in brown purple flash or black blue flash or Carolina rigged brush hogs have been productive in these same areas, work the area thoroughly with the bait paying close attention to any rock or wood cover.
White River: The White River remains the most diverse arm of the lake; a solid deep tree bite is available from Baxter to Shell Knob, Jewel Football jigs, Carolina rigged lizards and deep crankbaits have been effective from Shell Knob to Eagle Rock and a shallow crankbait bite and flipping bite has formed up the Kings River. The deep bite and football jig pattern is similar to the mid lake and James River; look for the same structure and cover to be effective. The shallow crankbait bite up the Kings is most productive around laydowns and other shallow cover; work the bait at multiple angles through and around the cover to be effective.
Dam Area: The deep bite is still dominate on the lower end of the lake; much like the mid lake area look for isolated deep tree tops, gravel roll offs with shad present and deep docks are producing fish. Chompers and ROBO drop shot worms have been the best baits, watch for fish to be moving in and around tree tops with your electronics and present the bait directly in front of them. The spoon bite around docks has been very effective on larger fish on the lower end, look for large community and commercial docks and work a three quarter ounce white spoon in shady areas of the dock.
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