Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO Fishing Report
Capt. Eric Prey
November 14, 2010
Table Rock - Freshwater Fishing Report
Lake - Table Rock
11/14/10:
Kimberling City Area: Finally things are starting to feel like fall in the Ozarks. Water temperatures have dropped into the low sixties and upper fifties throughout the mid lake area and fish are finally starting to group up and migrate into the larger creek arms. Secondary points with isolated cover have been the deal, look for gravel and gravel / rock transition point to holding most of the fish. Green pumpkin Chompers tubes fished on a quarter ounce head have been the ticket for smallmouth, work the bait slowly along the bottom from five to fifteen feet to be effective. On rockier banks Jewel Squirrel heads with creature baits have been effective taking largemouth from larger rocks and wood cover.
James River: The water temperatures are coolest on the James River, stained water and cool rain run off from late in the week has temps as low as the mid fifties in the upper reaches. Wiggle warts and Bomber crankbaits have been the story on the James, look for chunk rock points and channel banks to be holding fish on the main lake and in the creek arms. Work the bait parallel to the shore in five to ten feet of water to be effective, making contact with cover throughout the retrieve.
White River: Shallow points are the deal on the White River as well; gravel and mixed rock and gravel points are producing mixed bags of smallmouth and largemouth with Chompers tubes and Jewel Pro Spider Jigs. Green pumpkin or PB&J have been the best colors; work either bait along the bottom paying particular attention to any cover the bait comes in contact with. War Eagle and Chompers spinnerbaits are pulling big fish out of isolated cedar trees from Campbell point to Eagle Rock; look for single trees on rocky banks near the mouths of creeks and on secondary points to be the most productive. Burn the bait to the tree and pause for a second allowing the skirt to flair and draw strikes.
Dam Area: The lower end is a smallmouth anglers' dream right now. Early and late schools of brownies move up on shallow gravel flats and will readily take Chompers tubes, Jewel Spider jigs and Squirrel head and worm combos. Fish are very shallow early in the day with quality and quantity coming from as little as three feet deep. While the drop shot bite has been as dead as can be the spoon bite is starting to rear it's head on the lower end. Schools of Kentuckies are beginning to group up below migrating schools of shad in the middle of creek arms. This bite is unreliable right now but a few more nights below freezing and it will turn on in earnest.
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