Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO Fishing Report
Capt. Eric Prey
November 27, 2010
Table Rock - Freshwater Fishing Report
Lake - Table Rock
11/27/10:
Kimberling City Area: The massive cold front that past through the area this past week has lowered water temps into the mid to upper fifties. The cooler temperatures and influx of rain water has caused shad to migrate toward the back of larger creeks throughout the lake. Chompers McCutchen spinnerbaits and wiggle wart continue to be productive options; look for channel swing bank and steep chunk rock banks with isolated cover to be the best locations. Jewel football and Eakins jigs fished around large community and commercial docks has been a great pattern on sunny days, look for large docks on points to be the most productive.
James River: The cooler temperatures have turned the James River on; fish have moved shallow following bait fish into creek arms and shallow coves throughout the river. Chompers spinnerbaits have been the best option around shallow wood and rock cover, cast beyond the cover and retrieve it to the cover and pause the bait for a second next to the cover to draw strikes. The dock bite has been strong up the James river as well; pitch Jewel Eakins or Football jigs into open stalls on larger docks on points throughout the river.
White River: The White River continues to be a diverse and productive end of the lake; fish can be found as shallow as two feet and as deep as sixty feet. Shallow largemouth can be caught on Chompers McCutchen spinnerbaits and wiggle warts, look for rocky points and banks and points to be the most productive. Gravel points are producing smallmouth with Jewel spider jigs and Squirrel heads, look for fish to be five to ten feet deep on flat gravel and mixed gravel and rock points. Finally, deep trees in the guts of large creeks are holding schools of spotted bass; target these fish with three quarter ounce War Eagle spoons.
Dam Area: The cooler temperatures have turned the deep bite on in the dam area; schools of shad have moved to guts of creeks and large schools of spotted bass have followed. War Eagle spoons are the best option for these fish; use your electronics to find fish holding in deep trees, drop spoons to the top of the tree to draw strikes. Once a single fish is caught the rest of the school will become active and the action can continue for several minutes. Smallmouth are still holding on shallow gravel points and can be caught with Chompers tubes or Jewel Squirrel heads with finesse worms.
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