May 7th. 2010,  Branson, Missouri Table Rock Lake Fishing report

Table Rock Lake fishing patterns are starting to ease into post spawn.  Of course we still have fish on the beds, and staging fish, but there are lots of fish that have spawned and moved into a post spawn pattern of heavy feeding on Gizzard Shad.

Table Rock Lake Trophy 8 pound Largemouth Bass

Table Rock Lake Fishing Report for the Branson Area, including the Dam to Point 5.

Topwater wake baits or splash baits early, on bluffends or timbered points.  Post Spawn and Pre Spawn LM and K’s are staging and holding in these areas.  Slight wind on the location, will create better hookups than flat water.    Topwater bite is between 5 AM and 8 AM most mornings.  Swimming a Ctail grub on these same locations is also catching fish. Midmorning, swithch to the grub on flatter gravel points and banks for Smallmouth Bass

8 Pound Largemouth and 18" Spotted Bass, Table Rock Lake Missouri

Point 5 to Campbell Point  Same patterns apply with the exception that there is some water in this stetch that you can fish the bottom.  Drag a zoom cenipede in watermellon candy or rig it on a shaky head for some nice K’s.

Table Rock Lake Grand Slam Kentucky Bass, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass

Campbell Point to Holiday Island  Excellent bottom bite with no moss for K’s and nice Smallmouth Bass dragging either a zoom fish dr. in watermellon candy or the cenipede.  also excellent cedar tree bite or bluffend bite for quality Largemouth bass early or on cloudy windy days.

River Arms, James, Longcreek, Kings River,  Jig bit is on as well as the tube and the rig bite.  Top water early off the major gravel flats, and then work the 1/2 oz football jig in the 6 to 20 ft. range in pockets and ledges, along with steeper spawning coves.  Colors include PBJ and Watermellon Candy as well as Green Pumpkin.