The weather was ripe for a topwater bite. Take off had overcast, light wind conditions prior to rain that was coming. The top 2 teams both reporting catching their bags early and on whopper ploppers. Notice that big fish were plentiful spoons, worms, whopper ploppers were all … [Read more...]
06/23/24 Truman
The third event of the 2024 Truman division saw 71 teams launch with the hopes of finding their names at the top of the Window World Leaderboard. To do so, anglers had to deal with a rapidly dropping lake, oppressive heat and what had been reported as a stingy bite. By the end … [Read more...]
06/22/24 Pomme
Once again Pomme anglers were faced with a high lake level, but the June event added to the variables 36 teams faced in the form of an extremely high discharge rate, stifling heat, and the ever-present summer recreation boat crowd that was intent in churning the lake into a … [Read more...]
06/02/24 Mark Twain
Fog greeted the 31 teams participating in the second Joe Bass Team trail tournament at Mark Twain Lake, sponsored by 154 Marine. After a brief delay, the teams set out to find the right five bites to put them at the top of the Window World Leader Board. The lake was about 8 feet … [Read more...]
06/02/24 Stockton
39 teams launched from Orleans Trail Resort & Marina with the hopes of a strong day that would find them atop the Window World Leaderboard. Dock talk centered on a stingy bite with a forecasted drop in the release rates combining with a fresh influx of water in the upper … [Read more...]
06/01/24 Table Rock
Given the quality of stringers brought in during the Antique Division on Wednesday, teams took off from Ahoy’s feeling like they would need a strong bag to contend during the third derby in the 2024 Table Rock division. With 37 limits weighed, those feelings were justified! It … [Read more...]
05/29/24 Antique
Jay Oliver & Aaron Hodge take 1st place with their 5 fish limit weighing 19.77lbs. They report fishing top waters and shakey heads in less than 20 feet in the Kimberling City area of the lake. Jacob Wade & Robbie Dodson fished with football jigs and glide baits from … [Read more...]
05/19/24 Truman
The second event of the 2024 Truman division launched with the lake up over 10’ and a strong discharge that provided options for fishing current, flooded brush/grass, or drains on the flats that tend to stack bass up during a drawdown. The 61 teams launching from Shawnee Bend … [Read more...]
05/18/24 Pomme
With a lake level nearly 6 feet high and a strong steady release, the 52 anglers that crossed swords in the second Pomme de Terre division derby had the choice of fishing points/current locales, flooded bushes, or running to the rivers in search of the stringer that would put … [Read more...]
05/05/24 Mark Twain
32 teams made it for the Mark Twain Lake Division opener, sponsored by 154 Marine. Conditions were less than desirable as the lake rose over 10 feet over the last week making much of the lake un-fishable, resulting in the lake fish very small. Dock talk was that the fish were in … [Read more...]
05/05/24 Stockton
The second event of the 2024 Stockton division launched under cool cloudy skies and weighed in under a steady rain. In between, wind, lightning, torrential rain and hail made for a soggy day. Nevertheless, the 40 teams that took off from Orleans Trail Resort & Marina … [Read more...]
05/04/24 Table Rock
After a brief shower just after takeoff, the 63 teams that gathered at Ahoy’s for the second derby in the 2024 Table Rock division found mostly sunny conditions and pleasant temperatures in which to ply their trade. Recent rains brought the lake up prior to the event, but ACOE … [Read more...]