Table Rock Lake/Shell Knob

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

I am thinking of making a fall trip down south for some fishing. I have fished Table Rock several times, usually in the spring. Can anyone offer any thoughts as to the best time between now and Nov. 1st to hit the lake? I will be looking for bass and crappies and I don't travel with a fillet knife!!

Thanks in advance.

[tfsh4bass]

The closer to Nov the better in my opinion because the cooler the water the better the shallow bite will be. Around the end of Oct there is usually a crankbait or spinnerbait bite along with some top water action. Shallow flats, back 1/3 of creeks, or main lake bays usually work for me...just look for the shad. Also, a great time to catch a big smallmouth on Table Rock as last year I had 3 over 5lbs in Oct and 1 over 6lbs in Nov. I prefer to fish around the highway 13 area to the dam because you have a good shot to catch any of the bass species. I don't fish for crappie much but I am sure they will be around the shad in the cedar trees or brush piles around docks. I will be fishing a few times a week so just shoot me an email before you come down and I will try to help.