08/15/2026
Went out for a few hours yesterday. Fished the North Fork area on Mark Twain.
The weather was not to bad early till around noon.
The fishing however was a bit more difficult. Got bit right off, within an hour I had 3 large DRUM laying on the deck of the boat. I made a quick move and stuck 2
more. So that didn’t work out. Made another move around the bluffs up river from the Stoutsville boat ramp. I did manage to stick a few short crappie and a few Whitebass.
So I ventured into Otter creek up past the cut through onto a flat , fished some stumps up that way and caught another 5 DRUM. All the while the day was rapidly passing me bye.
So I made a final move into 3 fingers , caught a few more Whitebass . The expectations I hade were rapidly deteriorating, the day was getting shorter and the temperature was rising bye the minute. Discouragement had settled in and as hard headed as I am even I had reached my limit.
I decided to pull the pin and head to the ramp.
So to those of you that are catching fish congratulations. I hope your bite holds up.
Tight lines and best of luck!
Perhaps things will improve soon!!
Thanks Van Thumper jigs!