Anglers bunched on leaderboard

When only 9 pounds separates first place from 50th place (1. Mark Davis, 33-1; 50th, Yusuke Miyazaki, 24-11) after two days on Table Rock Lake, you know that anyone fishing...

Davis can’t win it today but he could lose it

Mark Davis the Mount Ida, Arkansas pro just caught 2 more non keepers. He's in search of bigger fish. There's a little breeze gently rippling the water now.    It's unlikely Mark...

Davis catching lots of fish

I'm a big fan of the country song "Sunny and 75." Well, it's sunny and 39 here on Table Rock Lake. But I'm not complaining. The fog has burned off and there's...

Baby, it’s cold outside

As you can see in the accompanying photo, James Overstreet did NOT put the cover on the boat last night. He was thinking the wet boat deck carpet might dry...

Davis starts with a flurry

We had a hard time finding Mark Davis this morning, despite the fact that we talked to him before takeoff. Mark told us exactly where he planned to start the day, and...

Horton whacking ’em

While some guys we've seen today, like Brandon Palaniuk, are catching fish on windy points, at least one angler has found himself a sweet spot out of the wind. And...

Palaniuk has a limit

Brandon Palaniuk pulled up to a point in the James River and caught four fish in 15 minutes. The last one was a 3 1/2-pound spotted bass.   "That'll warm...

Ridin’ the storm out

Thankfully there were a few empty boat stalls in the nearest private dock when the storm hit us on Table Rock Lake.

James River is an attraction

The further we've gone up the James River arm of Table Rock Lake, the more Elite Series pros we've seen. But it's hardly crowded. There's an angler around every other...

Hite has three

It's 9 a.m. and photographer Darren Jacobson and I just saw our first fish-catch. It was Brett Hite's third fish of the day. He's got between 6 and 7 pounds.   The...