I need some help. Looking to take my dad and catch a few fish tomorrow at Lake O' the Pines. What are they biting right now and around where? Would love to get the old man on some fish.

Are you fishing the KYKX tournament next weekend too?

Plan on it if I can get on some fish out there this weekend.

Here is what a local guide posted back on 4-14 about LOTP. Not sure how relevant it still is...

Pines is currently 5.40 ft high, which is a big drop from a few weeks ago when it was over 8 ft high. A lot of the fish have already spawned, but there are a few left on beds on the lower end of the lake that i've been catching. I'm mainly targeting fish that are moving out of the super shallow flooded stuff as the lake has been dropping, and targeting big trees and bushes that are in 3-5 ft. I've been using the same swim jig and also am flipping a green pumpkin and purple smash bug on a 1/4 oz tungstun weight. The biggest key is to keep covering water until you get a few bites, then pick the areas apart. The fish here are moving around a lot so where you catch some one day they might not be there tomorrow.

I will be travelling down from St. Louis on Wednesday and fishing Thur and Fri before the KYKX next weekend. Always a good time...

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