Special Note: As of Mar. 1 new regulations go into effect that impact on fishing Lake Taneycomo. A Trout Permit is required in addtion to a Fishing Permit to fish upper Lake Taneycomo between the Highway 65 Bridge and Table Rock Dam, the daily limit for trout has been reduced to four, and the total possession limit has been reduced to eight. See the article entitled “New
Editors General Comments: Mar. 21 1210 Two Generators on, Taneycomo is at 707.40 and Table Rock is 912.90. On the 19th they turned one on at 0630 and kept it on all day. Mar 19 0530 Zero Generators on, Taneycomo is at 701.5 and Tablr Rock is 913.0 Mar.16 0545-. Three Generator on, Taneycomo is at 707.4 and Table Rock is 913.4. Mar. 15 1610 One Generator on, Taneycomo is at 702.3 and Table Rock is 913.5. The water was off most of the day on the 14th and 15th. Very little affects the fishing on LakeTaneycomo like the generation of power at the Table Rock Dam. Call 417-336-5083 for up to the moment information on generation and lake levels or click here.
Trophy Trout Area: Special Regulations apply to the Trophy Trout Area running from Table Rock Dam to the mouth of Fall Creek. Click here for an overview of these regulations.
Fly Fishing Only by River Run Outfitters Mar. 23 Needless to say, with the water off, fishing over the weekend was very good. We caught fish on the holographic green crackle back, dark olive soft hackle, and when they stopped hitting the crackle back and soft hackle, went to either an olive or rusty size 18 zebra midge and finished up the day. Also caught some nicer size ones during the day with the orange flashback tan scud. Monday fished a bit slower. Had trips out Monday and they were catching fish on olive zebra in slack water and the size 16 red tungsten bead head midge. Yesterday they were catching fish on the tan (when the sun was out) scud, gray scud (when the sun went in) and red tunghead midge.
Fly Fishing and Spin Fishing By Chartered Waters Guide Service and Fly Shop – March 21th – Lloyd, Reid and Mark took a full day trip with us today on what could have been a little better weather wise. The fish didn’t mind as the boys caught a ton of them all day long. Both Lloyd and Reid got very good at Flat Line Casting and on a day with 25mph gusts with occasionally driving rain they made it work great in conditions that couldn’t get much tougher. Not to be outdone, Mark stuck some really nice rainbows with the spinning rig including some 17″ fish. A little over 17″ was the top fish caught and there were several of them. Wine/ginger SG-Bugs in #16 and #18 were very good as were of course that #18 brown G-Bug. A #16 black MK2 Scud was hot and I threw in a #18 rust E-Razorback Scud and that little bug was hitting them hard. I’m going to try that one more….
Gary’s Comments – Mar. 19 Fished for about 30 minutes off my dock using bedtween 1815-1845 using a size 16 Red Bead Head Midge and the 100th ounce River Run Peach Furbug from Gary’s Big Four and a size 18 Olive Midge. Used a spining rod, 6 x Orvis Mirage tippet, and an indicator set at about 2 feet. No luck on Red but caught one on Olive, and three on the Peach Furbug. One generator was on at the time. Mar. 18 – Went out for about 30 minutes between 1230-1300 with lake level at 705.3 drifted down from Lookout Hole. Kept boat in about 4 feet of water with the indicator set at about six feet with a size 12 grey scud and 6 x Orvis Mirage tippet. Caught six and missed about that many. Mar. 14 – Fished for about an hour, 1200-1300, using a size 16 Red Bead Head Midge and the 100th ounce River Run Peach Furbug from Gary’s Big Four. The water was off, choppy, and very low and the sun was bright.. Drifted down the channel side about a cast off the bank. Had the indicator set at about 4.5 feet and used 6x Orvis Mirage tippet. It was kind of strange. Ffor about 35 or 40 minutes they hit the Peach Furbug then stopped. But did they love the Red Midge. Caught and released about eight trout and easily missed that number plus. Doesn’t say too much for my fishing prowness but what a great hour of fun!
Guide Bob Klein: Mar.23 – Bob Klein, of “Bob’s Guide Service” indicates no change froim last report, Fishing is good. Fom Fall Creek to Cooper Creek – inflated nightcrawlers off the bottom and pink jigs under a bobber. From Cooper Creek to Bull Creek fishing is good to excellent using bubblegum and white power eggs or casting cleos or spoons. Lots of small fish being caught and remember the new limit is 4 per day.
Water Off Conditions (not generating power from Table Rock Dam) – Air injected night crawlers or Orange and Chartreuse Power Eggs, with the Chartreuse on shank of hook and the Orange on tip. Fish them off the bottom with no heavier than 4 pound leader, size 8 or smaller hooks, and just enough split shot to cast. Place the shot so that the bait floats 12-18 inches off the bottom. Spin-A-Lures and Little Cleos have been working well.
Water On Conditions – Orange and Chartreuse Power eggs with the Chartreuse on shank of hook and the Orange on tip, white Power Eggs, or inflated night crawlers bounced off the bottom using the standard “Lake Taneycomo Drift Rig.” which is readily available at all Marinas and most resorts on the Lake.
Get Your Lake Taneycomo Questions Answered:Bob, Gary, Brett, and Stan will be monitoring the Outdoor Activities Forum on the Branson.Com Message Board . If you have any fishing questions on LakeTaneycomo just ask.Use the word “Taneycomo” in the Search Function and enter it in all your posts so they’ll show up.
