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. 20 0530 Two Generators on, Taneycomo is at 705.0 and Tablr Rock is 913.0. 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. 13 With the water off, fish have been hitting almost anything you throw into the water. Even with the high water earlier this week, had a couple customers come to the shop reporting a 24 inch Rainbow and a 22 inch Rainbow, and a couple of 20 inch or better fish.. Peach fur bug and olive woolly buggers were the flies on these fish. Tan or gray scuds, midges in rust or olive, and even some dries! Better get out there this weekend! Editors Note: Mar 12- Too late they’re running water again. Stan went out on Mar. 12 on a trip and caught a bunch using a size 12 yellow crackle back and the Miracle Scud, size 14, (Tan Flashback.)
Fly Fishing and Spin Fishing By Chartered Waters Guide Service and Fly Shop – March 16th – I got a call from one of our good friends and fly customers Tim Dunbar yesterday giving us a report from his day of fly fishing down here this last weekend. Tim’s a counter and I can’t remember the last time he and his brother didn’t catch over 100 fish in a fishing day. The count Sunday was 138 and that was taking a couple of hours to experiment with the edges looking to snatch some of those trout sipping midges. He found a few takers but overall not very productive. We talked about that a while and I find the same results with more than 1 unit of water running. Zero to 1 unit of water and you can do some pretty good midge fishing on the edges but more water than that and it’s more casting practice than anything. You’ll get a few, but nothing great. Tim told me of a double they had with an 18″ brown and a rainbow that big or bigger. They were drifting over a nice little hump I’m familiar with and they both hooked up on the front side of that hump at the same time. It’s one of those places where you can drift it but you have to be ready to back your boat out to keep it off the shore when water (and wind) is pushing you the wrong way. He said it was a little crazy with those two big fish on while trying to back out of there but they boated both fish. I think it was black Razorback Scuds they took those on. They said pink and coral Soft Shelled Scuds with a wine/ginger SG – Bug droppers were best early catching half their fish on each then that died down and it was big, black Nitro and Razorback Scuds mid day
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.15 – Bob Klein, of “Bob’s Guide Service” indicates 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.
