Editors General Comments: June 13- The fishing on Lake Taneycomo over the last couple of week can only be described as fabulous! 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. July 11- At 0450 there is zero generators on, Table Rock is at 916.7 and Taneycomo at 701.6.
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 Report by River Run Outfitters (Dam to Fall Creek)- July 8- Family trips out for the holiday weekend. Two boats with a family of four, three generations out on Saturday. The grandsons and their father had their first experience at fly fishing compliments of grandmother who also fly fishes. It was an “awesome” day for all of them. One grandson caught a beautiful 17 inch Brown and they all caught lots of fish. According to a couple of our regular customers who came into the shop, Saturday was also a good day for the dark olive soft hackles. Started with the olive zebra in the morning and finished with the red midge in the afternoon. When the water was still, we did the chironmid wiggle to entice the fish. Another family of two sons and father Monday. Again, a good day with 40 fish to each boat. Lots of water today, but the fish were laying up in their normal high water places. Our one guest caught about 25 fish….all on the red midge
Gary‘s Current Report: July 11- Have fished just about every day for over a week between 0600 and the latest 0845.fishing has been average. Averaging 7 fish per hour boated with about as many strikes and misses per hour.From Lookout Hole down to just above the Fall Creek Bend the 128th ounce White Thread Jig or the Peach Jig, available at River run Outfitters, have been working well. Have caught two nice Browns in the 16-18 inch range and my neighbor Howard Couch caught a nice 19 inch Rainbown.
Gary’s Special Note: It appears that they are finally getting into the summer generation cycle. Generally you can expect the water to come on sometimes between 0800 and 1000 and stay on all day into the hours of darkness when they turn it off. I like to to fish water off conditions. That’s why I am on the water fishing by 0600.
Guide Bob Klein: Bob Klein, the not pretty half of the former owners of Main Street Marina, Bob and Jackie Klein, is still guiding as “Bob’s Guide Service.” On
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, 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.
