fishinwrench

The "National Park Service"... Naw, I say, we just let the city boys have the lower lake for a few months out of the year, and leave well enough alone. Start getting "services" involved and....OHMYGOD !

You can escape the worst of the boat traffic simply by staying away from the lower/mainlake area (Meaning: from the dam to the Hurricane deck and/or Niangua bridge just off the main Osage body). From the bridges,on up...(along with the Gravois arm) still leaves ALOT of lake to fish, and the traffic is "manageable" even during mid-summer weekends. In truth, the midlake area is seldom the best area to fish anyway.

BRANSON, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Table Rock Project Office, in coordination with the Corps of Engineers Little Rock District Operations and Engineering Division, is conducting a periodic underwater inspection and minor preventive maintenance on the upstream side of the Table Rock Dam. This effort is being coordinated with, and providing benefit to, the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Shepherd of the Hills fish hatchery just downstream of the dam. The hatchery is undergoing a major rehabilitation and expansion construction project. To proceed with certain construction activities MDC needs water shut off from the main fishery intake valve, providing an opportunity now to accommodate Army divers to perform maintenance and minor repairs to the main valve grate without impact to dam operations and hydropower generation. This effort is being conducted with the support of the Army's 86th Mighty Beaver Dive Team, from Fort Eustis, Va. A Table Rock official said this maintenance effort is a “win-win” between the Corps and the Army dive team. The Corps is receiving very cost efficient services and the Army dive team is receiving important training as well. The work started Monday and will continue through Thursday. The divers’ equipment and work staging area is set up along the roadway on top of the dam during this time. Although the roadway is not blocked, the Corps asks travelers to slow down to safely pass the divers as they work. For more information, please contact the Table Rock Project Office at 417-334-4101, extension 3048.

There is a fee ramp under the north side of the Hurricane deck bridge. You can also put in at the campground in the backend of Linn cr. for a few bucks (if there's enough water).

Well, Happy (belated) B-day ya'olfart Are you in Smallie mode yet, or still doin' the trout thing? I'm kinda walkin' the line myself but I'm about to fall over the edge....shoot me an email if you are gonna be close to the "N" in the next few weeks. Been too long !

...as well as being cussed and blamed for ruining someone elses days on the water.

I love those easy to tie "two material" workin' flys. The ones you can tie a 2 days supply of in an hour or so. They ain't much to look at, and they do nothing to show off your tying skills...but no doubt they are the fish catchin'est creations around more times than not. You know the ones....CDC&Elk, Trout crack, Mohair leech...ect Can y'all help me think of all the Killer, time tested and proven "Two step flys" ?

Drew, I've been told that it IS in operation still, but it has kind of been forgotten.....by the owners too it seems. I never hear anyone talk about going there anymore....but there ARE some really fat Trout in there. The only time I have ever "seen my backing" while fighting a trout was at Troutdale. The last time I cruised through I couldn't even find anyone to pay, so I left a note with a phone number and went home.....nobody ever called. It really is...or could be...a neat little spring creek.

Geeze Gavin, It would be interesting to know what you do for a living...so we could figure out some of the things YOU "support". If ROLF is the "biggest developer" on the NFOW and the "major pollution contributor"....then that river is QUITE SAFE....at least under the current management. I believe ROLF to be very good stewards of the watershed, all things considered.

It's a good ramp (concrete). You'll have water from 5ft. to 0ft. Not the place for prop outboards. For the most part the Niangua is a "canoe/wading river", it can be floated in a jon just fine but you'll tear stuff up if you try to motor back upstream very far.

Well then, I find it hard to make myself worry about it......I've still yet to see my first one (ZM)......anywhere !

I Wonder if the Muskies find homes in the river above the lake.

In theory you should be able to tie a streamer (especially a hairwing) upside down, and the bouyancy of the wing should ride it point-up. Never tried though. Haven't tried those upside/down dryflys either.

Never been able to put a consistent Walleye pattern together on LO myself, I've caught some dandys including one that pushed 10lbs. but all of my Walleye catches have been random and totally by accident. Honestly though I really don't "know" walleye, never studied them much or fished with anyone that was knowlegable about targeting them. How exactly do you go "Walleye fishing" anyway? I've tried to key in on them when I accidently locate a few...but have never caught more than 3 in a days time. My personal best day (such as it is) was on a 1/8 oz. chart. marabou Roadrunner, I was actually working a big school of deep crappie on main channel structure when all of a sudden I quit getting bit by Crappie and started catching Walleye. I went back three more times that week, and numerous times thereafter but never located them there again. There is a spring run of Walleye that congregate below Truman dam every Feb/March and the fishing can get pretty hot for several days, so I'm told, but I've never timed it right. I think we just need some Yankee's to come show us how to catch'em. MDC did some heavy stocking in the early-mid 90's in the upper Osage area.

Potts nailed it, and here'tis.

Tastes like chicken

Just once I want to take my yellow Lab "Chipper" down there on opening day.....and throw 20 tennis balls in the stream

That's gonna depend.... Best bet is to (loosly) tie the flyline tip to the spool, wind it on, then attach the backing to the rear-end of the flyline. Wind'er up til it is where you want it, then peel it all off on the livingroom floor (or transfer to another spool) .... then put it all back on the "right way".

"skinny", as in: shallow. opps, didn't check "page 2" before responding.....guess you get it now. LOL

I should know better than to even step in this puddle because I've been in lengthly arguments before about this...but. I truly believe that leaving "bobbers" in the truck, and learning to fish without them improved my fishing skills considerably. In most all conditions I think they create more problems than they solve, and I continue to be confused about WHY truly skilled fly anglers continue to use them.

Yep, the Slabs eat jerkbaits here I like the LC Pointer, but for two years running a buddy spanked my butt from the back of the boat with that &#!@*& "Yo-Zuri Crystal minnow"....the Crappie really love it, I think the thin profile seals the deal. Nevertheless I'm sold on that jerkbait when it comes to big Winter Crappie. (Man, we hijacked this thread "ATL style", didn't we?) As the Zebra Mussels begin to clean up the water the jerkbait/Crappie bite will even get better....There, now we're back on track

Mocarp, Not more skill, just "different skill". a TR fisherman is not likely to be very good at shooting jigs into 3 inch spaces between blocks of styrofoam without making a bunch of racket, or sneaking around docks skippin' under cables. And a LO guy is probably gonna suck at deep water drop-shottin' or Doodlin' worms. If I was in the mood to argue though I'd search and compare weigh-in results for the two lakes over the last 10 years...but honestly, who cares? Truth be known, I would move closer to TR if given the chance

The one and only......as far as I know

I almost always use a 9 ft. Umpqua leader but the kink in the butt that develops when the fly is in the hook holder and leader bent around the tip guide (eating lunch, or changing spots) could be eliminated if I shorten up to 7 1/2ft. (with a 8'6" rod) How important do you think 18 inches of leader butt is ? I hate that kink, it effects accuracy, drift angle, and causes strike detection problems (I don't use bobbers/or the more PC term "indicators"). The other "fix" i considered was relocating the hook keeper to the reel seat...or reel, thereby only having to alter the leader 6-8 inches. I just want that leader to stay straight, without kinks or bends that are hard to straighten out...those leader straighteners don't do the trick either, they will smooth out the coils, but not a kink like you get when the leader is bent over the tip guide for 20 minutes.

I use a 8 1/2 for 5wt. most of the time on waters ranging from trout parks to the White river, and it is perfect for fishing #8-#18 flys on 4x-6x. When I go to 7x and sz20 or smaller flys (which is rare for me) I always wish for a 3wt..... until the wind picks up.