John W Kelly

Why only brown trout?

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I wondered if it could be low DO too, but I don't know anything about it (yet). There were no signs at all of any large hatches that could have filled them up, and I noticed quite a few were 'sleeping' near the banks. I found this short article interesting. It's a couple of years old, but informative. Not sure if low DO and "great trout fishing" go together though. http://www.branson.com/news/2010/09/08/fall-on-lake-taneycomo-equals-lower-dissolved-oxygen-and-great-trout-fishing/ At 5:00, I think I was the only one out there...didn't see another soul.

Thanks!Fished in it for 7 hours. I thought today would be great...maybe the low water and slow flow made them lethargic (?)

Anyone else go out today (Wednesday)? It seemed to me like the fish were completely dormant. I managed to land 7, had a dozen hookups, and lost 3 at the net, but most of that action came after they started running several units of water around 2 o'clock.

I like that side. Unfortunately, about as soon as I got over there the horn sounded. When the water is up, it's difficult to navigate the bank, and you gotta watch your backcast a lot, but its a good challenge and there are some good spots to fish...if you know where they are (). There's always bugs coming off the water over there too. I got a good pic of one that I'll post a little later.

While I was up in the woods standing behind a tree (no bathrooms on the south side ), I could see a group of guys start gathering around another guy who was landing a fish. It was just below outlet 2. Figured he caught a biggie. A pic from the afternoon:

I was up near the dam across from outlet 1 on the other side (north side?). I only saw a few people throwing spin rods, but dont recall their boat. I only landed a dozen fish, but hooked up a bunch and lost a handful of flies. I was using midges... Overall, it appeared to be a slow day all around. Once the water was shut down, there was practically no current. After the sun came out and the wind died down a little, people started showing up. I counted about 50 at one point.

Water is slower and lower now. The guys fishing from their boats near me were catching fish on every drift. Its been rough for me. Its been windy and the water was pretty swift. Ive landed a handful so far, fishing near the bank and using some of my own fly creations, which is fun. Had a couple snap my tippet like nothing (6x). Time to get back to it!

If you got a boat, might as well bring it up to the dam...started running several units at 8:00am.

Nice! Thank you.

ahh..Great Idea! Thanks Jim!

Thanks Phil. I'll try experimenting with different save options in my software. That may make a difference maybe.

Sounds like you had a great time!

How do I get the full res pic to upload? It is 275kb before upload, but it appears to be reduced to 37kb after upload.

I took this yesterday evening with my cell phone and thought it really envoked a feeling of nostalgia .

I used a size 16 dry fly hook and hot melt glue. (EDIT: also a 1/16 black bead)Here is a comparison pic. The live pupa was originally a more saturated green color, but unfortunately, it is no longer living...

Thanks Phil! I found the Crane worm crawling around underneath the moss, there were a bunch of them, but I found the pupa floating along the surface of the water about a foot from the bank. Probably became disloged when the water rose (?). Came home from work yesterday and made a prototype of it. It needs a little refinement, but I'm looking forward to trying it out .

Over the course of several trips to Taneycomo, I've come across dense patches of green colored Crane Flies that rest on and hover around the large moss covered rocks. I don't know if trout would be too interested in consuming the Fly itself, but they may interested in the larva (worm) and pupa; especially when the water rises and covers the rocks. At some point, I would like to make some flies and try them out near the banks as a fun experiment. Here are some pictures, which I think are the separate stages of the green Crane Fly life cycle. 1. Larva/worm 2. Pupa 3.&4. Emerger 5. Crane Fly

The wind Sunday made fishing a little difficult. There were times that I had to wait a minute or two before casting. Still managed to land 10 over a period of a few hours while wading and casting near the banks. Caught 2 fat pigs 20+" up near the dam. Took almost 10 minutes to land one of them and then I had trouble scooping him up in my 14" net (haha). It had beautiful deep rose red coloration. Missed a whole lot of takes because of the ripples and small indicator I was using. It was a challenge, but fun. It got cloudy and colder after I took the pic...

That was me. I thought that may have been you. I was too afraid to say "HEY! are you that guy on the forum?" ...Here's the pic. He caught it on a P & P.

It was a big white new looking Honda Ridgeline, with Kansas plates. I saw it parked near the bathrooms on Sunday.

Here's a pic of that tan fly. I caught one and put it in my fly box. It gradually turned darker, but it was a light cream color when it came off the water. Sorry it got a little mangled and missing it's head...

I saw that too. Noticed it all through zone 1 Sunday afternoon.