John W Kelly

I was there yesterday too. Your son didn't happen to be wearing brown neoprene waders and fishing across from a large rock face around 3:30 when he caught his fish was he? If so, he was one of the few people I saw catch any fish in the afternoon... The water was high and swift. Visibility into the water was 6-10 inches and it felt warmer than usual(?). I fished zone 1 mostly, caught 5 before 11:30 on some midges that I was testing out, then after that the fish disappeared. I overheard quite a bit of grumbling from the lack of a bite throughout the afternoon, then moved to zone 2 around 3:00 and caught 1 more near the hatchery outlet. It was slow fishing and kind of crowded, but a beautiful day!

I have driven a boat (a pontoon) only twice, ever, and that was for a very short distance. Sunday afternoon, my wife and I rented a G3 boat for a couple of hours from Lilleys Landing and had a blast. We went down to Branson Landing and back up to the dam for a couple of long drifts. Caught several on a white marabou, then time was up (Dangit!). Navigating the water, drifting, fishing, and getting the boat back in the slip wasn't any problem. There wasn't much floating debris in the water and it was relatively clear. I did see someone toss an anchor out in the fast current and thought that didn't look to smart... It was great out there catching fish in the free range while drifting past the few anglers who were cramped along the bank .