Phil Lilley

Going through old VHS tapes and digitizing all of them. This is one that took me back... Can't believe how long Fall Creek's dock was... And the bank above Fall Creek - way different back then.

Man what a great song!

You know it!

Pets are truly God's gift to us. I always wondered if Jesus had a dog And I know the Lord delights in His creation and I'm sure that includes dogs... and other pets like CATS. I do like cats. I grew up with one. I still have one of the rescue cats from the last litter. But they aren't the same. When he was young, still a pup, I'd have to keep him in a big pen at night in my son's old bedroom. He'd poop every stinkin' night and have it all over him, the cage and around the cage. In his old age, he lost the ability to control his bowels... so again, we were cleaning up after him on a daily basis. So here's a video, in memory of Jackson and what he did best in his latter life.

Our black lab, Jackson, went to sleep Monday. He was 14 1/2 years old. He suffered from arthritis for the last 6 months but seemed to be happy up to the end. He was the best.... great with people and other dogs, minded well and love to go... in the boat or in the truck. Not sure I can go through another experience with a pet getting old and dying. We're free from having to worry about someone watching the "kid" which will be nice. We will see... but for now our heart aches when we come into the house and he's not there.

If they're not, let me know.

You should see any ads... I have them only "on" for guests. You're a "Fishing Buddy" - they should be off.

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Stinkin' bass... 😂

Looks like fun! So how many people will fill that arena?

Thinking about going tomorrow. Any reports on water condition? Thanks

Yep looks like red Texas soil there...

Thanks for sharing. We will pray for peace and provision for the family.

Great report. Thanks

Lake Taneycomo is open all year! Today is not our opening day for trout season since we are not a trout park. There are four trout parks in Missouri - Roaring River, Bennett Springs, Montauk and Meramac Springs. We do get calls and emails asking about our fishing season, so I wanted to make that clear today. I can honestly say that we have a very good population of rainbows in our lake right now. I think because of the low fishing pressure this winter, plus the extra trout stocked last fall, we're looking at good numbers of at least "stocker-size" trout for this time of year. The last couple of weekends, anglers have been catching and not just fishing. We are in the same drought that most of the Midwest is experiencing. Our lakes are as low as seven feet below power pool, but relief is in sight. Because of mild temperatures and low lake levels, we're not seeing a lot of generation, but again, this might change after this week's expected rain. We will see. Our water temperature is running about 44 degrees, which is normal for March. It does seem to have a little color to it, coming from Table Rock, which is not unusual. That's not a bad thing for fishing. Gin- clear water conditions aren'ts always good for trying to fool a fish into biting. We did see some threadfin shad come through the turbines at Table Rock Dam a few weeks ago during the cold winter blast. Fishing was really, really good for a couple of weeks. Big trout showed up after eating shad for days, hitting anything white thrown at them. This also gave them a growth spurt. Shad coming through our turbines is rare, unlike at Bull Shoals Dam and the White River. Most of the time we only see shad when the flood gates are opened at Table Rock Dam. If the water is running, in the trophy area, especially up close to the dam, trout are still hitting white. Jigs, shad flies and jerk baits are working. Early and late in the day are the best times, but daytime can be good, too. A white jig under a float seems to be best. But as we get further away from the shad run, black, sculpin and olive jigs will work as well or better than white. Drifting scuds, egg flies, San Juan worms and streamers on the bottom is always good. I'd start with a bigger scud (#10's or #12's) --- and if it's slow -- reduce the size to small flies until you find what they will eat. Gray, olive or brown scuds are best. If you know how to use a Provo Rig, go for it. Throw jerk baits early and late in the day -- and at night. Fishing jerk baits is better if the water is running, but don't let that stop you from trying them if it is not. Suspending baits are the best. Five to seven-inch baits in shad colors and rainbow and brown trout colors are best. Night crawlers will be hot with the rains coming in. Well, they're really always hot -- no fish can resist a worm, right? If the water is off, inject a little air into the body of the worm to make it float off the bottom. Use a hypodermic needle or a product called a blow bottle to do this. Use either a #8 or #6 short shank hook and break the night crawler in half. Either hook it in the middle of the worm once or run it up on the hook. Fish four- or two-pound line with a small split shot. If the water is running, use a drift rig or just a hook and split shot and fish it the same way, minus the air. If you're throwing jigs, use two-pound line in most cases and use the jig that matches the water and wind. That means that if the water is running, use a 1/25th or 1/16th ounce jig for less than two units or 7,000 cublc feet per second. If more water is running, use a 3/32nd- or 1/8th-ounce jig and maybe four- pound line. White is always a good color, along with sculpin, olive, black, and the combos of sculpin/ginger and sculpin/burnt orange. Jig and float has been very good lately with little to no generation. Use either a spin or fly rod and tw-pound line, or 6x tippet. The sculpin jig with either a sculpin, brown or orange head has been the best, especially if there's a chop on the surface. Fish it three- to five-feet deep. Fly fishing has been fun! Zebra midges have been hot! Use anywhere from a #14 to a #20 midge, red, black or olive colors with red or copper head. Use 6 x tippet mostly. There's no need to go to 7x with the water having some turbidity in it. Scuds have been almost equally good, using #14 to #18 gray, olive or cream color scuds. If it's sunny, use a gray scud with some flash in the dubbing. Fish gravel flats above or below Fall Creek. If it's windy and there's a chop on the water, throw a crackleback or wooly over the gravel flats or anywhere you see fish midging the surface. View full article

It looks like this is going to go all week meaning it will be gradual rain, soaking rain, and not a gully washer. That would be awesome. It won't add to lake levels though, not much. Looks like up to 5-6 inches. Yes bring it on. The warm temps worry me wore than anything. I'm hoping it turns back to cold or at least cool temps in March and April. This weather is great for my business NOW but a very warm spring spells trouble with water quality later next fall.

OK now the only ppl that see ads are guests - those who have not registered. So far my $$ has not changed with what I've done.

It had to be cracked before I left the dock. I'm not the only person that uses these rods

I have no idea, Milo.

We had over 4,000 guest users on the site. Normally we average about 60ish. Then again on 1/29 at 6 am - 1,800 guest users. And then 7 p.m. - 2,600. They're spikes. Attacks? Hackers? Back further - Jan 13-15, high traffic. Dec 21 - 25th.

I bet I could find something that would tell. I know it shows what members are online.

Have you seen the videos and pics of the fires in Oklahoma? Crazy... I know when I'm hunting out in SW Kansas in those CRP fields with big, dry, thick grass, I'm thinking if this ever caught fire it'd be one hot and fast fire. It's really gusting hard here today. I'm thinking about going out and using the wind to fish a scud across the shallow flats where this wind and waves should be pushing those bugs around... just like someone kicking!!

I really am curious about how ppl look at the site without joining.