Phil Lilley

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I will, oneshot.

Ramp I did. It's hard to find. And it was busy. In that area (Diamond City) I couldn't identify long points vs steep points being my first time over there and I didn't take any maps with me. The lake is 10 feet high so at least for me it was difficult.

No pockets... but I bet my wife could sew one on!

Zero rain here south of Branson

Dang it... Babler went this morning later. Put in at Tucker Hollow and caught 'em. He'll have to post his report... I'm too tick to do it for him :-0!

Won't be able to follow me this summer... unless you're following me to Alaska!

Sold a few shirts and hats yesterday! Thanks!!

Heard Nixa (south of Springfield) has gotten 6 inches of rain in the last 2 hours and the cloud isn't moving. Local flooding. James will be extremely high and Table Rock's level will shoot back up.

Yes

AFter a glowing report by a couple of my guests here on walleye, I drove to Diamond City and put in this am at 6. Tried several points. Broke off one walleye but had nothing but blue gill bites till I had to get back at 8 am. Quick trip but I have laundry duty this morning here at the resort. Big turn over day. Not sure if I was fishing wrong points. Tried from 10 to 30 feet on the bottom. The points I fished were deep points though. First time there... but it was their first time the other day too so... Phillip Stone is catching them over there too. Just have to be dialed in better... I'm not a walleye fisher.

Starting to get a little too personal here... I think taxes was the original topic and it looks like it has run its course. So has this thread. As I think abkeenan says... "move on. nothing here"

We're working on a whole line of OZARKANGLERS STUFF, but right now all we have is hats, shirts and decals. You can order from the online tackle store or call Lilleys' Landing's office at 1-800-284-2196, normal business hours. Click on the items below and be directed to the online store and the items they name. Ozarkanglers Shirts - White Tees, heavy (not the cheap thin kind) with OA logo on the back of the shirt. Short Sleeve - medium, large, X-large and XX-large Long Sleeve - medium, large, X-large and XX-large OA Hats with Ozarkanglers logo embroidered on the front. One size fits all. Comes in white, orange, black, and yellow. OA Decals - Free with any order. One thing about the online store, the shipping can be pretty costly. We don't set the rates for postage- they're set by USPS and/or the program. If you call the office and order, we can ship for less $$$, most of the time.

Stop it!

Thought you were pulling a leg.

ok... beavers. Had to goggle it. http://img.tacklewarehouse.com/new_product/RISB-BWB-1.jpg

Beavers? says the trout fisherman...

Thanks for the PM. Went out and tried it. Drifted the bluff bank well below Sun Valley to Lazy Valley and caught 12 stocker rainbows. They were swarming the lure at times and most of those times they wouldn't take it. Typical. Didn't or couldn't throw out very far or I'd lose track of the TM. Kept it in sight. Disappear and set the hook, just like I fish white or ginger jigs. Have to give it line to get it to sink quick or it'll just float down slowly. Tried white/chart- nothing. Cotton Candy (pink/white) they liked. Can't be much wind or else the surface is too broken to see. I did set the hook on one that I was fishing blind - saw the line go slack. Thanks Travis.

I'm going to try it today. Should be the same as a white jig but sounds like you're having more success than I using the TM. They just put in 15k rainbows so catching should be real good this weekend for everyone.

My guys came back last evening with a glowing report. Put in at Diamond City and fished the points, bottom bouncing a night crawler on a roadrunner. Tried 20-30 feet - nothing. Move in to 10 feet and cleaned up. Didn't mention numbers but said they released a lot of walleye, both keepers and shorts. Caught fish all day yesterday.

704 is just a couple of feet above what it would be if the water is off. That's not much water or current. Below #3 outlet on the big bar- I've seen guys waded out and fishing the lower end where it drops off. There's backwater there. I've gone down to the boat ramp and walked in above it and fished there. 704 isn't a bad level at all. I like it.

Found some Sunday evening in the back of a cove in 10 feet of water. Looked like there were some beds closer to the bank. Caught them on worms. Dam area.

Generation again has been fairly heavy this last week, but today we are seeing a change in the pattern. With Table Rock and Beaver Lakes dropping to "safe" levels, the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers is dialing back the flow to a more desirable rate, at least for most anglers. Today operators ran less than a unit for most of the day and fishing has improved. Taneycomo's water temperature continues to play a part in the trout's activity level. At 45 degrees, rainbows tend to be less aggressive at feeding, it seems. That and the heavy flows of water have made it difficult to get and keep lures and bait in front of trout. But with less rain and slower water this should change everything. The Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery has been busy this week stocking rainbows in the upper lake. One of our guides, Bill Babler, reported the other day that his clients found 15- to 17-inch rainbows between Short and Fall Creek while drifting night crawlers. Babler said Shepherd must have just stocked them because they weren't there in the days before. Normally, rainbows only average 11.5 inches, but every once in a while, they stock larger rainbows. I ventured out several times last week with my kids from out of town (except Greg who lives in Branson). We drifted night crawlers in different areas and caught fish every time we went out -- nothing big, just averaged-sized rainbows, but it was a lot of fun. Hot spots were out in front of the resort, in front of Trout Hollow and from the Riverpointe Ramp to the mouth of Short Creek. We stayed on the shallow/middle of the lake in all three stretches. Above Fall Creek, our guides have been catching a lot of rainbows, drifting a variety of flies on the bottom using either split shots or using a drift rig. Weight differs with the amount of current. Miracle fly in Oregon cheese color, #16 gray scuds, red San Juan worms and a white #10 wooly are catching fish. Jigs have picked up considerably today as the water is much slower. White from the cable to the first island continues to be hot. Brown/orange head and sculpin/ginger has been good worked off the bottom down the middle of the lake to Lookout, then the bluff on down to Fall Creek. Dry fly action should start up pretty soon. There's been rumors of ants and beetles enticing fish up below the dam when the water has been off, but then that's been a few weeks ago. I believe we'll start to see some down water, and then wading below the dam should be very good.

Looks like the Corp has dialed back generation today from the 2-3 units 24/7 they've been running the last week. May be Table Rock is down to a "safe" level or may be they're not running as much because of the work the city is having done on the lake just above our location. Regardless, fishing should be easier, better. We may even see periods of no generation around the corner.

I have a couple of guests who want to head down to Bull Shoals in the next few days and try for some walleye. They are experienced at catching them other places but no bs. I told them they'd have to consider cooler water from taneycomo. Not sure if I'm right. Can some one help? May be another area on bs? Thanks.