Phil Lilley

This is Phil Lilley with the Lake Taneycomo fishing report. Trout fishing has picked up dramatically this week with the Shepherd of the Hills stocking several thousand rainbows this week in the Branson Landing to Cooper Creek area. According to hatchery manager, Clint Hale, his rainbows has been averaging 11.1 inches long which is above average for our lake. Water temperature is 47 when the water is running from Table Rock but it warms up quickly in our hot sun. Today the water in from of our resort was 59 degrees before they started running water about 6 p.m. Generation the last few days has been different almost every day. The SWA schedule has NOT been correct so it's anyone's guess what they'll do with the water, especially in the afternoon/evening. Mornings--they've been leaving the water off and it's been off by 10 p.m. each night. Two of our guides called in fishing reports within the last 24 hours and both have said trout fishing has been very good on a numbers of different baits, flies and lures. Steve Dicky said in his REPORT that he's been fishing both morning and evenings and catching fish on #18 copper dun and black Zebra Midges as well as weighted gray #18 scuds when the water is not running and worms, orange Gulp eggs and Trout Magnets when the water is running. Best area to drift and bait fish is from the Cooper Creek flat down through the Landing and the best area to fish fish in around the Narrows down to Fall Creek. Kris Nelson says in his REPORT that micro jigs in any colors was his go-to lure yesterday, keeping it on the bottom as close as possible. Fly fishing was slower today because of a bright sun and no wind but he caught them on Zebra Midges ruby, rust, black and copper colors probably #16 or #18. When fly fishing, best to use fluorocarbon 6x or 7x and if you're using monofilament, definitely use 7x. Our water is very clear. If there's no wind, our trout will look any fly over twice before taking it. Line size makes a difference. I've been driving to the dam this week and wet wading, fly fishing during the day. If there's a chop, no problem catching fish. If the surface is slick, it's a challenge. Best to seek out some current. I waded in above the MDC boat ramp a couple of times late morning and did fair, catching a few rainbows on small midges. Again, 7x is a must. This morning I broke off 2 trout on the hook set and landed only 3 rainbows in a couple of hours of fishing. Don't get me wrong--I love a challenge and I love sight fishing. In other words, I don't mind not catching very many fish if I'm seeing fish and they're responding to my presentation occasionally. Midges that were working the best were #22 and #24 black or gray thread midges, #24 olive WD40, #18 Trout Crack and a #20 black/cooper Zebra Midge. I was fishing in 3 feet of water or less, setting my fly 3 feet under the foam indicator. Trout were picking it up and running, thus a quick hook set meant a break off if not careful. Fished in the Rebar area yesterday and did fair. Trout appeared to be feeding on something subsurface but I couldn't duplicate it. I caught a few on a #18 dark Trout Crack. Lincoln, who was fishing the faster water at the end of the chute, was picking them up by casting over to the south side of the stream, into the dead pockets with a #18 black Zebra Midge and mending his line so the rig would stay in the pocket long enough for the fly to get down to the fish. Others were catching trout below their feet in the fast water... I won't elaborate. Today, I fished the heart of the afternoon, boating above Fall Creek and stopped short of the Narrows. Bright sun, intermittent wind. Using spin cast, I tied on 5 feet of Vanish 2-pound tippet to the end of my 4-pound line, slid a carrot float up the line then tied on a 1/125th-ounce brown/orange head marabou jig, setting the float at 5 feet deep. Catching was good! Even with a slick surface, those rainbows were sucking on our jigs and we caught quite a few rainbows in the 3 hours we were out. We stayed between the end of the Narrows and the boat ramp above Fall Creek. Best for last...

Sunday's not good for me... I play basketball on Monday mornings at 6 am. I'm too old to pull an all-nighter. Am thinking about going tonight though.

Video went viral... 1.6 million views.

When I posted this it only had 1215 views. It's over 416,000 now. Glad they put an ad on it... make some bucks. Pretty cool.

They looked like darters, about 1 to 1.5 inch long minnows, at Lookout today. Thousands of them moving up on flooded gravel and grass on the island as the water rose from generation. Linc pointed them out to me. I tried to get a picture of them but it came out blurry. What I did see was a dark line on one side. I've never seen this many in the upper lake before. Our trout have to key in on them for food--they'd be easy to ambush or move through when they're schooling. I'll try to take a net with me next time and catch one. See what they are for sure.

They keep shutting the power off here at the resort to cut the generators on and it kicks the computer off. I'll reboot and it should work. pl

A group of conservationists have banded together in the last 18 months in hopes of fixing that issue. At the direction of legends Dave and Emily Whitlock, around 30 volunteers from Trout Unlimited, Federation of Fly Fisherman, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Norfork National Fish Hatchery worked Saturday to restore cutthroat trout populations in the Norfork. http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2012/jul/04/group-introduces-new-trout-norfork/

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The bite on Bull is as hot as the weather!! We had two limits in 3 hours today. 27 FOW. Silver spoons and bouncing crawlers. Dead calm out there where we were fishing, didn't matter. Great boat control, the fish showed up on the graph and BAM! They are ready to eat. Used the cooler today, much better for the fish and cleaning the fish. Drink plenty of water, tea, or whatever. http://colronguide.com/

Haven't done very well on your beetle. They seems to like a smaller profile.

NewsLeader http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-man-drowns-in-bull-shoals-lake-near-forsyth-20120704,0,4421964.story

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I found something yesterday that caught trout pretty readily in what I would consider the worse conditions. May be it was just the hour I fished and it wouldn't work that well other times... but it makes sense from what I was seeing--the activity and movement of the trout. Worse conditions: Bright sun, very clear, shallow water and no wind but there was a slight current. I could see the trout and they could see me. Water on the flat I was fishing was 2-3 feet deep. Moss covered, bedrock bottom with little gravel. Some of the rainbows were cruising in packs of 2's and 3's and some were stationary. All were moving and feeding under the surface and in the film. I visited with Brad Wright this morning and he thought they were feeding on midge pupa, olive or yellow and size #30. I've pumped the stomachs of rainbows feeding in this manner in the past and found exactly this pattern in large numbers. Yesterday, after catching a few rainbows on dries (black ant and an Adams), I thought I'd try fooling them with something subsurface. Tied on 7x fluorocarbon and a #22 black thread midge and pinched on a white half palsa 24 inches above the fly, no weigh. I made sure the fly would sink before making the first cast. When casting over these spooky fish, I made my cast high over the water and let the line fall softly on the water. Even then, trout would sometime scatter. But with a slight movement in the lake, the rig floated over more rainbows ready to take the fly and run. The strike was fairly obvious--the indicator would move when a fish had taken the midge. I had at least a strike on every drift yesterday and landed 7 rainbows in less than an hour. These are great numbers for tough conditions.

I am spoiled living on the water and a boat in the dock if I want to get out. Most of my trips are only 1-2 hours long though. I'd say 150 days roughly.

I guess 270 people were wondering too... boy it'd be crowded if 270 anglers hit the K Dock area night fishing so be careful what you report! Hope you do well. Sorry- I have no experience down there under the lights. On Table Rock I find about 40 feet of water off a bluff and fish there.

Not all different fish... you can tell by the titles.

Fly fishing today below Table Rock Dam on Taneycomo with Lincoln Hunt. I fished the Rocking Chair area while Linc walked up to Rebar. We were wet wading - water felt great! Calm winds with chop on the surface at times. Site fished for some rainbows and being somewhat successful, especially using the smaller #22 thread midges and 7x tippet. I lost the black ant on the second fish (no more in the box) but the Adams did rather well in it's place. Fourteen rainbows all together. Linc fished a zebra at the end of the Rebar and did very well. He said he released several rainbows pushing 18 inches.

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Great Programs: Duane Hada Program - Water color class Changes in casting certification program with Chuck Easterling-Thurs. Games to play with your Fly Rod - Chuck Easterling- Fri CCI Continuing Education - Chuck & Pete- Thurs Capt. Pete Greennan- 2 Saltwater programs- Fri "Trout to Tarpon - Making the Transition" on a casting field. 2 hours. This program helps anglers understand the differences between big saltwater fish and fresh water trout fishing. It covers tackle, techniques and tactics. Students should bring a 10wt. to 12wt, rod. They will learn the casts needed, the knots and how to hook, fight and release big game fish. "Flyfishing the Mangrove Coast" , a power point / discussion. 2 hours Attendees will learn how and when to fish the southwest coast of Florida. The program covers seasons, equipment, logistic information, accommodations and more all designed to prepare them for a terrific DIY fishing adventure. Each should bring a pad and pencil to jot down fly patterns, boat ramp locations, inexpensive hotels, camp sites, kayak rentals, guides and more. Casting class - can be counted as a CCI continuing ed. Class but the class will not be limited to CCI's On stream Smallmouth Program: Ken Richards - Thurs 6 participants Intermediate casters Must have own equipment: Preferably 6-weight rod, but a 5 weight will do WF floating line If possible short sink-tip line 0X-2X leader/tippet Waders or you may want to wet wade Hat and polarized sunglasses Camera Flies will be provided. Bring your own if you have a favorite pattern. For the lucky six, this class will give you an understanding of the habitat and food sources of our Ozark Smallmouth Bass and the techniques how to catch them with the Ken and Kevin from Just Fishin' Guides. We will be fishing on the world famous Crooked Creek for our "Natural State" native fish. "Smallies" can be aerialists and fight all the way to the net. Don't get them confused with trout, as even the smallest are die-hard fighters. Program on the Blue Damsel/Skwala hatch in Montana - Steve Hollensend Mike Huffman with BassPro on fly fishing for bass. [*]Fishing the Dry Fly in the Ozarks - George Peters [*]Making a wooden handle for a fly rod demo with working lathe - Howard Ebmeir Norm Crisp will do 4 programs: [*]Fishing with Midges [*]Traveling and Trout Fishing [*]I made the cast, now what? [*]Fly Fishing Strategies [*]Fly Fishing For Crappies: A Seasonal Approach - Terry & Roxanne Wilson [*]Fly Fishing from the Kayak - Jerry Hamon [*]North Texas smallwater guide and fly fisherman Jerry Hamon will teach you both the challenges and rewards of fly fishing from a kayak. In this presentation you will learn how to pick the proper kayak based on the type of waters you like to fish, how to outfit the kayak for fishing once you have it, proper kayak safety and the equipment needed to keep you safe, how to adjust your cast to make it work from a seated position in a kayak, and lastly and most importantly how to catch bigger and more fish from a kayak. [*]Tarpon - FL Panhandle - Cpt. Hugh Smith [*]Reading the water seminar - Lori Sloas [*]Seven Simple Steps to Help You Catch Fish - on the water- Lori Sloas [*]Beginning casting for Ladies - Diane Blair [*]Intermediate casting for Ladies - Diane Blair [*]Jim Penrod - Two-handed casting class. [*]Intermediate Casting Class - improving your distance casting Jim Penrod - [*]Advanced Casting class - casting in the wind from any direction - Jim Penrod [*]Building your own fly rod - Maryanne Townsend [*]Brian Wise - Fishing Videography [*]Brian Wise - Overview of the Norfork River in MO [*]Brian Wise - Catching the Big Browns in the Norfork River in MO [*]John Berry - Nymphing [*]Tenkara and Old fly fishing styles in Europe - Misako Ishimura [*]Tenkara - Japanese Tenkara Fishers- Misako Ishimura [*]Tenkara how to cast and fish - Misako Ishimura _______________________________________________________ Kayak Raffle The deadline on the purchase of Diablo Kayak raffle tickets is August 30th. Remember we've extended an 'consignment' type offer to Clubs. Order a set of 25 tickets and pay the SOC for them AFTER you sell them! Incentive rewards are your to win. You must return the tickets or the funds by August 30th. This year the FFF Southern Council will be raffling a Diablo PaddleSports stand-up fishing kayak. Buy raffle tickets and get cool stuff! Each Clubwill be entered into a contest to see who can purchase the most tickets! As the Club's ticket count goes up they will be able to select great fly gear to use as Club auction or raffle items. Clubs can win multiple items, the rewards are unlimited! Take tickets to your local fly shop and ask them to help your Club in this contest. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Only $5 per ticket! Rewards for clubs ~ Each club that buys a certain quota of tickets by August 30th , 2012 will qualify for one or more of the following: [*]25 tickets - receive an ECHO SOLO fly line [*]35 tickets - receive an ECHO SOLO fly reel [*]50 tickets - select one of the following fly rods -- Rise Fishing CO. Green Series or a TFO Lefty Kreh Signature Series (choice of TFO rod wt) [*]75 tickets - receive a ECHO ION fly reel model ION 45 or ION67 [*]100 tickets - receive a TFO BVK fly reel(choice of size) [*]125 tickets - receive a TFO BVK fly rod, reel and case (choice of size) This is a $600 retail combination! To clarify: If your Club purchases 60 tickets, the Club would have it's choice of one -- Rise Fishing CO. Green Series or a TFO Lefty Kreh Signature Series (choice of TFO rod wt) Or, The 60 tickets could be used to select one ECHO SOLO fly reel , and one ECHO SOLO fly line To order your raffle tickets contact: Les Jackson; les@wsapromos.com or 817 253-0943 Chris Jackson; fffsoc@gmail.com or 870 499-3056 The craft is shown with OPTIONAL equipment which is NOT part of the raffle. ________________________________________________________ Chris Jackson Managing Director FFF Southern Council mngdir@southerncouncilfff.org (870) 499-3056

You vote twice... National and American. I voted for Broxton too.

Missouri Department of Conservation Considering Striped Bass Stocking http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/52377/

Leak at Fellows Lake forces CU to close cove http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120701/NEWS01/307010083/Fellows-Lake-Water-Sinkhole-Alexander-Stockton?odyssey=nav|head

Norfork minimum flow siphon tested http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20120703/NEWS01/307030010/Norfork-minimum-flow-siphon-tested?nclick_check=1