Phil Lilley

I need a lesson, Ken. I'd be the first to admit I have a lot to learn.

I've seen some in the woods close to the dam but have no idea what's good and what's not. Good info- thanks.

First post and it was a great fishing report! Thanks very much!

I think what Brian means, and Rick would agree, that hooking a big fish on light tippet (7x - 8x) in the fall when the DO (dissolved oxygen) is low and fighting it could be its death sentence. It's like boxing at 15,000 feet for us... not enough o2 to recover from the fight. There's a balance. Tiny hook size.... use at your own risk. The worse you can do is lose the fish--hook pull out.

Here a link to their flyer - http://www.ozarkangl...House_Flyer.pdf

http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/recreation/outdoors/taneycomo-draws-thousands-of-fly-fishermen/article_b2a5d94a-7414-54d3-ad35-5d34442420fe.html Here's an article by one of the AGLOW writers from last week. He fished with Bret Rader and used his flies.

Small browns (under 20 inches) doing the belly flop down close to the MDC boat ramp.

On Taneycomo - no. Just a little color in the sycamores. It usually doesn't peak till mid October but each year is different.

Saw browns doing the belly flop 2 evenings ago above the MDC boat ramp. Not big ones though. That's all I know. Should be soon.

How did you know the deer's name was Randy? Sorry about the theft... bad stuff. Green flies... jigs? I can't remember what I gave you.

I can create a political forum if that's what members want. I have no problem with it. Moderating it is another issue though. Honestly don't have the emotional energy for it especially right now. I do good checking what's being posted now. My dad is sick. Liver disease and cancer. Natural prognosis isn't good. Doctors have done all they can. He's at home (lives just down the street). We have always and still are putting our trust in God for his healing. I don't like excuses... nor do I like airing this on the forum although we have kept friends up on dad's condition on facebook. We don't want pity... plenty of people go through sickness like this--there's no escaping it. We've all learned and grown through this experience and life will go on regardless of what the outcome will be. Bottom line we're all in this life together, for better or worse, liberal, independent or conservative. Ideas for moderating a political forum?

by Darin Schildknecht The trout fishing has been great this week despite the change in weather. Table Rock is holding steady at around 908.00 feet above sea level. The Southwestern Power Administration has kept the generators off most mornings until about one or two o’clock in the afternoon. Days like this usually give everyone a chance to do the type of fishing they like to do. In the morning when the water is off the wade fishermen have their time and in the afternoon the fishermen who like the generators running have their time. Up in the trophy area, when the generators are off, the wading has been good. Fishing #16 to #18 Rusty, Primrose & Pearl, or Ruby Red Midge has been great. Fish these under a Palsa stick on indicator about eighteen to twenty inches deep. Miracle Flies in yellow or peach have also been good. These both can be fished on 5x Fluoroflex tippet also under a Palsa, but on the bottom, not suspended. Down below Fall Creek fishing has been good when the water is running. There are a couple of things that are working down here. Powerbait or Gulp in white plus a color, for example, white and pink on a hook at the same time. Fish this on a drift rig on the bottom. Air injected worms fished the same way are also catching fish. Trout Magnets in Pink, Cotton Candy, Sassy, or Salmon Fix either under a float of without a float is good also.

I guess I'm a softy when it comes to hard-and-fast rules. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt and I have been proven wrong on more than one occasion is regards to letting topics like this continue. Most of us know we aren't going to change minds here but may be we can do our best to inform without bias and at least the last few political topics have done just that. I understand why you're confused... I draw a line and then allow it to be crossed. Not defending myself, just trying to explain my actions, which I'm having a hard time doing it seems. Man, it sure is a beautiful day!!

Wow - a piece of OAF history. I forgot I posted that almost 7 years ago. Al has become an intricate voice of this forum. He's very much appreciated.

Yea... told Remi I was going to close it. Nothing good can come out of discussing this here. Thanks guys....

Read my report(s). I talk about the flats below Cooper Creek. That's exactly where you're fishing. Chances are you won't catch anything but trout though. http://www.ozarkanglers.com/lake-taneycomo/

Now that we got the B-Day out of the way (thank you)... Was told this morning there's a ton of rainbows just below Scotty's. Gentlemen leaving today said he and his buddy caught over 50 and kept their limit of nice rainbows, bigger than average. Didn't way on what but they should be easy to catch being just stocked (casting spoons, spinners and floating jigs/ Trout Magnets).

I think you guys have settled in to the fact that you're not going to change anyone's mind here and it shows... the last topic that could have gone the way of the trash can didn't and neither is this one. I congrats you all! Carry on.

MDC stocking boat just went by the resort (3:12 pm Wednesday). Water temperature Monday afternoon while the water was running was 47. This reflects a 2 degrees drop from what it has been. This is very cool for this time of year and a drop in temp is almost unheard of in the fall. It should be rising and the DO should be falling and it's not. Bottom line is these water conditions are very good for us. Trout should not be as stressed as they would in a normal season. This doesn't mean the DO isn't going to fall as we get later in October though.

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Unedited... Generation patterns remain the same--haven't really changed in more than 3 weeks. Three or 4 days a week, the Corp runs from 1/2 to a full unit, 24 hours a day. The other days, they leave the water off till about 3 pm when they run 1 to 1-1/2 units till dark. Which days of the week changes every week. We've had some good days of rain, soaking rains, and the forecast is for more this coming week. It's not going to affect lake levels much, nor is it going to change the way the Corp is running water. Mild temperatures for this week too... a nice intro to the fall season. Trout fishing hasn't changed much either the last few weeks. Catching is good, with most anglers catching at least their limits each day. We trust they're keeping only their limit, if they're keeping fish, and practice responsible catch-and-release on the rest of their day. I tell our guests on our dock it's like this: You hope the anglers who fished before you got here stay within the law so you have fish to catch and you should do the same for the anglers who come after you. Night crawlers are king. Had a guest come in the office the other day and said all he could catch them on was worms, like he was disappointed. Funny are people think sometime. He was catching, that's a good thing. Shoot some air in the head, hook the middle and pinch the tail off. Set the weight about 18 inches from the hook, throw it out and be patient. Enjoy the outdoors. Gulp eggs. I ran a merchandise report the other day. We sell white eggs 2-1 over any other color. Then orange, pink and chartreuse. White seems to be the neutralizing color for trout. They like it. Our guides are still putting a couple of eggs on a jig hook and using that under a float 5 feet deep, fishing from Lilleys' Landing down to the Branson Landing. The Cooper Creek flats are still pretty hot. Trout Magnets are still a good go-to technique too. Pink is the hot color. Our guides are also using a jig and float below and above Fall Creek, either area is good. Micros are best with olive/orange head and ginger being the best colors with grey/chrome head pretty good too. They're using 2-pound fluorocarbon as tippet--most are using Vanish. Someone asked me if I use a barrel swivel to connect the two lines, if you're not using straight 2-pound on your reel. I said no, I don't, but Bill Babler does so it's ok. I use a triple surgeon's knot to connect my line to the tippet and use about 3 feet. Fish the jig 3 to 6 feet deep, depending on the depth of water. Need to be within a foot of the bottom usually but you can play with the distance till you find the right depth. I've been doing some fly fishing, wading below the dam with the water running and when it's off. Playing around with some trout worms made with a puffy yarn Tim Homesley found last spring. I've been told it's called a "baby blanket worm". It is soft as a baby's bottom I think. Not sure what the trout think it is but they like it. It floats and moves through the water and when twitched, it moves real well, triggering a take. It's good around the outlets as well as in any moving water like rebar, the gauntlet and rocking chair. I've used it the last couple of evenings above the MDC boat ramp from the bank during generation, drifting it with and without a float. I've heard of a big brown being sighted around the outlets the last couple of days but no numbers of browns yet. It is time... but we haven't had a normal spawn run in years. It seems the season has gotten later in the fall. We'll see. Zebra midge, rusty, primrose and pearl and black, #16 and #18, has been working really in many places in the lake but especially in the trophy area. If trout are midging or dimpling the surface, set a small float only 12 inches from the fly and target the rise. If there's no surface activity, set the float at 3 to 4 feet and work the area well. Scuds, trout crack in tan #18 and #20's worked well this weekend for some people fishing here from St Louis. The group was part of an outing from the Ozark Fly Fishers FFF club. Soft hackles, red, yellow #16 and cracklebacks #16 red and orange worked well either when there was a chop on the water and when there wasn't. The rain acted as a chop Friday and Saturday. They also hit a black or olive wooly bugger #10.

Did you hit the "more reply options" . Should be able to post using html. If not, start another post.

Not very... they haven't been consistent except consistently wrong- on either side. During the week, they're running it earlier than they have posted. They had it shut down last evening by 6 like the schedule said. Tonight- it's a crap shoot. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Good report - thanks.

I've never heard that one but could be. The pic shows the worm pretty good. It's Tim's material he found in the spring and gave to Doty. Tim does REAL well on it on Taney. First time I've tried it. I was impressed how well that area fished with a half unit of generation. Have to get the right split shot weight to get the right drift, then adjusted as the water dropped and slowed down.