Phil Lilley

Oh man... sounds like great fishing on the Spring. Wish I was there!

Is it working for everyone?

Got an email asking about flies... I need a killer fly for Rainy Lake for fishing in late June. Pike Walleye Smallmouth Any help would be appreciated ! ! ! Maryann Townsend Can anyone help? Thanks

I just got this emailed to me to post- very beautiful brown trout.

Click Here for Podcast This is a mp3 file. It should play on your system automatically when clicked.

Clint from the hatchery and Larry from the Corp fished (boat) in the area. They reported to Jeremy they caught alot of whites, mostly small males but some sows. They left before we got there (3:30 pm). Fished from the bank at Slough- nothing. Saw nothing caught. Water is off color- don't know temp. Went up to below the Tin Whistles- nothing but the guy up from us caught 8 whites- all males but a few big enough to keep. He had a stringer full. He was using a small spinner- chrone and I think white. He was a local and knew what he was doing. Stories on the bank said whites were caught in the middle of the day best. We went on up thru the field to the bottom of the riffle below the Maiden Hole - it's where the small bluff ends on the south side of the creek. Lots of people up there fishing and we saw big stringers taken out. That's where we should have been earlier- sorry Duane. I bet the bite is going to be excellent in this area early in the morning. Take some waders and blue rebels and I bet you'll do well. May be even a fly rod- this water is perfect for it. No current though. The lake level is over the riffle there so very little current. If we get some rain this weekend- Katy bar the door.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showforum=4 Pinned on this page is a topic called ~~~~ Generation Chart (Corp site). There you can see exactly what they've been running for the past week. http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=373 By this, looking at the forecast and rainfall predictions, you can take a very educated guess what they will do with the water this weekend, remembering they usually run LESS on weekends compared to weekdays.

Had a great turnout... thanks for coming out. Bill did a great job I thought. I learned alot. I'm trying to post the audio of his talk. It's a whopping 860 meg file though. Anyone know how to condense it down to a manageable size? I counted 68 people at the gathering. One gentleman drove from Lake of the Ozarks.

I need help. I have a 90 minute digital recording of Babler's talk tonight. The audio file is almost a gig. I don't need to edit is as much as I do reduce the size of the file if at all possible. Anyone have any experience? I've tried to search but finding it hard to ask the right question in the right place.

Fall Creek continues to work on shoring up their bank upstream from their boat ramp. Last spring, flood waters ate away at the bank under one of their condos, making it uninhabitable. It appears they are going to keep adding chunk rock to this road they've created until the level reaches above flood levels. Whatever their plans, it's going to be tons of rock at I'm sure a big expense.

Yes. That's the best and CHEAPEST line you can get for shooting line. I have plenty.

I'd get 2 each. But only of the 6mm. I'd also get Orange Pearl and Sun Orange. There's a bright light orange- kind of a sherbert color we used last year that was hot but I don't recognize the color on the site. It could be one of the ones I just mentioned. You'll be using beads 95% of the time- may be all the time- so you can't have too many beads. The guides will have extras and Jim should have some for sale at the lodge in case you run out but for peace of mind, spend alittle extra to have enough. You have leadmaster plyers and lead? I sell them if you don't.

Get 6 and 8mm in mottled colors. I'll have Jim come on and give you the exact colors you should get.

In my 26 years here this was the first time I'd ever heard of a smallmouth caught below the dam, not to mention dozens that were caught there after the flood gates were opened right before spawn on TR. These sm were TR sm no doubt. It was a freak of nature. No reason to make rules just because you have one freak incident.

Thanks for posting... don't mind the negativity... you'll get it anytime there's fish on a stringer. If you didn't keep them, someone else would have.

We're expecting a good crowd this Thursday in Springfield to hear Bill speak on bass fishing on Table Rock. Got some great door prizes but that shouldn't be the reason you should head over to the nature's center.... Anyone want to save some gas and ride with another angler? Post here and get together. We're going from Branson. May have a car load already but someone can drive a second car. Let me know!!

We need to go, Jeremy. When can you get away????

Heard they were at the Cane Bottoms on the James last week. If you're in the right place at the right time... you'll get them. Just have to go seek them out.

I'm leaving for Texas tomorrow- should be able to check my email at night. Be back Tuesday night. I'd like more suggestions on which waters you'd be interested in. In addition to interest, which ones would you be able to give information about... not in depth- not asking anyone to moderate or anything like that. Just some ideas and why they'd be good to add at some point. One thing I'd look at is if the lake or river lacks good internet coverage- no forums or slow forum and few good fishing reports. Also, information about access and lodging. I don't want to throw up a bunch of new stuff just to have it sit- although I don't expect everything to jump up and go right off the bat. I understand this kind of deal builds on itself. The one thing I learned early on is that information has to be new, fresh and accurate or people won't click back. No second chances. I'm not giving up on waters we cover now... I believe Truman and Lake of the Ozarks should be covered better- I just haven't gotten the word out good enough yet.

Yes it is... but what KU did to MU today is even more so.......

It was a tough morning for everyone. The first place team had only 2 trout in the boat at noon. Some called it quits because of the poor fishing and conditions but those who stuck it out had a good afternoon of catching. Snow early and some wind even kept a few teams from starting until after 9 am! But 34 teams showed up and fished our little tournament. Stopped snowing about 9:30 am but started again about 1 pm and that's when the trout started to bite. Gerry and Bob Dwiggins of St Charles have proven once again that they are the guys to beat here on Taneycomo. Gerry is a 4 or 5 time winner of the Masters including this year with his partner Bruce Wucher. At the RAW a few weeks ago, Bob won with his partner Bill. This weekend is was all Dwiggins- both Gerry and Bob teamed up to win. They are jig fisherman- period. No bait-- no never. Even in the RAW where bait was allowed they stuck with their jigs and caught good trout. "If it wasn't on the bottom, you didn't get bit", Gerry told me after the weigh in. Two more jig fisherman who have shared the podium are JD and Jerry Dudley of Fayetteville, Ar. They took 2nd place with Jerry catching the big rainbow- 1.48 pounds. I was sweating the finish after weighing in 3 rainbows at 1.30 pounds, fearing a tie would cause a stir. No tie break rules were in place for a 3-way tie so when Jerry brought his 1.48 lb rainbow up I was relieved. Chris Tettrick and Tony Weldele, both area guides, took third place. Gerry Dwiggins, Bob Dwiggins, JD Dudley, Jerry Dudley Behind the scenes... lots of smoked chickens! Jerry and Carolyn Lilley look on from a dry place.

How would the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers be covered best? Suggestions?

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It's pretty big now... much bigger than I ever imagine. I've done some trimming today. Consolidating. It's so big you can't tell. I like dividing into states. I've already made a list of what I have. I like the idea of adding smaller waters around urban areas. We have alot of members from the St Louis and Kansas City areas. I want to fill niches. If there's forums and websites already doing the job, doing a good job, then there's no need for us to expand. Some people like the "controls" we put on OA and cut out the groupies and attitudes. Again, if there's a need, then we'll go there.

I LOVE blackeyed peas!!!!!!!