Phil Lilley

We may have part of the issue fixed with multiple users... to date 5 was the highest number that could view the page. We may install another light tonight so check back.

Come by the shop- call or email first- and I'll set you up with some flies and instruction. Jeremy Hunt is around now- if you can come down for one of him fly tying classes, you'll get tons of info on fishing. He'll even take you fishing- he's not too busy right now. Sorry - I own Lilleys' Landing here on Taney and have a fly shop. I can give you directions when you call.

I have 5-6 scuds in a bag and 2 sow bugs. The scuds are #18 and #16's but the sow bugs are #22- real small.

It was on purpose... an going to try live scuds next.

Bragging board - My daughter is shown in today's Springfield NewsLeader More and more children find it's fun to play at the YMCA She's the one with the kids.

Montauk - Maramec - they are close to you right? Hope to keep building that area of Ozark's Waters- keep an eye on those forums. Welcome!

I'll have to have names and at least phone numbers- something to contact them and ask permission to use their image. In this day and age, people are protective and I don't want to make any parents mad. Thanks! Any help would be great!!

You're so funny... but right.

I've floated a bag with minnows in front of the camera this morning to see how the trout react to it. So far they are ignoring it except a couple of times a trout nosed real close to it but backed off. I think I'm going to do some experimenting with a minnow on a cut hook or just a line no hook, drop it down in camera view and see how the trout takes it. I'll try to record it and post it. When we get more camera we want to take them to the dam and record trout taking flies.

Ya- it worked for me. I was looking in my cp controls as admin and didn't see anything wrong. This board is very complicated - I'm still learning it. Thanks

I've never tried that... let me play around with it and get back. I find the "View New Posts" helpful, next to "My Controls" top right.

Nice.... I assume you're the one with the StL hat on

Another thing... I'm listing shops and lodging at the parks in the rack cards. I have the following on my list - Weavers Fly Shop Jim Roger's Fly Casting Lessons Larry's Motel Sand Srings Gastons Fly Shop Reading's Fly Shop Any other suggestions? The idea is that these businesses display and promote the forum for current fishing conditions and education.

ditto the other parks. Kids preferably.

I'm designing a rack card for each of the trout parks to promote the forum. I need a few good quality fish pics from Montauk... kids and trout would be prefered. You can send them to me via email at phil at lilleyslanding.com or post them here if they are on the web already. I'll have to have written permission to use them. Thanks!!

I'm designing a rack card for each of the trout parks to promote the forum. I need a few good quality fish pics from Maramec Springs... kids and trout would be prefered. You can send them to me via email at phil@lilleyslanding.com or post them here if they are on the web already. I'll have to have written permission to use them. Thanks!!

Thanks for posting this! If I'd known Bill and I would have stopped Thursday on the way back from StL- we even talked about it but we thought the parks would closed except for weekends.

I'm designing a rack card for each of the trout parks to promote the forum. I need a few good quality fish pics from Bennett Springs... kids and trout would be prefered. You can send them to me via email at phil@lilleyslanding.com or post them here if they are on the web already. I'll have to have written permission to use them. Thanks!!

We need to pick a good weather day and just go Bill... we need some good pics for the board! Business trip!

Only online for a fee. No one sells topo maps of Taney.

Steve at the Beaver Dam store will be very helpful to you on the forum... BTW is his "waters". Welcome.

I don't want to steal anyone's thunder... there are alot of guys here from the forum and I don't want to report on what they've told me - I'll let them when they get home. Yesterday was windy and cold- it was also the best day fishing. Today is slow by most accounts. Sunny and not much wind. But still, a great day to be on the lake and not at home doing... nothing? Cleaning the garage if it were me. But I'm working the office today which I cannot complain. I've written in my blog, mixed some mink dubbing and put together some spinning rigs. Night crawlers is catching alot of rainbows and even some browns. No keepers that I know of reported. Not a whole lot of boats on the water and not a whole lot of waders either. Winter is really a good time to come down and fish. I'll have a much better report tomorrow when guys come in to check out. Esp some jig-n-float guys who usually do well.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=564 There's a list on this thread.

The "off season" for most isn't really an off season for us... if anything it seems busier than the "season" but I'm not sure what that is anymore. With all the projects here at the resort, the nice weather and great business we're having, it's been hecktic. Still working frantically on webcams and other internet goodies... the streaming underwater video has been a challenge. We've got it on a url address at http://ozarkanglers.com/troutcam.php but as of right now it's only letting 5 people view at it at a time. Not sure if it's a router issue or something else. But it's a process... We are going to have to sell advertising on the page to help pay for expenses. Working on rack cards for ozarkanglers.com. Want to get them out to the trout parks by opening weekend as well as other key places. I want to build up alot of traffic on different waters on the forum. Rack cards seem to be the easiest and cheapest way to do it. As long as we're talking business, those that know we had spinning rods made a few years back - special made for jig fishing. They were one piece 6 and 7 foot rods. Well, I'm picking up the new version spin rods next Friday. I've had 4 sizes made this time and asked that they'd be alittle more softer in the tip as well as a better grade guides. They are 5-6", 6-0", 6-6" and 7-0". I expect they will sell for about $60. They will have the Lilleys' logo. Cool! For those who know him, Jeremy Hunt is moving back to Branson. Didn't know he left you say? Well he moved down to Rim Shoals on the White River with his dad but decided he was spending all his time here (staying at the resort actually) so he's making the move back. He's getting his guides lisense and buying a boat for guiding on Taneycomo. He's still doing a fly tying class on Wednesdays at a fly shop in Cotter and still has his class here on Tuesdays. Got out permit from the corp to add to the dock. With the permit, we can add a 24x36 building to the dock for meetings and such. We're getting estimates on materials right now. May have to wait a bit to start but it'll be a cool place to hang out. Lots of ideas for it but mainly want to resurect the TU club here as well as holding the fly tying class down there. Church is doing well. We're kicking around the idea of having a Saturday night worship gathering. My son is a senior at College of the Ozarks and leads worship at BSU and other gatherings. There are several worship "bands" at the school so we have plenty of possibilites. Caleb's praying about starting a coffee house (a 70's throwback concept) and our church building is a perfect place for it. We're not using it except on Sundays and we're open to do whatever if it's what we should do. Master is coming up next weekend... no not golf. I named it the masters cause I wanted it to be THE top tournament for the lake and I think that's what it is. There's some great jig fishers as well as fly fisher who fish it. It's quite a challenge to beat these guys that fish it every year. It's a ton of fun. I can't believe how far down the lakes are. And when is it going to start raining!?!? Table Rock is going to be an interesting place for boaters and skiers this summer if it continues. Haven't been to Bull Shoals yet but it must be down around where it was a few years back when we fly fished below the dam about a mile where the lake actually riffled in places. Taney isn't going to see much in the way of generation this winter at all so flyfishers are happy and boaters- beware!! It's shallow!!! That's caught you up for now.

It's hard to talk about drifting when there's not enough water to run right now... Ever heard of Lead Master Tools? I found these while fishing in Michigan for salmon/steelhead in the rivers there. You use lead coiled spools in different diameters, cut it to size and pinch a hole in one end for a snap swivel. They hardly ever get tangled or snagged. I carry all the plyers and lead in the shop but haven't marketed them yet because of no generation.