Phil Lilley

Culling game fish is illegal unless you're fishing in a sanctioned bass tournament. Anglers here on Taney have been ticketed for culling, even in tournaments (because there's no such thing as a "sanctioned" trout tournament). I will double check with our agent in regards to crappie, whites and other fish besides bass but I know with bass and trout it is illegal to cull. Once you've put in the livewell, it counts towards your limit. You can release that fish after it's in the livewell but you can't replace it.

https://vimeo.com/bassprovideo/review/207128905/a907656102 Johnny loves playing with rocks... Incredible! This is a 13-hole, par 3 course around the club house, I believe. Trying to find the news release I read last week. I think this course is set to open soon.

That's a huge jig...

Keep posting your videos!

We have caught them on a Ned. Haven't tried it in a while though.

I have no problem with trebles- on lures, not with bait.

Those are all good but not from the dock during generation. Spoon, we've thrown them. Plastic swimbaits - all I've ever gotten is bites on the tails. Never hooked a trout on, say, a swimming minnow.

What would you suggest?

Generation has picked up this week, but with still no predictable pattern. There was not much water over the weekend; then Monday saw generation all day. Tuesday morning and late evening brought generation, but Wednesday we saw no running water until mid afternoon. The diagram shows Table Rock's levels and the levels below Table Rock Dam as the Corps of U.S. Army Engineers ran water. Just last week, Table Rock's level was around 907 feet, so the lake has come up quite a bit. Water clarity is very good and the temperature averages about 46 degrees. Our water will continue to drop as spring rolls on, a normal occurrence for spring and even summer. It'll also get more and more clear. If the water is running, drift. Bump something on the bottom or float something under a float. If it's not running hard (one unit or less), tie up along the edge of the lake or anchor in a slow spot. But make sure you're tying to the front/center of your boat and not the side or stern. Be careful and wise -- anchoring or tying up in current can be dangerous. (A few anglers have found out the hard way over the years . . .) If you're drifting, stay close to the middle of the lake. If you get too close to the side, you'll get snagged on the trees that have fallen in the lake. Live and natural baits include night crawlers, minnows and, of course, Powerbait, should work well. Something under a float: Berkley's Pink Powerworm still is the hottest thing going. Fish it from four- to eight-feet deep. Find the depth where the trout are holding and stay with that depth. Two-pound line is best but four-pound would work. We finally got an order of weighted floats from Comal Tackle, which Duane has been showcasing on One Cast. We also have the Lews nine-foot rods, perfect for fishing any jig-and-float rig. Duane caught this brown trout this morning on a sculpin/ginger 1/16th-ounce jig. He's pointing to the clipped adipose fin signifying that this is a triploid brown. Jigs and flies are also working under a float. If the water isn't running, try a half-micro jig, ginger, black or olive; small marabou jigs in black/yellow, brown/burnt orange or sculpin/orange head. If the water is running, bump up the size to 1/32nd-ounce. Flies, of course the Zebra Midge is #1 for me. You need to have four styles in a couple of sizes in your box to try until you find what the trout want. They are red, black, P&P and rusty, sizes #16 and #18. (And, yes, there are other colors, but I didn't want to overwhelm you with having to spend so much at the fly shop.) Tippet size: 5x is okay; 6x is better. If you're throwing a jig straight, with no float, use two-pound line and keep the jig size small. The best jig by far this spring is the 1/16th-ounce sculpin/ginger/brown head jig. If the water is not running, try working it high in the water column first because that's where they've liked it the best. But if that doesn't work, let it sink and work it closer to the bottom. Just like the jig and float, find where they're holding, experiment with different depths, as well as fast/slow retrieves to find the best bite. If they're running water, again bump up the size from 3/32nd to 1/8th-ounce. I've tried throwing white with very little success, but it's this time of year when the browns key in on white, so I keep trying . . .

$20/hour $50/half day (5 hours) $70/full day (7 am - 5:30 pm for non guests) These are the rates we're thinking about but if anyone from OAF wants to take one out from the dock, I'd cut it in half for April and May. We've talked about a shuttle... we'd have to charge for a shuttle to the dam. But we could take someone up by boat to, say, Lookout and charge less. Honestly, we haven't figured out the logistics. Probably should have before going out and buying the kayaks but... they're so nice I couldn't help myself. I just want them to be used and enjoyed.

Yes this is very allowed... thanks

I wanted to go to Long Creek but the guy I went with is from Neosho and Bridgeport was on his way home. Should have stayed home and fished for trout. They bite all the time

Put in this morning about 8:15. Crowded boat ramp. Water color was ok, dingy. Temp 55 most places. Boats everywhere. Most were snagging. Some were looking for crappie. A few bass fishermen. Lots of running up and down the lake. We started on pole timber in 15 to 24 foot of water. Caught one here and there, all deep, nothing on the bank or suspended. Didn't really try anything else. Just steep banks and some brush. And that's about all the report. Slow. Ended with 5 keeps and about as many shorts. Quit at noon. One guy fishing from the bank - on a steep bank - carried out his limit. Said early was best- they were up closer to the surface until it got brighter out. They had floats on their lines.

Duane and I started fishing this morning about 8:30 and finished at 6 pm. We worked hard for 7 crappie and 9 big gills. Most caught on brush in 10-15 feet of water. Did the best fishing a jig and float using a 1/32nd ounce brown/orange/orange headed jig. 4-6 feet deep. Didn't even catch that many shorts either. Did catch some stinkin' bass. Fished from Mincy to Cedar Creek. Water temp 59 most places, as high as 60.

Me and Duane put in at K Dock 6 am this morning. Trolled out in front of the ramp on the main lake until it got light enough to see all the junk floating- water color wasn't real good. So we headed down. Checked out some brush piles around Mincy. Ended up with 3 keeper crappie and several shorts. They were around brush in 15-20 fow. Caught them on swimming minnows. Threw back our fish- didn't want to mess with cleaning only 3. Headed in about 10 am. Water color was much better down lake.

Only fished out of it once but it was sweet. If you want to try one, let me know. Take it out for a spin.

Sweet!