Phil Lilley

Water will drop tomorrow but the area will have a lot of mud. You could come here and use our pavilion

Did I say that on camera!?!?

Seriously doubt it.

This info is incorrect or outdated. Beaver 92,000 Table Rock 70,000 plus. About to go to 80,000 crest level is correct for TR. beaver should crest anytime if it hasn't already. TR's high level is dictated by the level of the electric motors controlling the gates. That's about 937-8 feet. My guess. They can't let it go over that and lose the motors. They'd lose control of the gates and release. I can forward the corp email if any questions. Bad info all over the place esp Facebook.

I've posted pics and video on Facebook. On our resort page. I'm down to only my phone. Everything else is packed somewhere. Skinny on the water- beaver is releasing 92k and its all but created. Table Rock is supposed to crest at 935.8 this evening. They're running 68k + here. I say + because it's higher here than 2011 flood. Our dock icky is holding for now but we've seen several boats and docks go by.

I'll probably be up all night watching levels.

Tailwater is at 944.82 feet. Beaver only rose .24 feet.

943 feet now.

Tailwater is at 938.22 now. What's the highest there?

No thanks. After 2011, we built a wall that eliminates all but about 12 feet so we don't have a lot to do.

Thought I'd start a topic to cover what's happening on the lake this week. At present, they're running 20k cfs which includes 13k by turbines plus gates. The Corp said they'd be releasing up to 50k by morning. Beaver is releasing gates too but I don't have cfs amounts. Since they starting spilling over gates its slowed the rise at both lakes slightly, barely. Both dams will have to increase flows to keep up-question is how much. Mum not sure if this will equal 2011... I am afraid it may surpass it. We are sandbagging. Our dock will be closed till the water recedes.

What's the highest Beaver has been?

Hoping the Corp open gates soon to stay ahead of the rise. Question now is how much they release and how long. Rain isn't going away till tomorrow morning.

According to the Corp site, 4 inches at Beaver and at Table Rock. 4 more forecasted for today. In November the trigger point for TR was 920 feet - they opened flood gates. Not sure what the level is now since PP is 915 feet.

Looks good. Fish will like it.

See if you identify...

It's been an interesting 30 days here on our tailwater. News of the trouble on Lake Taneycomo in November reached most local newspapers. But about as soon as the news was really spreading, the situation righted itself and tragedy was adverted. The water quality from Table Rock had deteriorated so badly that trout started dying both in the tailwater and in the Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. But a welcome cold snap flipped Table Rock's water over at the dam, sending good, oxygenated water to the bottom. Our water here on Taneycomo is excellent now and will stay that way through the summer. Generation has been consistent the past couple of weeks. The pattern has been two units running 24/7. We've had a couple of good, soaking rains that bumped up lake levels above us, but that has only has prolonged the current water flows, not increased them. As soon as Table Rock's level drops to or below 915 feet, we may see less generation -- or maybe no generation for periods of time. I'd almost call Taneycomo's trout fishing excellent right now. I don't use that word to describe fishing (catching) very often because it implies that everyone can catch fish if they try. But if you drift using a drift rig and a 3/8-ounce bell weight, topping your hook either with half a night crawler or a Power Bait egg, and drift from Fall Creek to the Landing, you'll catch a trout, probably several trout. The Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery has stocked more rainbows than staff had scheduled for these winter months because of the poor water quality back in November, so there are more fish in the lake than normal for December, translating to a plethora of trout to be caught. But as I said in my last fishing report, please do not take advantage of this abundance of trout. If you're keeping fish, please obey the law and keep your daily limit of four trout and your possession limit of eight -- and that's all. And be mindful how you handle trout when you release caught fish. Cut the line if the hook is buried. Hooks are cheap! I've already given you the best way to catch trout right now. Dock fishing is just okay at present, but night crawlers are the best bait. If you're interested in catching bigger trout, throw a crank bait. Stick baits such as Rapalas, Rogues and all the other baits you'd throw for bass will work. I'd throw medium to large baits, too, not the small ones. Fly fishing has been tough mainly because of the turbidity of the water. When Table Rock turns over, we get a lot of brown sediment in our water, but it will clear up in January. If you're fly fishing and using flies under a float deep, I'd try larger flies such as a #10 scud, egg flies or San Juan Worms in big, bright colors. I've drifted these flies using a drift rig in the trophy area lately but really haven't done that well. It really is better fishing below Fall Creek right now. View full article

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I'll be here.

Well, the new format went well, with a couple hiccups. Some of the guys didn't understand they were to measure ALL trout caught, browns, rainbows, slot rainbows in the trophy area and short browns. All Trout scored. Rounded up to the half-inch. Started at 8 am with 14 anglers. Ended at 4 pm. Shawn Pingleton of Branson took first place with 46 trout measuring 584.5 inches (12.7 inch average) Josh Bills came in 2nd place with 32 trout measuring 403 inches (12.6 inch average) Toby Duff took 3rd place with 25 trout measuring 302 inches (12.1 inch average) Most, if not all trout were caught on jigs. Shawn had a 17 inch rainbows for longest trout.

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