Phil Lilley

Lake is filling back up. Will be back normal by tomorrow.

Seriously... that's the first thing I thought of. People are always looking for things to shoot holes in - signs, trees, poles...

Looking from on top of Lookout downlake toward the narrows.

Looks like it. I hope they're bullet proof!!

Rolan took that one. I need to go up and take one in the evening when the light is the best for that angle. I will need week.

A few Pics of Swan Creek this afternoon

At least I kept it top side up! I could have dumped all you guys in the river! Fun ride! Fun times!!

Unscheduled - they have the water off this morning. No reason that I know of. Ryan and I boated up to the Narrows to cut on a big sycamore tree that fell of the east bank and is now blocking the entire channel there. We got the top cut up and it's still blocking it but when they cut the water back on and it comes back up to normal, it should swing to the bank like the others, hopefully. Otherwise we'll have to go in and do some serious cutting... with a better chain, I might add. That rain yesterday I guess was harder than I thought. At both Fall Creek and Short Creek the flow out of those creeks pushed alot of gravel out and created gravel bars that extends about 5 feet at Short and I bet 12 feet at Fall Creek. It's narrowed the channel there in the lake quite a bit. But I think generation should take care of both since it's new, small gravel.

That was an off-day, Duane!

<P> Summer pool elevation for the lake is 660 feet above sea level, but winter draw down usually drops the lake level to around 652 to 654. Siltation causes the upper end of the lake to remain turbid most of the time, while the lower end of the lake contains clear water. The lake bottom consists primarily of rock, gravel and sand, except in some of the coves, creeks and rivers where siltation has taken place. <P> Situated in the Osage River basin, the Lake of the Ozarks is fed by two major rivers: the Osage and Niangua. Other main tributaries flowing into the reservoir include the Little Niangua River, Linn, Grand Glaize, Gravois and Little Gravois creeks. The lake is also fed by approximately 1,000 springs and the largest, HaHa Tonka Spring, delivers about 48 million gallons of water a day into the Niangua arm. The Osage arm of the lake runs 92 miles from Bagnell Dam to Truman Dam and the overall shoreline length of the lake is more than 1,150 miles. <P> The lake is conveniently located in central Missouri, about 175 miles from St. Louis and 165 miles from Kansas City. Many amenities for anglers are available at the lake including more than 100 marinas or marina-related services, over 100 restaurants with more than 40 waterfront establishments, along with numerous campgrounds, resorts, hotels and condominiums. <P> Lake of the Ozarks came into existence through the Great Osage River Project during the Great Depression. Union Electric, now AmerenUE, started construction on the dam on Aug. 6, 1929 and the lake opened to the public on May 30, 1931. At that time, the Lake of the Ozarks was the largest man-made lake in the world. <P> Although it has lost its distinction as the largest impoundment in the world, Lake of the Ozarks remains the largest private reservoir in the state and a top destination for anglers throughout the Midwest. <P> At first glance, the lake resembles a pleasure boating paradise more than a productive fishery. Sprawling condominiums and lavish homes blanket the shoreline. Countless docks harbor offshore racing boats, jet skis, runabouts and yachts. <P> But looks can be deceiving. Under the water’s surface lurk massive populations of game fish, including largemouth and spotted bass, black and white crappie, white bass, hybrid white bass/stripers, bluegill, walleye, and channel, flathead and blue catfish. <P> Renowned for its bass fishing, Lake of the Ozarks draws numerous tournaments ranging in size from 10-boat bass club events to 150-boat national circuit contests, which are held each weekend just about year-round. With this sort of attention, the lake receives plenty of fishing pressure, yet still yields heavyweight stringers of bass to tournament competitors. <P> Heavy boat traffic on the lake during the summer limits most of the major tournament circuits to holding events on the lake in the spring and fall. One local tournament competitor believes this works to the advantage of out-of-town anglers. “Lake of the Ozarks is unique in the fact that in tournaments it is hard to have a local advantage because of the time of the year events are held here,” claims Roger Fitzpatrick, a two-time Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League All-American qualifier from Eldon, Mo. “Tournaments are usually during times of the year when the fish are shallow to where anyone can catch them. There are usually not held here in July where a guy can catch them 30 feet deep on a hump somewhere. So it’s hard to take advantage of those really good spots on this lake that hold fish in the summertime because there are no major tournaments then.” <P> The lake also consistently produces some of the best crappie fishing in the state each spring and fall. Limits of keeper-size crappie (9 inches or longer) can be taken in the shallows from March through May and again in October through early December. The key to catching crappie the rest of the year is to find some of the hundreds of brush piles sunken at various depths throughout the lake. <P> White bass are another popular catch in the spring and the fall. Local anglers head for the riffles in the major creeks and tributaries to catch spawning whites in April and May. In the fall, they target wind-blown points and pockets to track down white bass chasing baitfish. <P> Lake of the Ozarks catfish are an obliging sort. They will eat just about anything you put on a hook and can be taken on a variety of methods throughout the warmer months. The three most popular species to catch at the lake are channel, blue (or white cats as the local anglers call them) and flathead catfish. The lake has a reputation for yielding big blue cats each year and has also produced a former state record flathead catfish, a 66-pounder caught by Howard Brownfield in 1987. <P> Three state record fish have come from the Lake of the Ozarks. Gene Snelling caught a state record muskellunge (41 pounds, 2 ounces) in 1981; Allen Schweiss landed a 36-pound, 12-ounce smallmouth buffalo in 1986; and Ronald Wagner made the record book in 1980 with a 40-pound, 8-ounce freshwater drum. <P> For information on lodging and other facilities at the Lake of the Ozarks or to receive a free 162-page vacation guide, call the Lake of the Ozarks Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau at 1-800-FUN-LAKE or visit the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitors Bureau web site at funlake.com.

Thirty and forty years ago most anglers found October to be a trying time to pursue largemouth bass at the Lake of the Ozark, Missouri, but in November, the bass fishing became considerably easier. <p> During the first two weeks of many Novembers past, some anglers liked to wield buzzbaits on secondary points. Others liked to wake or ripple the surface with spinnerbaits at shallow points that are slightly wind-blown. There were also several anglers who work their spinnerbaits along the bluffs, casting them parallel to the bluff and retrieving them about a foot or two from the water’s edge. Besides employing buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, anglers used a variety of skirted jigs affixed to a soft-plastic trailer on secondary points and around some of the thousands of boat docks that clutter the shorelines. <p> <a href="http://www.in-fisherman.com/2011/11/09/a-short-history-lesson-about-fish-for-bass-in-november-at-the-lake-of-the-ozarks/" target="_blank">Read More . . . </a>

No way to say

No worries.... I will not be taking the Gator out, rest assured.

I wanted to get up and see where they placed the rocks below Rocking Chair last week, rain or shine. This morning was rain. No one else liked the conditions so I had it all to myself. Rounded the bend above Fall Creek and was met at the Narrows by a fallen sycamore tree in the lake. It had fallen last week I guess and is completely blocking the channel there. I eased up to it and trimmed up my 90 hp motor and got around it but not without dinging up my prop... it was very shallow. Lake level was 705 ft at the time. On my way down, I blew by it on plane and didn't have any issues. Tomorrow I'll try blowing by it going up... we'll see how it goes. Have to take the chain saw up there pretty quick. Ran up just above the first cluster of rocks and started by working an 1/8th oz olive jig behind the clusters. Caught a rainbow on the first cast. Caught a few more but didn't think it was anything special. One thing, at 705 or a little over one unit, I could have ran over, drifted over all the rocks up there with my motor/boat/trolling motor. The rocks at Rocking Chair are lined up from the point down almost down to the tower (north side). And at the tower there are two more clusters but these are just left (south) of center. All the other clusters are much closer to the south bank. If you draw a line from just in front of the point at the access road down lake- you'd have the line of clusters. Also, they places 3-, 4- and 5-rock clusters in place. I found the best way to fish there was fishing something under a float. Fished a jig, both 1/125th and 1/16th oz and did well. The fish were taking my float too and I saw others midging behind the clusters but I didn't have a fly rod with me. I'd try a big ugly and a midge dropper tomorrow. Trout are definitely using the rocks.

Oh - I did.

Tongue and cheek... sorry I didn't put the smiley face in the post.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=30976 Should be.

$110. Plus gas. Plus Tax. 18-foot jon with 25 hp motor.

Tom Snyder of Empire Electric said the work at Powersite may be done by Wednesday or Thursday, depending on weather. This means the lake will return to normal pool at least by the weekend.

Thanks

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-212" title="Roaring River State Park on OzarkAnglers.Com" src="http://www.ozarkanglers.com.php5-24.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/roaring-river/files/2011/10/Roaring-River-on-OzarkAngl-500.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="223" /> The 2011 catch and release season is fast approaching--it starts Friday, November 11 at the sound of the horn. <strong>Winter Catch and Release Season</strong> <ul> <li>Winter catch and release season is from the second Friday in November to the second Monday in February. Days of the week - Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday only.</li> <li>All anglers must possess a trout permit during the winter catch and release season.</li> <li>The area open for winter fishing is from the hatchery to the bridge below the old dam in the lower campground.</li> <li>Only flies are permitted during winter catch and release season. A fly is defined as an artificial lure constructed on a single point hook, using any material except soft plastic and natural and scented bait that is tied, glued or otherwise permanently attached.</li> </ul> <div><strong>2011 Stocking numbers:</strong></div> <div>1100 trout the week before the C&amp;R season starts.</div> <div>350 trout per week through the winter</div> <div>100 "lunkers"</div>

Looks like there's good action behind the island across from outlet #2. Got to drive to the other side. It is fast water but there's some pocket water too.

I usually bring cords, plastic if windy, heaters if cold, smoked chicken and beans, coffee carafes and coffee, power strip, blower to clean the area, bottles of water, ice chest with ice, extra serving tables and table cloths. Have I missed anything?