Phil Lilley

Who knows where she got "Phillip"... may be my mom put her up to it. I knew the gal would flub up on getting the story right- she puts Table Rock and Taneycomo all together in the article and makes it confusing. Oh well... wish they'd have a outdoor person who hunts and fishes write their outdoor articles.

Congratulations!

Great idea- I'll get you some flies.

Vince had 2 clients out all day today. They drifted from the cable down to Fall Creek. Fly fished, set their floats to the first fly at 9 feet, with the second fly set 2 feet from the first. Pinched a 3/0 split shot on the line above the first fly about 18 inches. Vince said he thought he was getting down but it didn't seem to matter too much. Too much bottom bouncing and they'd pick up a bunch of moss. First fly was a #12 tan scud and the second was a #12 red san juan. Fishing this am was a bit slower than this afternoon and the fish seemed to be a bit more scrappy this afternoon. Vince said his clients were keeping track of how many fish they'd catch on one drift- one guy caught 12 and the other 6 on one particular drift he remembers and another one caught over 20. Vince thought this was a very good day of catching trout. I asked him about dead trout. He fished Sunday and said he noticed a couple of dead trout on the bottom. Today he said he didn't see any. Seems there are differing reports of seeing dead trout. I scouted the area between Lookout and Fall Creek the other day pretty good and didn't see any dead trout on the bottom. But it's not unusual to see a few any time of the year up there. Remember, we have low DO every fall and browns die from being handled, a prolong fight or even from sitting in a pocket at bad water too long. This year, our high water temp has compounded the problem. Fighting or over handling a trout, esp a big brown, will kill it unless you take extra precautions.

Beads working?

no

While supplies last!

Buy 10 floats - $2.00 each.

I came across a bunch of thin, long floats I'd like to get rid of. Wasp is the brand, Class Tackle. Cabela's carries at least one kind and they retail for $9.99 each. Some are shorter. Also have some plastic hook removers, same company. $3.00 each for the floats. $2.50 for the hook remover. More images to follow.

If you're catching them in the outlets, I'd think these fish would be in good shape cause they're in good water and there is scuds and hatchery food there in the outflow. I've also caught some rainbows out in the lake that fight good and are in good shape. Vince said some of the rainbows he's cleaned this week are full of moss.

Rich- did you work the bluff bank, middle or shallow side?

Describe what it is on youtube and I'll find it and fix the link.

Nature’s Mysteries @ the Fish Hatchery Saturday, October 25th 7-8:30pm NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED Have you heard any unusual stories about animals that live outside? Are these stories real? The Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery will have a non-scary Halloween hike on Saturday, October 25th. The program will involve a short evening hike to listen to stories about several mysterious animals or plants in our area. Your job will be to decide if the story is real or a myth. Hikes will begin at 7pm and then take off at intervals. Last hike of the night will take off at 8:00pm. After the hike, there will be snacks in the auditorium. This program is for all ages and does not require reservations. Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. For more information call (417) 334-4865 ext 0. Cheers! John Miller Naturalist Program Supervisor Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Center 483 Hatchery Road Branson MO 65616 (417) 334-4865 ext 0 John.Miller@mdc.mo.gov

I figured so much... What about the Rams??!?!? They looked pretty good.

I understand Beaver BUT everytime I call to see what Table Rock is running, Beaver isn't running anything.

Logging in under your mom's name now? Funny. Hope you catch a bunch!!

I'm the one who usually is answering this question but right now, Sunday morning, I'm asking WHY? With Table Rock almost at power pool, history tells us that they usually don't run water on weekends in the fall. So why now? It's not to add O2 or they'd be doing that at night when DO levels are the lowest. Yesterday they ran the minimum amount all day it seemed. Looks like today is the same. I'd like to see the water off and see what the upper end looks like with no water running.

Low DO and high water temp. High water temp I'd think is the reason for the extra algae on the bottom. It's nasty looking stuff. I have found myself wishing for the "next season" all year this year. Now I'm looking forward to putting this whole year behind us on Taney. Come on cold weather, lake turning and get us some decent water again.

Came right in- absolutely no fight. He was in the shade in very little current. Man these fish are stressed!! I can't imagine what this is doing to the big browns. Can they even survive a fight?

Been seeing some rainbows some in today, mainly on bait. Night crawlers is still the choice. But it's slow. Water is temp is really high. I boated up last evening and found pods of rainbows along the shallow bank at the Narrows midging on small bugs from the grass. I fooled 4 of them but it was tough. All on #20 black zebras. I looked for the same pattern today. Found a few rainbows midging below Lookout against the bluff bank this time in the eddies around the downed trees in the water. But ended up catching more blue gill than rainbows. I'm disturbed by the lack of trout I'm seeing below Lookout. I know the water is dark and it's hard to see but I'm seeing more big shad than anything, esp in the shallow flats. There may be rainbows mixed it but most are shad. Check this rainbow out. These are air bubbles just under the skin- they'd pop when I touched them. Any thoughts? Here's one of the blue gills. They were taking zebras too.

I got out for 90 minutes last evening. Boated up to Lookout cause I had a midge-itch... wanted to catch a trout on a midge. It's been along time. Hardly anyone out. Beautiful evening with the trees starting to color up. Running the usual 5 feet of water. The eddie at the island was perfect and fish were rising! They didn't like my black #16 zebra very well. Got one to take it. They were rising in the seam where the current met the slower water. So I tied on a #16 black soft hackles and, boom, they were all over it. Caught 6 rainbows about 12-13 inches long in short order. Very good fighters!! I was impressed. Wanted to try something else before it got dark so trolled over to the other side to start drifting down the shallow side and noticed a TON of rainbows surfacing in that eddie. Leaves and "stuff" was coming off the bank there and there must have been alot of small bugs too cause there was a huge school of I bet stockers eating like crazy. Soft hackle didn't work because of the stuff on the water. And they really didn't like a zebra. Ran out of daylight before I figured it out. Could have taken a small dry. May have to find out tonight!

Thank you sir for using our forum to get the word out. I wish more MDC officials would make their presence known more here to give us Joe-Public the assurance that they are listening... cause I know a lot of them read here. You do a great service to all of us who love to fish and love the resources God has blessed us with. Be safe!

Have to post more info bud. Like, what lake??? Links to a tournament site? Otherwise I'll think you're a spammer with a secret agenda.

Anyone else? "I am forgoing any posting until after the elections. No point. waste of time, but do enjoy reading the fishing information and reports." ???????