Last Night Fishing Report

[Micheal Kyle]

I noticed yesterday that they were going to shut the water off at 9pm, I thought that was strange for the last couple days of August. With all the time that I had put in with the MDC you would think that I would have remembered that is usually this time of year they shock Taneycomo.

Sure enough as I made my way down to the Wall Of Fame area here they came 4 boats with the flood lights on and generators going. I will have to say it quite a sight from this view point. When I worked for them I was the one with my net in hand. They must have had a new guy driving a boat because they were stuck on the gravel bar down by Big hole and the rocking chair hole made me chuckle and brought back a few good memories.

One of which Jeff and I were working the front of the boat and netting fish as they popped up I heard oh my god look at this monster it was a Brown Trout that would have been the new world record. Chris Veltelo had left his camera back at the truck we took it measurements and it weighed by the formula right at 43 pounds. So I know there are some monsters in there, I guess that is my drive and motivation that keeps me coming back.

OK now for the report Since they were shocking form the point down we went up to the cable and fished there were fish working the surface all over I had to try the good old mohair leech, I did catch a few fish but no trout, they were some small mouth bass. Nothing of real size but they were around 14-15 inches a lot of fun.

With the fish busting the top what else should we do, I told Jeremy lets try a hopper so we both tied on a foam hopper.

We caught several fish on them here is another pic

When you fish a hopper at night you fish it just as you would a mouse burn it back across the top. That's why we fished a hopper, I had forgotten my mice at home on my bench.

But hoppers work too you must use foam though it has to be able to make a wake and stay on top. There will be no doubt when you hook a fish they will just attack the fly.

Looks like it is shaping up to be a great fall lots of healthy fish.

See you tonight on the water.

Tight Lines

Michael

[DD'sMC]

So the small mouths were hitting on leeches? Black?

[loo10]

I knew something was up.

Fished a few hours last night with Phil and Vince.

(Thanks Phil & Marsha for a wonderful supper!)

As I headed for home, around 9pm, I stopped at Cooper Creek boat ramp

just to see if anything was going on.

There was.

Lined up were multiple MDC trucks all with boat trailers attached & no boats.

Thought they decided once & for all, to catch the Giant Taneycomo Squid!!!!

[Leonard]

Sweet..

hoppers at night..

Nice report!!!

Michael..

Did you notice any big changes (or just sometime different) on the walk across and up??

seems the same just not as deep.... (or did I grow another inch or two...)

Leonard

[Micheal Kyle]

Yep it seems pretty much the same but last niht I just fished on the North side

[zsmith62]

Didn't go last night, but the hopper action didn't stop when the sun came out. I got down at about 8 this morning, and the water was still down. I can't remember when they turned it back on, but I got to fish from rebar all the way down to the boat ramp. I caught all of my fish on the hopper until the water went back up, and then stayed to try and fish the outlets with scuds for a couple hours, but gave that up after awhile and went back to the hopper. I consistently caught fish on the hopper out in the calm water in front of one, until I left at four.