Trip Report

[joefish]

We pulled into Edgewater Beach at around 11: Sat. morning. Was on the water about 1:00. We consistantly caught trout trolling raps and casting towards shore at the ends of some coves where the water was a little shallower. Sunday was a little cooler and so was the bite, but we still managed our limits plus a few more to fight another day.

We fished Powersite a little on the Forsyth side Sat nite and again on sun. morn. went back on hot side around 11 pm sun nite for an hr and zippo.

Talked to a few locals and they were very courteous as most missourians are. I caught the first, dad caught the most, and bro caught the biggest which I will post the pic. Plan on comin back in a month or so. Might fish the upper end this time and stay at Lilleys.

[joefish]

for some reason my pics wont upload. Ill try again later

[sms_alum]

Sounds like a pretty good trip. Did you do any trolling with spoons or in-line spinners? Also, what parts of lower Taney did you fish? I will be heading down in a few weeks and would like to spend some time on the lower part of the lake. Thanks.

Jason

[joefish]

Sounds like a pretty good trip. Did you do any trolling with spoons or in-line spinners? Also, what parts of lower Taney did you fish? I will be heading down in a few weeks and would like to spend some time on the lower part of the lake. Thanks.

Jason

From edgewater beach resort we trolled towards powersite pretty much right down the middle of the lake, sometimes a little towards one side or the other. My brother had some sort of spoon on for awhile that he called a something or other doodle, that he said he caught trout on back east. It looks like a silver cloths pin almost. Im sure in line spinners and spoons will work, but we mostly used rapalas. gold and trout patterns worked well. At one point we averaged a hook up every 5 minutes or so. Sometimes it would be 15 minutes. but then you would catch several fairly quick. Then the bite would slow and it would be awile again.

You might catch more bait fishing but I just prefer to cast or troll or jig fish.