Biggest Taneycomo Fish

[laker67]

Well, I guess Bman and Michael are forcing my hand. Like Bman said, give us a chance to brag, and we will do it. I caught this fish in 05 just above the rebar hole. I was using a 5 weight sage, 5x tippet, and a size 14 sowbug that I call the x-factor. Four other fishermen and myself were fishing the same run of water. When I hooked the fish, they immediately got out of the water and gave me the green light to fight the fish. I would like to say "thanks" to those four fishermen. It took about 30 minutes to land the fish and it was one of those situations where everything worked in my favor. It's hard to beat just plain old good luck. As I was attempting to net the fish, he actually turned and swam head first into the net. The fish was 38.5 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches. It weighed in at 27 pounds 10 ounces on the hatchery scale. The fish was put into the hatchery raceway in an attempt to keep it alive. Unfortunately it died 4 hours later. The hatchery biologist estimated it to be 12 years of age. According to him, 13 years is about the maximum age of missouri browns. Knock on wood, it is the current missouri state record, and the current IGFA fly rod, line class, world record. Being fortunate enough to trout fish at taney for the last 34 years, this is the ultimate of my good fortune. I have tried to research the previous missouri brown trout records, and as far as I am aware, this is the first to be landed on fly rod. I hope that each and every one of you out there, have the pleasure to catch a missouri brown of this proportion. I am still as excited about it now as the day I caught it. A reproduction copy, is on display at BCO. A special thanks to Michael Kyle.

My wonderful wife has allowed me to pursue my trout fishing addiction and for this I am grateful.

Rick Osborn

[ozarkgunner]

Well, I guess Bman and Michael are forcing my hand. Like Bman said, give us a chance to brag, and we will do it. I caught this fish in 05 just above the rebar hole. I was using a 5 weight sage, 5x tippet, and a size 14 sowbug that I call the x-factor. Four other fishermen and myself were fishing the same run of water. When I hooked the fish, they immediately got out of the water and gave me the green light to fight the fish. I would like to say "thanks" to those four fishermen. It took about 30 minutes to land the fish and it was one of those situations where everything worked in my favor. It's hard to beat just plain old good luck. As I was attempting to net the fish, he actually turned and swam head first into the net. The fish was 38.5 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches. It weighed in at 27 pounds 10 ounces on the hatchery scale. The fish was put into the hatchery raceway in an attempt to keep it alive. Unfortunately it died 4 hours later. The hatchery biologist estimated it to be 12 years of age. According to him, 13 years is about the maximum age of missouri browns. Knock on wood, it is the current missouri state record, and the current IGFA fly rod, line class, world record. Being fortunate enough to trout fish at taney for the last 34 years, this is the ultimate of my good fortune. I have tried to research the previous missouri brown trout records, and as far as I am aware, this is the first to be landed on fly rod. I hope that each and every one of you out there, have the pleasure to catch a missouri brown of this proportion. I am still as excited about it now as the day I caught it. A reproduction copy, is on display at BCO. A special thanks to Michael Kyle.

My wonderful wife has allowed me to pursue my trout fishing addiction and for this I am grateful.

Rick Osborn

Great story and fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zsmith62]

Here's part of my post from last July of the biggest brown I've ever hooked during last years flooding at outlet 2:

"I hooked up with the biggest brown I've ever had on my line, it probably was 30-34 inches. I thought I was snagged for sure, until it ran into the main current, where I thought it was gonna break off. Finally it made it's way back to me, where I proceeded to get it out of the water. As soon as I reached for it, it thrashed about and threw the hook. After it swam off, I realized my knees and hands were shaking uncontrolably, and that a crowd of about fifteen people had gathered above the stairs to watch me lose the fish."

Anyways, I wish I could have caught it somewhere other than the outlet, but didn't really have much of a choice that day. I was standing on the side closest to the dam, just drifting my "secret" scud pattern. The thing must've been somewhere between 10-15 pounds.

On that day, I hitched a ride down to Branson with my Mom since she was going down there anyways. I remember her coming to pick me back up shortly after all of this went down and her seeing my hands all jittery and wondering what had happpened.

[Bman]

Well, I guess Bman and Michael are forcing my hand. Like Bman said, give us a chance to brag, and we will do it. I caught this fish in 05 just above the rebar hole. I was using a 5 weight sage, 5x tippet, and a size 14 sowbug that I call the x-factor. Four other fishermen and myself were fishing the same run of water. When I hooked the fish, they immediately got out of the water and gave me the green light to fight the fish. I would like to say "thanks" to those four fishermen. It took about 30 minutes to land the fish and it was one of those situations where everything worked in my favor. It's hard to beat just plain old good luck. As I was attempting to net the fish, he actually turned and swam head first into the net. The fish was 38.5 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches. It weighed in at 27 pounds 10 ounces on the hatchery scale. The fish was put into the hatchery raceway in an attempt to keep it alive. Unfortunately it died 4 hours later. The hatchery biologist estimated it to be 12 years of age. According to him, 13 years is about the maximum age of missouri browns. Knock on wood, it is the current missouri state record, and the current IGFA fly rod, line class, world record. Being fortunate enough to trout fish at taney for the last 34 years, this is the ultimate of my good fortune. I have tried to research the previous missouri brown trout records, and as far as I am aware, this is the first to be landed on fly rod. I hope that each and every one of you out there, have the pleasure to catch a missouri brown of this proportion. I am still as excited about it now as the day I caught it. A reproduction copy, is on display at BCO. A special thanks to Michael Kyle.

My wonderful wife has allowed me to pursue my trout fishing addiction and for this I am grateful.

Rick Osborn

Thanks Rick for posting that, I was hoping you would. You da man! I'll bet some folks will regard your posts in a different manner now.

[Phil Lilley]

LOL

YOU BOYS ARE LIGHT WEIGHTS!!!!!!

If your gonna brag about your biggest taney fish...

chew on this!!

caught in 2008 after the flood gates were shut down for the first time

***** est. 60+lbs****

caught on a 7wt using 8lb maxima

I think we should keep this fish caught... "in the mouth"

[Phil Lilley]

Well, I guess Bman and Michael are forcing my hand. Like Bman said, give us a chance to brag, and we will do it. I caught this fish in 05 just above the rebar hole. I was using a 5 weight sage, 5x tippet, and a size 14 sowbug that I call the x-factor. Four other fishermen and myself were fishing the same run of water. When I hooked the fish, they immediately got out of the water and gave me the green light to fight the fish. I would like to say "thanks" to those four fishermen. It took about 30 minutes to land the fish and it was one of those situations where everything worked in my favor. It's hard to beat just plain old good luck. As I was attempting to net the fish, he actually turned and swam head first into the net. The fish was 38.5 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches. It weighed in at 27 pounds 10 ounces on the hatchery scale. The fish was put into the hatchery raceway in an attempt to keep it alive. Unfortunately it died 4 hours later. The hatchery biologist estimated it to be 12 years of age. According to him, 13 years is about the maximum age of missouri browns. Knock on wood, it is the current missouri state record, and the current IGFA fly rod, line class, world record. Being fortunate enough to trout fish at taney for the last 34 years, this is the ultimate of my good fortune. I have tried to research the previous missouri brown trout records, and as far as I am aware, this is the first to be landed on fly rod. I hope that each and every one of you out there, have the pleasure to catch a missouri brown of this proportion. I am still as excited about it now as the day I caught it. A reproduction copy, is on display at BCO. A special thanks to Michael Kyle.

My wonderful wife has allowed me to pursue my trout fishing addiction and for this I am grateful.

Rick Osborn

Thanks for posting your record story!

[Micheal Kyle]

Now thats a fish, I pay homage to it every time I go out get the blessing then I will go.

Yep Bman said it well give respect where it it is due not sometimes but always!

[Greg]

Well, I guess Bman and Michael are forcing my hand. Like Bman said, give us a chance to brag, and we will do it. I caught this fish in 05 just above the rebar hole. I was using a 5 weight sage, 5x tippet, and a size 14 sowbug that I call the x-factor. Four other fishermen and myself were fishing the same run of water. When I hooked the fish, they immediately got out of the water and gave me the green light to fight the fish. I would like to say "thanks" to those four fishermen. It took about 30 minutes to land the fish and it was one of those situations where everything worked in my favor. It's hard to beat just plain old good luck. As I was attempting to net the fish, he actually turned and swam head first into the net. The fish was 38.5 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches. It weighed in at 27 pounds 10 ounces on the hatchery scale. The fish was put into the hatchery raceway in an attempt to keep it alive. Unfortunately it died 4 hours later. The hatchery biologist estimated it to be 12 years of age. According to him, 13 years is about the maximum age of missouri browns. Knock on wood, it is the current missouri state record, and the current IGFA fly rod, line class, world record. Being fortunate enough to trout fish at taney for the last 34 years, this is the ultimate of my good fortune. I have tried to research the previous missouri brown trout records, and as far as I am aware, this is the first to be landed on fly rod. I hope that each and every one of you out there, have the pleasure to catch a missouri brown of this proportion. I am still as excited about it now as the day I caught it. A reproduction copy, is on display at BCO. A special thanks to Michael Kyle.

My wonderful wife has allowed me to pursue my trout fishing addiction and for this I am grateful.

Rick Osborn

Wonderful story Rick. I've seen the reproduction many times in Michael's store. I'm glad to know a little about the story and the man behind it.

Greg

[KCRIVERRAT]

That is so cool Laker. Thanks for sharing that story. I too am lucky to have a wife who allows me to fish anywhere, anytime. She's a great fisherman herself.

[Dave Cook]

Biggest rainbow of my life (so far) caught and released at the Rocking Chair. 27" long, 17.5" girth.

Caught on a John Deere, 6x tippet, 5 wt fly rod. My wife measured it and then we returned her (the fish) to where she came from and thanked God for the experience.