Fishing Report - generation!

[Phil Lilley]

Still no generation. Water temps continue to rise and warm water species of fish continue to show up where they usually aren't. Although hardly anyone is targeting bass, crappie, white bass or blue gill, they are being caught "accidentally" on minnows and other baits. I boated down below Taneycomo Acres last evening and witnessed blue gill nailing midges on the surface along with the rainbows there- the blue gill were noticeably more aggressive. I fished for crappie in some brush piles there on the bluff bank but only caught blue gill. Did switch and caught some rainbows on a zebra midlake before dark.

Still lots of midge action early and late all over the lake. The times I've been down at Roark I've seen tons of midging trout there as well as in our area all the way to the dam.

Sorry- had to run- finishing the report...

Called just now (5 pm) and they are running 2 units at 4 feet. Not sure how long they will run it but anything will help.

Check back- I will add to this report tomorrow after we see how far the cold water comes downlake. This will affect fishing.

Don't have time to change the whole report- have to be in Springfield in 45 minutes for a Y meeting---- but they did run enough water to cool our water down considerably here at the resort. Will know what it did to the fishing later this morning- check back.

[Phil Lilley]

Looks like they ran enough water to get cold water down to at least our area but it didn't do anything for the moss along the banks. Still the lake looks cleaner.

Talked to Bill Babler just now- he's fishing above Fall Creek with clients. He said it was slow early but has picked up and is good fishing a zebra midge under a float- spinning rig. They are catching alot of rainbows. He said Buster Loving has a trip up there also and are doing well throwing a 1/16th oz sculpin jig in the channel and catching better rainbows. Bill also said there's alot of surface activity very close to the bluff bank indicating he think a dry fly like a stimulator or humpy would be excellent right now. He caught alot of very nice rainbows fishing the bluff bank last week- that action is still there even with the colder water.

[Phil Lilley]

Bill and I slipped out about 1 pm to check you the dry fly bite up top. Should have been there earlier... so the saying goes. No action per say along the bank but we ran it anyhow- tying on a red humpy #10 and me a #12 grey whisker- then a #8 orange stimulator. Bill caught 3 nice rainbows (pics) and me nothing.

We headed down to check out the crappie- nothing. But here's what we found water temp wise-

Above Fall Creek - 47

My place - 57

65 bridge - 66

Roark Creek, main lake - 71

In Roark - 72

[loo10]

I don't remember Babler having such grey hair.

I thought guiding was dream job!

[twosets]

He also seems heavier.

[Phil Lilley]

Gezzz- if Bill reads this he'll have a complex next time I take his pic. I'm certainly not going to post a pic of ME any time soon!!

Greying - yes

Fatter - yes

Guilty!!

Bill- for sure- don't take the hat off!! They'll really rave!

[loo10]

Hey, we can't all be lady's men like Shaffer-Boy!

Ha-hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

(Oh....I hurt myself laughing!)