Fishing Report

[Phil Lilley]

According to the Corp's TR site, Table Rock has come up 6 inches since yesterday's rain started.. Yea! Got along ways to go.

The rain was steady enough not to cause any trouble with our water on Taneycomo. No muddy water at all that I've seen. I bit cloudy in places but very manageable. Still lots of moss/gunk on the surface but boat traffic and wind push it to the shores for the most part. Water temp is in good shape- in the low 60's. Trout are very active and very strong.

Baits- same basic live baits- minnows best for browns and rainbows followed by night crawlers and some power baits. Fish minnows and nc on the bottom as well as power bait.

Jig & float using micros in olive, brown or sculpin fishing 4-6 feet deep anywhere on the lake. Best around Cooper Creek to Short Creek. Also marabou jigs under a float same depth same colors 1/80-1/100th oz.

Throwing jig straight- sculpin- 1/16th oz - excellent! In the trophy area. Trout can't leave them alone... and nice ones too. Work them real slow in the channel and swim them just off the bottom on the flats and watch them get eaten.

Lots of browns from Fall Creek upstream. Reportedly jumping alot. Not sure why but it shows they are up there in good numbers. Again, jigs worked off the bottom- try white and ginger for browns.

Below the dam- night fishing has been very good throwing dark colors when dark and foggy and light colors when it's brighter. Sculpins, woolies, streamers. Spin- throw floating rapalas and work them slow on the surface.

Daytime- #18 and #20 grey or olive scuds from above #2 outlet to and thru rebar. Cracklebacks when it's windy- fun! Lots of browns again. Also #12 olive woolies when it's choppy.

Midge hatches every day- most mornings and some evenings. Zebra midge in black but red best under a float (either fly or spin) 18 inches and target midging rainbows. Below the Dam use #20's and lower in the lake you can get away with #18 and #16's. Also- green zebras with a brown collar- Leonard tied us up and couple-3 hundred. Been hot for Stan and Carolyn.