Nice Afternoon On Taney

[Phil Lilley]

I got out about 5 pm and boated up to Fall Creek. They are running less than one unit, much less. Wanted to relax and fish a jig and float with my fly rod. Went back to the sculpin/orange head 1/125th marabou jig about 4-5 feet deep. But didn't really do any good at first. Then about the Riverpointe boat ramp, I picked up 8 rainbows between there and Short Creek.

It started misting some and then a midge hatch came off. Rainbows started midging the surface so I tied on a #16 red zebra and set the float at 12 inches. Caught several before heading down.

Once I got within sight of our dock, trout were all over the place midging so I shut it down and started to catch rainbows at will... almost. I targeted a rise and most times got a hit. Most were small rainbows but there were a few pushing 13 inches. Lots of fun!

[Wayne SW/MO]

Fishing the midge hatches has generally been very good for me also. Strangely enough most people ignore them, even at the dam.