Fly Fishing Today On Taneycomo With Doty

[Phil Lilley]

Well, me and Duane got out on the lake alittle after noon today. Boated up to the Narrows, anchored the boat and got out on the flats. Heard there were a ton of people out but I think the log jam at the mouth of Fall Creek must have dispersed at noon cause there weren't that many boats out.

Chop on the surface was perfect. Wind blowing downlake. Duane asked me what I was going to start with--seeing there wasn't any midging going on I said scuds.

I tied on a #12 gray scud tied on a 200R hook. They didn't respond to it real well. Broke if off so tied on a tan scud. They like it. Duane tied on one too and we started catching rainbows fairly regularly. I hooked a real nice rainbow, I'd guess it to be about 18 inches. It ran me out to the channel twice. Had it about whipped when the line popped. Strange. Wish I could have gotten a pic of it.

I proceeded to pop off 2 more bugs on hookset before I decided to change out my tippet. Was using 6x Rio flourocarbon. Found out Duane started with 7x and stayed with 7x all day. I did try 7x after a long dry spell but went back to 6x after breaking off a couple of times.

We fished there for a couple of hours and did well but nothing over 14 inches and not many of them.

Boated on up past the tennis courts, got out and waded the shallow side using scuds. We hit several hot spots but mostly found areas we didn't get bit. Got down to a big shallow flat where they were midging so we tied on #16 or #18 zebras, rusty, black, clear/white and pearl, and caught quite a few.

Boated back down to the Narrows flats and finished the day catching them on a #18 or #20 rusty midge Duane tied but in the head he tied in a small piece of chammy material. They liked it... well they like Duane's rig better than mine. Maybe it was the 7x. Headed in about 5 pm.

[laker67]

They liked it... well they like Duane's rig better than mine. Maybe it was the 7x.

m.

Yep, this happens a lot to me when I fish with DD. Good report Phil, I am in hopes of getting out and about myself in the near future. I had the pleasure of fishing with Duane and MC one evening. They took me to school on how to fish a streamer fly.