Questions, Please Help

[grizzly]

I have fished Taney quite a few times. The drive from Harrisonville keeps me away from it more than I like, but I do venture down to crane and taney about 5-6 times a year. I went down this last weekend and was royally skunked on Taney with it generating a unit I was wondering what the local experts are using rig-wise when there is a unit to one-half unit running and you are limited to wade fishing. I tried my "river rig" and was ticking bottom with a scud dropper hanging about a foot and a half from a midge emerger with a BB or two weight on the line, yet still nothing. Is there something I am missing? Any tips would be appreciated. BTW, willing to trade tips on Crane over a PM message for help.

Sam.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Sam - I think you are doing everything right... maybe you should look into the river more... with your polarized glasses... find the feeding lies / and lanes.

Also - the scuds in Taney can be huge... so I suggest a scud then the midge dropper rig, and you have to vary the length from your indicator depending on the current and water level.

[luckycraft]

When water is generating, I look for a bend to where the water is slower and focus on that area as fish tend to stack. I am a wooly bugger and streamer fisherman as I have been taught by a fellow forumer. I did watch a guy catch fish after fish after fish on a midge, although I couldn't do it. I did catch fish my way though on 1 unit of generation.

[duckydoty]

It can be tough to fish with one unit running. Less options for wading. You will have to concentrate on the little seams and eddies. I really like fishing along the bank below outlet 2 with one or two units on. You have to use quite a bit of weight to get your flies down. If you see a feeding lane, work it.