Taneycomo Fishing Report, Tuesday - Wednesday, 7/23-24

[Phil Lilley]

Pretty tough fishing I'd say. Spotty good then slow. That's about what it's been this week so far. Not the easy >catching stocked trout fishing< we're kinda used to. Water is very clear and the trout aren't taking and running with it.

I took out a gentleman yesterday in the morning. We started early and made the run from the Branson Landing to Fall Creek. Some of the guys said pink Trout Magnets are working well so that's what we used. Five to 6 feet under an indicator using 7x tippet - still couldn't buy a bite. We switched to most everything else I use under a float and only had a few nibbles, 3 rainbows to the boat.

The wind picked up and we got a chop on the water. Thought that would turn things on and it did a little. They were sucking on the TM just like they've been sucking on the worms. I could see the float moving but nothing on the set. I inspected the TM after 30 minutes of fishing and saw that it had been gummed to death by trout. Something else. He ended the day with less than 10 rainbows, caught up and down the lake. Caught the last one in front of the Landing.

The guides who did the best stuck it out above Short Creek using night crawlers.

This morning I had 4 guys from NW Missouri. I decided to fish night crawlers and stuck with them this time. Running 1/2 unit, we anchored several places from Short to Fall Creek, in the middle of the lake (not the shallow or deep side) and dropped the air injected worms behind the boat. It was good from 6:30 till about 7:30, then it got slow. We caught a few then moved 200 yards and catch some more. Ended at 10 am with a limit of 16 plus probably 10 more released. Good numbers... it just wasn't fast and furious.

Word is MDC stocked a bunch of trout yesterday below Cooper Creek. Didn't know that till later in the morning.

[flyman]

That's rough knowing they are gnawing on it but few hookups. It sounds a bit like the past couple days bass fishing on Table Rock for me. The bite is so light and they spit it so quick that it's hard to detect and when you do often times it's too late. It's almost like they are just biting the tails of my worms. That's frustrating. If I caught everyone that hit and spit it out or short stuck my fishing would move from fair to fantastic! Thanks for the report.

[TroutRinger]

I'll be in Branson for a wedding this weekend and am going to give it a go at some point on Sunday. Since my parents retired and got a place a LOZ last summer I haven't been down. Hopefully I can hook a few. Getting an itch.

[Phil Lilley]

Another trip this morning... even tougher. Did best drifting from the boat ramp above Short Creek to the creek using 2- 3/0 splits spaced 6 inches apart 18 inches above a #10 hook tied on 7x tippet. Night crawler with air. They were still chewing on it but managed to get some hooked and landed. All the rainbows we cleaned today (Babler and I) had orange meat which means they've been in the lake for a while.

Found out that a lot of people here at the resort are waiting and fishing later in the afternoon after they crank up generation, drifting Gulp eggs from Taneycomo Acres down to Monkey Island. Doing very well, catching their limit in one drift. May be we should be taking people out in the evening instead of the morning! I'll try it tomorrow.