Some observations

[Jcvistait]

I know alot of those fish get hooked over and over. Last time I was down there I was throwing streamers which you need a little room to throw,,,had people watching what I was doing ,,,,they took up camp right behind me Lucky they did not wear one of my streamers.

[Randall]

people do stuff like that all the time in crowded areas. i was at meramec last summer and while i was casting a guy walked right behind me where i couldn't see him and i hooked him. he admitted that he saw me casting and knew he shouldn't have walked close behind me but did anyway. the rest of the day, any time i would walk by him or he walked by me, he would say something smart and gave me the feeling that had more than a little contempt for fly fishermen. at least at taney and the parks with fly only areas nobody treats fly fishermen as unwelcome guests.

[LostMyWife]

Jcvistait..

there are big fish in the area year around... the trick is to know where...

and where to avoid other people..

yes the chutes will always have people in them..

yes a lot of people fish the head of the rebar.. fast water.. alot of fish and I think it is a staging area for spawning fish.. I wonder how many time a day those fished get hooked??

Why faster water. Everything I have read says that faster water does not hold fish that long. Seems it is too hard on them. So are they less particular in faster water, or is presentaion not that big of a deal in the fast water?

[Flysmallie]

I have yet to fish above the old boat ramp. I started going there because there were less people and I didn't want to get in anybody's way when I was just starting. I still go there because there are less people and plenty of fish. I've never had the desire to move into the crowds closer to the dam.

Of course I still feel like I'm just starting and still struggle to cast. Anybody want to risk a chance of fishing with a rookie to help him out with his horrible casting???

[gonefishin]

This was told to me: While fishing at Taney I notice a guide with clients fishing the rebar hole. After a while of fishing the guide left only to return with more clients. After they got to the rebar hole the new guys replaced the ones that had been there.

Here is what I think:

Well I think thats not fair to the other people fishing in the area, waiting to get in that hole. I know the guides are trying to make money, but the area below the dam is only so big. That place is getting more crowded by the day.I really only have the weekends to fish and limited to wading. I know there are times down there when there is plenty of places to fish. But its getting to the point that my friends are not wanting to go there. We call it the Zoo. Sometimes outlet 2 looks like combat fishing. Something has to be done also to make it better around the outlets. They are getting filled in more and more. Just my .02 worth.

Ya kno how it is with fishing,,, The early bird gets the worm....or in this case the choice spot.

[LostMyWife]

I HEAR A PROPERLY PLACED TAZER CAN GET YOU ANY SPOT YOU WANT AND ALLOW YOU TO HOLD IT NTIL THE BATTERIES DIE

[Randall]

or just go in acting retarded and sling lures every which way

[Leonard]

LMF...

since the DO levels or still low the faster water has the most oxygen.. there for you'll find more number of fish in these areas.. that another reason you see a lot of fouled hook fish...

Flysmallie...

Im not expert or an instructor at casting... but I think I can help you improve a little on your casting...

[Snow Fly]

LMW:

Leonard is right about the oxygen levels being higher {NO SURPRISE THERE}. I might add there are small depressions located in fast waters, that people over look, which allows trout to protect themslves from the faster current. Also work the rocks that you will find in some fast waters. Trout simply love getting behind and in front of these which protects them from the current.

[McManus]

OK, I don't fish Taney. But I believe, based on my experience elsewhere, that you should fish the edges of fast water. I think you'll find the fish holding at the edges, or in front of: or behind a rock or rocks. The food is moving fast so they have to make a decision in a hurry....and fish are like you and me in that respect----less time to decide may make it more likely to make a mistake--and take my crummy fly.