Brown and Rainbow Trout Spawn

[huntest]

I have paid a lot of attention this season to the Browns moving up towards the dam to spawn and all of the trophy fish that are caught on Taney. Is this why they shut down the C&R area at the Bull Shoals dam this time of the year and when do they reopen it? Has there been any talk about shutting down the fishing at the Table rock dam during the Brown trout spawn?

When do the rainbows spawn and do they move upstream as well?

thanks from a newbie

[Phil Lilley]

Browns on the White successfully spawn and replentish the river.

Brown do not successfully spawn in Taneycomo so there's no reason to protect the spawn season.

Rainbows spawn in Taneycomo mainly in January and February but some spawn as late as May. When rainbows are raised in a hatchery, their biological time clocks are screwed up because the way they are raise. They are raised in varied water temps to stunt growth or to speed growth, depending on when they are sceduled to be released. So they really don't know when to spawn... but most do in the winter. Why? Not sure.

The White- I honestly don't know. I'll let someone else answer that.

[shawncat]

Yes ,that's why they shut down BS c&r till Feb.1.Rainbows spawn [or go thru the motions of spawning]depending what strain they are.Certain strains of rainbows spawn in the spring some in the fall.Here in Mo. I don't think the rainbows are too successful due to water temp[it is too warm].If your seeing alot of bows coming up with the browns they maybe trying to eat the browns eggs.

[Leonard]

not all fish move to the dam to spawn... but alot of them do..

The brown is just starting to finish up.. there are still a few nice browns up but no massive browns...

Now the rainbows are moving in.. I think the bow come in after the brown to eat up the left over egg and chase the small fries..

the bows should spawn for about now till about mid Jan.. maybe early Feb..

as far as shuting it down... maybe years from now.. but I dont see them doing any time soon..

[huntest]

thank you for the information. The contributors to this site are very generous to share their knowledge

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[Danoinark]

Browns on the White successfully spawn and replentish the river.

Brown do not successfully spawn in Taneycomo so there's no reason to protect the spawn season.

Phil, do you thinks its because the difference in habitat?

Dano

[Phil Lilley]

I guess- it's the same water. Maybe a bit different temp. Mike Kruse always told me it was the water temp, not generation.