Tanneycomo hatches

[joe2011]

im learning about the insects still but wondering why tanneycomo doesn't have any type of hatches. I have googled mayflies and everything I found says they are found in streams,lakes,ponds ect. Then why don't we have any hatches here?

[Fly Fishing Pete]

We do. Midges. Year round.

[laker67]

The first two weeks in november each season, we have an exceptionally large trout park hatch.

[trythisonemv]

There are some pretty good caddis hatches too. Mostly midges on taney though

[joe2011]

I know about the midges. I know the parks have them and I know down on the white they have caddis ect. I talking more like why don't we have the dry fly action on tanney like anywhere else

[Phil Lilley]

Wish I knew... but there is very little. Beetles, ants are good from now through the fall but I wouldn't call it "hot". I used to do good on hoppers in July through September but not the last 3 years.

[Ham]

There is hope that the rivers will develop. The places that have great hatches have been as they are now for very long periods of time. Below Beaver, Taney, below Norfork, and below Bull have only been around for a handful of decades.

Norfork and the White below Bull Shoals have Caddis Hatches, Sulpher mayfly, and Hex hatches. Hoppers work May thru October.

[westbranchfly]

There are caddis and may flies in the Taney area. I live in Hollister and have some hanging around the door this morning. If I was going to tie these, they'd go on a size 12 or 10. That being said, if you're looking for these types of insects, you have to get up in the feeder creeks. I'll use Cooper creek as an example. I can go up Cooper, within sight of the main river, flip rocks and find mayfly nymphs and caddis larva. They are here, just not in the huge numbers like I would find in my native Pennsylvania.

I will tell you this, many guys kinda put pheasant tails, hares ears, prince nymphs, and the like, on the shelf here. I have had some of my best days on Taney with the "shelved" patterns. Those generic patterns do very well in variations. The frenchy has produced well, black and olive hares ears, and a prince will do well. I've fished them under an indicator, high sticked, or tight lined. Just remember, they're trout. They know how to do three things. Eat, keep from being eaten, and reproduce. Good luck and good fishing.

[Ham]

Just remember, they're trout. They know how to do three things. Eat, keep from being eaten, and reproduce. Good luck and good fishing.

I think the trout in the White River below Bull Shoals are in a Remedial Class. All they know how to do is eat. They don't reproduce well and lots and lost of them get eaten.

[westbranchfly]

@Ham- that's hilarious! I guess that was the point I was getting to. People give the fish waaaaay too much credit. I should go down there some day.