February 17 Lake Taneycomo

[Phil Lilley]

Got out on Lookout Island this afternoon and did some walking and fishing.  If we had waders I think we could have made a day of it - so much great water to fish with this flow (704ish feet).  Front side or back side - lots of fish and ideal water.

I threw a 3/32 oz brown mottled jig, orange head / 2 pound line and caught the dickens out of them.  Ryan did the best on a small egg pattern, dead drifting.

We also boated to the cable and made one drift to Lookout.  Caught some nice rainbows (I was still using the same jig and Ryan an egg/scud combo).  Nothing large - biggest 16 inches.

Here's some pics:

[Ham]

I need some non felt boots. I really wondered about running the boat up and wading.

[Mbrown2858]

Thanks for the pics! Looking forward to getting down there in a couple weeks. Can you get to Lookout Island without a boat to do some wade fishing?

[Phil Lilley]

Sure - you can swim!

Sorry- bad joke.  It is only accessible by boat.  Also- we'll see what the generation is doing in 2 weeks.  I can't imagine we'll see this pattern for another 2 weeks... with no rain.  30 mw of water 24/7 is very unusual.

[Mbrown2858]

Thanks for the reply Phil! I only ask because I'm bringing my buddy down first weekend of March and he's all new to trout/fly fishing so it should be a trip! 

[Phil Lilley]

Keep an eye on conditions (generation).  We may see a change between now and then.

[BuckMaxx]

Wow! Lookout island sure has changed alot since I fished it last in the mid 90's!