What's The Water Quality on Lower Taney Right Now?

[vonreed]

I was down at Powersite last night and the water was chocolate milk.  Has anybody been to the area today and noticed if the muddy water has been flushed out of Taney yet?

[MSUFisherBear]

Depending on location - dingy to downright muddy. A lot of the pockets and backwaters are close to the chocolate milk color. The water in the main channel is dingy but not terrible. Lots of flow from that area obviously, so it shouldn't be long. We drove by the landing yesterday. Lots of clear water in that area. Should help to start pushing some of the other water out.

 

 

[vonreed]

Thanks, I'm hoping it's cleared up by now. 

[MSUFisherBear]

I'm hoping so, too. I love fishing water with a little bit of color typically but when those fish are accustom to that clear stuff they really seem to turn it off more than on. Here's to hoping that any rain we get over the next couple of weeks is light at most and we can start getting a little less water logged.

[Seth Clarkson]

Does anyone have a more recent update on water clarity for Taneycomo? I'm hoping to fish around Rockaway tomorrow and wondering how dirty of water I need to be prepared for. 

[likinmo]

I fished lower Taney all week from rockaway down about a mile just got home 15 mins ago. Early in the week it was bad but the last three days have been awesome. Caught my PB a 6lb 9oz and another 5 lber to boot with lots of keepers in between. Go up the cove thru the pilings right next to Rockaway beach and throw a buzz bait or a poppin frog. Man were they hungry back there. Its just hard to fish because of the grass. The water is in good shape now with alittle stain but the bite was on!!

[likinmo]

 

Goodluck