Lilley's Lake Taneycomo fishing report, August 11

[Phil Lilley]

It happened!  Generation at Table Rock Dam on Lake Taneycomo was shut down Monday morning at midnight and left off for 11 hours!  That means we had no generation for the morning, and I found trout fishing pretty good.  I think this could be our new generation pattern at least for this week.  And as Table Rock and helpfully temperatures drop, this slow down will keep going the right way.

Table Rock is now below 917 feet, only two feet above its seasonal power pool , but Beaver Lake is four feet high and dropping very slowly.

I  fished early Monday morning, boated to the Narrows and found the water level about what it should be with no generation.  And there was just a little bit of current, just as I like it.  But the trout there weren't too interested in taking much of what I was offering.  I did catch a few nice rainbows but nothing like I believe it will be in a day or two.

It usually takes our trout a day or so to get used to a "new normal" in regards to changing generation patterns.  They have to find their niche, and when they do they'll start feeding normally.

I did catch rainbows on a #14 tan scud (Hunt's perfect scud) as well as a #16 primrose & pearl (P&P), both under a float about three- to four-feet deep.  I saw other guides faring much better than me using a white thread jig under a float.  I did throw a jig but had no success.

I visited with someone today who said fishing for his party from the Lazy Valley dock had been exceptional this year, catching quality rainbows on night crawlers.  That's been the best bait by far -- good ole worms.  And now that the water isn't running in the mornings, it's very important to inject a little air in the worms to make them float off the bottom.

Our water is still very clear but I think using four-pound line for most things is still okay.  But later in the fall, we usually start going to lighter line and tippet... just not yet.

I was excited to report dry fly fishing was very good in the mornings with one to two units running -- but that's changed.  I will continue to try different dries to see whether I can establish a new pattern.  We'll see.

The rest of my report would only be speculative.  I would think fishing a pink worm under a float would work in the mornings, but that remains to be seen.

 

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[netboy]

I am kinda confused. When I look at the USACE web page it shows that the current power pool is 917 thru Nov 30. 

Anyway, glad to see the generation slow down as that will allow Bull Shoals to drop a bit faster. 

https://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/pages/data/tabular/htm/tabrock.htm

[Seth]

I've found that the pink power worm is still highly effective when the water is clear and the sun is out IF you get it deep enough. I'll fish the worm 10'-12 deep in areas where I just start to lose sight of the bottom and make sure I'm sitting at least 20' away the area that I'm casting at. Without a long rod though, it's easier to just fish a jig in those deeper areas. If you're a bit crazy like me, toss the worm out and then hold the rod between your legs while you fish a jig at the same time. Works with a micro jig too, but they hold on that pink worm a lot longer. 😁

[Ryan Miloshewski]

2 hours ago, netboy said:

I am kinda confused. When I look at the USACE web page it shows that the current power pool is 917 thru Nov 30. 

Anyway, glad to see the generation slow down as that will allow Bull Shoals to drop a bit faster. 

https://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/pages/data/tabular/htm/tabrock.htm

That's normal power pool for the designated time frame indicated. 

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3 hours ago, Phil Lilley said:

Table Rock is now below 917 feet, only 2 feet above it's seasonal power pool but Beaver Lake is 4 feet high and it's dropping very slowly.

@Ryan Miloshewski   I think he’s referring to this from @Phil Lilley 

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