Taneycomo Trout News

[Phil Lilley]

Wanted to share real quick what Shane Bush told me the other day in a text.  They shocked mid week last week and said numbers of both rainbows and browns are good.  Was pleasantly surprised at the number of browns, encouraged I'd say.  Details of the study won't be out for a few months.

MDC had to stock a bunch of 8-10 inch rainbows early last week.  He said they stocked them in the Short Creek area, trying to bolster the numbers below Fall Creek.  He said when they shocked, they found alot of them at the dam.  My opinion - when this happens (a push in numbers in the trophy area), this moves fish out of the trophy area - some of the small ones but nice trout too.  We'll see.

I need to find out about a "warmwater hatchery" MDC raises trout in because Shane said that's where these rainbows came from.  The water there got too warm to keep them, is what he said.  I assume it got warm earlier than expected because of the very warm weather we're having.