The Empire Strikes Again!

[Forsythian]

I thought I had it figured out.

Looking at the generation charts for Table Rock dam/ upper Taneycomo, I figured that Powersite dam would generate based on those spikes... say 2 or 3 hours afterwards... and it seemed to hold true for the last week or so.

So, the Table Rock generation chart for Thursday (2/9) has water from 6am to 8am, and I figure the water should have been on at Powersite during the afternoon (maybe starting at noon or so?), and off by evening.

Nope, they hold it until I get off work, drive, change, rig up, get my waders on, scramble down the bank, get knee-deep, and begin to pay-out some line... then I swear as soon as the fly hits the water they sound the horn

time = 4:30 pm

ahh, the joys of tailwater fishing!

[Phil Lilley]

I guess you didn't catch any fish...

[Forsythian]

No, I was able to fish for about 15 or 20 minutes before the water chased me up the bank.

I dropped a black midge about 6 inches under a small white parachute pattern, and was able to present this to feeding fish, but I had no takes.

I'm wondering if I need a 7X tippet...

[Brian K. Shaffer]

I have learned from nearly 8 years of fishing Taneycomo that you can never go by what the suggested prediction on what they are going to run... as they turn water on, after all.. as I am sure you know - strictly by power demand.

I do not know Powersite though at all.. is it on the same link to Taney and Bull and the Fork ?

I have come to conclusion they run when they have money to be made, and only then.

Keep me posted on this thread how you do figuring out the water there in the coming weeks.

screaming reels - Brian

[Wayne SW/MO]

I have come to conclusion they run when they have money to be made

I think you're right on that Brian. When there's room on the grid for some Kilowatts, they run and make a little maintenance money.