Brr its cold. Even after all these years in Arkansas winters and a much better selection of coldweather clothing my Australian side comes out. Fishing in the cold is a matter of will power and desire to find those winter brown trout But it wasn’t just me in the latter part of this week the […]

Lefty Kreh wasn’t just the greatest fisherman of all time he was a mentor to generations of experts he influenced the course of the sport of fly fishing and most importantly he was a friend to tens of thousands. For many decades he traveled the country dazzling crowds with his casting and stories of faraway […]

The water is back and some big flows unleashed this week as winter rains push Bull Shoals Lake higher. It’s been a good while since Bull Shoals was up in flood stage even if its less than an inch and only a little less than we had seen since the tailwater topped 20 000 cfs. Monday’s […]

Who would have thought it possible 81 degrees in February and we shook it off like it was nothing. The weather has been weird and same with the water. Saturday will be upper 70s and Sunday 45 before ushering in snow shower possibly on Monday. The true winter fishing freaks whether they are nymphing hunting […]

It seems like I’ve spent all my time on countless chores in order to get all the stuff up and running for Steve Dally Outfitters. But last week I found myself back in the real office guiding a group of obsessive streamer fishers from the Rockies _ a trip put together by my buddy Chad Johnson and […]

January’s weather held brisk and frigid temperatures for most parts of the month here in the Ozarks. These cold temperatures didn’t stop a hot trout bite here many days on Lake Taneycomo. Since the beginning of December when Table Rock flipped over our dissolved oxygen levels have been in the 10 parts per million range. […] The post February 2025...

My fishing forecast for Lake Taneycomo is fairly positive for this new year thus far. The lake seems to be full of trout the water is pretty cold and the color is good. Generation patterns — those are hard to predict! Table Rock Lake is at power pool so there is plenty of water to […] The post January 2024 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys'...

My fishing forecast for Lake Taneycomo is fairly positive for this new year thus far. The lake seems to be full of trout the water is pretty cold and the color is good. Generation patterns — those are hard to predict! Table Rock Lake is at power pool so there is plenty of water to […] The post January 2025 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys'...

Trout fishing on Lake Taneycomo is holding up fairly well this fall.  We can’t complain about the weather that’s for sure!  If anything it’s been on the warm side.  Table Rock’s water was in the 70’s for most of October.  It really needs to cool down for Table Rock Lake to turn over.  Looking into […] The post November 1 2024 Fishing Report appear...

The shift in water management in Bull Shoals Lake over the past couple of years has had fly fishers and guides scratching their heads. Earlier flushing of flood waters resulting in more stable lake levels keeps lake front owners smiling but has hopper fishing addicts looking for high summer flows all out of sorts. Now […]

I can safely say that the fall brown spawning run on Lake Taneycomo has officially begun.  We’re seeing a lot of brown trout below the dam as well as double the number of anglers chasing them.  Fishermen are reporting big crowds even during the week around the outlets.  I think they call it “combat fishing.” […] The post October 1 2024 Fishing Rep...

MOUNTAIN HOME — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold a series of public meetings around Arkansas as part of its process to develop a new statewide plan to guide trout management in The Natural State. The new statewide trout management plan will build on the work of previous plans and incorporate all trout […]

A trend is starting to take shape as we enter into cooler temperatures and the turn of the new season come late September. Over the last couple of weekends generation has been low – even minimum flow most hours. Mondays have held to this pattern as well with only minor bumps late in the day. […]

Our generation schedule here on Lake Taneycomo has been almost exactly the same every day for the month of August with very few exceptions.  The water is off every morning while generation starts about 1 p.m. continuing until dark or after.  The flow is dictated by how hot it is on that day meaning how […] The post September 1 2024 Fishing Report...

“Tale as old as time song as old as rhyme.” Redundancy is the key theme this week as generation on the White has continued the same steady cadence that we’ve seen all summer. The lake is well below power pool but these hot dog days of summer call for big afternoon pushes. Essentially each day […]

Low water dominated the weekend on the White mostly influenced by mild temperatures and how low the lake is relative to power pool. Generation held to minimum flow most of Saturday and Sunday aside from a small bump peaking at 2 500 cfs Saturday evening and a thunderous 1 200 cfs Sunday afternoon. For transparency’s sake I […]

Talk about a pleasant surprise. Temperatures dipped a bit this week and days on the river have been a breath of fresh air. The break in high 90s couldn’t have come at a better time as the long blistering hours on the water have been draining. Low to mid-80s have held steady the last couple […]

The month of July was a major game changer for Lake Taneycomo not so much in the way of fishing but in the topography of the lake itself. Two weeks ago early on the morning of the 17th Branson took on a massive very localized downpour of rain bringing 8 inches over the period of […] The post August 1 2024 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys'...

Gather ‘round. We’ve got lots to talk about. As most of you have probably seen in the news our area was pummeled Tuesday night with torrential downpours – anywhere from 6 inches up to 17 inches depending on where you stood in Baxter Stone and Marion Counties. Devastating floods raged through the White River valley […]

Lake Taneycomo is open all year!  Today is not our opening day for trout season since we are not a trout park.  There are four trout parks in Missouri – Roaring River Bennett Springs Montauk and Meramac Springs.  We do get calls and emails asking about our fishing season so I wanted to make that […] The post March 1 2026 Fishing Report appeared fi...