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...

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...

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'...

Lake Taneycomo is in pretty good shape this summer.  Our water quality is very good compared to past years.  Clarity is excellent water temperature is holding at 49 degrees and the dissolved oxygen content is very good for mid July.  The generation pattern has been very consistent this past month with no generation mornings and […] The post July 1...

It’s been an interesting spring season for fishing on Lake Taneycomo. If I had to script it I’m not sure I could create a better scenario as far as the water conditions we’ve had so far. We’ve seen up to nine gates opened at the dam bringing in a lot of shad and other food […] The post June 1 2024 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys' Landing...

There’s never a perfect time to write a fishing report it seems because as soon as you post it conditions change and some of the report becomes inaccurate.  This report has the same issues since our water conditions will change later this week –but I’ll try to cover what I think will work then too. […] The post May 1 2024 Fishing Report appeared f...

March left all of us locals stumped with lots of pondering as to what this year will hold — not on the fishing side of the spectrum but on the types of water flows we might see. Captain Steve Dickey said in the 15 years he has fished Lake Taneycomo he has never seen so many […] The post April 10 2024 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys' Landi...

Winter trout fishing reigns at its finest  in the month of February here on Lake Taneycomo.  February has seen tremendous hangouts of trout bite the net for those select anglers willing to brave the potentially brutal conditions of winter.  However no bravery was needed for this February as early spring temperatures greeted us.  Most days averaged...

We are finally starting to see winter arrive here in the Ozarks after a very mild autumn.  Our lake water temperatures are still just above 50 but should drop steadily in the next few months.  We had a very late lake turnover this season because of the warm weather.  All in all our fishing forecast […] The post January 8 2024 Fishing Report appear...

The month of November is at its end.  It has brought us cooler weather and with that more generation.  On Lake Taneycomo these last few weeks typically 50 to 75% of most days saw some type of flow.  Generally only a few hours in the daylight experienced the water off.  There were even a few […] The post December 2 2023 Fishing Report appeared firs...

If you like to fish Lake Taneycomo with no generation then you’ve been loving the last five months.  There have been a handful of days when the water ran all day.  Most days it has been off a majority of the time. These conditions are a favorite for fly fishers especially those fishing immediately below […] The post November 1 2023 Fishing Report...

Fall has officially descended on the Ozarks area after September stayed unseasonably warm.  A recent front has brought the desirable fall temperatures with a two-week forecast of lows at night in the 40s. We should expect to see the leaves make their beautiful color transition in the middle of October.  Fishing for the month of […] The post Octobe...

We’re heading into the fall season here on Lake Taneycomo and trout fishing has been fairly decent for the most part. It does seem like there are days when they just don’t eat and then there are days they can’t get enough food. Who knows what triggers either mood but it’s sheer fun when they […] The post September 1 2023 Fishing Report appeared fi...

Our fishing report for Lake Taneycomo could be a cookie cutter analogy of last month’s report.  Our generation pattern is exactly the same our water temperature is about the same and the bite is also the same as in June and July.  The trout are locked into a daily pattern of eating and resting just […] The post August 1 2023 Fishing Report appeare...

Generation patterns on Lake Taneycomo this summer have been consistent.  Operators at the dam ran water every afternoon for the month of June.  The only variant was on hot days they started it about 2 p.m. and ended after dark and on cooler days they started it about 4 p.m. but still shut it off […] The post July 1 2023 Fishing Report appeared fir...

We are enjoying a mild start to summer here on Lake Taneycomo.  After a relatively dry spring there’s not much rain in our forecast.  Our lakes are fairly low with the exception of Beaver Lake which is a few feet high.  Generation pattern?  There isn’t one. When I write a fishing report I attempt to […] The post June 1 2023 Fishing Report appeared...

April has been a spectacular month for catching trout here on Lake Taneycomo. Reports from guests and guides alike relay copious amounts of fish — and many quality trophy-sized fish as well. Our trophy catch-and-release program has recorded 105 trophy trout caught and released. A record April for the books! Table Rock Lake is down […] The post May...

It is definitely spring time here on Lake Taneyomo!  Spring rain has fallen and our water is running hard.  We’ve seen spill gates open for most of the month of March which makes fishing both hard and good.  It of course makes fishing off the bank or docks very hard because of the speed and […] The post April 1 2023 Fishing Report appeared first o...

Overall conditions on Lake Taneycomo couldn’t get any more stable than we’ve experienced the last couple of weeks.   Two units have generated flow nonstop day and night.  A little variation in the flow but not much.  Lakes above and below us are all within six inches of their seasonal power pool but there is one […] The post March 2 2023 Fishing R...

We’ve enjoyed a long dry spell that has given us long periods of no generation here on Lake Taneycomo. That has been especially nice for fly fishing. But we’re starting to see rain in the forecast with one two-day rain event winding up as I type this report. We should start seeing more generation in […] The post February 9 2023 Fishing Report appe...