Our watershed continues to be the focal point of periodic rainfall and storm systems.  A heavy period of rain about a week ago caused operators to open five floodgates at one foot a piece accompanied by three turbines for a total release rate of approximately 15 000 cubic feet per second.  Officials have since shut three of the five […] The post J...

There’s nothing better to us than Lake Taneycomo!    Whether you’re fishing with your family friends or coworkers.   Cruising the lake to enjoy the cool “Ozark Air Conditioning ” we call it.  It’s all about taking a break from what we do Day to day… and enjoying that quiet moment maybe watching the pairs...

We are back to low-flow releases here on Lake Taneycomo after a few weeks of a higher release rate which has brightened the fishing prospects for boaters and waders alike.  Area lakes rose almost four feet after a series of rain events caused releases from all four dams in the White River chain.  We saw […] The post January 23 fishing report appea...

Summer fishing continues to be above average.  We saw great fishing really pick up at Memorial Day. The great thing about Lake  Taneycomo is you can bring your family and fish however you like to fish the most. Bait fishing with PowerBait or Gulp or Night Crawlers.  Lure fishing with Jigs  Spoons Crankbaits Trout magnets […]

January is almost half gone and we’ve yet to see any down water on Lake Taneycomo.  Table Rock Lake had lowered to 913 feet two feet below powerpool but after a couple of rains it has jumped up to over 916 feet.  Beaver Lake is in better shape at only one foot over pool but […] The post January 12 fishing report appeared first on Lilleys' Landing...

I’ve taken some time off from writing the Lake Taneycomo fishing report but then not much has happened to change how our fish have been biting.  The generation rate has not changed in over a month.  Operators have been running between 2 500 and 3 500 cubic feet of water per second (or from a half to […] The post January 1 2021 fishing report appea...

We’ve been enjoying a lot of down water (no generation) here on Lake Taneycomo.  Nights and mornings there has been no generation with a little flow added late in the afternoon/evenings for about three hours most days  — just enough to clean out some of the leaves falling from the trees at least on the […] The post October 12 fishing report appear...

Time is flying... it’s fall and fall weather is here!  Rain and barely 50 degrees Monday with 6 200 cubic feet per second of water which is different.  They ran one unit all day again a break from the pattern.  Today (10/20) they are running some water later in the day.  This was […] The post October 20 fishing report appeared first on Lilleys' La...

Generation has all but halted on Lake Taneycomo this week something we haven’t seen for a couple of years!  With no flow comes the new reality of what the lake now looks like at low water… and it’s changed quite a bit. We have noticed that the lake seems lower than it used to be […] The post September 12 fishing report appeared first on Lilleys' L...

Note:  This report will be current for as long as the gates are open which may be for most of the month of June. We’ve gone from very little generation to a torrent.  But this was predicted.  It was easy to see coming.  When the lakes filled up they would have to release.  And they […] The post June 1 fishing report appeared first on Lilleys' Land...

It’s been quite a week here on Lake Taneycomo…. and in the rest of the world.  We thought we might be flooded by the tropical storm Cristabol but the rain didn’t fall as hard or and much as thought.  Now it appears we are in a prolonged dry spell which hopefully will last a few […] The post June 10 fishing report appeared first on Lilleys' Landing...

This report is pretty photo heavy short on text fishing report for Lake Taneycomo.  You’ll see why. As of Monday morning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was running 5 000 cubic feet per second of water over five spill gates and about 10 000 c.f.s. of water through three turbines.  This is a reduction of 5 000 […] The post April 7 fishing report a...

Spring isn’t here yet but the rain has arrived in the Lake Taneycomo area. Moderate showers continue to move through our area the past four days bringing our lake up after a week of dropping levels. We’re not in trouble — not even close. But that does mean heavy generation for the next week or […] The post March 16 fishing report appeared first on...

I have written fishing reports on the internet for Lake Taneycomo for the past 25 years...   but this report feels very eerie.  Why?  Because I’m not really writing for anyone who’s coming to fish the lake anytime soon.  For that reason I have to write it coming from a different perspective.  May […] The post March 23 fishing report appeared first...

At the beginning of each of my fishing reports for Lake Taneycomo I start with lake conditions of the lakes above and below us because their levels dictate in some degree the generation patterns we might see.  But at the time of this writing we’re looking at rain almost every day for the next 10 […] The post March 9 Fishing Report appeared first o...

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last report.  At the beginning of last week water and fishing conditions had not changed at all so there was no need to update it.  But a big change happened midweek — the dam operators decided to shut the spill gates off plus a turbine. That left […] The post February 25 fishing report appeared first on Lilley...

I’m sure glad I didn’t write an extensive fishing report on Monday for Lake Taneycomo because everything changes today.  After more rain fell in the White River Basin above Lake Taneycomo in the past 24 hours the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have decided to open 5 spill gates at Table Rock Dam one foot […] The post February 5 fishing report appear...

Despite the constant flow of water — 15 000 cubic feet per second through three turbines and over six spill gates into Lake Taneycomo — trout fishing continues to be very good for most anglers.  That success still hinges on keeping your bait fly or lure on the bottom while drifting. First I wanted to clear up something I […] The post January 28 fi...

Turbines and flood gates continued to move water from Table Rock Lake into and through Lake Taneycomo this past week.  Rains Thursday and Friday kept the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from making any headway though.  Beaver Lake’s level rose slightly to 1 126.5 feet while Table Rock’s level remains at 919.1 feet.  Operators are running […] The post...

All the lakes in the White River Chain of Lakes are almost to their seasonal power pool levels but we have some rain forecast for the whole basin this weekend that might prolong generation below each dam.  Right now we’re looking at three to four inches Thursday through Saturday morning with some snow mixed in.  […] The post January 8 fishing repo...