Well, the water did shut off Sat. night around 6:30 pm. This morning they ran 1 generator to a 704.4 level, 3 ft up. I had reports that the water was so low at Cooper Creek and Downtown boat ramps, that it was impossible to put in early this morning.

I had a couple of great local guys out yesterday morning, Rick and Bill on a waded guide trip. We started out up towards outlet 1, and caught several nice fish. We made our way down stream to try some different patterns and they hooked several fish there also. Over all it was a great trip.

Check out the picture of the HUGE Striper (under photos) caught by Jim, Sunday. It weighted 43 lbs! The girth on it was at least 36″.

Also the first picture is Mariah, it was her first time fly fishing. She landed several really nice fish, including a 20″ brown trout.

Great news everyone!!! It was actually confirmed and announced. The water will be shut down this weekend starting Saturday evening. Originally we were told it would start dropping Friday. It is sounds like it will be shut down to zero generators till sometime Monday afternoon. According to reports they are actually going to drop it to 696.5 ft above sea level (normal is 701.3). They are doing this for repair reasons on powersite dam. Apparently they have to repair the flash boards and remove trees as well as other debris that has built up through the floods this year. I just wanted to make sure all the people who keep up with the site had a real important piece of information. Keep in mind this was made with the statement weather permitting!!! Pray for good weather!!! take care everyone and I hope to see you down there.

We are getting reports that the water is going to be off this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, (for repairs on Powersite Dam). It will be interesting just to see how the bottom has changed. As everyone knows, it has been 7 months of running water, except when repairs were done last May on a couple of days. Of course it could be subject to change,(like the weather, etc.) But I would keep my options open for sure!
We have been out fishing from the boat everyday, and doing really well. A couple of days ago we had a 25″ rainbow, and the next day a 23″ rainbow. One day last week we were catching quite a few browns in the 16-18″ range. A little unusal to get so many browns for this time of the year.
We have been using prism emergers, adams bugs, WD-40’s, Scuds, and egg patterns.
We will try to keep you update about the water levels or give us a call for up to the minute reports…….417-335-4655

The water has still been running four generators. Table Rock Lake is currently at 921.9, 6.9 feet over pool. Which means it shouldn’t be too much longer and the lake will be down enough to shut the turbines off.
Still the fishing has been excellent through out the lake. Several large fish are being landed. Including a twenty-five lb. brown trout that was caught at the cooper creek access. On the upper end of the tailwater here there are many fish between twenty to twenty-five inches
waiting to be caught. Many have been landed lately. Although wading is close to non-existant as long as you fish deep enough on the current seam you will produce strikes. Of course if you have the means to fish from a boat you will be extremely impressed with the quality and numbers of fish you will catch. We’ve had boat trips everyday for the past several weeks.
With all age and experience levels, but the result is always a great experience for everyone.

With the fishing lately we have been using egg patterns, scuds, san juan worms, adam’s bugs, wooly buggers, and tungsten beaded midges. It just takes the depth and the correct weight for results. Definately a big factor in catching fish here is using good fluorocarbon tippet. It’s clearer, stronger, and it has a better sink rate.

I hope everyone is on the river enjoying the weather. The fishing has been going great the past week. The only challenge still remains to be the high water level. Fishing from a boat is still the best way to produce large numbers of fish. We have been producing larger fish this week as well. As far as fly selection…the typical nymphs such as scuds, san juan worms, and egg patterns. You can also produce fish on a few dry flies such as the turantula and the big ugly. There have been several fisherman down at the water, but there are still good places to fish at just about any given time. The mornings and evenings are of course the better times to fish, but fish of course fish are produced during the afternoon. These fish are getting nice and healthy for their spawning run coming here in a little over a month. I hope everyone is getting as excited as I am about this coming fall.

I know it is starting to sound like a broken record. But they are still running 4 generators almost all of the time. Last weekend they only ran 3, but we also got another heavy rain. So if your keeping track, Table Rock was 10 feet over pool before we got the deluge Saturday, which raised it up 3 more feet, now around 928.

Now for the fishing….of course access is the biggest obstacle. But fishing around the outlet areas has been very productive. Some very nice size fish also…over 20″. Flies of choice have been an egg pattern & scud combo. Making sure you have enough weight on (split shot) and getting them deep enough is the trick. All of our guided trips have been out of the boat, and we have been doing very well. We are hooking into lots of fish, and even some trophy size rainbows. The fish seem to be very healthy and have some very large girths.

Today they are still running a lot of water. 4 generators have been running all day. We did receive rain later yesterday afternoon, but not near as much as they did to the north. It looks to be a beautiful day with possible showers tommorrow and monday. The temperature looks to stay in the high 80s. I’m sure it will be another great week to fish! Although with the generation being as high as it is the access from the bank is limited you can still find great places to fish. Your best option is to go out in a boat. This will give you the opportunity to find fish that haven’t been fished to hard. We have still been finding smallmouth, white bass, and walleye by the dam, but they have been harder to find and consistantly catch. Fly fishing we have just been using san juan worms, scuds, and woolie buggers behind several islands. With the woolie buggers we have been throwing sinking lines. With spinning rods small sinking rapalas have been working well. Spin fishing smallmouth, whites, and walleyes I would stick to jerk baits.

Stay safe and I hope everyone gets out and enjoys a day on the water!!!

Water generation has been generally still running 4 generators. Except for this weekend when they ran 2 generators at a really low level (704.1). When the water dropped the fishing was great! Fishing has been better out of a boat in the higher water conditions. Still a few smallmouth and white bass being caught on spinning gear below the dam. While fishing fly rods fish deep with nymphs such as scuds, san juan worms, and egg patterns. When fishing from the bank I’ve been fishing around 9-11 ft deep. With spinning gear when I’m targeting the bass I’ve been throwing jigs, rattlin’ rogues, and rapala x-raps. We did recieve more rain last night, but they must have kept up with it because the lake level dropped 2 tenths. It should be a great week of fishing so get out there and have fun.

Fishing has been doing great this week. The smallmouth, white bass, and walleye are still here! I definately didn’t think that they would stay here that long. Trout fishing has definately been good since they turned the water off three days in a row. They only shut it down in the mornings for a few hours, but I have high hopes that they will shut the generation off this weekend. There is a small chance of rain…nothing serious though. I’ve been getting good reports on bass in Table Rock as well. If they are running water Roark creek is still a good bet for wading. It’s a small stream but you can get access from Stockstill park to the Roark Valley resort. I did see a large bass by the resort, but the creek will hold mostly trout.

I hope everyone is safe and has a lot of fun this weekend…Have a great Memorial Day!!!

Good day everyone. Today has been patiently anticipated by a lot of people. The water is completely off this morning. We really don’t think it will last too long but very possibly for a couple days….maybe less. For all you patient folks who have been waiting all spring for good water levels. Now would be the time. For safety sake remember that the river has made some big changes…deeper holes are deeper and gravel bars have shifted. Good luck to everyone!!