I’m sure , that it’s safe to say that Fall is here. One thing I’ve had to get used to since moving to the Ozarks, is that Fall shows up when it’s supposed to . Being from the Deep South… you were lucky to see it.

We’re starting to see the leaves change slightly. Our morning temps have been in the low to mid 40’s, with afternoons from upper 60’s to low 70’s. This pattern will most likely hold for 8 weeks or so. We are seeing some light generation of water, somtimes part of the day, sometimes all day.. just enough to keep the drift going and the lake clean. 

Well the title says Fall Fishing, one thing that irritates me about fishing reports is getting a weather and water report.. I know they are related, but if you wanted to see water or weather, you would have gone to another site…

We are seeing moderate catches in quantity. About 50% of the catch right now seems to smaller “Federal” hatchery fish….  So if you’re a catch and eat guy like me, you’ll have to wade through some small ones to get the ones you want to eat. I would expect we’ll see an improvement in the next several weeks.

Everyone asks me if the Browns are running yet, we see Browns every week, but not what we hope to see in the next 4 weeks. Talking to MDC at the Hatchery, they hope to see a good brown run as well, and will keep you posted as the weeks go by.

Jigs, Spoons, Cranks, Night Crawlers and Gulp (Powerbait) are all catching fish…. colors will vary by day, but just about every way a person likes to go after the trout, you should do fine.

I will post again next weeek… call with your fall reservations, and we’ll get you fixed up.

Have a great day on the lake…

Lamar

Tags: No Comments.

We saw a bunch of families enjoying Lake Taneycomo over the holiday. We had some pretty muddy water to deal with, Friday’s rain combined with no water generation, encouraged the creek stain to stay around all weekend. Those in boats though, were able to get out into clear water, and catch plenty of fish.

I have folks ask me everyday, when the best time to catch trout is, and I answer the same way, “anyday you want to go”.. and some think there’s a season to our trout..but it’s as good as it gets now, and will be the next few months. Make your plans to come down….. and catch some trout !!!!

Have a great day on the lake..

Tags: 2 Comments

Fishing this week has been great. We’ve seen nice size in our catches, and also good quantities… with one group posting 60+ fish … not bad for a days fishing.

We’re getting great results from our Scotty’s Olive/Ginger jig.. 32nd and 16th oz. Gold and GOld Red Buoyant spoons doing well, Little Cleo in Nickel Fire Red, or Gold.

Sunrise continues to be our best selling powerbait, we’re using the 3/16th oz drift rigs. Nightcrawlers are the best in our live bait category.

As the weather is getting cooler, it reminds us all of Fall FIshing.. .. I’m not so sure that we’re not doing as well now as we will then… time will tell.

Posting this picture of the Cotton and Jones group. They were here all week..and had a blast.

Come see us when you can, and have a great day on the lake.

Lamar Patton, Scotty’s Trout Dock

Cotton/Jones group

Tags: No Comments.

The weather has been awesome !! Water has been running a little all day…. but just enough in the mornings to drift perfectly.

Today … several groups have done well…. we’re seeing a mix of sizes.. lots of 12 plus fish.. mixed in with what I would guess is Neosho stockers.. 8-10’s.

Olive/Ginger jigs.. in 32nd oz or smaller, Pink Micro is also working very well.

Gold / Red Thomas Bouyant, Gold or Gold/Red Little Cleo and Nickel/Red Super Dupers are doing well.

Have not seen a lot of folks using nightcrawlers in the mid lake area… still doing good between Short and Fall Creeks…

Have a great day on the Lake !!!!

 

Lamar

Tags: No Comments.

We’re in a great weather pattern right now…  Supposed to be in the low to mid 50’s this weekend, and then in the 60’s all next week .. with lows like that..how can you not go fishing ????

We’ve been seeing water on most of the day..3-5000 CFS most of the morning..and accelerating in the afternoon. This has made for great drifting water.. most all the day.

Green Jigs, Gold and Gold and Red spoons…. have been working well in lures. Orange and Yellow Gulp in the plastics has been doing well.

Get your reservations..and get down here….

 

Lamar

Tags: No Comments.

 

Tags: 1 Comment

Sorry it’s been a while since I posted….. Got a new laptop a month ago, and just now getting a chance to “move in” . Business and fishing has been great. We’ve enjoyed lots of “Family” fishing over the past few months… and we’ve enjoyed lots of “Satisfied” customers.

Currently, we’re seeing generation in the afternoons mainly. The Beaver Lake drawdown has not increased our waterflow all that much.

Jigs are working well. Ginger/Olive is the best, followed by Ginger, Olive, or white. Nightcrawlers are working well from Coon Creek up to the trophy area. Spoons do well with the Thomas Gold and Red being the best.

Will post more soon.. including new pics… just wanted to get this up, so everyone would know that we are alive and well, and still tending to the website.

Have a great SAFE day on the lake

Lamar

Tags: No Comments.

Pardon the pun… I know the temperature is less than comfortable in the heat of the day right now, but fishing is GREAT. Look at this nice one Ms Lindsey caught on Saturday. It was a great rainbow…  We’re finding all methods are working well…. depending on the time of day. Water is running mostly in the afternoon and off on weekends right now..so plan accordingly.

Come see us soon,

Lamar

 

Tags: 1 Comment

Hey..we’re excited about the latest new and different boat in the Scotty’s stalls. This boat will fish 4-5 adults comfortably, and has a Mercury 50hp to move you up the lake.

Shallow drafting will impress you with the ride… it’s pretty darn smooth

$129 per full day, $89 Per half day rentals, plus fuel and tax.

Tags: 3 Comments

So far June has been a very good month. We had one boat on Friday that caught 140 (four guys) and had a large group this weekend that told us, this was the best year we’ve had in 15 years of coming here.

All that being said, we are using a little of everything, depending on where and what time of day you are fishing. Early in the am, or late evening, your best bet is Spoons, Jigs or Lures that don’t tend to go very deep.

Later in the day, bottom fishing with Powerbait Gulp, right smack in the middle of the channel, is working well. If water is running you could actually do good off the channel as well.

Olive/Ginger jigs and LIttle Cleos were probably the hottest two lures of the weekend, and the Thomas Colorado spoon was pretty hot this past week as well.

Night crawlers are still a favorite from Fall down to Short Creek… some using minnows ..but not many.

 

Have a great day on the lake

Tags: No Comments.