We are having beautiful weather.  Low 90s today and tomorrow.  Then we will see mid to upper 80s through next week!  Slight, very, chances for rain.

No change in generation pattern.  No water during the early morning hours into early afternoon.  On for five hours or so then off for the night.

Bob’s fish – 9/12/25

Two Bobs were on the water with Carolyn last Friday.  Fun day.  Had not been on the water over 10 minutes and first hit on a red soft hackle.  This continued throughout the morning trip.  When they slowed down, tried a ruby 2 and P&P midge and no luck.  Put the soft hackles back on and caught a few more before time to leave the water.

Saturday, Pat from Kentucky spent the morning with Jim.  Little slow due to the low dissolved oxygen but they did bring some fish to the boat on the the JQ streamer and a red soft hackle.

Pat fished with Dana on Sunday.  It was the Ruby 2, JQ streamer and a red ass soft hackle.

Steven – 9/15/25

Monday, Landon had Steven out on a wade trip.  They had a good day on the Ruby 2 and black copperhead midges, crackleback and JQ streamer.   Dana was on a wade trip with Paula, Terri and Dave.  It was the crackleback and JQ streamer for them.

Warming up a little.  Temperatures through the weekend and most of next week will be in the low 90s.  No rain in the forecast.  Mainly sunny or party sunny!

Generators continue to be off during the morning hours.  They are turning it on anywhere from 1:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. and running for four to five hours.  Some nights early enough to get in some evening or night fishing!

Dana on the water last Saturday with Kerry from Oklahoma.  Good day for them on the olive wooly bugger.

Wednesday, Landon took Rick and Paul out for a wade trip.  Good day for them too!  Ruby 2 early and then switched over the Primrose & Pearl.  Last, but not least, they caught stripping the JQ streamer.

Fishing has been pretty good.  Due to the low oxygen level early in the morning, one doesn’t have to get on the water until 9:00 a.m. or after.  You can see the oxygen level going up as the river is being injected with liquid oxygen.  Happy fish!

Gorgeous day today!  Temperatures to be in the upper 80s.  After today it looks like low 80s and mid to upper 70s!!  Other than Friday, no rain in the forecast.

Generation continues pretty much the same.  Off during the morning hours until noon or 1:00 p.m.   On until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. and back off for the night.

Shawn with 20 inch Rainbow – 8/30/25

Shawn and Mike from Independence spend the morning wading with Landon last Saturday.  Very good day for them on the holographic green crackleback, Tiger Tail and Primrose and Pearl midge.  Shawn caught his biggest trout ever, a 20 inch rainbow.  Happy camper!

Monday, Jim took Colton and Martin our for half a day.  They had a tough day with lots of short strikes that were difficult to hook.  Did catch some on the size 14 JQ streamer.

New fly fishers Ray and Jodi spent Tuesday morning on the river with Carolyn.  We started out learning the basic casts, roll and pick up and lay down.  Both picked up pretty quickly and so it was learn time to learn how to present!  Started out with a Ruby 2 midge and Ray hooked the first fish.

Ray – 9/2/25

Jody – 9/2/25

Barely got started and they blew a horn!  Okay, into the drift boat and moved down to Lookout Island.  Out of the boat and back into the water.  Jodi found a honey hole and hooked several on the Ruby 2 dropped below the Big Ruby.  When the flow got too strong it was to a nice seam with out sinking leaders and the JQ streamer.  Proceeded to catch several more before the trip was done.   Fun day!

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Getting some much needed rain this morning.  Looks like it will let up around 2:00 p.m.  After today, it looks like nice weather into the middle of next week.  Temperature highs in the mid 80s!  What a nice change.

No major change in the generation schedule.  Water off almost all day.  One unit on around 3:00 p.m. for an hour then back off.  Lots of wading time!

Carolyn on the water doing a wade trip with Kevin and Val from here in Missouri.  They had never fly fished before and Val wanted to learn.  Started out working on the roll cast and then the regular cast.  Both picked up casting pretty quick.  We then proceeded to work on the various presentation techniques.  Of course, started out nymphing with a Ruby 2 midge.  Caught a few fish on this and moved on to emergers.  Put on a red soft hackle and Val proceeded to hook some fish this way including a very nice one that kept on going!  Time for streamer work so it was the JQ on an intermediate sinking leader.

Kevin & Val – 8/26/25

Kevin hooked some on this.  Lots of lost fish, but learning how to play fish, especially on 6X tippet, takes a little getting use to.  Can’t just haul them in, gotta learn how to get them run, keep your rod tip up, and know then you can bring them in.  Tug of war!  Fun Day!  Getting close to the end of the trip so back on goes the Ruby 2 and we proceeded to hook several more.  They finished up with a double but Kevin’s fish jumped out of his hand before we got a picture of them.  This was Val’s birthday and she caught the most fish for her birthday.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY VAL AND MANY MORE!!!

David, also from here in Missouri, fished with Dana Wednesday.  Olive wooly bugger and peach king egg pattern were their flies for the morning.

Looks like things are cooling down for the next several days.  Temperatures in the 80s and low 90s!  Wonderful!  It has been hot on the water.

We continue to see not generation during the morning hours.  Water came on today at noon.  Schedule had not yet been updated for I’m not certain what tomorrow will hold but I think it will be for for most, if not all, tomorrow morning.

Jim on the water this past Sunday with Zak from Oklahoma.  New to fly fishing, so Jim worked with him on casting and other necessary skills.  They caught a few fish stripping a sculpin pattern.

Mandy and Kim from Florida fished with Carolyn Monday.  Hot Day!  It was the JQ streamer right off the bat that day.  They they laid off that pattern and we finished up the day with the rusty midge.  Gina had Windy and it was the ruby midge for them.  Also caught some on the red soft hackle behind a crackleback.

Tuesday, Jim took Guy and Larry out for half a day.  Another sculpin day for them.

Bob fished with Dana Wednesday.  Peachy king egg pattern.

Fishing is spotty.  You’ll get into a run and it’s catch, catch.  Then, shut down.  Change patterns or move and you’ll find another hot spot.

In a word, HOT! is what it has been the past few days.  Looks like today and tomorrow and then we might see a break in these temperatures.  At last by Thursday, forecast is calling for upper 80s to low 90s.  Definitely be a little better.

No change in the generation patterns.  Off during the morning hours, on at 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for a few hours then off again for the night.

Everyone out in the heat yesterday.  Darren and Dana had a group from Springfield.  David, who was with Darren was celebrating his birthday.  Happy Birthday David.  They caught fish on a soft hackle, zebra midge and eventually the mop fly.  Dana had Greg and Bryan and it was the olive wooly bugger for them.  Jim’s regular, Scotty, was having a good day catching on an olive sculpin pattern.

Lots of sunny days ahead.  Temperatures in the 90s.  Didn’t think I would say it, but I would like to see some rain!

They continue to leave water off during the morning hours and turn it on at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Runs for three to four hours then off again.

Cathy – 8/11/25

Carolyn on the water Monday and Tuesday with Cathy and Jerry from Kansas.  Very good couple of days.  We caught fish on the black copperhead midge Monday and Tuesday it was the Ruby 2.  Not fast and furious but steady catching both mornings.  Fun day!  Cathy caught the most and biggest Monday and Jerry caught the most and biggest Tuesday.  Happy marriage!

Jerry – 8/12/25

It getting to that time of the year when the dissolved oxygen is getting low in Taneycomo.  Some friendly reminders again this year.  The fish will be getting stressed due to the low oxygen.  Don’t play them any longer than you have to.  If you take them out of the water, please wet your hands before you touch them.  If you have to have a picture, keep the fish in the water until your camera is ready to click.  When you place them back into the water maintain control of them for enough time with them facing upstream to make certain they are fully revived and ready to swim off on their own.  Let’s keep our fish healthy!!!

Weather looks pretty good for the coming week.  Very slight possibilities of rain each day with temperatures in the low to mid 90s.  Think we can handle that

We continue to see no generation during the morning hours.  Water to come on today around 3:00 p.m. for a few hours then off again.  Off Monday until noon or 1:00 p.m. and that looks like the trend.

Pat – 8/7/25

Landon and Carolyn on the water last Thursday with a group out of Kansas.  Of course, that was one of those days when they did not follow the off in the morning pattern.  This group wanted a wade trip so we loaded them into the drift boats and rowed down to the Lookout Island.

Kyle – 8/7/25

Everyone out there with fly rods in hand.  Oxygen level was pretty good, but the fish did not want a midge or scud.  On with the sinking leader a JQ streamer followed by the holographic green crackleback and it was fish on.  We got everyone in the group to pulling streamers.  Rik, Owen, Pat, Ray, and Kyle.

Ray – 8/7/25

After a while we had to change over to a silver or pearl colored crackleback as they laid off the holographic green.

Saturday, Darren took Tyson from Louisiana out for half a day.  Midge pupae and scuds were their patterns.  They did a wade trip and fished up in the rebar area.

We had a few days of wonderful weather.  Temperatures in the 80s but sunny.  Looks like we are returning to the normal for this time of the year.  Back into the 90s.  However, staying in the low to mid 90s which will be a little better.  At this time there are very slight chances for rain (30%) starting next Monday and running through the week.  Doubt that we will see much, if any.

They continue to have the water off during the morning hours.  Today it did not come on until 2:00 p.m. and then only one unit for a brief period.  Two units are supposed to come on  at 3:00 p.m.  Wednesday it will be off almost all day.  A low one unit at 3:00 p.m. for three hours then off.

Carolyn on the water last Friday with Hayli from Texas.  She is getting ready for a trip to Colorado and needed to brush up on casting and catching.  Very good day for catching on the black copperhead midge.  Got the casting down and working on hook sets.

Matt – 8/2/25

Matt and Jim from Oklahoma fished with Landon Saturday.  Good day for them on the big black midge, a ruby 2 and the crackleback trailing the golden variant sculpin.  Water came on during their trip for they pulled streamers in

Jim – 8/2/25

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Monday, Jim and Dana took a group from Texas out. Jim had Rodrigo and Jim and Dana had Greg and Travis.  Jim’s guys were catching on a small sculpin pattern.  Fun day for them.  Dana’s guys were throwing an olive wooly bugger.

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I hope you have had the opportunity to meet Caddis.  She was a wonderful person (she thought she was a person), who would meet and greet you when you came into her fly shop.

It is with a sad heart I must say that Caddis has gone to another place.  She will also have a place in our hearts as she gave us much love and enjoyment during her eighteen years at the shop.  We will certainly miss her?