Beautiful weather!  We certainly could do with a good rain!  Days continue to be in the 70s and 80s with lots of sunshine.  Chances for rain next Monday and Wednesday,,,,,we’ll see!!

They continue to keep the generators off most of the day every day.  Might turn on two units to two to three hours late in the afternoon.  This week, however, they were working on the dam so they opened up some of the gates to raise the water level to allow them to bring their boats up to the dam.  This was for only a few hours on Tuesday and again today.  Think this will be over after today.

Jim on the water Sunday with Brad and his son.  Both are new to fly fishing so Jim worked with them on casting and line management.  No good flies for them that day but they did bring in a fish or two.  Dana had Jennifer and John on the water.  Turned them into strippers pulling the olive wooly bugger.  Also caught a few on a peach egg pattern.

Monday, Landon took Trevor and Greta from Idaho our for half a day.  Good day for them on the wooly

Scott – 5/11/26

bugger, crackleback and peach.  Most of them were pulling the streamers.  Gina had Scott and his father, Virgil on the water for half a day.  Good day for them on the black midge, olive leech and Ruby 2 midge.  Carolyn had Clark out for the first of his three days on the

Virgil – 5/11/26

water.  They had a good day on a peach egg pattern, Ruby 2 midge, and stripping a holographic green crackleback behind the Tiger Tail streamer.

Tuesday, Clark was on the water again.  This time he

Clark – 5/12/26

was with Landon.  Another good day for Clark on the Red San Juan worm and gray scud, a soft hackle, but best on the crackleback.

Clark back on the water Wednesday.  This time it was with Dana.  Good day on the olive wooly bugger and black copperhead midge.  Jim had Tom out for half a day.  Good day for them on a sculpin pattern and a black midge.

Weather continues to be nice.  Temperatures in the 70s and 80s.  Chances of rain here and there but nothing really solid.

Back to no generation most of the day.  One or two units on for a couple hours in the late afternoon or early morning.

Dana and Landon had a group on the water last Monday.  Dana took Ted and Pat.  Good day for them on the Ruby 2 and an olive wooly bugger.  John and David went with Landon and they too had a good day.  It was the crackleback, JQ streamer and Ruby 2 midge for them.  They were beginners so they got to work a little on casting and line management.

Wednesday, Dick fished with Dana.  This was one of those tough days.  Did get a fish on the black copperhead midge.

Friday, fun day for Carolyn with Diana and Carol.  We had to look for them but had a good day on the Ruby 2 and black copperhead midges.

Oliver – 5/9/26

Saturday some of our long-time fishers Rick and Kristie fished with Dana.  They started fishing with us on 2004!  Great day for them on the olive wooly bugger and an orange crackleback.  Sunday, Landon took the the kids, Oliver and Jessie.

Levi – 5/9/26

Landon had them wading and it was a good day for these guys on the peach egg, JQ streamer and holographic green crackleback.  Dana had Maci and Nicole.  They didn’t want to wade, so Dana took them around in the boat.  Unfortunately, they couldn’t find any fish.

Maci – 5/9/26

Another beautiful day today.  Temperatures should hit upper 70s.  Monday looks like more of the same but by Tuesday, rain chances move in through Wednesday.  Temperature cools down Wednesday to upper 50s, then back to mid 60s Thursday and low 70s Friday and Saturday.  Chances of rain showing up by next weekend, but that’s a week away and we know how good these forecast are!!!

Generation pattern a bit different the past three days.  Low generation all day every day since Friday and it is the projection again for tomorrow.  We’ll have to wait and see what the trend will be tomorrow.

Landon on the water last Wednesday with Larry and Lindi from Texas.  No generation that day, so they opted for a wade trip.  Fun day for these beginners as they hooked fish on the ruby 2 midge and the size 16 gray scud.  Jim was out with one of his regulars, Frank.  They fished both Wednesday and Thursday.  JQ streamer, Ruby and Blood worm.  Dean, from Kansas fished with Carolyn Wednesday and Thursday.  He had a couple good days on the chartreuse mop fly Wednesday and the cream colored mop fly Thursday.

Dylan – 5/1/26

Friday, a group from Utah fish with us.  Jim had Millicent and Michelle.  These were the beginners and he worked with them on casting and line work.  Gina had Dylan and Sara.  Good day for them on the red San Juan worm, sowbug

Liz – 5/1/26

and Ruby 2 midge.  Jerry and Liz fished with Landon,  They too had a good day  on the Ruby 2 midge and red San Juan worm.  Todd fished with Carolyn.  Caught a few fish on the red San Juan worm, and Ruby 2 midge.  Fun bunch of folks!!!
Dana was our with Brian and Jamie.  They had a good day on the Ruby 2 midge and Olive Wooly bugger

Jerry – 5/1/26

Sam, Carter and Matthew were on a wade trip with Darren.   All new to fly fishing so they were in a learning process.  Caught some fish on midges and scuds.  Had a fun time!!!

Pretty nice weather the past two days.  Might get some rain tomorrow, 60% chance.  After that it looks like temperatures on the upper 60s and low 70s into next week.

Generation schedule crazy.  Yesterday they fired up two units early in the day and kept them on all day.  Shut them down early this morning for about four hours and then fired them up again.  Still running two units.  The projection says it should be off today and most of tomorrow.  We will just have to wait and see.

Jim on the water Friday with Jeff from Texas.  Fairly new fly fishing so Jim worked with him on casting and line management.  Caught several fish on the ruby midge and blood worm.  No generation that day.

Yesterday, Dana took Nathan and Parker out for the morning.  Parker is eight and just getting started.  Caught a few fish on the big ruby, a gray scud and the olive wooly bugger.

We continue to see lots of off time with the water.  Maybe run one or two units one or two hours early in the morning, but mainly they have been running sometime after 3:00 p.m. and then one and up to two for three to four hours.  Lots of wading time!

Weather has been spastic.  Forecasts for rain that rarely shows up and if it does, it is very little.  We are definitely in a drought condition.  Wish we could get several days of good rain!

Dana on the water Monday with Michael and Wade.  Good day for these guys on an olive wooly bugger.

Tuesday and Thursday, Carolyn had Sam, one of her regulars, out.  Awesome day on Tuesday and a darn good day on Thursday.  Both days the best fly was the black copperhead midge,  But he also caught

Sam – 4/14/26 – 20″ rainbow

several on the red tunghead San Juan worm.   Got his 20 incher on Tuesday.  On the awesome day, it started out with a fish on on his first three casts.  Nothing on the fourth cast but hooked another on the fifth cast!

Rick – 4/15/26

Wednesday, Dana was back on the water with Rick  from Iowa.  What a difference a few days makes.  Tough day for them but they did catch a few on the black copperhead midge and Ruby 2 midges.

Friday, Landon had Scott and Brad from Texas out for half a day.  Really good day for them on the black copperhead midge, a cream mop fly and a #16 gray scud.  This was Scott’s first time to catch a fish on a streamer and Brad’s first time with a fly rod.  Guess who’s hooked on fly fishing now!

Grant and Gilmore had a quick morning trip with Jim Saturday.  Got a few fish to the boat on the ruby midge and a blood worm.  Pretty good for the amount of time they spent on the water!  Ken and John from Oklahoma fished with Dana.  Very good day for them on a red San Juan worm.

Rain chances today and again on Wednesday.  Otherwise, temperatures in the 70s & 80s through next weekend.  Chances for rain next Saturday.

They continue to run no water most of the day.  Still one or two units on sometime during the day for a couple hours.

Carolyn on the water Friday with one of her long-time regulars from Iowa, Mike.  Good day for Mike mainly on the Ruby 2 midge.  Beautiful day and definitely a fun day bringing in fish!

Beautiful today with temperatures in the upper 70s.  We will continue to see temperatures in the 70s and 80s through next week.  60 percent chance of rain tomorrow afternoon, then slight chances for rain (20-30 percent) every day through Wednesday.  We certainly need some rain!

With the low water level in Table Rock and probably not a lot of demand for power, we continue to see no generation almost all day every day for the past few days.   They have maybe run one or two units in the early morning and then one or two in late part of the day but that it it.  Today we will see two units on for two hours around 8:00 p.m.  Friday they are scheduled to run two units for six hours, starting at 1:00 p.m.  A little different pattern!

Jim on the water Sunday with Corey from Florida.  Good, fun day for them on the #14 JQ streamer.

Gary and Carolyn had a class of students on the water Tuesday.  The mop fly, and a peach egg pattern  worked, but it was the Ruby 2 midge let everyone bring in a fish!

Wednesday, Jim took Bill and Dave from Kansas out for the morning.  They caught some on the JQ streamer, but it was the ruby midge that kept them busy.

Crazy weather with the temperatures in the 80s and 90s, the plants are not sure what they should be doing.  The Dogwood Trees are already in full bloom in some places.  Cherry blossoms and red buds are just about all gone.  Pretty cool this morning and will be again tomorrow, but after that, it will be into the 70s for the balance of the week.  This is about normal for this time of the year.  Chances for rain next Friday, Sunday through Tuesday.  Long ways away, we will see.

Even though we have had some rain, it is still not what we need to bring Table Rock up to power pool for this time of the year.  They are still running water for a few hours during the morning hours and/or a couple hours late afternoon or early evening.  Otherwise, no generation most of the day.

Susie – 4/2/26

Gina on the water last Thursday with Susie from Illinois.  Fun day for them on the Ruby 2 midge and a size 14 olive wooly bugger.  Biggest problem this day was the wind.  They were blown all over the river.  In spite of the wind, however, they worked on casting and presentation techniques.

According to the forecasts, this might be a rainy week.  Today through Tuesday looking great.  Temperatures in the mid 70s to mid 80s.  Wednesday through Friday temperatures are high 70s to high 60s and chances of rain each day.  Best chances, right now, look like Wednesday and Thursday.  The weekend is looking cooler….mid 60s to upper 50s and chances of rain again on Saturday.  Yuck!

Generation continues to be off almost all day.  Maybe a couple units running early morning and then one or two on for three to four hours in the late afternoon or early evening, then off again through the night.  Monday looks like more of the same.

Dana on the water Wednesday with Jeff and his grandson, Jasper.  Fun day for them catching on the P&P midge and Big Ugly.

Dan – 3/26/26

Dan fished with Landon on Thursday.  They had a good day catching on the Tiger Tail, Ruby 2 midge and peach egg pattern.  Lots of wind that day, so Landon worked with Dan on mastering the double haul.

Friday, Gina took Adam and Tony our for half a day.  They had a good catching day on the Ruby 2, gray B-Bug and an olive leech.  Best fish of the day on the olive leech, but most consistent catcher was the Ruby 2 midge.

Tony – 3/27/26

Adam – 3/27/26

Strange weather.  Couple of hot days, upper 80s and low 90s, then a cool down to low 60s for a couple days.  Might hit upper 60s today, but it’s back into the upper 80s tomorrow and Thursday, then 70s for Friday and back into the low 60s for Saturday.  50% chance for rain Friday.  Next week looks clear and temperatures in the 70s and 80s.

With no rain and not a lot of demand for power, we have seen lots of no generation time definitely on the weekends, but quite a bit during the week days.  Had generators on for two hours this morning and it is not off for the next nine hours when they will fire up two more units for a 2-3 hours and then off again.  Probably continue to see this trend until we get some rain or really have some power demands from extremely hot or cold conditions.

Lots of fishing trips out over the past week.  Dana on the water last Thursday with one of his regular, regulars, George.  They had a good half-day catching on the Ruby 2 under the Big ruby.

Friday, Dana on the water again.  This was a fun trip.  Garrett wanted his daughter, Emerson to catch a fish on a fly rod.  Eight years old and first time with a fly rod!  She brought in a trout on an olive wooly bugger.  Fun day!  Jim had one of his regulars on the water, Jim.  Jim brought his daughter, Kristen.  Yeah!  Kristen caught the biggest fish!  After Jim worked with her for a while she was throwing a #14 streamer and catching fish!  Another fun outting!  Carolyn was out with Glenda from Kansas.  She decided she wanted to start fishing with her husband, so Carolyn worked with her on the roll cast, pick up and lay down cast and shooting line.  After they worked on casting for a few hours, they then worked on presentation.  No strikes nymphing the ruby 2 midge, but she did have a run away on a JQ streamer when we started working on streamer presentation.  Fun day and she was throwing some good line!!

Saturday, Darren took Jeff from Kansas out for half a day.  They had a good day on a midge emerger and a micro scud.  Jeff if fairly new fly fisher, so Darren worked with him on casting and presentation.

Kim – 3/22/26

Matt and Kim from here in Branson fished with Landon Sunday.  They caught fish on the Ruby 2 and a size 18 gray scud.  Of course, Kim caught the biggest fish!  Carolyn had Peter and Jan, also from here in Branson, on the water for half a day.  They had a great day on an orange egg pattern under a black copperhead midge.