We have had some great weather the past several days.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday were in the upper 70s, low 80s.  Today is a little cool down…mid 60s but sunny.  70s and 80s are the temps for next week with a chance for rain sneaking in Wednesday and increasing Thursday and Friday.  Right now, the weekend is saying 20% chance for showers with temps in the 70s.

Finally seeing some change in the generation pattern.  We have had two units running 24/7 until today, Sunday.  One low unit this morning until 7:00 a.m.  Two back on until noon then a low one unit again until 5:00 p.m.  Monday looks like the normal two units from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.  If we don’t get a lot of rain, we might see some lower generation levels for a change.

Max – 4/11/23

Fishing has been very good.  Darren on the water last Tuesday and Wednesday with James and

Max – 4/12/23

his son, Max.  Very good day for them on the Ruby 2, Little Rusty and Mop Fly.  Full days both days and he kept them busy.

Thursday and Friday, Carolyn took Ben and his wife Christy out for a couple half days.  This was a surprise birthday present Ben gave to Christy.  She had someday wanted to catch a fish on a fly rod and when they walked into the shop, it was a total surprise for her.  Neither had ever fly fished before so we hit the water we spent some time learned the basic roll cast and line management.  Within 50 feet from the boat ramp,

Christy – 4/14/23

Ben had had three hits.  He missed the first two but hook up with the third.  With two units running and Ben having his first fish on a fly rod, he didn’t have a chance.  Played it well for several minutes but the fish got tired of us and made

Ben – 4/14/23

one final run to the bottom.  Snap!  We had a great two half days on the ruby 2 under the big ruby.  Christy caught her first fish on a fly rod and was a happy camper.  She went on to catch several more….they both did.   Happy Birthday Christy!

Some of Jim’s long timers, Dwan and Robert spent all day Friday on the river with him.  They too had a wonderful day on the water.  Nymphing the ruby midge or stripping a JQ streamer were their best ways for bringing fish to the boat.

Beautiful, sunny days.  Forecast for the coming week in 70s and sunny skies.  Slight possibility of rain by Saturday but sunny again on Sunday.

We are finally getting close to normal on Taneycomo.  Less than a foot away from power pool for this time of the year.  All flood gates have been closed and they are running two or three generators during the day.  At this rate, we will be at power pool in about four days.

Dave & 21″ – 4/6/23

Darren on the water all day Thursday with Dave and Steve.  Good, fun day for them catching on the ruby

Steve – 4/6/23

midge and mop fly.  Best fish of the day was a fat 21 incher!

Friday, Darren and Dana took a group from Wisconsin out for half a day.  Another good, fun day.  Darren had Larry and Joe and they were catching on the big ruby with a mop fly.  Emmett was with Dana and they too were catching on the mop fly.

Larry – 4/7/23

Saturday, Dana had Jeremy and his father, Thomas, out for half a day.  This was

Emmett – 4/7/23

Joe – 4/7/23

Jeremy’s first time with a fly rod and he had a fun time.  Ruby 2 was the fly of the day.

Jeremy – 4/8/23

We had a couple of gorgeous days!  Temperatures in the 80s!  April 1st was a nice day but winds were terrible!  Looks like we will see some nasty weather this evening and maybe into tomorrow morning.  After that, it’s 60s and 70s into next week and probably 80s later into next week.

No change in generation.  We have 4 generators and two gates open 24/7.  This will probably continue on for a while as we are 5-3/4 feet over power pool.

Dana on the water last Friday and Saturday with Cody and Jeff from Oklahoma.  Friday. was good for them and they were catching on the big ruby.  Saturday was the windy day and they would no sooner get a good drift when the wind blew it away!  Hooked some and brought in a few on the black wooly bugger.

Bill – 4/3/223

Monday Dana took Bill and Craig

Craig’s fish – 4/3/23

out for half a day.  Good day for these guys on the ruby 2 midge.

We just finished up with a couple days of RAIN!  Beautiful, sunny day today with temperatures in the 50s.  Mid 60s tomorrow, upper 50s Monday, then back into the 60s Tuesday and Wednesday.  Chances for rain show up again Thursday and into the weekend.

Needless to say, with all the rain we got the past two days, Table Rock has come up 4-1/2 to 5 feet!  And, of course, that means we are way over power pool so they are running three generators and have five gates opened.  We are back to the 15,000 cfs total flow again on Taneycomo.  Just like earlier in the month.  Think we received a little more this time for it will take a little longer to get back to power pool.

Thursday, before the big rain, Dana took Steve and Jeff from Oklahoma out for a half day float.  Really good day for them stripping some black leech patterns.

A couple of pretty nice days yesterday and today.  However, a front is moving in and we will see some rain (yikes!) and cooler weather later today.  Hopefully, we won’t get a lot of rain.   The weekend looks like mid 40s then low to mid 50s Monday and Tuesday.  Wednesday and into next weekend are showing mid 60 with a possibility of some rain on Thursday.

Table Rock is just barely one foot over pool.  Until we get back to pool, we will probably continue to see at least the two generators they are running today continue.  At least we are not seeing 15000 cfs, instead, just a little over 6500 cfs.

Dana was on the water Wednesday with one of his regulars, Brian from Minnesota.  Brian had fished with Dana the week before.  This was a tough day as it was the day they fired up five flood gates.  Brian did get to expand his fishing techniques as what fish they caught was stripping the JQ streamers.

Tuesday, Dana took Ty and his 10 year old son, Tildin out for half a day.  This was Tildin’s first time with a fly rod.  Tildin had several on.  They were catching on the mega form.

Eric from Illinois spent half a day on the water with Jim yesterday.  Good day for them on the big ruby and mop fly.  Eric did well bringing in a nice 24 inch rainbow.

Looks like we are going to have some nice weather for a while.  Monday through Wednesday are sunny and temperatures in the mid 40s Monday and up to low 60s by Wednesday.  Unfortunately, Thursday shows rain but temperatures still in low 60s.  Friday through next Monday are upper 40s to low 50s.  No more rain chances until a week from Tuesday.

No change in generation.  Looks like all the lakes are now running some water.  We are still a couple feet above power pool for they continue to run 4 generators and 2 gates 24/7.

Dana and Darren on the water this past Friday.  Dana had one of his repeat customers, Brian from Minnesota, out for half a day.  They caught fish on the mop fly.  Darren’s couple, John and Patty from Oklahoma, also caught fish on the mop fly under the big ruby.  They too were out for half a day.

Beautiful day yesterday (you should have been here yesterday).  Sunny with temperatures were in the upper 70s.  Today, however we will hit the upper 40s with overcast skies.  Chances of showers later today, but increasing overnight and into tomorrow.  Friday looks like party sunny and low 50s.  Through the weekend it is mid to upper 40s and chances of rain.  Next week is sneaking backing into the 50s and rain moving out.

Three feet above power pool and slowing dropping.  With more rain coming in, it will climb back up a little.  Depends on how much rain we get.  Probably going to see four generators for a while.

Carolyn on the water Monday with Don and Steve from Illinois.  These guys have been fishing with us since 2010.  We hit the water

Steve – 3/7/223

and that was the day they added two flood gates to the water flow.  Needless to say, this help stir up lots of debris.  Tough day, but we did catch some fish on the cream colored mop fly under the big ruby midge.  Fun, and beautiful day with lots of sun shine and temperatures in the upper 70s.

Beautiful day today.  Expecting another one tomorrow with the highs in the 70s.  Tuesday, the forecast is for rain to move in again and stay with us at least through Thursday.  Temperatures will drop into the 40s and 50s.

With all the rain we had, four units are the rule right now.  Table Rock is 3-1/2 feet above power pool.  With four units running, it is looking like it might hold there and possibly start dropping.  However, we are expecting more rain Tuesday so it will come up some more.

Selina – 2/23/23

Darren on the water a week ago this past Friday with Selina and Marty from Iowa.  Good day for these two

Marty – 2/23/23

on the double rig midge, black copperhead midge and the white mop fly.

Last Sunday, Brad and Mason fished with Darren.  Very tough day, but they caught some fish on the black copperhead midge and the cerise San Juan Worm.

Another challenging day yesterday, but again, they caught fish.  It was the mop fly of the black zebra midge under the big ruby.

Little rain came through yesterday, but today it is sunny and a tad on the nippy side.  However, after tomorrow, back into the 50s and 60s we are going.  Slight chances of rain over the weekend.  Next week looks warm and dry until we get near the weekend.  Then we are looking at rain chances for Friday.

Since that big rain we have a few weeks ago, it has been generation almost 24/7.  One to two units every day.  Probably not going to see much of a change in the near future.

Carolyn and Daren on the water last Saturday.  Darren had Jason and his friend Terry on the water for half a day.  They had a good day on a midge combo.  Think we had three generators going that day.  Tom from Kansas spend half a day fishing with Carolyn.  Good day for him on the cerise San Juan worm dropped from a Big Ruby.  Also caught a few on the ruby 2 and an orange egg pattern.

Sunday Darren took Natalie out for half a day.  Another good day on his midge combo rig.

Tuesday, Dana had John and Rod on the water.  Tougher day, but they did catch some on the red San Juan worm and a ruby 2 midge.

February and we have had a couple days in the 60s.  Yesterday was beautiful and today should be a repeat.  After that, looks like some rain moving in, but temperatures will be pretty good for this time of the year  40-50s.  Friday is the coldest day over the next ten days.  High will be upper 30s and chances for some moisture.  After that, back into the 40s and 50s gain.

Generators off most of the weekend.  They turned them on for three hours yesterday morning, but they were off for the best part of the day.  Today we are seeing generation this morning, but it will be off for the afternoon.   That’s the warmest part of the day!

No trips on the water lately, but lots of fishers getting to get out and wade thanks to the mostly off generation schedule.  And, the best news is that they are catching fish and some nice rainbows!  Of course it’s scuds and the ruby 2 midge or pulling black or olive wooly buggers and the JQ streamer depending on where you are fishing.  Better get out there while you can!