Lake Taneycomo can offer a variety of fly fishing scenarios - from fishing #24 midges to
rising rainbows to, in the same day, #4 heavily weighted sculpins for hungry big browns.
Taneycomo is a tailwater fishery below Table Rock Dam in the White River chain of lakes in
Southwest Missouri.
One of the lakes main food base is the freshwater shrimp, providing anglers excellent
nymphing as well as huge midge hatches that come off 365 days of the year. My favorite
technique is swinging soft hackles to pods of feeding rainbows and browns, most of which now
are averaging 14 to 16 inches, with the occasional 20-inch-plus trophy.
After moving to the Ozarks from the big city of Houston, Texas I found that I fit in with the
slower pace Branson offers. Fly fishing Lake Taneycomo fits that mold, too. I view my service
to my clients two-fold: To instruct and educate plus provide a relaxed but successful fishing
adventure. I can't imagine a greater pleasure for me than to share my experience to help others
learn the sport of fly fishing ~ Brian Schaffer
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