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Re: Photos of Table Rock Dam open / closed / night / Trout!

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Brian Shaffer wrote:Thanks kindly for your interjection Magpie.

If you do wish to continue with that thought - I do suggest you start a new post...

As I will continue this thread with photos. Thanks kindly.

Cheers - Brian Shaffer
Sorry Brian. My typing fingers went out of control.
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No worries Magpie.. but do not lose that train of thought... just not here.
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Night shots are tough as there is so usually so much fog...

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Not eerie or creepy to me - anytime is perfect fishing weather.
And we can fish 24-7.. which makes this night thing easier for me.
Bats are real!
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Holy bananas... the water went off yesterday ~

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The low water stranded a number of scuds...

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And today they had 1 unit on for a little bit...

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Nice photos Brian. Is that the predominant color of the scuds in Taney? They almost look black.

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Hey Dave - they are primarily gray - or shades of it.

But I am color blind... so maybe they are gray with shades of other grays in it. :)

Grays like green and brown and even yellow are often added.. but gray is it here.
This same gray and other shades of gray like it also work in the White River chain of lakes in Arkansas too!
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That is one impressive pile of scuds. Good pics.

All the good to great fishing below dams is in Arkansas. Everyone should just go there. ;>)

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Currently Lake is at 930.6 feet - I bet the flood gates open real soon
Taneycomo below is 706.4
5,937cfs discharge

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Brian, where's that last photo taken? Is that in the park down by the Landing? Looks familiar.

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Trophy Run .. that most beautiful of places is directly across from the Table Rock State Park...
It is right below the dam on the other side and down from the Taneycomo boat ramp.
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Thanks Brian. I've been down the other side but never realized there was a sidewalk over there. I'll have to check it out the next time I'm there.
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6/1/2020 5:45am

* Every single shot has been taken with an Apple i phone 6.
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And we were open and shut down already,,, ugh

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Yesterday, 6/4/2020 - Dewey Short Visitor Center / Right : Top of TR Dam gates

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This has nothing to do with actual fly fishing flylines.
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I got the pontoon boat out yesterday... Tuesday...

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photo below : Table Rock at Moonshine Beach - I see bobcat here a bunch at night... big ones and little ones...

Hard to tell - but that is our Auxiliary Spillway protection system ... so we don't lose the whole town someday...
It cost a whole lot of money.

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This was June 24th 2020 : super cool in the photo of the guy is a boat in the background

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(boy a hat would sure help huh. )
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hey Joe - This is the Auxiliary spillway... i will get you another photo from the front.. it cost over 100 million dollars..

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I am presenting this photo to the head of the MO Shep Hill Hatchery to ask for many more signs like it be made up for the upper end....

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' He lives here ' sign / boat in the water

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We push thru so much water here... seriously... it shuts off more at night -
This photo below is the point below the pavilion. The fish ladder is near here.

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There are some very quiet places along the river...

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Below Chute 3..
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Fish ladder - into brown trout rearing building
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These are the TU stairs... next to the ladder...
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