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Branson Area Branson is much more than a tourist destination now days. It is
also a very popular location for corporate trainings and seminars. Regardless
of the reason you find yourself in Branson, if you are a trout fisherman, you
must figure out how to sneak away for at least an afternoon to try your luck
on Lake
Taneycomo. Send the
rest of the family to Silver Dollar City for the day while you supposedly
must stay at the motel due to stomach gripes. Tell your boss you got lost and
ended up in Arkansas -- that's why you're a day late to the
seminar. Whatever excuse you must fabricate, it is your duty as a trout
enthusiast to get on the water. To find Taneycomo's "headwaters",
which is actually the tail-water pouring through Table Rock Dam, find your
way onto Highway 165, the road that crosses the dam. To avoid the traffic,
you can access 165 from Highway 65 south of Branson. On the north side of the
dam, you'll find the entrance to Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. There is a
gravel parking area near the hatchery and concrete stairs leading down to the
water. This is a good place to start. To find Roaring River, head south from Branson on Highway 65.
Turn right onto Highway 86, and take 86 West to Eagle Rock. The road will
cross Roaring River at Eagle Rock. The fishing in this section can yield
Roaring River trout in the cooler months and Table Rock bass in the warmer
months. In April and October, you can catch both. If you continue on a short
distance further, you'll be able to turn left onto Highway F. There are
several access roads on your left that will lead you down to Roaring River TMA,
or stay on F to find the State Park. Yes, Roaring River and Crane Creek definitely deserve more
attention than they are getting. To be honest, though, people generally only
leave Taneycomo to visit Roaring River or Crane Creek when the Lake is too crowded
for their taste or is flooded due to massive electrical generation by Table
Rock Dam. Even those who are turned off by the occasional crowds and
intermittent flooding will find it difficult to leave, however |
