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AS A GUEST |
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As a guest at Rock View Resort for your Branson
vacation, you can experience what fishing is all
about on Table Rock Lake. |
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NATIONALLY RENOWNED |
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This nationally renowned lake is famous for
excellent bass and crappie fishing all year round |
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CREATION OF TABLE ROCK |
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Since its creation in 1959 Table Rock Lake has been
considered one of the premier multi-species
fisheries in our nation. Here are a few facts about
Table Rock Lake. Table Rock Lake was formed by
damming the White River, it is a hydroelectric &
flood-control Highland Reservoir/Impoundment not a
lake, at normal pool (915 msl) its waters cover
43,100 acres with a shoreline of 745 miles, while at
flood pool (931 msl) its waters cover 52,300 acres
with a shoreline of 857 miles. Its maximum depth at
normal pool is 220 feet & its waters are in both the
state of Missouri & Arkansas with over 90% of its
waters being in southwest Missouri & the balance
being in northwest Arkansas. Table Rock Lake is fed
by 3 major tributaries, Long Creek, the James River
& the Kings River. Only 15% of the lakes shoreline
has been developed, the Western or Upper Section of
the lake is the more developed (busier / crowded)
section with numerous facilities available, the
Eastern or Lower Section of the lake is considered
the quieter section with fewer recreational boaters,
less traffic, & fewer facilities. Regardless of the
type of facility you are looking for or are in need
of they are available in either section of the lake
but you will find them to be more numerous & closer
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is comprised of limestone, bedrock, chunk rock, and
gravel, little if any aquatic vegetation (weeds)
will be found in the lake when at normal (915 msl)
or below normal pool. By far the dominant cover
(fish holding habitat) found on Table Rock Lake is
timber, the type of cover will vary but you will
find the following in abundance throughout the lake.
Standing visible (above the surface) are cedar trees,
various hardwood trees and pole timber, and
remember, what you see above also exists below. Also
there are numerous areas of lake bottom where trees
were sawed off and left lying on the lake bottom
along with their stumps. These stump and brush
fields are harder to find than the visible flooded
timber but well worth the time and effort needed to
locate them. As these areas do not receive as much
fishing pressure and provide excellent fish holding
cover and habitat some fish species use them year
round. Along with acre after acre of natural fish
cover and habitat (timber) you will find numerous
manmade fish attractors. Bass Pro Shops working in
conjunction with the Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
collect, weight, and sink thousands of Christmas
trees (brush piles) throughout the lake annually.
These manmade fish attractors form structure on the
lake bottom which attracts minnows and other aquatic
life forms that the fish feed on, so in turn many
fish species are naturally attracted to and hold
either in them or very close by. If you don’t like
fishing timber or tire of it the lake also offers
points, islands (both visible and submerged) river
and creek channels, irp rap, sheer rock bluffs,
submerged road beds, boat docks, building
foundations and old bridge abutments.. |
Finally I have to mention the “WORLD CLASS” trout
fishing that takes place year-round just below the
Table Rock Dam on Lake Taneycomo. Water from the
bottom of Table Rock Lake from a depth of 220 feet
flows into and forms Lake Taneycomo. This water is
extremely cold and just what the trout (rainbows and
browns) love and need to thrive. When combined with
the Missouri Department of Conservation on a regular
basis stocking thousands of trout form the Shepherd
of the Hills Fish Hatchery into Lake Taneycomo a
true trophy trout fishery has been established. What
is considered the “TROPHY AREA” is a short 3 mile 5
minute drive from our resort. This area is
designated as a shore or wade fishing only area and
only lures can be used, no live bait, processed
bait, or food bait of any type is allowed, also a
strict catch and release policy is in effect, only
trophy fish that exceed a specific size limit (in
inches) can be kept. Without a doubt this is a
year-round fly-fisherman’s dream come true. Although
the “TROPHY AREA” produces fish year-round many
claim that the very best months to fish it are
November, December, January and February. Some of
our guests concentrate their efforts on Table Rock
while others set their sights on the trout of Lake
Taneycomo and others get the best of both worlds by
double-dipping and fishing both on the same day. It
is quite common for guests to start out on Lake Taneycomo early in the morning, catch their limit of
trout, come back to the resort, clean their catch,
and then go out on Table Rock for the balance of the
day. Others start out on Table Rock and after their
evening meal make the short run over to Lake Taneycomo and squeeze in a couple of hours of trout
fishing as the sun goes down
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WHO EVER YOU ARE |
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So whether
you are a seasoned veteran avid angler who wants
to target a specific species during a specific
season using a specific technique or, a novice
who just wants to go out for a few hours with
some worms, minnows, or crickets to see who’s up
to tugging on the end of your line, or a purist
fly-fisherman in search of that trophy trout
Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo await your
arrival.
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INFORMATION |
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For more information
or to make a reservation email or call:1-800-375-9530
1-417-334-4678
reservations@rockviewresort.com
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| FREE TABLE ROCK LAKE
ACTIVITIES |
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| TABLE
ROCK LAKE DAM |
Visit the dam which has
created a national playground for fishermen, scuba
divers and water sports enthusiasts of all ages. The
dam is 1 1/4 miles long and 25 stories above the
stream bed. Not only does it offer excellent
recreational activities, it was designed for the
control of floods and the generation of
hydroelectric power.
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THE DEWEY SHORT
VISITOR CENTER |
The Dewey Short
Visitor Center is located at the dam and offers the
area visitors FREE programs about the sights and
sounds of the Ozarks. Explore the scenic trails and
enjoy nature first hand. One trail is paved
especially for our handicapped visitors. Inside is
an aquarium and exhibits of local birds and fish for
the enjoyment of the young and the young at heart.
Throughout the day, a film is shown about the
building of the dam. See the workers race the rising
water to complete the dam.
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ADDRESS
Rock View Resort
1049 Parkview Drive
Hollister, Missouri 65672
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PRIMARY FISH |
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Table
Rock Lakes primary fishing fame
comes from being one of our nations
premiere bass fishing lakes. It is not surprising
that many professional bass fisherman both veterans
and rookies alike rate Table Rock Lake as one of the
“TOP TEN” in both areas of quality and quantity and
rightfully so as Table Rock Lake offers some things
that other bass lakes do not. First and foremost,
very few lakes across the country can boast that all
3 major species of bass swim in their waters, but
you will find all 3, largemouth, smallmouth, and
spotted bass in Table Rock Lake. |
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MEANMOUTH BASS |
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One of the
things that makes Table Rock Lake unique in the
world of bass fishing is that it has been
blessed with a fourth rare species of bass known
as the meanmouth bass. Many people have never
heard of and are unfamiliar with the meanmouth
bass; it is not a manmade hybrid it is a mother
nature hybrid which occurs naturally when 2
different bass species the smallmouth bass and
spotted bass cross spawn.
This rare bass species carries the traits and personalities of both the
smallmouth bass and the spotted bass and pound
for pound is one of the best battlers out there,
some anglers feel that it rivals the smallmouth
bass for the title of the gamest fresh water
fish that swims. You will have to decide for
yourself but once you hook and land one of these
“PACKAGES OF TNT” there will be no doubt left in
your mind as to why it is called a meanmouth. |
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STATE RECORD |
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Table
Rock Lake has produced 2 of Missouri’s state record bass, a
spotted bass that tipped the scales to 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and a
meanmouth bass that tipped the scales to 5 lbs 9 ozs. add to
that largemouth bass that exceed 10 lbs. and smallmouth
bass that exceeded 6 lbs and you may just have found a bass
fisherman’s paradise |
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MULTI-SPECIES |
But as mentioned earlier
Table Rock Lake is a multi-species fishery and by no
means are bass the only fish to target. Other
species that you will find swimming in Table Rocks
waters include walleye, both black crappie and white
crappie, bluegill, white bass, rock bass, warmouth
bass, green sunfish, longear sunfish, paddlefish,
carp, bullhead, freshwater drum, channel catfish,
flathead catfish, and blue catfish. Table Rock is
also a year-round fishery as its waters never
freeze, the average water temperature during the
winter months runs around 45 degrees so some species
especially the bass stay active all year long. It is
not unusual during a warm winter on a warm and sunny
day to find both bass and crappie moving up
shallow and feeding. With such a wide variety of
species available and a year round season seldom is
there not a “GOOD BITE” to be found on Table Rock.
So whether you are a purist who only devotes your
time and efforts to one species or you just go out
with some worms, minnows and crickets and see what’s
biting, Table Rock Lake and its multitude of finny
residents await you.
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| FISH HATCHERY
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Located below the
dam is the Missouri Conservation Fish Hatchery. Walk
through the hatchery and see the "baby" trout and
the "large brood stock". About 80,000 trout are
stocked each month into lakes and streams of
Missouri. Inside the hatchery visitor center is an
aquarium for your pleasure.
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Click Here To See Some Of Our Guest
Catches
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TALK FISHING |
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I could go on and on about fishing but we only have so much
room to devote to it, so if you have a favorite species that
you would like specific information on such as seasonal
pattern, fishing techniques, best time of year, etc. just
give us a call, ask for Greg and we will “TALK
FISHING”!!!!!!!
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