It’s quiet. So peaceful it allows you to gather your thoughts for the day. Only the occasional blue heron squalling breaks the silence to bring you back to reality as you frantically search for your strike indicator. It’s under so you quickly set the hook with a snap of your wrist. Seconds later a trophy size brown trout begins a series of grand leaps then dives downwards pulling hard and tugging. The battle continues until the giant trout is subdued and netted then released. It’s another scenic day out on Lake Taneycomo and you are enjoying every moment, but the sun setting means it’s time to go back to the landing. Unlike some of the other anglers on Lake Taneycomo who are staying in motels you elected to stay at Lilleys’ Landing. Lilleys’ Landing is renowned for its hospitality and catering to anglers every need.

Lilleys’ Landing (www.lilleyslanding.com) is located on the banks of Lake Taneycomo upstream from Ozark Beach “Powersite Dam” near Forsyth, Missouri, and down steam from the Table Rock Dam. It has 22 miles of shoreline and the average temperature is 48 degrees making it the ideal place to stock trout. Knowing this the Missouri Department of conservation took advantage and built the Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery near the shallow side of the dam to grow trout. Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery produces 1,235 million trout a year and stocks around 750,000 into Lake Taneycomo every year. The rich, fertile waters of Lake Taneycomo along with a Trophy Trout Release area allow trout to grow big. The Trophy Trout Release area is 3.5 miles long stretching from the dam to the mouth of Falls creek. In that area of the lake rainbow trout have to be released after being caught between the 12-inch to 20-inch slot limit.  Only one brown trout can be kept if it measures over 20-inches. The lake record for brown trout is 28.8-pounds caught by Scott Sandusky of Arnold, Missouri on November 20, 2009.

Lilleys’ Landing offers a variety of accommodations and amenities for anglers, families or corporate groups. For anglers, a full service marina that has jon boats, bass boats, and pontoons that can be rented out. A well-stocked tackle store located on the premise with lures, bait, and flies; in addition to selling fishing license and booking for fishing guide services (www.fishingguidebranson.com or www.anglersadvantage.net). A private 40 stall boat dock with fishing piers on both ends for fish from, heated fish cleaning stations, and roadside unloading at the dock with handicap access.

Amenities every one staying at the Lilleys’ Landing will appreciate include WiFi-wireless internet, clean linens daily, outdoor swimming pool, playground for kids, barbecue grills and picnic tables for each unit, cable TV, A/C and heaters, full kitchens, smoke free rooms, and a community pavilion overlooking Lake Taneycomo.

Lilleys’ Landing has a variety of rooms available for anglers, families and corperate groups including one bedroom facing off-lake, lakefront one bedrooms, two bedrooms facing off-lake, two bedrooms lakefront, three bedrooms lakefront, and four bedrooms lakefront. All of the rooms are within a short walking distance to the dock.

At Lilleys’’ Landing its not about how many or big the trout are you catch, but experiencing losing yourself in the natural beauty of Lake Taneycomo surround by its towering majestic bluffs. Can you hear the squalling of the blue heron as it flies away in search of its next meal , feel the cool breeze coming off the lake as you sit outside your room or watch the sunlight cut through the thick fog as morning quickly fades away? You can at Lilleys’, but that’s only the beginning when you stay there.