Trophy Catch & Release
Since the late 1990s, Lilleys’ Landing has been handing out catch-and-release pins and certificates to anglers who successfully release a 20-inch or longer rainbow or brown trout on Lake Taneycomo. This program has encouraged fishermen of all ages to release thousands of trophy trout for others to enjoy.
This is a list of those entries we have on record since July 2018.
January 2020
Pete LaBoube
Fish: 23″ RainbowLure: Crankbait
Location: Trohpy Area
Guide: None
Ben Rich
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Sculpin/Ginger Marabou Jig
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: None
Dan Weisgerber
Fish: 20.25″ RainbowLure: Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: None
John Weisgerber
Fish: 21″ BrownLure: Scud
Location: Below Fall Creek
Guide: Duane Doty
Dan Weisgerber
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: DD Signature Series Rainbow Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Randy Haynes
Fish: 28″ brownLure: Crank Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Steve Oldham
Fish: 26″ BrownLure: #14 scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Tawnee Eckhart
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Pink San Juan Worm
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
December 2019
Kyle Lusby
Fish: 21.25″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: None
Michelle Ellis
Fish: 25.5″ Brown – 8.1lbs.Lure: Homemade Dough Bait
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Guide: None
Cameron Dodge
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 20″ BrownLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Blake Wilson
Fish: 23″ RainbowLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: None
Caleb Guin
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
November 2019
Kim Leonard
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Bomber Fat Free
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Ricky Landry
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Jim Myers
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
John L. Murphy
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Aidan Edmondson
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Shad Fly
Location: N/A
Guide: Duane Doty
Matt Milner
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Johnny Johnston
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Shad Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
October 2019
Melissa Wells
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Orange Jig
Location: Branson To Fall Creek
Guide: Captain B
Mark Konecnik
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Kayleb Miranda
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Jig
Location: Branson To Fall Creek
Guide: Captain B
Vincent Price
Fish: 21″ BrownLure: Grey Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Vincent Price
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: Grey Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Blake Wilson
Fish: 27″ Brown – 9.35lbs.Lure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Vincent Price
Fish: 23.25″ Brown – 3.5lbs.Lure: 1/64th oz. Leech Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Arnold Leeds
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: White Marabou Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Dario Mustabasic
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: N/A
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Chuck Gries
Mark Buchanan
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Orange Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Tim Sweeney
Fish: 21.5″ RainbowLure: Orange Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 20″ SmallmouthLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 20″ BrownLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 27.5″ BrownLure: DD Signature Series Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Bob Christie
Fish: 21.5″ RainbowLure: #16 UV scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Bill Babler
Patrick Smith
Fish: 20.25″ RainbowLure: Pink Micro Jig
Location: N/A
Guide: Buster Loving
September 2019
John Lenagh
Fish: 21.5″ RainbowLure: Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Kevin Persinger
Fish: 21.5″ Rainbow – 5.5lbsLure: Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Brett Rader
Jeanie Brown
Fish: 2o.5″ RainbowLure: Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Jim Dendy
Fish: 27″ BrownLure: Cream Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Tom Young
Fish: 2o.5″ RainbowLure: Pink Micro Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Buster Loving
Kami Bates
Fish: 2o” RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Kami Bates
Fish: 2o” RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Timothy Baranowski
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Travis Swift
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Sculpin Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Timothy Baranowski
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
August 2019
Debbie Beel
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Pink Micro Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Buster Loving
Scott McNown
Fish: 27″ Brown – 7.3lbs.Lure: Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
George Haddad
Fish: 24″ Rainbow – 5lbs.Lure: Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Tony Weldele
Steven Young
Fish: 24″ Rainbow – 4.5lbs.Lure: White & Orange Powerbait
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Micah Ferguson
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Nightcrawler
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Micah Brimer
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Pink Power Worm
Location: Branson To Fall Creek
Raleigh Ordoyne
Fish: 21″ Rainbow – 4.75lbs.Lure: Rooster Tail
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Raleigh Ordoyne
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Rooster Tail
Location: Trophy Area
July 2019
Gibson Jernigan
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: N/A
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Jon Overmann
Fish: 32″ Brown – 21lb. 7oz.Lure: Nightcrawler
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Kanton Patterson
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Nightcrawler
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
6 Years Old!
Connor Holmes
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: Nightcrawler
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Jackson Cook
Fish: 23.25″ Rainbow – 6lb.Lure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Tegan Gray
Fish: 28″ Rainbow – 11.75lbsLure: Night Crawler
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Drake Thompson
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Mega Worm
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Denny Weaver
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Night Crawler
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Tegan Gray
Fish: 28″ Rainbow – 11.75lbsLure: Night Crawler
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Oksana Nebozhuk
Fish: 20″ BrownLure: Jig
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Rick Lisek
Hunter Osmon
Fish: 21″ BrownLure: White Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Jeff Weable
Fish: 20″ Rainbow – 4.2lbsLure: White Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Ruby Wangen
Fish: 20″ BrownLure: Purple Tiger Flicker Shad
Location: Branson Landing
Guide: Her dad, Travis
June 2019
Brian Tresnak
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Marianne Choy
Fish: 23″ RainbowLure: Jig
Location: Rockaway Beach – Branson
Guide: Steve Dickey
Phil Lilley
Fish: 20″ BrownLure: White Maribou Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Ty Shelton
Fish: 21″ Rainbow – 4.2lbsLure: Streamer
Location: Trophy Area
Alex Campbell
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: Shad Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Alex Campbell
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Shad Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Sharon Gonzalez
Fish: 22.5″ RainbowLure: Maribou Jig
Location: Undeclared
Guide: Captain B
Jeff Newton
Fish: 20.25″ RainbowLure: Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Rick Lisek
L.D. Gibson
Fish: 22.5″ RainbowLure: Micro Jig
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Steve Dickey
Jacob Ward
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Adam Gorka
Fish: 22″ BrownLure: Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Blake Wilson
Fish: 25″ Rainbow – 5.75lbsLure: Sculpin/Peach Maribou Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Phil Lilley
Fish: 28.75″ Rainbow – 11.7lbsLure: Sculpin/Ginger Maribou Jig
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Caught During One Cast
Derek Noble
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure:
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Mark Carson
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Brown Maribou Jig
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Angela Walker
Fish: 21.5″ RainbowLure: Undeclared
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Captain B
Steve St. Cyr
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
Alan McClenathen
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: Night Crawler
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Duane Doty
Fish: 23″ RainbowLure: Signature Series Jerk Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
May 2019
Chris Mims
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: Worm
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Bill Babler
Collin Leslie
Fish: 30″ BrownLure: Pink Power Worm
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Duane Doty
Madison Shockley
Fish: 23.5″ BrownLure: Gray Scud
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Buster Loving
Patrick Walter
Fish: 20″ RainbowLure: Gray Scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Dillon Harris
Fish: 22″ BrownLure: Lucky Craft Stick Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Blake Harris
Shayne Manetzke
Fish: 28″ RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Lilleys’ Landing Dock
Greg Partridge
Fish: 21″ RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Matt Schoenrock
Fish: 24″ BrownLure: Scud
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Rick Lisek
Jim Boyle
Fish: 20.5″ RainbowLure: #12 Scud
Location: Branson to Fall Creek
Guide: Steve Dickey
Daniel Levenson
Fish: 22.5″ BrownLure: Midge Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Rick Lisek
Dustin Masters
Fish: 22″ BrownLure: Signature Series Stick Bait
Location: Across From Short Creek
Guide: Duane Doty
Matthew Dresslaer
Fish: 23.75″ BrownLure: Signature Series Stick Bait
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Duane Doty
April 2019
Lucas DeWulf
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: Egg Fly
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Steve Dickey
Travis Swift
Fish: 20″ BrownLure: Megabass Jerkbait
Location: Trophy Area
March 2019
Larry Scott
Fish: 24-Inch RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Trophy Area
Noah Bubbus – Age 6
Fish: 22″ RainbowLure: gray scud
Location: Trophy Area
Guide: Tony Weledle
February 2019
Mike Koneenik
Fish: 22.25″ RainbowLure: White Jig
Location: Below Fall Creek
Guide: Duane Doty
Paul Crews
Fish: 38-Inch BrownLure: Jig
Location: Below Fall Creek
Scott Heminger
Fish: 23″ RainbowLure: San Juan Worm
Location: Trophy Area
Travis Swift
Fish: 25″ RainbowLure: Homemade Sculpin Jig
Location: Trophy Area
March 4, 2019
Bryan Dunkmann
22.5 inch rainbow
Caught on a jig,
Trophy Area
March 1, 2019
David Hummel
20.5 inch rainbow
Caught on a white jig,
Below Fall Creek
February 23, 2019
John Weir
24.5 inch rainbow
Caught on a stick bait
Below Fall Creek
February 22, 2019
Paul Dorr
20.5 inch rainbow
Caught on a Blue/Silver Cleo
Lake Taneycomo
February 14, 2019
Jeff Creech
21 inch brown
Caught on a silver flicker shad
Trophy Area
February 17, 2019
Nathan Caughman
21 inch rainbow
Caught on a white jig
Below off our dock
January 12, 2019
Jennifer Doty
21 inch rainbow
Caught on a shad fly
Trophy Area
January 9, 2019
John Weisgender
22 inch rainbow
Caught on a 1/8th ounce jig
Trophy Area
January 5, 2019
Brock Halbrook
20.5 inch rainbow
Caught on a crank bait
Trophy Area
January 16, 2019
Ryan Huck
21.25 inch rainbow
Caught on a Doty crank bait
Trophy Area
January 17, 2019
Andre Andrew
21 inch rainbow
Caught on a scud
Trophy Area
January, 2019
Philip Ziebol
22 inch rainbow
Caught on a jig
Below Fall Creek
January, 2019
Bobby Gough
20 inch rainbow
Caught on yellow PB
Below Fall Creek
January, 2019
Beth Keener
21.5 inch brown
Caught on a Bomber FFF
Trophy Area
December 27, 2018
Travis Holdeman
22.5 inch rainbow
Caught on scud
Trophy Area
December 27, 2018
Steve Stark
26 inch brown
Caught on a green megaworm
Trophy Area
December 27, 2018
Andrew Kuehn
22 inch rainbow
Caught on a gray scud
Trophy Area
December 16, 2018
Brock Halbrook
20 inch rainbow
Caught on a jerk bait
Trophy Area
December, 2018
Jacob Boehs
21.5 inch rainbow
Caught on pink san juan
Below Fall Creek
October 20, 2018
Neil Anderson
26 inch brown
Caught on a worm
Below Fall Creek
October 13, 2019
Brock Halbrook
21 inch brown
Caught on a Doty jerk bait
Trophy Area
October 14, 2018
Logan Place
27 inch rainbow
Caught on a worm
Below Fall Creek
October 20, 2018
Todd Randell
20 inch rainbow
Caught on jerk bait
Trophy Area
October, 2019
Ron Ard
20.25 inch rainbow
Caught on a Doty jerk bait
Trophy Area
September 15, 2018
JJ VonTersch
24 inch rainbow
Caught on a sculpin (fly)
Trophy Area
October 27, 2018
Glen Carter
22.5 inch rainbow
Caught on pink PB worm
Below Fall Creek
September 12, 2019
Ruane Tanner
24 inch rainbow
Caught on a fly
Trophy Area
September 7, 2018
Travis Swift
25 inch rainbow
Caught on a jig
Trophy Area
September 5, 2018
Scott Ellis
20 inch rainbow
Caught on dough bait
Off our dock
September 14, 2019
Jeff Cohen
24 inch rainbow
Caught on a sculpin (fly)
Trophy Area
August 31, 2018
Cooper Eaves
21 inch brown
Caught on a black jig
Below Fall Creek
September 25, 2018
Brandon Clayton
20.5 inch rainbow
Caught on micro jig
Trophy Area
August, 2019
Chanda Twogood
22 inch rainbow
Caught on a white pine squirrel
Trophy Area
August, 2018
James Chesser
22 inch brown
Caught on trout magnet
Below Fall Creek
August, 2018
Keith Albright
24 inch rainbow
Caught on a black micro jig
Trophy Area
July 2, 2019
Natalie Collier
21 inch rainbow
Caught on a ?
Below Fall Creek