Fished Bennett Spring today. I haven't fished with dry flies in a while so I had promised myself I'd spend at least an hour or 2 just fishing dries. It went pretty well. Caught 7 in an hour and a half using a #20 Griffins gnat. It was a lot of fun. It's kind of amazing how selective the trout park stocked trout can get over the winter catch and release season. The drift had to be just right with no drag whatsoever or they just wouldn't take. Those that say stocker trout are always easy at the parks or at Taney just don't know what they are talking about.

Probably caught 10 or 12 total in 3 1/2 hours. When I switched to nymphs I caught several too. One was a pretty nice approx 17" male rainbow with a big kype. Saw several big browns but did not catch any.

Beautiful day. Not too cold. I still like Taney the best but Bennett Spring is a nice change of pace. Some other fisherman but definitely not crowded. For some reason Bennett does seem more relaxing than Taney to me (at least in the winter).

Tina (my wife) and I have several days off starting Jan 3. I think we are going to head to Mountain Home for a couple of days and fish the White. We're both in serious need of some R/R.

Greg