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Fished Saturday and Sunday. Saturday by far was the best, although the weather was not so hot. Overall for the weekend I'd give the fishing a C+. Did not see anyone really pulling them out left and right, yours truely included. Caught everything on white floss in various spots in Zone 1 and Zone 2. Caught nothing on cracklebacks (skipped with floating line), tan scuds, or copper johns. Caught enough to stay interested, but will need to go back soon for redemption.

I seem to be the only one that has never caught a fish on the John Deere. I fish it like white floss; under and indicator and near bottom or where i think they are holding. Can anyone help?

Pat, Never tried Y2K. Just picked one up the other day. How do you rig it and where on the stream have you had the most success? Thanks.

Finally got a chance to fish Bennett this past weekend. Only had a chance to fish a few hours in the afternoon. The water was finally down to where it was just about perfect as far as flow and clarity. We battled high winds and falling leaves all day, but I would not have wanted to be anywhere else. Temperature-wise, you could not ask for a better day in late October. The fishing, on the whole, was a little slow. I started just below the bridge in Zone 2, fishing the faster water. After 3-4 casts, I hooked into a decent fish on a copper john. However, that would be the last fish I would see for probably an hour and a half. I worked my way down to the bridge seperating zone 2 and 3 and did not pick up a single fish. I tried everything from cracklebacks to scuds to micro eggs and could not get a hit. The fish were definately there, but they were more interested in chasing one another than in feeding. I made my way to the bridge between zone 2 and 3, and decided to put on the old reliable: white floss. I have been using this fly for several years, and it has been a go-to fly when nothing else will work. I rigged it to sit about 2 and 1/2 feet below the indicator and drifted it about 30 yards above the bridge in mid-river. Suddenly, I found magic and picked up about a dozen fish in virtually the same spot. Nothing of size to report, but they helped to repair a partially bruised ego. Here's one for the white floss fly!

I have fished a San Juan worm (red and orange) with no success. I fish them under an indicator and usually no deeper than 3-4 feet. Essentially, I fish them the same way as a mini-jig. Do I need to get it closer to the bottom?

I'm finally going to get a chance to put some of these ideas to the test. I'll send back a detailed report of how it goes.

I have tried my hand at sight fishing for larger browns a couple times, mostly in the fall when it seems the bigger browns are more numerous. I can honestly say that I have thrown everything under the sun at these fish and not a single time have I even turned a head in interest. Does anyone have an approach to take at these larger fish (that no doubt have seen every lure and bait under the sun)?

I've never brought in anything bigger than 2 pounds out of the parks. Quite frankly, I've never had a true giant on. What is it that the consistant lunker catchers do differently?

Anther Zone 3 Lunker. Wow. I have seen fine fish all up and down the spring branch, but I have seen more giant trout caught out of Zone 3 than anywhere else. Now this is just from my own observation, and the data may show otherwise. Has anyone else noticed this?

I heard people talking about doing well on scuds. Where in zone 1 and zone 2 have scuds produced well? What is the best way to fish them? Thanks everyone for the insight.

Thanks again to all who replied. I've been hearing quite a bit about dropper rigs. I was wondering if anyone had success with these and if so, what were you using and how did you have it rigged? Thanks in advance.

just wanted to ask about how you fish your midges. I have tried fishing them under indicators a couple times and have not come up with anything. I usually get frustrated a tie on a white thread jig. Any suggestions

Thanks for the info

Just looking for some insight into flyfishing at Bennett Springs. I normally fish zone 3 and the river and do pretty well. I am interested in expanding into zone 2 and zone 1 a little more. I do fly fish in those areas, but primarily with thread jigs and glo balls. If I can't get them to hit on those, I'm in trouble. I suppose what I'm primarily interested in knowing is what people are fishing and where within zone 1 and zone 2 they are using them and having the most success. Any and all help is appreciated.