Top 5 flies at Bennet?

[roundtrout]

Dave,

I've done the beadhead thing on a little larger size hooks, 10 & 12. Gold or tungsten beadhead emulating the white floss jig that you find at the shop and elsewhere. I would think the white marabou would work too. Good luck!

Bob

[CaptainT16]

I would have to say that my top choices would be a Crackleback, Scuds, sowbugs, san juan worms, adams, and minijigs seem to be the best that I come across. Usually can't go wrong with any of those in the fly box.

[Flyfishing Buddha]

My top 5 are the "john deere", white floss and bead spread mini jigs, 1/80th or smaller, the glo-ball in original 3color, white/red dot or chartruse/red dot and the renegade or crackleback.

RE the renegade what My uncle told me to do is use size 12-16 renegade and about 12-18" above pinch on a bb shot. Use this at any fast moving water like the shoots at the bottem of the hatchery into Zone 2. pitch it up and let it drift back down.

[dp1kinobe]

my all time number on fly at bennett is the pheasant tail. I bring 2 sizes a size 12 and a size 18 in the same pattern. Start with the 12 and work down to the 18. Since I've used this strategy I've always been really productive in zone 2. Hope this helps, Good luck and happy fishing

[GregSTC]

Dry Flies: #16 Mossquito,#16 BWO, #18 Renagade, #18 Grifiths Gnat, #16 Royal Wulf

Nymphs: #18 BHPT, #18 BHCJ, Red San Juan Worm, John Deer Mini Jig, Beadspread Mini Jig

Fish all nymphs on the bottom.

7x Fluorocarbon!

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

GregST: I'm drawing a blank. What is the BHCJ? I understand it's a bead head, just can't get the CJ part. Thanks.

John

[Snow Fly]

KCF: Copper John's! I would throw in a Crackle Back & PMD's for Dries and also add a Pheasant Tail with the nymph's. Might want to try a #12 Crackle Back with a PT dropper or Super Scud as a dropper in the riffles below the old arch bridge and in zone #1 upstream of the gage house. Need to use 7x Fluorcarbon stream looks like drinking water.

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Snow Fly: I should have know that! Copper John is one of my favorite's. I must have had a "senior" momemt. I just couldn't put it together. Your right about the Crackleback. I've never had much luck with the pheasant tail. I do like the zebra midge though.

John

[Snow Fly]

KFF: I for some reason never remember Copper John's myself. I guess my mind was in the right file at the time. At BS on Thurs. 4/27 did well on top water in afternoon in the riffles below the stone bridge. Water is getting lower all the time. It has been low so long that people that started fishing there in the last 6 years probably think the present level is normal.