Report 5/4/08

[NoLuck]

Hey Folks,

I fished Bennett today from 12:30pm till the whistle. I tried real hard to get out of bed this morning to leave at 4:30am but just couldn't do it. The crowd pretty much cleared out before I got there it looked like. There were some people but, nothing like I figured would be there. I started fishing in Zone 2 just below the spot where there is normally riffles. Fished a y2k bug to start and caught 11 fish in the first hour or so. I switched over to a #16 hybrid midge/olive scud with a black tungsten BH. I then proceded to catch fish on just about every third drift. I believe I must have caught close to 15 fish on that fly. They seemed to quit biting a bit so I decided to try Zone 1 for a bit just below the spring and above the gauge house. I fished the same hybrid fly and caught 8 nice fish near the far bank. Midges were hatching all over the place and I didn't see any fish midging so I pretty much figured they were taking my hybrid for a scud.

I took a break for a bit around 4:30 and drove around to look see. I went back to Zone 1 and walked the stream down to the end of the island. I only picked up 4 fish as I figured I walked to fast to really put out a good effort to catch fish. Fish were hitting something on the surface about 5:30 but, I couldn't figure out what they wanted but, some people were doing pretty well. I walked back to get the truck and went back to Zone 2 and fished the deeper water below the shallow hard running water(normally riffles)and started picking up fish again on a y2k. I landed another dozen or so really decent fish as the sun started going down. Almost all the fish I caught were just on the edges of the drop off to the deeper water.

Then about 45 mins before it really started to get darker I picked up a fish that probably weighed close to 3 lbs. Really nice clean fish but it was probably just released from the hatchery for kids fishing day. I thought about keeping it but didn't want to stop fishing to go weigh it and ruin the rest of the days fishing. Turns out I made the right decision. about 7:45 I landed another bigger fish and decided to keep it and call it a day. I took it up to weigh it and get my picture and patch. The fish weighed in at 3lb and 14 oz. I wish someone would have been around to take a pic with my camera I keep in my vest of the first fish but OH WELL! 2 lunkers landed within 30 mins. The first fish was longer than the second without the girth.

All in all a great days fishing. To bad I had to turn around and head back home. On the way back home I saw a friend of mine that wanted the lunker fish to try and do a mount of it. He is just a rookie taxidermist and self taught. He really wanted to give it a try, so I gave it to him. He also said if it worked out well he would do a fish for me sometime down the road. I just wonder how long it will be before I have that good of luck catching 2 lunkers in a short span of time.

Take care all,

Rich

[brittsnbirds]

NoLuck-

That far bank up by the gage house is a good little hole. Did you see "Weavers" report about the dry fly action? A guy was hitting them on a #20 black caddis.

How bout your recipe for your hybrid? Was the water still pretty dingy and fast?

Pat

[flyfishmaster]

NoLuck,

Great report. I'm happy to hear the stream is starting to shape up and some bugs are starting to come off.

Later,

FFM

[drath]

Cool, thanks for the report. I'm leaving work at 3:00pm today (5-5) and I'm hoping to hit the stream by 6:00. I'll get a few hours tonight and 8 hours or so Tuesday morning/afternoon. I sure hope there are a few more of those "kids day 3 pounders" still swimming around. hehehe I'll try to give a report when I get back.

-D

[rcguy]

Congratulations No Luck!!!! I was planting flowers yesterday, with the warden looking on, but my heart was at Bennett. Want a beautiful day. I just knew someone would have a good report.

Dang it!! The #16 hybrid midge/olive scud sounds your new secret weapon. I'll get down sometime this month again.

On a positive note for me I caught a 6 lb channel cat at 8:00 lat night on a bunny leech... actually lost one fish and landed and released the second one. Caught them on my old Fenwick glass rod i built over 30 years ago. A 7 weight.

Thanks for the report and congrats on the catch.

Jerry

[NoLuck]

NoLuck-

That far bank up by the gage house is a good little hole. Did you see "Weavers" report about the dry fly action? A guy was hitting them on a #20 black caddis.

How bout your recipe for your hybrid? Was the water still pretty dingy and fast?

Pat

Pat,

The water still had a dingy look to it. But, it was definately cleared up a bunch since the last time I was there last month. The current was still moving at a pretty good clip too. Maybe by this time next month without a bunch of rain it will be better.

My Hybrid is a midge pattern for the most part.

#16 Dia-Riki #135

Olive V-Rib sized for a midge.

Black 6/0 Thread

Black TBH

Pearl Flashaboo(1 Strand)

I pinch the barb first then put on the bead. I then clamp the hook in the vise tie in the V-Rib on top of the hook(flat side down) behind the bead and wrap a base of black thread to the start of the curve of the hook. I tie in my flashaboo there and wrap the thread back to the bead as smooth as possible. Wrap your flashaboo with overlapping wraps back to the bead and tie in and trim. The pearl will turn a real bright green over the black thread. Then wrap your V-rib side by side back to the bead paying attention that you have the round side up. I use a rotary vise and that is real easy to accomplish. Tie in behind the bead, trim and build the black thread up behind the bead making it almost even with the bead. Whip Finish. I use traditional cement on mine but you could probably use Sally Hansens too.

Fish it just like a weighted scud or a midge.

Good luck,

Rich

[NoLuck]

Congratulations No Luck!!!! I was planting flowers yesterday, with the warden looking on, but my heart was at Bennett. Want a beautiful day. I just knew someone would have a good report.

Dang it!! The #16 hybrid midge/olive scud sounds your new secret weapon. I'll get down sometime this month again.

On a positive note for me I caught a 6 lb channel cat at 8:00 lat night on a bunny leech... actually lost one fish and landed and released the second one. Caught them on my old Fenwick glass rod i built over 30 years ago. A 7 weight.

Thanks for the report and congrats on the catch.

Jerry

Hey Jerry,

Thanks for the congrats. It seems like every time I catch a decent fish there is no one around. There were a couple of guys way downstream and I didn't feel like yelling to one of them to take a pic. This time I figured I would keep one and measure it. I believe that the park puts these fish in there figuring people will keep them anyway. This is the first time and probably last time I will keep a lunker unless its a monster to have mounted. I have caught bigger fish at both Bennett and Montauk with no one around to snap a pic. I just figure someone else will get a thrill out of catching it just like I did.

I am starting a new job at the end of this month that may get into my fishing times. It requires some travel and a lot of off hour from normal business hours. Pay is great and the opportunity to see some of the country at someone elses expense is what steered me there. I'll still have time to fish but, just not on a normal schedule deal.

I'll let you know when we can try to get everyone together for an outing again. I guess I need to get the ball rolling on that Huh?

Take care,

Rich

[brittsnbirds]

Rich-

Little confused on your instructions, I'm more of a visual person. Do you tie your v-rib in at the bend with the flashabou? Put a base of black down, then flashabou, then the v-rib and tie off? Or are you wrapping the flashabou over the v-rib? Sounds similar to a little unit that I tie.

Thanks

Pat

[rcguy]

We want an outing!

[hfdhoosier]

Im up for an outing also. Im going to Montauk the last weekend in May thru the first week in June.