Bennet Springs 10-3 On Way Home From Upper Taney

[Thom]

I took the above home for lunch sometime this week.

Really crowded Saturday afternoon but I did find a few 15 foot gaps in zone 2 and fished about two hours just above the whistle bridge.

The key was to change flies often. I caught fish on midges (green, zebra/black/silver, hares ear, multicolored egg flies, small 1/100 jigs white, olive, sculpen and orange as well as small scuds and san jaun brown and cherise.

The most rediculious sight I have seen in recent time was some older guys showing some novices how to catch fish. They were circled around facing downstream in knee deep water throwing fish guts in the center of the guys dipping white and pink maribou jigs into fish guts, eggs and corn. They filled a couple of stringers and a couple left and another two would come and take their place. On my way out I stopped by the office and told them what I had observed. They told me they would TRY to get an agent to go out and check on them but wasnt sure anyone was available.

Well I still had fun and realize that is the rule instead of exception at Trout parks.

[Paola Cat]

Hey Thom .... Looks like you had plenty of action. Did you try any dries. I had some decent action (about a week ago) on an olive crackleback fished dry. Man .... I see knuckleheads every time I go down. You're right .... I see same stuff at all the trout parks. I saw a guy last week with a couple of little browns on his stringer. I told him they were undersized ..... he looked at me like I was insane (I guess a trout is a trout ..... NOT) ..... anyway he took-off with those fish like a scared rabbit. PC

[Thom]

Hey Thom .... Looks like you had plenty of action. Did you try any dries. I had some decent action (about a week ago) on an olive crackleback fished dry. Man .... I see knuckleheads every time I go down. You're right .... I see same stuff at all the trout parks. I saw a guy last week with a couple of little browns on his stringer. I told him they were undersized ..... he looked at me like I was insane (I guess a trout is a trout ..... NOT) ..... anyway he took-off with those fish like a scared rabbit. PC

There didn't seem to be much dry action in the afternoon. I saw three buys throwing to the big tree filled with indicators up from the bridge and he didnt hook up once. good long soft drops to the water but no action. They were gettng some action just below the spring hole before the stone tower on drys though but shoullder to shoulder there Saturday.

[Paola Cat]

I had the most risers on the flat in Zone 1 just upstream from the dam. PC