C&r Dry Flying?

[hookinear]

I am still a little new to the idea(s) of dry fly fishing, but i am very interested in learning how to. It I have tried dries on taney before during the summer months. . . parachute adams, griffiths gnat, and something they called "the big ugly/nasty" and did fairly well. To me it is amazing to see a trout come out from the depths and explode on a little size 20 dry. Even when they just come up and suck it down, barely making a ripple, it is an amazing feeling. Just typing about it gives me chills of excitement. I have never fished in the winter time of C & R at any state parks. I have only fished around Thanksgiving and Christmas at taney. And even then i only used sub-surface flies. Is there any good pattern, or ANY pattern for that matter that i can use dry fishing at any of the state parks. Just wondering if anyone has any good experiences with this during C&R when hatches are at a minimum. Any advice is welcome and Thank You all in advance.

Hookinear

[3wt]

When hatches are at a minimum, it gets tough in the winter. I haven't had much luck in C&R season.

But, this is all very dependant on what the weather is like etc. There are times in fall when the hatches can be even better than summer. Same for early spring.

I would say don't go expecting to get a lot of dry fly action in, but be prepared w/ olive or tan elk hair caddises, some PMD's, maybe some blue winged olives in about an 18 or smaller - cold weather can be good for the beatis mayflies, keep your griffiths gnats around because you can run into more midge hatches in cooler weather.

I'd expect hatches at wierder times, like noon or 3 vs. the more normal early or late hours.

I don't know if you can time a trip around dry fly fishing, but C&R season is usually great regardless.