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

[Flysmallie]

I haven't tried it at Bennett but I have done very well at Roaring River dry fly fishing. My most productive pattern has been a griffiths gnat.

[troutchaser]

#12 Royal coachman

#14 Crackleback (green/grizzly)

#16 Renegade

#18 black ant

#20 Griffths gnat

#22 X caddis (cream)

All the above are consistent 4-season drys in the trout parks.

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[Paola Cat]

Hookinear .... great name .... I've actually done that. Big weighted stonefly nymph hanging from my ear like an ear-ring. Anyway .... Wrench has provided a great list. The #14 Crackleback (green/grizzly) and the standard FC #12 olive Crackleback patterns fished dry are at the top of the dry list for me for either the BSSP or RRSP C&R. PC

[dgames]

In places where you can see fish actively rising, I have usually had success with size 20 comparadun style dries with either an elk hair wing or cdc wing. I'm not sure color matters that much as long as it is small and fished drag free.

One place where there are almost always some rising fish is in the hole where the hatchery outlet runs into the stream.

[DoveTail]

A great list of dries that will work. Beetles work good also, if you aren't hooking up on one, try another. Catching fish on dries is what I prefer but sometimes you have to get wet.

[rcguy]

Looks like a good list to me. I'm actually looking forward to the Bennett Cand R fishing. I haven't been down for months. I hope to get down the 15th and 16th...or some time around there.

[hookinear]

Hookinear .... great name .... I've actually done that. Big weighted stonefly nymph hanging from my ear like an ear-ring. Anyway .... Wrench has provided a great list. The #14 Crackleback (green/grizzly) and the standard FC #12 olive Crackleback patterns fished dry are at the top of the dry list for me for either the BSSP or RRSP C&R. PC

I actually should change it to hookinlip. Last time i was at Taneycomo i was trying on a chamois worm and had the edge of the hook in my mouth as i was pinching on a split shot. This 10-12 year old boy was casting wildly in front of me and when i finally decided to move back his backcast hooked my floating line and put the hook straight into my bottom lip. Snapped my 6x tippet right off and left me with a lip ring. Neither the boy or his father said a word to me and walked away and fished downstream. Interesting day though. Hooked into a 6+ lb brown sight fishing with the same chamois worm.

[jjtroutbum]

I actually should change it to hookinlip. Last time i was at Taneycomo i was trying on a chamois worm and had the edge of the hook in my mouth as i was pinching on a split shot. This 10-12 year old boy was casting wildly in front of me and when i finally decided to move back his backcast hooked my floating line and put the hook straight into my bottom lip. Snapped my 6x tippet right off and left me with a lip ring. Neither the boy or his father said a word to me and walked away and fished downstream. Interesting day though. Hooked into a 6+ lb brown sight fishing with the same chamois worm.

fishing with blood ....

[DoveTail]

fishing with blood ....

Ya - a little blood bait!