FlyFishinFool Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 I had a thought about going down to BSSP for a day of fishing over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I was wondering if the park would be crowded or will most folks stay local to shop and spend time with family at home? Anyone have any past experience regarding fishing BSSP C&R over the T-day weekend? Thanks, * ´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((º> `•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((º> .¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((º> I look in my fly box and think about what should guide my choice of the best fly: the amount/angle of sun on the water, the water temp & clarity, what bugs are hatching, what the fish might be eating, and what worked last time. Then I remember what an old man told me... " Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown, fuzzy, about 1/2 inch long and underwater."
fishinwrench Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 The combination of deer season and preparation for holiday travel usually has the crowds at a minimum. Enjoy !
brittsnbirds Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 FFF, I was thinking about hooking up the trailer and heading down in the morning for a 3 day. Haven't approached the BOSS with it yet. Usually she is in the "re-charge" mode and doesn't want to be bothered after Thanksgiving. We will see. It's going to be nippy!!
rcguy Posted November 29, 2010 Posted November 29, 2010 Well I was down Sunday and met FlyFishnFool and Paola Cat up by the island. I had no idea anyone else was going so it was a pleasant suprise. Fishing was slow for me but I did manage a few on assorted color sz 18 midges. The wind made casting a challenge at times but the weather was warm for this time of year and it was great to get out. I fished zone 3 a little in the afternoon a caught 2 trout and 3 chubs on a peach egg. Tried an Olive wooleybugger but got nada.
FlyFishinFool Posted November 29, 2010 Author Posted November 29, 2010 Well, I managed to make it down to BSSP for one day (Sunday) over the holiday weekend. Not highly crowded, but more folks that I expected for the Winter C&R season - I guess the prospect of some warmer weather and wanting to avoid shopping with the family drove a few more folks out of the house to go fishing! ;-) The fishing was great - I had a lot of fun just getting out and working a few flies. Fishing by the island in zone-1 I ran into rcguy, who I had not seen in a while, and Paola Cat (nice to meet you and put a face to a name). Fishing was decent early in the morning, then slowed down mid-morning, then picked back up mid-aternoon...in other words, a pretty typical pattern for BSSP. I managed to land over 30 fish, of course I did fish pretty much all day with only a 10 minute break for a quick bite of food. The only issue was windy, windy, WINDY! After about 9:30am it blew almost all day, 10-15mph and frequently gusting higher. A big surprise was the late afternoon hatch - from the big pool above the hatchery dam as far upstream as I could see, there was a BIG hatch of little tiny white midges (callibaetis?), probably the biggest hatch I have seen at BSSP in a couple of years. Standing on the island in zone-1, with the wind, at times it looked like a light blowing snow, and you had to keep your mouth shut or you could easily inhale multiple midges in a single breath. Also mixed in with the white midges were a scattering of the usual black caddis. I saw one guy who managed to get a few hits on top fishing a couple of white drys in sizes 28 & 30 (a lot smaller than I can see to tie them on!). All in all - a great day to be out and fishing. I am already planning to head down again in a few weeks after a couple of planned hunting trips. Maybe I'll see you there! * ´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((º> `•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((º> .¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((º> I look in my fly box and think about what should guide my choice of the best fly: the amount/angle of sun on the water, the water temp & clarity, what bugs are hatching, what the fish might be eating, and what worked last time. Then I remember what an old man told me... " Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown, fuzzy, about 1/2 inch long and underwater."
rcguy Posted November 29, 2010 Posted November 29, 2010 FFF, I new I should have stayed by you by the island for the afternoon fishing pickup! Next Time! Let me know when you're heading down next time. Jerry
flyfishmaster Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Glad to hear all you guys had fun down there on that nice warm day. RC, Heck you were able to hook a few trout down there in Zone three this time. Next time tie on something in the Pheasant Tail line is sz 18 - 20. You will be surprised what you might catch in faster water. Brit, No sight of those blue shorts again I hope. Later, FFM Woo Hoo Fish On!!
rcguy Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 I'll try the Pheasant tail next time. I was going to try a PT and a scud dropper but didn't. Next time. Jerry
Trout Commander Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Glad to hear all you guys had fun down there on that nice warm day. RC, Heck you were able to hook a few trout down there in Zone three this time. Next time tie on something in the Pheasant Tail line is sz 18 - 20. You will be surprised what you might catch in faster water. Brit, No sight of those blue shorts again I hope. :)Later,FFM I'll try the Pheasant tail next time. I was going to try a PT and a scud dropper but didn't. Next time.Jerry Jerry, I thought we covered this tactic the last time we all met up at BSSP? I have spent most of my money on fly fishing and beer. The rest I just wasted. The latest Trout Commander blog post: Niangua River Six Pack
brittsnbirds Posted December 1, 2010 Posted December 1, 2010 Nope, actually it did not work out for me to go down. My loss it sounds like!! Glad to hear all you guys had fun down there on that nice warm day. RC, Heck you were able to hook a few trout down there in Zone three this time. Next time tie on something in the Pheasant Tail line is sz 18 - 20. You will be surprised what you might catch in faster water. Brit, No sight of those blue shorts again I hope. Later, FFM
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