Catch and Release--What fly will you use?

[McManus]

I enjoy the catch and release season. What flies do you use for the catch and release season.

[Steve Smith]

I've never fished Bennett during C&R, but bead head Ginger on ginger woolies do well along with green San Juans, chamois worms, and white thread midges work well for me on Roaring River. I start with cracklebacks first just to see if they are looking up. There are several fly shops around Bennett that probably post the best flys to use. I'd start by Googling up some sites.

[timsfly]

Hard to beat the woolybugger and the mohair leech, both work great in all the state parks and taneycomo. My favorite colors are black, olive, purple and brown, sometimes white is good also.

[Bob A]

McManus, the catch and release season can be the best of all. Virtually anything that works during the regular season will do just as well then also. BTW, can be some great hatches come on in the fall so would have some dries and soft hackles, patterns not really that important, in size 18 &20, just in case. Am sure you already know, but just as a reminder, zone 1 fly restrictions will apply to ALL zones during the C&R season. If in doubt, check at the fly shop.

Bob A

[jjtroutbum]

I use cracklebacks, grf.nats, and presently have been into parachute patterns mostly hares ears in natural and olive, as far as nymphs brassies with and with out beadheads seem to work well. Dont forget your soft hackel supply also....

JJ

[Wayne SW/MO]

I like the Mohair, but I think they can also get a little educated, so its good to be versatile, I've had some luck on everything from midge larva to Renegades, but the Mohair is my starting place.

[Jr25]

I catch fish all year long at Bennett on the same ole stuff. Size 12 Crackleback's, Olive/Brown/Ginger Willies and Renegades. Whatever you catch them on in the summer will work equally as well (or quite often better) in the winter months.

Jr

[Gavin]

If its rainbows your after, its hard to beat an egg pattern. Buggers, thread midges, cracklebacks, and small parachute dries work well too. Little 22-28 cream colored midges seem to work really well at Bennett this time of year. Cheers.

[jjtroutbum]

Well all of my afore mentioned flies had alot of success at the park yesturday as it turns out if ya catch enough fish you can loose count before breakfast...LOL...

Had a new soft hackle pattern in my box. It is size 12 wet fly hook olive or brown thin thread body, pecockhearl thorax kinda keeps the hackel spread out. The hackel is made of a small feather from a pheasants wing gave one to a neightboring flinger and he hooked up on his first cast

JJ

[McManus]

Do any of you guys fish below the whistle bridge for smallies and goggle eye?

What flies do you use there.?