ruthead Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 Got a fishin buddy that was at BSSP yesterday. I'll get the report on how it went today and post later. "Pretty soon we may not have any rights left because it might infringe on someone's rights"
laker67 Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 Been a long time for a fishig report from bennett. What's up .Not sure if they have sold any tags this month. I have been there twice in the past month, but only to walk and marvel at all of the new" miniature trout" raising facilities. I heard a rumor that they are considering changing the name of bssp to jrsp, and putting up a monument with his bust next to the tu monument.
rcguy Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 Not sure if they have sold any tags this month. I have been there twice in the past month, but only to walk and marvel at all of the new" miniature trout" raising facilities. I heard a rumor that they are considering changing the name of bssp to jrsp, and putting up a monument with his bust next to the tu monument. :have-a-nice-day:
brother dave Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 jrsp? it's been awhile since I've fished bennet. I shop at the outdoor grocery store
laker67 Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 jrsp? it's been awhile since I've fished bennet.If it has been awhile then you are one of the lucky ones brother dave. You might still remember the good times.
brother dave Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 your right. ha, had the screen spread so wide I missed who posted. how ya doin Laker67? I shop at the outdoor grocery store
FlyFishinFool Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Went down for a couple days on the 9th & 10th. I have seen several posts commenting about the miniature trout, but that was not my experience. Perhaps it was what they were using for bait, but I had a really great time (C&R everything). On Wed. it was really cold in the morning (just above freezing) but warmed through the day. The fish were biting well in the A.M. and then really took off in the evening. Average sizes were easily running 12" and I caught several in the 14"-15" size and one about 16", I caught less than 1/2 dozen in the 9"-10" size (nothing smaller); overall I caught more than 30 trout fishing about 3.5 hrs in the A.M., and fishing another 3 hours in the P.M. I caught another 40 trout - overall an absolutely great fishing day! In the morning there were 8-9 people in the section of Zone1 I could see, but by 9AM I had more than a 1/4 mile of the Zone1 stream all to myself. In the evening, after 5PM, one other guy and I had the entire section of Zone1 from the handicap piers to the dam pool all to ourselves - he was stripping grey woolies, and I was drifting midges - we both caught lots of fish. Now Thursday morning the winds were blowing a lot and the bite was a bit slower - I only fished about 3 hours in the morning and caught just shy of 20 fish, but one of them was the biggest fish of my short trip - well over 16", I am guessing over 1.5+ lbs (did not weigh). There were a lot of fish in the water, almost like it is on summer weekends, when you have a whole school of fish just downstream of you taking advantage of the "shuffle-food". In the mornings most of the people fishing were catching their 4 keepers in an hour or so, cleaning them and then heading home - thus the lack of competition on the stream. If my back would have held up I would have stayed a couple more days, but you can only do what you can do. I have a friend who is fishing BSSP Thursday-Sunday, I will find out how they did & post their results. * ´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((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."
FlyFishinFool Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Jerry, if Montauk had more places to put a camper like Bennett I would probably be there instead. You'll love it as long as the water is normal levels. When it gets low the fish are piled up in all the deeper holes and it crowds in the people. Fish my "GoTo Midge" and you will do well. Jerry, I agree with NoLuck's comments. Also, the stream is smaller and often clearer, so you will probably have to use a lighter/thinner tippet and avoid brightly colored strike indicators. I have seen trout at Montauk swerve away from bright strike indicators 5-6 feet ahead of the indicator. Try drifting with no indicator, or use an opaque thingamabobber which they don't seem to see in the water. * ´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸ ><((((((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."
laker67 Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Just returned from bssp and heard some talk from the locals and one local business owner just outside of the park. Seems to be more and more complaints have been aired in regards fish size, numbers of fish, and all of the usual complaints about management. A proposed public meeting at the bennett room in june will address some of these issues. It is rumored that the director of fisheries will be in attendance. In the meantime, an increase in size and daily numbers of fish has been initiated in the past couple of weeks, according to sources near the park. These sources include fishermen and business people. Seems maybe the chopping block may play into the future outcome. I think I will attend that meeting to get a first hand report. The report from fff seems to be right in line with what I learned today.
rcguy Posted April 14, 2014 Posted April 14, 2014 After reading FFF's post I'm ready to head to Bennett. I have also been looking at going up to the Driftless Area in Iowa near Decorah,IA. Suppose to be some great trout fishing!
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