Anybody Fishing Bssp

[rcguy]

Sorry to hear you are working so hard!!! I guess somebody's gotta support me in my old age

30 Days and counting until retirement. I guess I'm due. I worked to 67 and that is longer than I thought I would.

I just got back from a Cardioscan this morning and it's look like I'll live to fish a little longer!

Have a great time and let us know how you do. (as if I didn't know already!)

[brittsnbirds]

Sorry for the delayed report, but I've been busy trying to square a deal on a new 5th wheel.

Cousin and I went down on the 14th and came back on the 17th. Weather was pretty knarly on Monday. It even snowed and sleeted on the way down.

We set up in my favorite spot in CG 5. there was only one other tailer in the loop. Not too many people were down. Definately felt like the catch and release season (even the cold). Did ok on Monday. Various Midges were doing what they do. Didn't catch squat on the FC Crackleback, even on full sink. Did my best just below handicap access above Holland Dam. Late Monday afternoon sun tried to come out so I pulled out the ole Stetson and did some surveying. Paid off in zone 1 from the spring down. Had a good time, hooked about 50%. Rest of the time was so, so. Caught my best fish down from the high bank hole at the bend (can't remember name of the spot, has red bluffs) on a Y2K.

Other than that it was Ok. Fish were a little better than last year however they still are weighing the fish rather than culling them to stock. If you really want to know what size fish you are going to get just go over to the raceways and look for the "big stockers" (joke) that they are putting in. They are much smaller than they use to be for sure. Then look at the smaller ones that are in with the stockers. This is where the problem lies, they don't cull the smaller fish out that are "runts". They all go into the basket get weighed then to the truck. In the years prior they used wooden baskets with slats that would allow the smaller runt fish to escape. Not now, new Guy running the show, new way of doing things. To include purchasing the new crane and scales to hoist and weigh the fish. Wonder how many guys lost their job as a result?? It's pretty sad that BSSP is getting more and more like a fricking amusement park. All the way down to the wooden cutout of a hillbilly fisherman and kid to poke your stupid melon face into for a photo. Seriously?? Next time I'm down I want to get NoLuck and Upstream to man up and let me take their picture with that stupid looking thing. Come on let mother nature prevail.

Off soapbox!! Dang look what you guys did to me.

[rcguy]

Thanks for the report! Hillbilly fisherman cutout???? OMG.

I thought they put 3 fish in for every tag sold or something like that. Now by weight?

[NoLuck]

It's become more of a show anymore. Kinda like an amusement park. Too bad Montauk doesn't have the same RV parks like around Bennett. I would be down there instead. But if it did,it would probably end up the same way. Fortunately I am getting to the point where I just don't really care if I catch bigger fish all the time. Sure it would be nice to be able to hook into them once in a while, but I'm just as happy with just getting down to the camper and relaxing. If its too crowded I just wait till it clears out. When the crowds come back to the stream I just go back and relax.

Pat, maybe we can get you and Danny in that hillbilly to get a pic. Then we can post it on here. Heck maybe even go in the store and spend some cash t keep ole JR happy for letting you use his prop.

[laker67]

"hillbilly trout fisherman", and "JR amusement park",has a nice ring to it. It should help to draw the crowds in, kinda like dogpatch usa. The trout talk reporter must get his fishing reports from the same location.

[fishinwrench]

What's tickling me is that several years ago everyone on here accused me of being a cranky old turd for complaining about the direction things were headed at Bennett.

Chalk up another one for Nostrawrenchus !

They should just scoop up that whole place and replant it in the outskirts of Kansas City or St.Louis, where it now belongs.

[laker67]

I will be the first to say it, "you were right", you cranky ole turd.

[aweber1455]

Hey guys, relax and go fishing. Enjoy Bennett for what it is.

[brittsnbirds]

"Enjoy Bennett for what it is."

So tell me what it really is. Not what it was a few years ago, or long ago!! Not to question your tenure down there but you are dealing with guys that have been fishing this stream for many decades.

We don't want it to be a sideshow, good quality older and wiser fish. If you want to catch dinks then go to the winter fishing in the suburbs!!

If you want a good laugh look at Weavers last report about there "quality" remark. Then look at the lunker board, average 2#ers. You don't see the random big boys; all of them are 2-2 1/2#. What does that tell you?

As far as going down and catching the same size fish all the time it's ok. NoLuck goes down and slays 75 fish a day, no problem. No big fish like before once in a while, everything is average 3/4 - 1#. Is it a good time, heck yea? Sometimes the little ones fight better than the big ones. Will I continue to go, yes? But I am a consumer and I pay good money for entertainment that I know has the ability to be better, because it was. Let's get it back close to what it was and continue to better it, not make it a mediocre fishery.

It really frustrates me that people continue to accept it and not question why they (MDC) are going the direction they are going.

Comeone NoLuck, Upstream, RC and FFF get my back.

[NoLuck]

"Enjoy Bennett for what it is."

So tell me what it really is. Not what it was a few years ago, or long ago!! Not to question your tenure down there but you are dealing with guys that have been fishing this stream for many decades.

We don't want it to be a sideshow, good quality older and wiser fish. If you want to catch dinks then go to the winter fishing in the suburbs!!

If you want a good laugh look at Weavers last report about there "quality" remark. Then look at the lunker board, average 2#ers. You don't see the random big boys; all of them are 2-2 1/2#. What does that tell you?

As far as going down and catching the same size fish all the time it's ok. NoLuck goes down and slays 75 fish a day, no problem. No big fish like before once in a while, everything is average 3/4 - 1#. Is it a good time, heck yea? Sometimes the little ones fight better than the big ones. Will I continue to go, yes? But I am a consumer and I pay good money for entertainment that I know has the ability to be better, because it was. Let's get it back close to what it was and continue to better it, not make it a mediocre fishery.

It really frustrates me that people continue to accept it and not question why they (MDC) are going the direction they are going.

Comeone NoLuck, Upstream, RC and FFF get my back.

I feel the same way about the fish quality compared to what it once was. I find it funny that there is the same people chiming in and telling us to just relax and accept below standard fishing compared to past years. I can deal with crowds and I can deal with a lot of things but when I know how things could be it just torques me royally. Heaven forbid asking people to pay another dollar to pay for the feed if that is their big excuse for poor fish size. There is an answer to every problem. Some people may not like the answer but all you gotta do is take a stab at it.

Sooner or later it will bite them in the back side.