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[tjm]

On 3/2/2023 at 10:22 PM, fishinwrench said:

I caught a barely legal Blue on a Clouser last fall.   He really looked tasty so he went home with me.   

That'll probably be the last one.....cuz it was far from a culinary delight.   😝

Are channel cat and blue cat normally good  to eat? was that just an odd happening?

[fishinwrench]

5 hours ago, tjm said:

Are channel cat and blue cat normally good  to eat? was that just an odd happening?

Channel cat up to about 3 lbs. are good.   Not my favorite fish to eat, but not my least favorite by far.    

Had that blue been about that size it probably would have been better, but it was considerably larger and just wasn't very good.  My girls, who all love to eat fish, didn't care for it either.   So it wasn't just me.   

We'd have gladly traded it for a bologna sandwich.   

[tjm]

I'm not really a fish lover and most seem to be about the same, so, always wonder at others' thoughts on taste. To my taste most people preparing fish try to cover the taste of the fish with bread and spices. With enough spicy bread and strong tasting oil most fish will taste about the same, to me, like fried bread. Canned salmon and sardines being  exceptions.

[mic]

On 3/1/2023 at 12:10 PM, fishinwrench said:

To me Bennett is like a trip to the gym.   I usually spend equal amounts of time exercising my skills at.....

Short line nymping in fast water.

Sight fishing.

Swinging or stripping streamers/wet flys in tailouts...and in slower water

Fishing attractor dry flys.

And matching hatches (when one is happening).  

Trout are Trout no-matter where they were born, and they all bite and fight in the same fashion.....so hook setting and landing fish is no different there, than in a "wild trout" setting.    A few days at Bennett every month of the year can keep your skills sharp and have you prepared for trout fishing ANYWHERE & ANYTIME.   

Of course none of this applies if all you do is stand at the outlet and fish mop flys under a bobber all day. 🙄

To me there is two Bennett springs.  The first hour or two depending on how many folks are there, stupid fish season.  Then the rest of the day.  Fishing can be just as difficult in the park as anywhere else from that point forward.  

Wait until no one is on the catch and release section, and go give it a try.  

[tjm]

On 3/6/2023 at 12:48 PM, mic said:

To me there is two Bennett springs.  The first hour or two depending on how many folks are there, stupid fish season.  Then the rest of the day.  Fishing can be just as difficult in the park as anywhere else from that point forward.  

Wait until no one is on the catch and release section, and go give it a try.  

I rarely enter RRSP earlier than about 10AM, and even when we camped there I never did the dawn combat, so my perspective of the Parks may be skewed.