January 7, 2012 Fishing Report for Bennett Spring
The winter catch and release season has been seen some outstanding weather .. So Far !?! The last two weekends have seen several fisherman come out and enjoy the nice weather.. Bennett had about 200 fisherman last weekend.. This weekend we are seeing about half that number.
We had a nice rain about a week and a half ago that brought the stream up a few inches. The water still has a green milky cast to it.. Fishing has been good with several reports of 30 to 80 fish days for several fisherman.
As far as what’s working ? Several have been fishing cracklebacks on sinking fly lines. Blue, Chartreuse or Gold have been good. Also good reports on Olive or Black woolie buggers. San Juan worms with a small zebra midge or midge dropper have also been effective.
Tan or Gray sowbugs and scuds have also been quite effective.
White thread jigs, brown roaches or john deere has also been very effective
Spin fisherman will do well on dark colored marabou jigs, or a spinner type lure will also do well for you.
Cracklebacks in Red, Chartreuse or Blue have also been very effective. Size 12 to a 14 will work the most consistently.
Griffiths Gnats, Renegades, Black or Tan Caddis are also a good choice for this time of year. Also having good cream midge hatches during the day.
Fisherman have been catching some small fish, but some nice size fish have also been caught.
Remember the Niangua River was stocked with 4500 brown trout in late July.. There are still alot of them still along the edges of the river and also in zone three. Catching some nice smallies and goggle eye also in the river.. Beetle Spins and brown or olive jigs also do well.. Rapalas and crawdads for bigger browns early and late in the day will also produce well in the Niangua River.
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