Fishing Report
Janice, Jim, Diana and Anna from Louisiana, MO
How's Fishing? We have seen some nice fish come in this week, Several angers reporting the fishing was great and a handful reporting the fishing was great but the catching was a little slower. The stream is holding some very nice trout left over from the weekend. We had several anglers bring up full stringers with fish weighing over 1.25 lbs to 1.50lbs. For the most part the stream is looking very clear, slightly stained and flowing normally for this time of the year. We had several folks throwing Rooster Tails in the darker colors and reporting they were working really well. John Deere Mini jig with a tail and the Peacock mini jig worked well for a couple anglers. The crawdad marabou jig worked great for several anglers. This is for our first time readers so not trying to be repetitive in my reports but don't forget about the cream mopfly and the good old trusty black and yellow marabou jig. These have to be two of our most popular jigs that can be used with a spinning rod or a fly rod.
We had a great crowd in for the Free Veterans Fishing Day. Several nice fish were brought up by Veterans. We have a little cooler weathering moving in for this weekend though it looks like we are going to have some nice sunshine.
Have a great weekend everyone, have fun, stay safe and see you on the stream.
Army Specialist E5 Gil Strubberg from Washington, MO
NIANGUA RIVER gage height 1.94 feet https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/06923250/#parameterCode=00065&period=P7D
Zone 1 or 2
White Megaworms
black and yellow mini jigs
Peacock mini jigs
Black and red mini jigs
John Deere
John Deere with yellow tails
Angry John Deere
Tricolor glo-balls
Easter Egg glo-balls
Shrimp pink glo-balls
Jimi Hendrix glo-balls
Apricot Supreme with a red dot
Marabou - red and yellow, black and yellow, gingersnap, Crawdad tricolor-(orange, brown, and green), orange, pink and white, salmon and brown, Tequila Sunrise (yellow/orange)
Rooster Tails - Bumblebee, Tinsel Leech, Skunk, Glitter Pink
Zone 3
Salmon eggs
Spring Green Powerbait
White Glitter Powerbait
Cheese Powerbait
Salmon Peach Powerbait
Orange Pulp Powerbait
Pink Powerbait
Bentley's Secret Bait with or without garlic
Worms
Minnows
Salmon Eggs
April 7:00am-7:30pm
August 7:00am-8:00pm
Bennett Spring Events:
Bennett Spring Fly Tying Group- Every Wednesday @ 9 at the Bennett Spring Church
May 6th Kids Fishing
May 17th and 18th- Weed Cutting