Fishing Report 7/7/2019

How's Fishing?

Fishing has been great! We did receive an additional 2 inches of rainfall on July 5, 2019. The stream remains stained, but full of beautiful trout. An abundance of lunkers have been caught this week in various zones on a variety of lures. I did not make it to the stream as much as I like this week, but we had good luck on Nymphs, Cracklebacks, and Zebra Midges. (If anyone needs a fishing caddy...I can tie on flies, carry gear, and tell you your trout is the biggest I have ever seen!) Just kidding my trout are the biggest I have ever seen!  Ha! Ha!   See you on the stream!

Of Interest:

I apologize in advance the date has been posted wrong for The Mayfly Project Fly Tying Night in July. The following information is correct:

The Mayfly Project Fly Tying Night at the Bennett Spring Church of God Annex Building - www.TheMayFlyProject.com . Everyone is welcome to attend. All ages and skill levels are welcome. All tying supplies are furnished for these events. July 12, 2019 6-8 P.M.

Water Conditions

Bennett Spring
July 7, 2019
Gage house level is 2.29 feet
Daily Discharge levels:
All discharge numbers are in Cubic Feet per Second
minimum was 81.0 in 1934
25th percentile is 120
Current level is 233
Median is 150
Mean is 169
75th percentile is 192
Max was 502 in 2015



Niangua River
July 7, 2019
Gage House reading (water level) is 1.67 feet.
Discharge levels in cubic feet per second:
Minimum was 20.1 in 2012
25th percentile is 46
Median is 89
Today's reading is 221
75th percentile is 269
Mean is 199
record high max was 802 in 2015

What's Working?

From the Fly Case

Pale Evening Dun
Tan/yellow Caddis
Copper Johns
Pheasant tail Nymphs
Blue Wing Olive
Beetles
Hoppers
Chartreuse Cracklebacks
Green Cracklebacks
Bennett Blue Cracklebacks
Yellow Cracklebacks
Copper Hot Shot~rust
House Fly Flies
Ginger or Olive Weighted Woolies
RGN's-light olive and brown
Wooly Buggers-Olive or Brown


Zone 1 or 2

Mopflies-pink, chartreuse, orange, yellow, and cream
Megaworms- red, white, pink, beige
John Deere
Yellowtail John Deere
Angry John Deere
Peacock mini jigs
White mini jigs
Green Goblins
White and red thread jigs
Chartreuse glo-balls
Tricolor glo-balls
Jimi Hendrix glo-balls
Gator glo-balls
Marabou - black and yellow, red and black, black and white, gingersnap, ginger, Crawdad tricolor-(orange, brown, and green), Tequila Sunrise, Orange, yellow and brown, olive and orange, shell and white, salmon and brown, shell, moss and black, moss
Rooster Tails - Bumblebee, Metallic Gold Spot, Crawdad, Blue Flash, Fire Tiger, Skunk


Zone 3

Lucky Lady worms-pink, white, mint, red and white
Pink Powerbait
Cheese Powerbait
Rainbow Powerbait
White Powerbait
Salmon Peach with or without glitter Powerbait
Powerbait Power Eggs Orange or Sunrise
Bentley's Secret Bait with or without garlic
Pink UV Eggs
Salmon Eggs
Worms
Meal Worms

Fishing Times

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JULY
6:30 A.M.
8:30 P.M.

AUGUST
7:00 A.M.
8:00 P.M.

SEPTEMBER
7:30 A.M.
7:15 P.M.

OCTOBER
7:30 A.M.
6:30 P.M.

Weather Forecast

Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Windyville MO
37.72°N 92.92°W (Elev. 1024 ft)

Lunker Club

6/29/2019

Ben Steinkamp from Hillsboro, MO 2 3/4 pounds in zone 2 on an orange brassie

6/30/2019

Scott Mogelnicki from Florrisant, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 2 on a Jimi Hendrix glo-ball

Gene Wilson from Paola, KS 2 pounds in zone 3 on homemade doughbait and luck

7/1/2019

Kale Murphy from Aurora, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a pumpkin spice marabou

Todd Mildfelt from Richmond, KS 2 pounds in zone 2 on a moss and black marabou

7/2/2019

John Sheets from Quincey, IL 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on yellow Powerbait

Maria Berron from Union, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on a worm

Darryl Niemeier from New Cambria, MO 2 pounds in the Niangua River on a nightcrawler

7/3/2019

Dan Meeks from St. Louis, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 1 on a white jig

Kale Murphy from Aurora, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on an olive marabou

7/4/2019

Dane Stahlman from Union, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on a Powerbait Toad Nymph

Emerson Kretzer IV from St. Joseph, MO 2 1/8 pounds in zone 3 on Yellow Powerbait

Darren Prock from Grovespring, MO 2 5/8 pound Brown in zone 1 on a black and yellow marabou

Kelly Goodwin from Charleston, IL 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on doughbait

7/5/2019

Michelle Hogg from Jefferson City, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on Powerbait Trout Nuggets

Derek Hubler from Pinckneyville, IL 2 pounds in zone 1 on a black and yellow marabou

Carl Persicke from St. James, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 1 on a black and yellow marabou

Ashley Persicke from Jefferson City, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a black and yellow marabou

Emerson Kretzer IV from St. Joseph, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on White Powerbait

Steve Vincent from Overland Park, KS 2 1/8 pounds in zone 2 on a John Deere

Cameron Otto from Argyle, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on Yellow Powerbait

Tom Kahle from St Louis, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 1 on a Walt's worm

Kate Brester from St. Louis, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 1 on a black/blue/silver roostertail

Xander Quenzer from Bates City, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a white marabou

7/6/2019

Stefani Werdehausen from Wardsville, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on a pink worm

Bob Choate from Marshfield, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 2 on a Mepp's Spinner

Randy Minx from Potosi, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a black and red marabou

Lane Blackford from Macon, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a white/red mopfly

Jason Dane from Park Hills, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a white mopfly

Case O'Brien from Palmyra, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a black and chartreuse

Chad Rackers from O'Fallon, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a black and yellow marabou

7/7/2019

Clay Smith from Moberley, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on White Powerbait

Ronnie Chapman from Benld, IL 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on a meal worm

Zach DeMalade from Kansas City, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 black and yellow marabou

Darren O'Neill from Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 pounds on a peach marabou

Calendar of Events


The Mayfly Project Fly Tying Night at the Bennett Spring Church of God Annex Building - www.TheMayFlyProject.com . Everyone is welcome to attend. All ages and skill levels are welcome. All tying supplies are furnished for these events. July 12, 2019 6-8 P.M.


Weed Cutting- August 7-8


Weed Cutting September 18-19


Women's Free Fishing Day - September 28, 2019


There is a list at https://mostateparks.com/events/park/bennett-spring-state-park that gives all the details of other activities, such as hikes that are going on at Bennett Spring State Park though out the year.

Quote of the Week

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.

Author:

Herbert Hoover

Thanks for reading,

Devin