Fishing Report 8/1/2019

How's Fishing?

Fishing has been good. We have received quite a bit of rainfall in the last week and a half. The stream was on the rise this morning, but has already peaked and is already receding.  The stream looks similar to chocolate milk, but will clear up fairly quickly as long as there is not anymore rain. The trout that are holding in the stream are stressed by this occurrence and may be more difficult to catch. We have talked about this a lot this season, since everywhere has had record precipitation amounts. We will continue to update as changes occur. See you on the stream!

Water Conditions

I have included the most recent/current gage house readings available, which you can check at the following link: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=06923500


Bennett Spring
July 29, 2019 10:30 A.M. CDT
Gage house level is 2.37 feet
Daily Discharge levels:
All discharge numbers are in Cubic Feet per Second
minimum was 81.0 in 1934
25th percentile is 112
Current level is 256
Median is 130
Mean is 141
75th percentile is 160
Max was 246 in 1938


Bennett Spring
August 1, 2019 13:00 P.M. CDT
Gage house level is 3.07 feet
Daily Discharge levels:
All discharge numbers are in Cubic Feet per Second
minimum was 83.4 in 2014
25th percentile is 109
Current level is 508
Median is 130
Mean is 137
75th percentile is 155
Max was 234 in 1938





Niangua River
July 29, 2019 10:30 A.M. CDT
Gage House reading (water level) is 1.35 feet.
Discharge levels in cubic feet per second:
Minimum was 17.0 in 2012
25th percentile is 35
Median is 55
Today's reading is 161
75th percentile is 78
Mean is 100
record high max was 648 in 2016



August 1, 2019 13:00 P.M. CDT
Gage House reading (water level) is 2.92 feet.
Discharge levels in cubic feet per second:
Minimum was 17.6 in 2012
25th percentile is 35
Median is 49
Today's reading is 586
75th percentile is 89
Mean is 108
record high max was 598 in 2016

What's Working?

From the Fly Case

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



Zone 1 or 2

Mopflies- cream, pink, brown
Megaworms- red, white, orange, pink, beige, yellow
red brassie
John Deere
Yellowtail John Deere
Angry John Deere
White Grub mini jigs
White mini jigs
Green Goblins
White and red thread jigs
Tinsel Jigs
Egg Glo-balls
Flame Tricolor Glo-balls
Easter Egg Glo-balls
Shrimp Pink Glo-balls
Jimi Hendrix Glo-balls
Little Cleo
Marabou - black and yellow, orange and black, black and white, gingersnap, ginger, Crawdad tricolor-(orange, brown, and green), Tequila Sunrise, Orange, yellow and brown, salmon and brown
Rooster Tails - Bumblebee, Metallic Gold Spot, Skunk, Brown Trout, Flash Blue



Zone 3

Lucky Lady worms-pink, white, black and yellow, orange
Pink Powerbait
Cheese Powerbait
Orange Powerbait
Rainbow Powerbait
Yellow Powerbait
White Powerbait
Zekes White doughbait
Salmon Peach Powerbait
Powerbait Power Eggs Orange or Sunrise
Bentley's Secret Bait with or without garlic
Orange UV Eggs
Salmon Eggs
Worms
Minnows
White Trout Magnet

Fishing Times

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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

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.


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

Lunker Club

7/20/2019

Bill King from Oak Ridge, MO 3 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on a pink worm

7/22/2019

Raymond Bloomer from Holt's Summit, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 1 on a mopfly

Chase Baker from Chattum, IL 2 pounds in zone 2 on a black and red marabou

7/23/2019

Arden Fahning from St. Louis, MO to 2 pounds in zone 1 on a bedspread with a tail

Marsha Rothermich from Troy, MO 2 pounds 1 ounce in zone 2 on a Jimi Hendrix Glo-ball

Kathy Pezold from Columbia, MO 2 pounds 7 ounces in zone 1 on a ginger marabou

7/24/2019

Evan Franklin from Arnold, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a black and yellow marabou

Johnny Prewett from Richland, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on pink Powerbait

Ben Steinkamp from Hillsboro, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 2 on a white mopfly

Steve Lagarce from Troy, MO 2.36 pounds in zone 1 on a white thread jig caught and released

7/25/2019

Tyler Rothermich from Troy, MO 2 pounds, 9ozs in zone 3 on a Berkley minnow

Ty Bradshaw from Sullivan, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on orange Powerbait

Scott Nowak from Camdenton, MO 3 pounds in zone 1 on an olive woolie Nowak Special

Rick Rothermich from Troy, MO 2 pounds 1 ounce in zone 2 on a black grub


7/26/2019

Freddy Sheets from Pleasant Hill , MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a ginger maraboo

Lisa Moore from Washington, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on pink Powerbait

Jane Langston from Lebanon, MO 3.3 pounds in zone 2 on a Bumblebee
Rooostertails

Ken Bromberger from Columbia, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a wooly bugger

Mitchell Vaughn from Quincy, IL 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on yellow Powerbait

Huntlee Myrtle 2 pounds in zone 1 on Myrtle Magic

Forrest Brown from Kansas City 2.5 pounds in 2 1/2 pounds in zone 2 on a John Deere

Nick Taylor from Columbia, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on a minnow

Mark Laney from Lee's Summit, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a fur bug

Talon Riedel from Bedford, IA 2 pounds in zone 2 on a jig

George Westhues from Glasgow, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on white doughbait

Scott Scherer from Atchison, KS 2 pounds in zone 1 on a black marabou

7/27/2019

Mike Behrman from Marceline, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on yellow Powerbait

Frankie Roth from Troy, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a yellow glo-ball

Jentri Dyer from Grain Valley, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on Sunrise Powerbait Eggs

George Westhues from Glasgow, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a brown roostertail

Rodney Willis from Louisiana, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on white Powerbait

Tyler Rothermich from Troy, MO 2.1 pounds in zone 3 on a Berkley Minnow

Travis Carter from St. Louis, MO 2 1/16 pounds in zone 2 on a red and yellow marabou

Jordan Teter from Atlanta, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on a white marshmallow

Judy Molitor from Foristell, MO 2 pounds 9 ounces zone 1 on black and yellow marabou

Avery Fowler from Grain Valley, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on pink and white Powerbait

Tom Tuohy from Fenton, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a gingersnap marabou

Lauren Pingel from Hillsboro, MO 2.2 pounds in zone 3 on Zeke's Corn Doughbait

7/28/2019

Paul Hopen from Augusta, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 1 on black and yellow marabou

Shay Kirchner from Canton, MO 3 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on salmon eggs

Guy Gallinger from Kearney, MO 7 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on salmon eggs

Bill Cloke 2 pounds in zone 3 on pink Powerbait

Derek Louderbaugh from Buffalo, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on doughbait

Tamara Hampton from Auburn, KS 2 pounds in zone 2 on John Deere

Tom Kinney from Shelbina, MO 2.1 pounds in zone 2 on a Jimi Hendrix glo-ball

Ethan Freiermuth from Lee's Summit, MO 2.2 pounds in zone 1 on a John Deere jig

Dennis Garner from Durham, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on orange Powerbait

Judy Molitor from Foristell, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 1 on a black and yellow marabou

7/29/2019

Justin Molitor from Foristell, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on black and yellow marabou

Tom Kinney from Shelbina, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on a Jimi Hendrix Glo-ball

Trent Stine from Kansas City, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 1 on a yellow marabou

Trent Stine from Kansas City, MO 2 pounds in zone 1 on a yellow marabou

Cal Kuo from Chicago, IL 2.2 pounds in zone 1 on a Griffith's Gnat

Kim Hutson from Olathe, KS 2 pounds 10 ounces in zone 1 on a peach jig

Lauren Pingel from Hillsboro, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 2 on a brown Roostertail

Suzanna Wittfeld from Trimble, MO 3 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on a minnow

George Westhues from Glasgow, MO 2 pounds in zone 3 on white doughbait

7/30/2019

Eric Bishop from New Melle, MO 2.4 pounds in zone 3 on a yellow Trout Magnet

Taisha Olivas from Paris, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on Green Powerbait

Hayden Overkamp from Berger, MO 2 1/2 pounds in zone 3 on White Powerbait

Brian Arroyo from Hutchison, KS 2 pounds in zone 1 on a purple wooly bugger


7/31/2019

Ava Pingel from Hillsboro, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 3 on doughbait

Destin Creel from Brookfield, MO 2.2 pounds in zone 1 on a wine marabou

Kaylee Smith from Lee Summit, MO 2.1 pounds in zone 2 on a yellow and black roostertail

Kyle Bishop from New Melle, MO 2.2 pounds in zone 3 on a white Trout Magnet

8/1/2019

Cody Myrtle from Butler, MO 2 pounds and 2 3/4 pounds in zone 1 on a Myrtle Magic

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. $5.00 donation goes towards supplies and supports Kid's Fishing Events. Bring your vise and tying tools if you have them join us on August 2, 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 through out the year.

Quote of the Week

There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home

Author:

Mark Twain (1835-1910)


Thanks for reading,

Devin