Fishing Report 8/20/2019
How's Fishing?
Fishing has been good. The stream is low, clear, and well stocked with trout. I have been having the best luck with Cracklebacks and Woolies of larger sizes in a variety of colors. School has started for most, but the Summer heat is still hanging on. Sunblock, a hat, a pair of polarized sunglasses, and plenty of water (besides the water in the stream) will make your fishing experience more comfortable. I know it is hard to believe sometimes, but the trout are not smarter than us. Everything they do is instinctual and linked to their survival. If they choose your fly or other lure over everyone elses' offerings you have effectively tricked them. I hope you take as much joy in your trickery as I do! See you on the stream!
Water Conditions
Bennett Spring
August 20, 2019
Gage house level is 2.15 feet
Daily Discharge levels:
All discharge numbers are in Cubic Feet per Second
minimum was 74.0 in 1936
25th percentile is 104
Current level is 195
Median is 128
Mean is 143
75th percentile is 156
Max was 590 in 2007
Niangua River
August 20, 2019
Gage House reading (water level) is 1.14 feet.
Discharge levels in cubic feet per second:
Minimum was 17.8 in 2012
25th percentile is 32
Median is 43
Today's reading is 128
75th percentile is 188
Mean is 201
record high max was 2100 in 2007
What's Working?
From the Fly Case
Griffiths Gnats
Renegade Nymph
Prince Nymph
Copper Johns
Pheasant tail Nymphs
San Juan Worms
Zebra Midges
Beetles
Green Cracklebacks
Bennett Blue Cracklebacks
Chartreuse Cracklebacks
Copper Hot Shot
RGN's-light olive and brown
Zone 1 or 2
Mopflies- cream, pink, brown, olive, white
Megaworms- red, white, orange, pink, beige
John Deere
White Grub mini jigs
White and red thread jigs
Tinsel Jigs
Apricot Supreme with red dot Glo-ball
White with cerise dot Glo-balls
Easter Egg Glo-balls
Jimi Hendrix Glo-balls
Peach Fur Bugs
Marabou - black and yellow, olive and black, black and white, gingersnap, ginger, Crawdad tricolor-(orange, brown, and green), Tequila Sunrise, red and black, salmon and brown, salmon, red and white
Rooster Tails - Bumblebee, Metallic Gold Black, Clyde
Zone 3
Lucky Lady worms-pink, white, orange and white
Spring Green Powerbait
Pink Powerbait
Cheese Powerbait
Grape Nymph 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
Salmon Eggs
Worms
Minnows
Fishing Times
BEGIN
END
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
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Windyville MO
37.72°N 92.92°W (Elev. 1024 ft)
Lunker Club
8/9/2019
Harry Bresler from Columbia, IL 2 pounds in zone 1 on a crackleback
8/12/2019
Kristen Reed from Abilene, KS 2 1/8 pounds in zone 1 on a White Minnow Roostertail
8/13/2019
Kimberly Horn from Festus, MO 2.2 pounds in zone 3 on salmon eggs
Janice Howard from California, MO 2 pounds in zone 2 on black and yellow marabou
8/14/2019
Bobby Pezold from Columbia, MO 2 5/8 pounds in zone 1 on a ginger marabou
8/15/2019
Paula Bowles from Bethany, IL 2 pounds in zone 2 on a white fur bug
8/16/2019
Chris Rademann from Russellville, MO 3 pounds in the Niangua River on Purple Powerbair
8/18/2019
Allen Barton from Clarence, MO 2 1/4 pounds in zone 2 on a black and yellow wooly bugger
Calendar of Events
Weed Cutting September 18-19
Women's Free Fishing Day - September 28, 2019
The Fly Fishing Film Tour presented at Hidden Valley Outfitters on the Niangua River~ Saturday October 5, 2019 at 7:00 P.M.
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
I've gone fishing thousands of times in my life, and I have never once felt unlucky or poorly paid for those hours on the water.
Author:
William Tapply
Published:
A Fly-Fishing Life