previous pageclick to ozarkflyfishers.org home page
TABLE 1
INFORMATION GATHERED FROM 37 OZARK FLY FISHERS
INTERVIEWED AFTER FISHING AT BENNETT SPRING TROUT PARK
NOVEMBER 11, 2000
(January 2001 Ozark Newsletter, A Fishy Story- Table 1, by George Bohigian, M. D.)
Ozark Fly Fisher Best Lure Type Line Pounds Number of Fish Biggest Fish Best Time of Day Location 1, 2 or 3

See Map Below

Comment e.g. Depth
1. Bed Spread 3 pd. Fluro-
carbon
8 15" 9:00 am 1 Off Bottom
2. Midge 22 Black-cello 2 pd./7x 6 15" 3:00 pm 1 Equally good, dry

fly/nymph

3. Midge 20
Caddis
7x Fluro-carbon 8 15" 9:00 am 1  
4. Krystal Flash Midge 5x Fluro-carbon 20 18" 2:45 pm 2  
5. Griffiths Nat #16 4 pd./6x 6 10" 2:00 pm 1  

 

6. Crackle Back #6 7x 3 10" 9:00 am 2 Cold
7. White Jig #16 7x 15 12" 2:00 pm 2 Cold
8. Peasant Tail #6 7x 12 10" 10:00 am 2 Cold
9. Midge 20 Red Brown 7x Fluro-

carbon

16 16" 10:00 am 1 Near Top
10. Glow Ball Multi 6x Fluro-
carbon
10 10" 9:00 am 1  
11. Floss Jig

#12

6x 6 12" 2:00 pm 2  
12. Floss Jig 6x Fluro-
carbon
15 13" 11:00 am 2 3' down
13. Crackle

Back

6x Fluro-

carbon

13 15" 2:00 pm 2  
14. Brown Thread #18 4 pd./5x 2 12" 3:OO pm 1 Surface
15. Gulf Knat

#18

6x Fluro-
carbon
8 13" 12:00 pm 2  
16. Nymph #20 Quill 6x 5 12" 3:45 pm 2 Under Surface
17. Crackle

Back #14

6x 30 12" 11:30 am 2 Dead Drift

Dry Fly

Surface

18. Wooly Bugger

Olive

4x

7 pound

Fluro-
carbon

50 16" 9:00 am 2 Down

Deep

19. Black Wooly #8 5x

4 pound

25 - 30 17" 10:00 am 2 Surface
20. Wooly Bugger Olive #8 2 pound max 16 13" 2:00 pm 1 Deep Strip
21. Griffin Knat 6x Fluro-
carbon
25 12" 2:00 pm 2 Surface
22. Renegade 6x 4 12" 1:00 pm 3  
23. Crackle Back 6x Fluro-

carbon

20 14" 12:00 pm 2  
24. Stimulator

Caddis #14

5x 2

(1/2 day)

10" 12:00 pm 2 Dry Fly
25. Renegade

#20

5x 6 12" 3:00 pm 2 Surface Dry
26. Crackle Back #12 6x 7 16" 8:30 am 1 Dry Fly
27. Crackle Back #14 6x Fluro-
carbon
6 18" 2:00 pm 2 Top
28. Crackle Back #18 7x Fluro-
carbon
20 15" 3:00 pm 1 Dry Under

Surface

29. Crackle Back #12 6x 20 14" 1:00 pm 2 Surface
30. PMD

Crabs #14

5x 10 13" 10:00 am 2 Below Surface
31. Adam Pad

#18

7x 12 10" 10:00 am 2 Dry Fly
32. Crackle Back #14 6x 12 13" 10:00 am 2 Dry and Below
33. Midge 22 7x 30 18+" 3:00 pm 1 Top
34. Wooly Worm 7x 25 13" 2:00 pm 2  
35. Crackle Back #18 6x 20 14" 2:00 pm 1  
36. Spinning Rod

Rooster Tail

4 pound 11 13" 2:00 - 4:00 pm 1  
37. Crackle Back #6 5x Fluro-
carbon
11 14" 10:00 am 1 Dry Fly Below

Bennett Springs Zones

previous pagetop of pageclick to ozarkflyfishers.org home page
Last revised:1/15/01 mailto: this site ©Copyright 2001 ozarkflyfishers.org