Trip to Bennett Springs
Had a good day spending time with family down at Bennett Springs yesterday. Notice I said good time with family as the fishing STUNK! Landed a lousy two mediocre rainbows in probably a good 4hrs of fishing hard. I missed several, but two fish in four hours is not my idea of a good day fishing. I do love fly-fishing and I don’t have to catch fish to have fun, but it sure doesn’t hurt either!
I don’t know about you all, but I usually go fishing to get away from people. If that’s what you like to do – a word of wisdom – Don’t go to Bennett on weekend in July with the temp in the 70’s. It was like flies on stinkbait around there today!
Ok, I’ll quit whining – All in all it was a great day – beautiful weather – beautiful scenery – I even got a nap there along the bank while my in-laws clicked away pics of me on their cell phones. You know how it is, it’s a lot of fun to get a little dirt on the brother-in-law.
If you’ve never been to Bennett Springs State Park I do recommend going and giving it a try (you’re thinking, yeah right, after this post?!). Especially if you have some kids, it’s a great place. There’s a swimming pool, playground, and you can stay right there by the stream, either by camping or staying in a cabin/motel. You can check it out here http://www.mostateparks.com/bennett.htm.
Happy fishing!
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I never had much luck fishing there, either. At both Roaring River and Bennett Springs State Parks, you can pretty much hit the trout on the head with your lure and still not get a bite. Bennett Springs is a good place to end a float trip, though.