Marty, to use old fisherman there is nothing more beautiful rivers or streams and wives!!!!! Thanks for dropping by and taking time to comment and make my happy.
It is a beautiful place to be. For many people they couldn't fish if it weren't for places like Bennett Spring. We are truly blessed with thousands miles of rivers and stream and numerous major lakes and reservoirs. Then there special places like large springs and thousands of small lakes and ponds. Thanks for watching Floyd.
Very nice video of that beautiful park. I’ve done a lot of fishing there over the years. My favorite area to fish is zone 2 that you showed right after the eagle. My favorite place to fall in and go under water is up toward the spring in zone 1, LOL. Hope you and your wife catch a bunch opening day.
LOL, I have had a few of those unexpected baths myself 😍😍😍. I also like zone 2. I like to use tiny crank baits when the park is high. I always enjoy your comments.
👍🏼#30..... That's a beautiful creek..... Water's look pristine..... Nice shots of the eagle..... Can't wait to see you and the wife out there setting the hook on some of those trout..... Looks like there's a few in there.....LOL Enjoyed it Jerry.....
Thanks SK. I am not sure I will get to fish because I want to give priority to the video. If I fish it will be later in the day for sure. Sharon will be fishing if the weather is favorable. You're not going to believe what you see from the opening day video. Looking forward to those weekly SK videos. Thanks again buddy.
@@jerryrouth6115 Sound good..... I'll have one this coming w-end....I need a new camera as i'm having issues out of the two I have now..... coming soon.... Thanks Brother.....
It is a great place to trout fish if you don't mind a lot of people. I have fished there for years and it is a great place to fish when conditions elsewhere are bad. You won't believe the big opening day affair they have. Better watch my next video!!!!! Thanks again buddy.
My philosophy about videos is that they should be more than just holding up a fish or winding one in. I want viewers to feel like they are there with me. I try to show the whole trip rather than just video clips of the event. That's what I like to watch so that's what I try to do. Not everyone likes them but I try to produce what I like to watch.
Jerry Routh that’s great advice my friend! I really appreciate it and absolutely agree with you . Thank you for taking the time to share this with me 🙏
I think a lot of out-of-state people are going to be really surprised when they see the Opening Day video. Don, are you the one producing your videos or are others involved? I remember you guys used to work together like a team.
Jerry, my fishing buddy (Barry) was obviously in the "Don and Barry" show(s) on Table Rock, Pomme, Stockton and LOZ. Yours truly is a one-man videographer. Typically I was the main camera man and did all the editing and post production work. Barry was the boat owner/captain and the strategist. He learned locations and techniques from other anglers (like the Ft Leavenworth bass club guys) or pro guides. As strange as it sounds, having lived in Springfield for 16 years and now in Jefferson City for three, I've not fished Bennett Springs. I've been there, of course, but sold or gave away all my fly fishing stuff a long time ago because the "trout bug" never bit me and I lost interest. I even tried Taneycomo a time or two in my Tracker boat, caught a real nice Brown (probably by accident), but again lost interest because the time and expenses balance sheet didn't balance with the results. I enjoy the excitement of catching bass, but really like crappie and bluegill fishing. Nostalgia setting in....!!! 😊😊😊 Best wishes and hope we all survive these wicked winds; it's a doozy. Don
That's a lot of gallons of water. Wow! Sheeshh, those fish are in there pretty thick. Awesome Eagle sighting! Alrighty then. See you for March Madness!
When you stand there and look at the spring, you think, where could this much water come from. The fish are pretty thick but there will be over 1000 anglers there on the 1st of March. And, the trout see so many lures they get smart. It is a lot harder for me to catch trout once the season gets started, than it is to catch them in the wild. So many people I have fished with have been amazed how difficult they are to catch. Last winter I went there and fished hard for about 5 hours and caught two trout!!!!! I made a video of that if you want to see it.
I really enjoyed all of this great footage Jerry...Wow, look at all of those trout...I bet that place is a madhouse on opening day for sure...I bet most of those trout will be going home with folks...
Mike, if all fishing was like opening day, nobody would fish. Everyone would quit LOL. But opening day is a celebration, a party, an event. It kicks off the season. It brings together old friends it's kinda the Mardi Gras of trout fishing, It's a special event and know one knows why and for those in attendance on one cares LOL. Thanks again buddy, I know you have a new video out, I'll get to it tomarrow.
sweet sir. i am about to head down to the river side of it and see if i can get a trout to bite on some hand tied marabous via SK's jig tying instructions..... love seeing you show the same waters we fish!
You may want to wait a few days, there is a lot of water in the Niangua. They usually stock the river pretty heavy the two weeks before the park opens, but if we get a lot of water, many of them wash further down the river. I usually fish down stream from the 64 bridge. Thanks again guys.
@@jerryrouth6115 well i couldn't wait lol worked y days this week and had to get some time on the water when i can. Got skunked on trout as you predicted... But managed some smallies on some plastics. So all in all a nice little relaxing trip. Where do you fish past the bridge if u dont mind me asking?
Great video Jerry - that sure is a pretty park. I have been there a time or two - not a big fan of trout fishing - especially there because of all the different zones and rules You wouldn't catch me anywhere near that park come the first of March!!!!
Dewayne, trout fishing the state parks is not for everyone. Those who like hardly go any other kind of fishing. For 40 years I never missed an opening day. I haven't been to opening day now for about 8 years. I is a celebration rather than a fishing event!!!!! But, I'm going this year just to film the event. Thanks as always buddy.
A fantastic video Jerry, very informative and it sure looks like you got your exercise in shooting this one. I haven't been there yet but it's one of the top spots we plan on going to later this spring, seems like a nice coincidence that you did this video and I'm really looking forward to your opening day one. Nice to see that the trout there are doing so well, you showed quite a few of them. Thanks again and take care.
Todd, thanks for the kind words. If you like to trout fish you will enjoy Bennett Spring. Feel free to contact me before you go and I will give you any information I have. When you go, give me some feedback. Thanks again for your great support of FISH4FUN.
This isn't a video, this is a documentary with a video attached and a well done one I must say. You always have a way to make it interesting. I will be looking forward to your success on opening of the season.
Terry, I may not fish on opening day because I want to make a video of the whole affair. My wife will fish if the weather isn't too bad. And I may fish in the afternoon too. Thank for your kind words and I think you will really enjoy the next video.
Chris, I couldn't believe it. I was right in the middle of the park when I looked up and saw him. He sat there for quite a while during the time I was filming but when I started walking again he flew away. Thanks again Chris.
Wow, just beautiful! Are these Native trout or do they plant them? We don't have anything like this in our neck of the woods. Wish we did. Thanks for the guided tour! Can't wait til March 1st!
Sue, the trout are hatchery trout that are stocked on a daily basis. You can't believe how quickly they learn no to hit my lures LOL. You are going to love this next video. Thanks again for your continued interest and support.
I have been trout fishing for 70 years and I haven't learned how yet LOL. It is a lot of fun. Totally different than most other types of fishing. Takes a lot more patience. Thanks for coming by.
Thanks Jerry it has been years since I’ve been to Bennett Springs only lived 18 miles away when I was growing up. We used to go there to see the spring and hatcheries. Looks like there have been some nice additions since the 50’s. P.S. I never fished there.
I grew up in Mark Twain National Forest down by Nebo an attended Plato High School so we grew up pretty close together. I fished there several times a year for 50 years or so. I like to fish there because you can always catch fish there no matter what the weather is like because the water temperature is always 57 degrees!!!!! Thanks for coming along.
It has been running 24 hour per day for over 100 years that I know of!!!!! People come from all over the United States and several foreign countries every year. They have a large area for various type of camping and lots of people will spend their whole vacation there every year. I talked to some people who had spent their vacation there for over 50 years!!!! Quite a place. You won't believe the opening day video. Thanks so much for your loyal support.
Surprising how much water is underground. There sure are a lot of trout. Are they stocked? That Didymosphenia geminata is some nasty stuff. Nice Eagle footage.
It is amazing where all that water comes from. In Missouri there are 4 state parks similar to Bennett. They are stocked daily according to the number of tags sold the day before. I'm sure that is a generality because there are other factors to consider, like floods, etc. The rest of the trout fishing in Missouri is done by periodic stocking on an annual basis. You pay an annual fee for that. At the state parks you pay a daily fee. That "Diddymo" is for real. You are not allowed to use waders with felt soles in the state parks. What a surprise, the Eagle, I looked up and there he was. He just set there and let me film until I started walking again, then he flew. Thanks again my friend.
Tim, I probably won't fish. If I do it will be later in the day after I finish the video. If the weather is acceptable Sharon will probably fish. I hope so. There are usually 1500 or more fishermen there on opening!!!!! I will start filming around 5 AM. I see you have a new video. I hope to watch it later in the day after I get my wife's car unstuck in the show!!!! Thanks like always, Jerry
awesome video just another beautiful place in Missouri
Marty, to use old fisherman there is nothing more beautiful rivers or streams and wives!!!!! Thanks for dropping by and taking time to comment and make my happy.
That is a beautiful park, God has blessed y'all with some special water. Great video.
It is a beautiful place to be. For many people they couldn't fish if it weren't for places like Bennett Spring. We are truly blessed with thousands miles of rivers and stream and numerous major lakes and reservoirs. Then there special places like large springs and thousands of small lakes and ponds. Thanks for watching Floyd.
Very nice video of that beautiful park. I’ve done a lot of fishing there over the years. My favorite area to fish is zone 2 that you showed right after the eagle. My favorite place to fall in and go under water is up toward the spring in zone 1, LOL. Hope you and your wife catch a bunch opening day.
LOL, I have had a few of those unexpected baths myself 😍😍😍. I also like zone 2. I like to use tiny crank baits when the park is high. I always enjoy your comments.
👍🏼#30..... That's a beautiful creek..... Water's look pristine..... Nice shots of the eagle..... Can't wait to see you and the wife out there setting the hook on some of those trout..... Looks like there's a few in there.....LOL
Enjoyed it Jerry.....
Thanks SK. I am not sure I will get to fish because I want to give priority to the video. If I fish it will be later in the day for sure. Sharon will be fishing if the weather is favorable. You're not going to believe what you see from the opening day video. Looking forward to those weekly SK videos. Thanks again buddy.
@@jerryrouth6115 Sound good..... I'll have one this coming w-end....I need a new camera as i'm having issues out of the two I have now..... coming soon.... Thanks Brother.....
Great video Jerry!! That shot with all those trout ‼️ Wow so many fish in there💯 looks like a beautiful park 👌🏼
It is a great place to trout fish if you don't mind a lot of people. I have fished there for years and it is a great place to fish when conditions elsewhere are bad. You won't believe the big opening day affair they have. Better watch my next video!!!!! Thanks again buddy.
Jerry Routh looking forward to your next video! Learning a lot about having a quality TH-cam channel from you! Thanks 🙏
My philosophy about videos is that they should be more than just holding up a fish or winding one in. I want viewers to feel like they are there with me. I try to show the whole trip rather than just video clips of the event. That's what I like to watch so that's what I try to do. Not everyone likes them but I try to produce what I like to watch.
Jerry Routh that’s great advice my friend! I really appreciate it and absolutely agree with you . Thank you for taking the time to share this with me 🙏
Nicely done, F4F. Looking forward to your stories when the park opens. Don, Jefferson City
I think a lot of out-of-state people are going to be really surprised when they see the Opening Day video. Don, are you the one producing your videos or are others involved? I remember you guys used to work together like a team.
Jerry, my fishing buddy (Barry) was obviously in the "Don and Barry" show(s) on Table Rock, Pomme, Stockton and LOZ. Yours truly is a one-man videographer. Typically I was the main camera man and did all the editing and post production work. Barry was the boat owner/captain and the strategist. He learned locations and techniques from other anglers (like the Ft Leavenworth bass club guys) or pro guides. As strange as it sounds, having lived in Springfield for 16 years and now in Jefferson City for three, I've not fished Bennett Springs. I've been there, of course, but sold or gave away all my fly fishing stuff a long time ago because the "trout bug" never bit me and I lost interest. I even tried Taneycomo a time or two in my Tracker boat, caught a real nice Brown (probably by accident), but again lost interest because the time and expenses balance sheet didn't balance with the results. I enjoy the excitement of catching bass, but really like crappie and bluegill fishing. Nostalgia setting in....!!! 😊😊😊 Best wishes and hope we all survive these wicked winds; it's a doozy. Don
That's a lot of gallons of water. Wow! Sheeshh, those fish are in there pretty thick. Awesome Eagle sighting! Alrighty then. See you for March Madness!
When you stand there and look at the spring, you think, where could this much water come from. The fish are pretty thick but there will be over 1000 anglers there on the 1st of March. And, the trout see so many lures they get smart. It is a lot harder for me to catch trout once the season gets started, than it is to catch them in the wild. So many people I have fished with have been amazed how difficult they are to catch. Last winter I went there and fished hard for about 5 hours and caught two trout!!!!! I made a video of that if you want to see it.
I really enjoyed all of this great footage Jerry...Wow, look at all of those trout...I bet that place is a madhouse on opening day for sure...I bet most of those trout will be going home with folks...
Mike, if all fishing was like opening day, nobody would fish. Everyone would quit LOL. But opening day is a celebration, a party, an event. It kicks off the season. It brings together old friends it's kinda the Mardi Gras of trout fishing,
It's a special event and know one knows why and for those in attendance on one cares LOL. Thanks again buddy, I know you have a new video out, I'll get to it tomarrow.
Great video jerry
Thank you WH. Don't miss the video coming up after March first. You will really like it.
sweet sir. i am about to head down to the river side of it and see if i can get a trout to bite on some hand tied marabous via SK's jig tying instructions..... love seeing you show the same waters we fish!
You may want to wait a few days, there is a lot of water in the Niangua. They usually stock the river pretty heavy the two weeks before the park opens, but if we get a lot of water, many of them wash further down the river. I usually fish down stream from the 64 bridge. Thanks again guys.
@@jerryrouth6115 well i couldn't wait lol worked y days this week and had to get some time on the water when i can. Got skunked on trout as you predicted... But managed some smallies on some plastics. So all in all a nice little relaxing trip. Where do you fish past the bridge if u dont mind me asking?
Great video Jerry!
Thanks again for watching FISH4FUN. Be sure to watch the video of Opening Day on March first. You will be amazed, I promise. Thanks again
great video Jerry!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks and thanks for stopping by. I love your channel, and in that last video I thought you would never stop catching fish. Love that boat too.
thanks so much really enjoy yours as well!!!! tight lines!!!
Great video Jerry - that sure is a pretty park. I have been there a time or two - not a big fan of trout fishing - especially there because of all the different zones and rules You wouldn't catch me anywhere near that park come the first of March!!!!
Dewayne, trout fishing the state parks is not for everyone. Those who like hardly go any other kind of fishing. For 40 years I never missed an opening day. I haven't been to opening day now for about 8 years. I is a celebration rather than a fishing event!!!!! But, I'm going this year just to film the event. Thanks as always buddy.
thanks
Thank you Matt. You better get ready for my next video on opening day at Bennett.
A fantastic video Jerry, very informative and it sure looks like you got your exercise in shooting this one. I haven't been there yet but it's one of the top spots we plan on going to later this spring, seems like a nice coincidence that you did this video and I'm really looking forward to your opening day one. Nice to see that the trout there are doing so well, you showed quite a few of them. Thanks again and take care.
Todd, thanks for the kind words. If you like to trout fish you will enjoy Bennett Spring. Feel free to contact me before you go and I will give you any information I have. When you go, give me some feedback. Thanks again for your great support of FISH4FUN.
@@jerryrouth6115 Thanks Jerry I'll make sure to do that.
This isn't a video, this is a documentary with a video attached and a well done one I must say. You always have a way to make it interesting. I will be looking forward to your success on opening of the season.
Terry, I may not fish on opening day because I want to make a video of the whole affair. My wife will fish if the weather isn't too bad. And I may fish in the afternoon too. Thank for your kind words and I think you will really enjoy the next video.
That’s a beautiful eagle
Chris, I couldn't believe it. I was right in the middle of the park when I looked up and saw him. He sat there for quite a while during the time I was filming but when I started walking again he flew away. Thanks again Chris.
Wow, just beautiful! Are these Native trout or do they plant them? We don't have anything like this in our neck of the woods. Wish we did. Thanks for the guided tour! Can't wait til March 1st!
Sue, the trout are hatchery trout that are stocked on a daily basis. You can't believe how quickly they learn no to hit my lures LOL. You are going to love this next video. Thanks again for your continued interest and support.
@@jerryrouth6115 Always!
I need to learn to trout fish.
I have been trout fishing for 70 years and I haven't learned how yet LOL. It is a lot of fun. Totally different than most other types of fishing. Takes a lot more patience. Thanks for coming by.
Thanks Jerry it has been years since I’ve been to Bennett Springs only lived 18 miles away when I was growing up. We used to go there to see the spring and hatcheries. Looks like there have been some nice additions since the 50’s.
P.S. I never fished there.
I grew up in Mark Twain National Forest down by Nebo an attended Plato High School so we grew up pretty close together. I fished there several times a year for 50 years or so. I like to fish there because you can always catch fish there no matter what the weather is like because the water temperature is always 57 degrees!!!!! Thanks for coming along.
Does the water run all the time
It has been running 24 hour per day for over 100 years that I know of!!!!! People come from all over the United States and several foreign countries every year. They have a large area for various type of camping and lots of people will spend their whole vacation there every year. I talked to some people who had spent their vacation there for over 50 years!!!! Quite a place. You won't believe the opening day video. Thanks so much for your loyal support.
Surprising how much water is underground. There sure are a lot of trout. Are they stocked?
That Didymosphenia geminata is some nasty stuff. Nice Eagle footage.
It is amazing where all that water comes from. In Missouri there are 4 state parks similar to Bennett. They are stocked daily according to the number of tags sold the day before. I'm sure that is a generality because there are other factors to consider, like floods, etc. The rest of the trout fishing in Missouri is done by periodic stocking on an annual basis. You pay an annual fee for that. At the state parks you pay a daily fee. That "Diddymo" is for real. You are not allowed to use waders with felt soles in the state parks. What a surprise, the Eagle, I looked up and there he was. He just set there and let me film until I started walking again, then he flew. Thanks again my friend.
Seeing all the fish at the spring reminds me of a visit to the north Georgia trout hatchery. You better get there early on opening day.
Tim, I probably won't fish. If I do it will be later in the day after I finish the video. If the weather is acceptable Sharon will probably fish. I hope so. There are usually 1500 or more fishermen there on opening!!!!! I will start filming around 5 AM. I see you have a new video. I hope to watch it later in the day after I get my wife's car unstuck in the show!!!! Thanks like always, Jerry
Hey Jerry! What’s the best way to contact you for business inquiries? Hope to hear from you soon! -Mike
Michael, unfortunately TH-cam has no good way to contact viewers. You may send me an e-mail at jrouth@iland.net and we can start from there.