Yep - it happens to all of us!! On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 12:01 PM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail < [email protected]> wrote:
> I am sure it has happened to all of us. You tye a dozen flies at the same > tile. All are the same pattern. Tye one on and smash the fish one after > another. Break off and tye on another one and the fish will not touch it. > Try another and you start catching fish again. > Also you might be catching fish on a fly in the morning and then you go > out in the evening and they will not touch it. > Tony > > > > On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 9:11 AM, Jack Harford < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Excellent Points Don!! Sometimes I think that with all the reasons why the > fish don't bite it is a wonder that any fish at all catch our flies. And > your points reinforce the premise that fish have certain instinctual traits > built into their character and behavior that effect how, when, and how much > they feed. > > Here is Indiana, maybe about 90% of my fishing is done between 7pm and too > dark to see the fly. Partially because of my job, but mostly because of the > experience of landing about 80% of the fish during that time. It is also > nice that there is a nice smallmouth bass creek two blocks from the home. > Mornings are good too, but I am not much of a morning person :) > > But again, like Don was saying, each species and even each fish is > different so the knowledge base is almost infinite. That may be one of the > attractions of this sport. There is always something more to learn. The > possibility of a fish catching the fly increases with the number of casts, > time on the water, attention to detail, and amount learned while out there > (and in the library too). > > tight lines, > Jack > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice article, but there are more than 3 or 4 things that affect fish, i.e. > what matters to them. > > Not all fish behave the same way, but all need the 3 mentioned necessities > to some degree, so I agree to a big extent. > > *Other factors that affect whether a fish will feed or not:* > > -Weather- barometric readings affect fish and feeding. > -Lunar cycles- the moon’s cycles affect fish, therefore, > -Day vs night activity, or light sensitivity, or night-time sleep cycles, > or feeding on a full moon and not at all the day after. > -Fishing pressure – related to shelter as to security, but different, > especially if the fish are caught and released. They may think the fly is > food, but that leader tells them not to catch it. > -Water conditions- pollution, run-offs (muddy), water too warm or too > cold or changing rapidly. > -Saltwater estuaries- tide is not right, waiting for the tide (no source > of nourishment until the tide brings din-din to them) > -Deep sea fish- feed is just off, not in mood to eat. Live bait doesn’t > matter, even boinking them on the nose with it. (Time to find something in > the cooler to wait it out or head back in.) > > Another good discussion. Anybody want to add anything? > > DonO > > *From:* Jack Harford <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 03, 2015 8:36 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] QFTD > > Hi Rick, > > Here is an opinion page that was written for our fly fishing club > newsletter on this subject. Differing opinions gladly accepted :) > > Tight lines, > Jack > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 10:27 AM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail < > [email protected]> wrote: > > "Any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming." > > John Steinbeck "The Fisherman's Guide to Life" > > Rick > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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