Rene: I did that very same thing a while ago. I saw a nice big fat Largemouth Bass rise to scoop something off the top. I threw my fly (lure?) to the spot that it rose and caught a nice big fat 4 1/2 pounder. Was I fly fishing???? I had tied a size 1 brown wooly worm with a nice red tail and ginger hackle. Sure wasn't a fly, was it???
Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Cast only to fish I see & Nymphs & Saltwater - not fly fishing ????? > Jimmy, Don and others. > > I agree, nowadays flyfishing is not 'sight fishing' - for most of us. But in > the old days (in England) it was only allowed to cast to rising fish. And if > there was no fish rising - the gentlemen tool place on benches and waited > for the next ring.... > > But I have to admit, sight fishing can be very thrillingly. Last year I had > such a experience. Water was gin-clear, distance to the grayling appr. 10 > feed. Could see him very well. Was really interesting to see, how the fish > reacted on the different flies and nymphs. Although he was feeding on > nymphs he showed no interests for my offerings. Changed later to emerger and > dries, nothing. A small turkey winged green caddis (Pattern from Byard > (really) made him rise but refused. Changed to a old ugly and got a > immediately strike. Released him. > > Next day: Same place, Same fish - I asume. old ugly, strike - released. Very > interesting procedure. Was appr. 15 inch long. > > Still waiting that some from our UK-listeners chime in <G> > > Regards > Rene > Germany > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: Montag, 10. Juni 2002 19:45 > Betreff: [VFB] Cast only to fish I see & Nymphs & Saltwater - not fly > fishing ????? > > > According to the Random House College Dictionary flies are, " fish hooks > dressed with hair, feathers, silk, tinsel, etc. so as to resemble an " > insect" or small fish for use as a lure or bait." Again, quoting Random > House - "A nymph is a subaqueous insect or larvae of the Ephemeridae and > certain other insect species. Thus, nymph in its broadest sense, as > applied to angling in the form of an artificial fly, may also encompass the > larvae of the caddisfly, dragonfly, cranefly and other aquatic insects." , > ergo nymphs are flies. > > Fly Fishing - defined. " The art of fly-casting using an insect imitation > for the capture of fish." McLanes Encyclopedia of Fishing. "Using > specialized tackle the angler casts an artificial fly for freshwater or > saltwater game fish." Ergo, saltwater fishing with a fly rod also qualifies > as fly fishing. Fishing "dry" or "wet", is the same, i.e. we cast our > fly/nymph onto the water and it either floats or sinks. If I were to cast > only to fish that I know are there, i.e. "rising fish or fish that I can > see", my catches would dwindle and the enjoyment of searching for the fish > by casting to likely spots would be non-existent. > > Cheers, > > JIMMY > > *************************************************************************** > > > >
