Kevin, I'm not sure that I can say that I have a set rule, I let conditions dictate what happens as I'm sure most do. If fishing surface and not getting hits (but the fish are taking off the top) I tend to change a lot. But if fishing wet I tend to stay with the same fly longer knowing that it could be that I need to get a little deeper or shallower to get into the right zone. And on a few occasions (very few) when the fishin has been none stop I'll change just to see if the fish will hit something different.
Just my 2 cents Jim Burbank ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin W. Machon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:01 PM Subject: [VFB] Fly change frequency > > Good afternoon, all: > > A question occurred to me while reading the stream side tying thread today - > how often do you change patterns if you're not getting takes on the one > you're using? Then what determines what you change to? > > Personally, I'll change patterns or tandem rigs every hour to hour and a > half if nothing likes what I have to offer, trying to use each offering in a > couple different types of water to make sure I'm fishing somewhere that > seems promising. When I change it will usually be either to something that > is a general imitation (PT, hare's ear, caddis dry or midge) or to something > that looks like what comes up attached to rocks, is fluttering around the > water or ends up in my seine net. > > Thoughts? > > Kev > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 3 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&S U= > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_eliminatevi ruses_3mf > >
