It has
been my experience, when nymph fishing, the closer to the bottom you can get
your fly, the better the chances of a hook up. I base this on my personal
opinion. Trout are more likely to take food below them than above.
An
example would be:
A trout is in the feeding lane and presented with
two identical nymphs (real, not tied), one above and one below at
approximately the same distance, he or she is more likely to take the one
below.
I
developed this opinion as a result of many years of fishing nymphs. I catch more
fish with the fly close or bumping the bottom, rather than suspended
in the water column. At one point, I used a fish finder to determine
the depth of the suspended fish and adjusted the the leader to the depth
indicated on the FF. I still had more takes at or near the
bottom.
Is it
just me and my warped imagination from to many magic mushrooms back in the 60s,
or has anyone else experienced this?
Does
it take less energy for a trout to move down as apposed to
up?
Does
it feel safer moving down as apposed to up?
As my
son says: What's Up With This?
Bill
