Wes, I have to agree with you on size. Was out for a while Wednesday morning. Had not even had a hit in over an hour. Not too much activity on the surface except for one bunch that I could reach with a long cast. These were small dimples. I had assumed they were some of the shiner type bait fish that are in the river. They get up to 8" and are fun to catch on a small fly. I put on a yellow bodied parachute dry sz 16, made a cast and as soon as the fly hit the water it was taken with gusto. Out of the water it came and it was a brown trout. Made four jumps before I landed and released it. On the next cast, the same thing, another brown. Four casts four browns. On the fifth, the fly was gone. I did not have any more 16's so I put on a sz 12. That is all I had with yellow bodies. Not even a look at. The fly was totally ignored. Tried several other flies with little effect. I did catch one Rainbow when I pulled a dry under after the drift. Not being an accomplished dry fly fisher, this was a real thrill for me. Did not catch another trout the next two hours, called it a good day. Back to where we started, size is important. Color I would say is next. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wes Wada wrote: > Nice tip: > "While many anglers get the right species and choose a proper fly after observing > the naturals floating downstream like miniature sailboats, they're still often > stymied on the water. > > Why? Because they failed to see things from the trout's point of view. > > "Healthy, just emerged mayflies hold the end of their abdomen up off the water, so > what the fish is seeing from below is actually smaller than what you're holding in > your hand," Woodruff said. > > In Woodruff's eyes, fly selection should be governed by size first, color second, > and shape last. > > "If you pick up a mayfly floating down the river and he looks like a size #16, you'd > be better off to go with a size smaller down to a size #18 as a general rule." > > Article link: > <http://espn.go.com/outdoors/flyfishing/s/ff_fea_Burkhead_cold_water_code.html> > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > "Many people die at 25 and aren't buried until they reach 75." > ~ Ben Franklin
