If you listen to Buggs (Bunny), you'll next be taking advice from Elmer Fudd
who would just shoot the wascally fish.
In those situations I've found that there's often good response to a foam
beetle. That's based on the theory that the light-blocking opaqueness of the
indicator was part of the trigger, as opposed to its orange color.
Mark
--- "Kevin W. Machon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For the sake of learing from the wisdom on this list, I would like to know
> what y'all would turn to in the following "hypothetical" situation:
>
> You make it out for a mid-winter fishing trip on a very nice, 40-something
> degree day. Partly coudy day, clear water stream, water temp in the high
> 30's to low 40's. Very few bugs coming off, all small mayflies.
>
> About mid-day you move one fish and catch another nice 'bow on a double
> nymph rig. A little while later you have repeated rises to your orange,
> foam strike indicator by a very nice trout, followed by an actual take of
> the same strike indicator by what appears to be the same trout.
>
> Now assuming you have no flo-orange foam flies in your box, what do you do
> to catch this obviously active and interested fish?
>
> I would be happy to supply additional details for this fictional story if it
> would help with your answer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kev
>
>
>
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Mark Klemick ! GoFishGo ! [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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