Hence my love of and great success with a gold ribbed hares ear. This is the nymph I catch most stream trout with.
I suppose, in the spirit of this quote, I could just tie on a wad of brown rabbit hair, but what would be the fun of that? ;-) Jim ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmy D. Moore Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 5:52 AM To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY "I look into ... my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: 'Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long.'" Allison Moir - "Love the Man, Love the Fly Rod"
