Pete, the gmail account failed, so I sent a reply via VFB. Sorry for the posting, but I didn't know how else to get in touch with you.
You can respond to me via k3gv at verizon.net George ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Gramp To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 21:28 Subject: Re: Battenkill (was [VFB] Hi Pete Gramp) thank pete also thank toby later dave You betcha! oh, by the way, the "New Zealand" is actually the strain, like "Labrador Retriever" is to dogs or "Canada" is to a goose... this guy has never been out of the state, much less to New Zealand :) On a different topic, my wife and I are planning a 4- day vacation in southern VT (Vermont, USA) and I'm eying up the Battenkill for fly-fishing in the middle of July (I'd have preferred April and some more time, but it is the only time we both have away from work, so I'll take what I can get!)... Regardless, if anyone has had experience(s) or has recommendations, etc, please send any and all info off-list to pete (DOT) gramp (AT) gmail (DOT) com. I do have knowledge of the AuSable in NY and northern VT, but I doubt that the two rivers are that similar... Hopefully we'll be near the Manchester area. Thanks in advance and apologies if this isn't exactly fly- fishing related... Well, in an attempt to bring it even MORE towards the tying aspect, I'm hoping that I can fish during a Light Cahill hatch while on vacation - a close second favorite hatch to the sulfur hatch which I will likely miss by a week or so, if my guesses of climate relative to the AuSable are correct... So my question is twofold: First, what pattern do you use when in a "new" body of water known to hold trout? Second, if you know that a hatch (lt cahill in this case) is likely to happen in heavily fished waters, do you "match the hatch" with a like fly, or "un- match" with a totally different, if not larger, fly? Pros and cons of each would be interesting to hear, also... Just thought I'd see people's opinions on this. Tight wraps, Pete
