Doesn't bother me what friends and family think of my fishing. They've
fished with me enough to know that I catch a few fish. I'm not a great
caster, but generally, I can put my fly pretty close to target. As for
"hatches" I don't get very technical. Just keeping my eyes open to
what's going on in the stream attunes me to which fly and color to
choose. If I see hoppers on the bank, you can bet that I'll tie on a
Dave's Hopper or a similar fly. Also, I don't worry much about "drag".
I've taken a lot of fish while I was looking around, enjoying the
sights and smells of the outdoors, all the while with my fly swinging
back and forth in the current. When my attention finally returns to my
fly and I see that it is dragging, I just skip it back, much like you
work a Bass Bug. Skip, pause, skip, pause. Sometimes a skipping fly
will catch trout when other methods fail.
My 2 ¢.
Ducking and Running!
P.S. I've used furled and mono leaders. I'll stick to mono, usually 7X
unless I expect a really big trout.
JIMMY D
Richard Zieger wrote:
"When you are fishing alone, you had better bring your fish home if
you want your friends and family to believe you. On the other hand,
the return of a large trout to the stream without a witness can result
in a fine sense of moral superiority.
R. Palmer Baker, Jr. "The Armchair Angler"
Rick
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JIMMY D. MOORE [EMAIL PROTECTED]
North Zone Fishing Editor - Texas Fish & Game Mag,
Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club,
Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited,
Member TOWA, Retired Scout Exec. BSA.
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