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Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:50
PM
Subject: Trick for Rocky Ford
Here's a trick for Rocky Ford when it's cold or
anywhere else for that matter where you have cruising fish.
Hide or stand still in a spot where you can
observe any fish that might come near your fly. A scud is good for this
tactic. Now make a cast to a spot that you can plainly see. Let
the scud go to the bottom with no retrieve.
Put hands in pocket with the handwarmers.
Light up something. I use a cigar, of course, in order to stay
legal. Enjoy but watch out for cruising fish. As soon as one
approaches from either direction, twitch the fly up out of the mud, just a
little at a time. We want mud on the fly and mud on the leader.
Trout are not afraid of mud. They will attack and dig up the fly if
necessary. Give them a little tweak when you think the time is
right.
If you miss, then go back to your
twitching. Chances are that the fish will look around, locate the scud,
and attack again. This technique requires patience, a modicum of casting
ability, and a good cigar or two.
Bob, the Pay Me A
Dollar
