This morning tied with the most surface action I have ever seen on any river and the only thing I didn’t throw at them is my fly box itself. Not one take. There were thousands of little size 30 bugs and the odd size 18-20 Caddis or pmd. But only a couple. Why can’t I get anything on a dry fly on that river?
This morning tied with the most surface action I have ever seen on any river and the only thing I didn’t throw at them is my fly box itself. Not one take. There were thousands of little size 30 bugs and the odd size 18-20 Caddis or pmd. But only a couple. Why can’t I get anything on a dry fly on that river?
hahaha I've been there too many times as well. When that is happening I have found using a large caddis or even a hopper as an indicator with a small emerger 12-18 inches hanging off that back seems to work. Often if I use the emerger fly on its own, I have trouble seeing it and miss takes. This way I know roughly where in the river it is based off the large dry fly.
Did you see the fish's nose come up out of the water, or only their backs/tails?
If no noses showing...they are eating emergers.
At other times they are eating tiny spent mayflies. Then they are very picky.
On a side note, some fish in the river might eat a hopper
Did you see the fish's nose come up out of the water, or only their backs/tails?
If no noses showing...they are eating emergers.
At other times they are eating tiny spent mayflies. Then they are very picky.
On a side note, some fish in the river might eat a hopper
I tried a hopper as well. The fish were hitting the surface hard. I saw the heads come out and even the entire fish clean out a lot
It seems to hate me to. Maybe it's because I haven't spent enough time on it and took it out for coffee yet. I'm going to invest in our relationship and buy a boat
Why does the bow hate me?
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