"Changing the fly after 2 refusals" That would be fine, but getting to that point might be tough. Fish showing themselves is a big plus, but without a refusal it's more complicated.Quote:
Originally Posted by tea stick
Doug
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"Changing the fly after 2 refusals" That would be fine, but getting to that point might be tough. Fish showing themselves is a big plus, but without a refusal it's more complicated.Quote:
Originally Posted by tea stick
Doug
i change after i have fished thru the run or pool with no results and start over agian
Personally, I have the attention span of a 2 year old. If I fish for a while and no strikes, I change to something else.
Sometimes if I'm catching fish, I may even change to a different fly just to see if I can catch them on something else. Example, if I've caught a few on a nymph, I'll change to a dry to see if I can catch something that way and if I'm catching them on a dry, I"ll change to a nymph or streamer to see.
Sometimes if they're hitting, it does not matter much what yo throw at them and other times, they are very selective. I'm a hopeless tinkerer and just cannot leave well enough alone.
Jeff
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Originally Posted by jeffnles1
Or you could fish a dry and nymph at the same time. :D
Well, it depends really.
Mostly 10 minutes and the fly is changed.
But if i have caught fish on a fly already that day and on nothing else, i will make my way around the lake to find pods of fish.
simple.
Doug,
I'm from the east and often times I'm fishing small streams and while fishing the pools you can often see the fish and their reaction (or lack thereof) to your fly.
Speaking of refusals, I have almost no expierence fishing lakes, but while fishing in Colorado several weeks ago I fished a lake every morning and did so with hoppers up until tha last day when I started goofing around with other flies. The hoppers were very productive and the fish never came close to refusing. But on the last day ( it was calm winds and the water was like glass)one of the flies I tied on was a #10 Adams irresistable. Several times I could see the fish approach my fly, come within inches and dive away from the fly only to immediately turn around and take my fly.....it was the darnest thing. I'd never seen that before.....Is that a western fish thing? :D
Scott
Scott
Oh yea, and a TON of it is presentation to!
Jeff,Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffnles1
This was my bad problem for yrs. I didn't fish a pattern long enough, didn't know what I was doing, blamed my bad luck on the moon, no hatch, the weather. Learning how to be patient didn't mean I couldn't still be excited about the prospects.
It is like plugging yourself into the atmosphere of the water your fishing and sometimes there's just a faint signal!
Doug
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Originally Posted by tea stick
Since i'm a week away from moving to Colorado i've been talking to some locals on what flies I should be stocking up on. I was surprised at the small flies they recommended. Your #10 might have been too big.
edit Oops! I missed the part about the fish turning around and taking it.
I'm from the presentation over type of fly crowd. Unless i'm specifically seeing trout actively feeding on something that i am not imitating i don't change my flies very often. I will change presentation and location usually first. BTW i am mostly a stillwater fisherman