Originally Posted by
Byron haugh
To each his own, indeed. But, I think some of us do not see catching a trout as the end-all of the experience. For example, I have been in situations in which I knew I could have hooked more fish with a nymph, but I preferred to catch fewer with a dry as I get more enjoyment fishing a delicate dry fly on the surface and seeing a trout take it.
That is not to say that I don't use nymphs and soft hackles as well. It is more like there is a hierarchy in methods of taking trout for me.
Highest is dry fly fishing
Second is emergers
Third are nymphs
There are times when I have to forgo the top two because the trout are only feeding on nymphs, and that is ok. But when they start rising to dries, that's when I switch leaders and go to dries even if I'm having great success with nymphs!
Anyone else like me???