Re: Easy way to catch trout
Gary Borger huh? It's funny how we discover many of the same things eventually. I caught a nice 18" brown on the Blue River in Breckenridge, Co. using this technique as a total rookie. I didn't want anyone to see me as it seemed aberrant.
Re: Easy way to catch trout
I generally fish upstream. If there is, say a log, across the water... or branches dipping down into the water so a drift would be next to impossible, I will generally go upstream from the obsticle and drop a wooly back to it. Just hold it in the current. Usually triggers a hit.
Re: Easy way to catch trout
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I remember watching a Gary Borger fishing video years ago and he emphasized that time spent false casting was time spent unable to catch fish.
I've heard and read that comment several times. I just laugh at it because I spend a LOT of time with my fly and line in the water not catching fish. :D I really think that the few extra seconds spent false casting to get extra line out or to make sure your presentation is just right is probably OK.