THE ZONE (part 2) - EOTG - Apr 3, 2016

THE ZONE (part 2)

Throughout the ages fly anglers have endeavored to understand the feeding behavior of the trout. The early anglers noticed that trout would rise up and take flies off the surface. Soon it was discovered that the trout would take damp flies off the surface and wet flies beneath the surface.

It took centuries before the idea of the surface film were even verbalized even with the advances in tackle and pattern designs as the anglers were fixed on trout and grayling taking flies off the surface of the water and beneath the surface of the water and the idea of the surface film and the film zone received little attention. Now, this was due to the fact that the anglers were catching trout using the methods of the time and were satisfied with their results.