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THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS
As the days of summer begin to wane the size of the hatching insects seems to decrease in direct proportion to the decreasing length of the day. Back in the days before time I remember looking forward to those late summer days when on Michigan?s Au Sable River the first Tricos and Pseudocleons* would make their long awaited appearance.
Neil,
To read you talk about size 28s makes me very jealous of your vision or perhaps the skill of you optometrist. I have trouble tying and tying on size 18s.
Neil Sutherland
Neil,
You have been reading my mail. When the time comes that I think I will need a size 18 or smaller I just visit the local fly shop in the area. In trying to tie a fly
the size of 18 and smaller is as funny as monkeys playing football. I can tie it to my tippet OK, however tying material on a size 18 and smaller hook is a different
story and the outcome looks like h--l. My grand son can laugh at my creations, but it is too much if the fish laugh also.
Crunchy
Another article from Neil that I can really relate to. I just fished the Pseudocleon Anoka hatch on the Mad here in Ohio, and they were 24s for sure. It's a very tough hatch to deal with, even if you've got rising fish. A very tiny wet fly worked the best for me, I had no luck with the smallest duns I had, even though I saw fish take one from time to time. Lots of fun!
Eric