Hobo,
Thanks, it certainly makes good sense to me! I totally agree with you that fish eat LOTS more of the smaller stuff (eg midges etc.) than we give them credit for. In fact in one book I've read someplace, it mentioned that due to midge's being so prolific, that trout especially, eat them as a mainstay of their diets! Hmmm...

Thanks. I'll look into those hooks AND streamers. I'm a hook junkie to tell you the truth. Part of the addiction..

Also, ever since a recent intensity with bamboo has taken hold in a horrible way, I've become much more of a topside boy than I ever imagined before. I used to do an awefull lot of nymphing. Now I have trouble ... unless I swing soft hackles!

Thank you,

Jeremy.