What is your biggest myth in fly fishing?
I'll start off.....
"The fish don't care".
It has been said so many times and is so illogical...OK so someone some time caught a fish on a bare hook....it is a cop out statement.
Your Biggest Myth
What is your biggest myth in fly fishing?
I'll start off.....
"The fish don't care".
It has been said so many times and is so illogical...OK so someone some time caught a fish on a bare hook....it is a cop out statement.
There is a mystery to fly casting that only few have solved.
Mark
You need big flies for big fish. Cought a 20" Brown ona size 20 fly.
There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
R.Y.
"The fish didn't want anything but a <insert pattern here>"
Translation: After thrashing the water all day with no results, I finally managed 1 or 2 fish with this pattern.
or
"You need 7X, minimum, just to be in the game."
Translation: I can't drift properly, and the lightest tippet I had was 6X.
"I'm a good caster and can put it in a bucket at 80ft...."
I hear that all the time, mostly just before a major blown opportunity at 1/2 that distance
To be fair, they never said how BIG of a bucket, or after how many hours of trying.Originally Posted by bonefishwhisperer
"You have to have the perfect rod and line taper to land dry flies correctly". One of my best days of fly fishing came after I:
1) broke the whole tip section of a 5-piece rod off.
2) proceeded to take off about 18" of tippet with it.
3) Tied on a dry fly and caught the most fish I ever had on dries.
For me it's a lot of the "you HAVE to do it this way" thinking that some fly fishermen have.
Last edited by Big Bad Wulff; 04-05-2011 at 01:36 PM.
Good fishing technique trumps all.....wish I had it.
"You have to be a good caster to catch fish."
and
"The fly must look like what the fish are feeding on at the moment."
You just need to get out, put some flies in front of fish, and they will tell you what they will or will not eat that day.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
The whole business about a falling or rising barometer.
Fish don't care about air pressure, they're in the water.
Changes in weather and light level affect them but the actual rise and fall of the barometer means nothing.
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart
Not washing dirty vets, hats, etc have "karma" and you catch more fish!
All you do is smell like spoiled fish!
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