Originally Posted by
NJTroutbum
My hats off to all who have invested much of their lives studying the entomology of their waters and how it applies to the catching of trout. They have helped us all. And I am thankful.
But one must never lose sight of the fact that they are in fact trout. With a brain the size of a pea. And therefore just as prone to eat a florescent Cerise SanJuan worm during the height of the Hendrickson hatch, as they are the most technical of patterns. And there is nothing in nature that looks anything like florescent Cerise. LOL
There is also nothing in nature which looks like a mayfly with a giant steel hook sticking out of it's butt. Probably 98% of all the "science" behind "advanced" fly tying is for us humans, not the fish. Tie and fish whatever makes you happy, but I chuckle when people start to fall to their knees in worship of the oh-so-holy trout.
To the simpleton, proof does not matter once emotion takes hold of an issue.
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