Frustation
I was chasing bluegills with my 2wt over the weekend, fishing a March Brown dry. The gills were hitting it and dunking it but very few actually took it. These were pretty small gills but the fly was the smallest I had in the box; probably a 14 or so. So was the fly too big? Were they mad at it but just not hungry? Opinions?
There have never in history been so many opportunities to do so many things that aren't worth doing. - William Gaddis
Not sure why, but did you try another fly?
Rick
Of course; but just curious why this behavior with the dry.
There have never in history been so many opportunities to do so many things that aren't worth doing. - William Gaddis
I've had them do this before and it is indeed frustrating. It's almost like they're bumping it with their noses just to see what it is and if it's edible or not.
Jim Smith
Maybe they wanted to sink the fly, then eat it beneath the surface?
Maybe the fly was getting deflected when they'd hit the hackle, so they couldn't grab the fly?
Fish can definitely be tricky to figure out sometimes!
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
I think smaller gills will often pull it under and cripple it before taking it, if at all. I see it a lot as well.
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