Originally Posted by
ScottP
I have plenty of the “right” hooks; the example I saw was tied on a standard length hook so that’s what I used. I ran into a pair of guides fishing on the Madison after work, stripping a similar shorter shanked Stimi thru a Caddis emergence and catching more fish than anyone else; tried it myself with some success but i couldn?t cast as far or as accurately as they could.
As far as grayling go, the ones I fished for seemed to be as selective as bluegills; it was a challenge to find flies (within reason) that they wouldn?t bite on.
Regards,
Scott