"No Hit" Mcginty aka the Nolan Ryan

[dixieangler]

I'm thinking of re-naming the Mcginty's in my box to the "Nolan Ryan".

Well if its your Nolan Ryan then its my Barry Bonds.

1) is it just where I live and the murky water?
or 2) am I fishing it wrong(using short slow stips)?
or 3) are there other tips that I am just missing.

I can only tell you what I do for it to work for me. It may be other factors why the bream aren't biting it. It does not work for me all the time but it seems to most of the time no matter what time of year because I would guess that it is suggestive of many insect forms. Water clarity may indeed be a reason but there may be other reasons also for your geographical location like time of year for the above mentioned insect forms. I usually let the fly drop for a long time and then retrieve it by creeping it back to me but I may need to vary the retrieve faster or slower, stop and start, or impart other types of action to the fly. The fish usually bite it on the drop but many times also on the retrieve. Best of luck.