From: "Tim J."
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Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:42:41 -0400
Subject: Why am I catching only small trout?

George Cleveland typed:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:36:43 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
wrote:

That's the question.

What stream are you fishing? What kind of water in that stream are you
fishing? What are you fishing with? When are you fishing?

...Why do you continue to fish when you only catch small trout?
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Tim
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Well, I've seen huge trout in the holes, and catching a nice trout is worth
the effort.
Also, just being out on the river is a pleasure.

Lionel F. Stevenson wrote:
I'm in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

I fish early in the morning or at sunset.
Dry flies right now.

Try nymphs.

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On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:42:28 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
wrote:

I'm in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

I fish early in the morning or at sunset.
Dry flies right now.
I fish the deeper holes below a ripple and near the banks, when there are
banks.

The biggest trout I caught this summer was about 1-1/4 lb.
I seem to catch all kinds of trout too small to keep.
I'm happy with 1 -2 lb fish.

I know there are lots of big trout in the river.

The water is cold, so that if I held my hand in it for 10 minutes, it would
ache.

Well, dry flies don't have a reputation for being "big fish"
catchers. Even brook trout become more piscavorous when they get
larger. If you're serious about catching big fish then you should be
using larger streamers rather than dry flies unless you actually see a
big fish feeding on top. Personally though I'd prefer catching lots a
"little" fish to only hooking an occasional big fish.


g.c.

Who is also happy with 1-2 lb fish.

Lionel F. Stevenson typed:
From: "Tim J."
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:42:41 -0400
Subject: Why am I catching only small trout?

George Cleveland typed:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:36:43 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
wrote:

That's the question.

What stream are you fishing? What kind of water in that stream are
you fishing? What are you fishing with? When are you fishing?

...Why do you continue to fish when you only catch small trout?

Well, I've seen huge trout in the holes, and catching a nice trout is
worth the effort.
Also, just being out on the river is a pleasure.

Ahhhh, the essence of fly fishing (that one's for you, Forty).
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TL,
Tim
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George Cleveland typed:
snip
Personally though I'd prefer catching lots a
"little" fish to only hooking an occasional big fish.

Absolutely. A day catching lots of 8-10 inch brookies makes my week.
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TL,
Tim
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On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:36:43 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
wrote:

That's the question.

Drag.

That's the answer.

Big fish are smart fish. Little fish are stupid fish.

That's the reason...

In article , daytripper
wrote:

Drag.

That's the answer.

Big fish are smart fish. Little fish are stupid fish.

That's the reason...

I agree.

Spot your big fish first - making sure he can't spot you. Then drop the
right fly, very very delicately, and with enough slack in the leader to
ensure there's no possiblity of him seeing it drag, just in front of
him.

Simple!

(Of course it isn't. That's why I keep fishing)

Lazarus

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