On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:58:09 GMT, "Lionel F. Stevenson"
wrote:

in article , Scottish Fly Fisher
at wrote on 10/30/05 12:15 PM:

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:07:16 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Tom Nakashima wrote:
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First time I ever caught something other than a fish on a flyrod.

One of the hazards of fishing the Hex hatch here in the
midwest is that Hexagenia limbata come out at about the
same time of the evening as bats.

Yoo don't want to start your forward cast with a bat on
the end of your fly line. Damn near broke my arm, or seemed
like it anyway. One more good argument for barbless hooks.

****, I should have read through the thread... I coulda just posted
"me too." LoL

John

http://groups.msn.com/scottishflyfisher

I find that bats often hit the knots in the leader.

That could have happened... sometimes I'm surprised by a "dunt" on the
forward cast, but I put it down to catching the flora behind me, even
though I've been extremely careful to avoid the trees. That would
explain it.

BTW, I'm now wondering whether blood knots or surgeon's loops are more
attractive to bats...

John

http://groups.msn.com/scottishflyfisher