Scott Seidman wrote:

Sounds a little similar to nymphing, in that noticing and acting on the
take seems to be 3/4 of the battle

I've recently read Morris & Chan's On Fly Fishing Trout Lakes, in
preparation for an upcoming still water trip.

In my experience, compared to stream fishing, lake fishing is usually
tedious: blind fishing with slow, slow retrieves. That's balanced by the
chance of catching some big dogs. Another interesting aspect is that
there's a wide variety of techniques and imitations that are very
different from stream fishing. In addition to Chan's favorite
chironomids, there are leeches, several types of mayflies (especially
callibaetis), caddis, damselfies, dragonflies, scuds, water boatmen, and
backswimmers.

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