"spittendrigh" wrote



still-outstanding and unresolved design problems are?
What the most important fish foods that don't have a satisfactory
imitation yet?


I don't think this is the type thing you are looking for

but

the most consistent failures I encounter revolve around "Tiny Fall Baetis"
Each day in the late season has a hour or so when the baetis are crawling
all over your waders, fish are feeding like crazy, and only a few can be
caught .... never with that "problem solved" feeling. I "think" the
fish key on subsurface spinners, egg layers awash, but I've tried every
pattern I've seen and made up a few myself ... none worked with that
mentioned efficiency of a "solution"

um ... the name calling has gotten too complicated recently ... I think
these bugs may be called "pseudos" in your area ...

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pre-hatch periods of Brown Drakes need work ... a wiggly nymph


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FLOATING nymphs for use with extra fast sinking lines in a mode similar to
the Brit's Booby flies are need for stillwater anglers ... this tactic works
very well, is little known in the US and I have NEVER seen a commercial fly
designed for the tactic in a brick and motor fly shop ... even shop's near
destination stillwaters

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any and all design improvements to "float" a fly IN the film, ideally
causing a visible bump in the film without anything showing above it, or
sinking so low that the bump goes away .... MY experience suggests this it
the number one uno most killer float possible, but it's nearly impossible
:-) ..... we're talking #14-#20 flies here and a whole new design
approach/ materials choice to suggesting a wide variety of Mr Trout's
favorite meals.