On 2009-09-20 12:59:00 -0400, rw said:

David LaCourse wrote:
On 2009-09-19 20:52:58 -0400, rw said:


I think Tom has a point with his "theory" about larger flies in one
situation: trout opportunistically feeding on terrestrials or whatever
else comes along on the surface. I run into this often when fishing for
cutthroat in relatively infertile freestone rivers like the Middle Fork
of the Salmon in Idaho and similar places. The fish hold deep in
gin-clear water. A Big Ugly is usually the best choice to bring them
up. I especially like the Madam X, Turk's Tarantula, and big
stimulators. Rarely use hoppers, per se.


Yeah, it's called "match the hatch". Of course they are not going
to take a size 22 hopper or Madam X (if such a lure could be tied). No
argument there.

I guess we have different ideas about what "match the hatch" means. A
Turk's Tarantula doesn't match any hatch I'm familiar with.

I was speaking more about the hopper flies. The only time I've used a
hopper or a Madam X was out west. I took some ugly carp out of the
lake above the Bighorn. It was lots of fun but not very sporting.