"Willi" wrote...
Tim J. wrote:
"Willi" wrote...

http://crystalglen.net/Fishing/041204.htm

How small were the PTs you used?

18's and 16's.

That's the size I tie and use in PTs. When you stated you were fishing small
PTs, I was envisioning Bruiser size PTs.

It's interesting how the fish are more tolerant when a
fly is sunken. The Mayfly hatch was a small 20 and the few fish I took
on top were on 20's and 22's. Started with an 18 but the fish ignored them.

Definitely, although I've found, if they're not taking the match-sized dry,
going to the other extreme with a dry sometimes brings results. For example, if
a #20 Adams "should" be what they're taking but I'm not having success, tying on
a #16 or #14 Royal Wulff or another large attractor sometimes brings results.
Maybe it just ****es 'em off. Also, going with an emergent pattern just
under the surface sometimes works. In any case, early Spring has always been a
bit more difficult for me to figure out than the rest of the seasons.
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TL,
Tim
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