"Larry Medina" wrote in message
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Dave Mc wrote:
What do you think is the most important aspect in fly fishing?

Your at a gold medal, medium sized stream, trout are 10" to 20"
and they're all over the place, but won't take anything. The area is
well
fished, the fish are spooky but also used to fisherman being around so,
they
don't run and hide. No hatch, no fish rising.



Casting?- putting the fly exactly where it needs to be.
Fly selection?- match what they're eating!
Presentation?- drag free, correct depth.
Stealth?- don't let them know you there.

I realize all of these aspects are very important to a successful trip
but only pick one!.
I've only been fly fishing a few years but,
my guess would be presentation.
Just curious about what you guys think.

I'd say presentation and fly selection. Actually, the other two
(casting and stealth) are sort of components of presentation...

Lots of times they won't take anything because there's plenty of food
for them already in the water, so flay selection becomes critical
because you need something to illicit a strike/rise than entices or
angers them.... and in these cases, a "drag free" presentation may NOT
BE what you're looking for... you might need to "skate" a fly across the
surface or "swing" a streamer past the lie of a holding fish.

Larry

Hey....odd presentations work for every OTHER kind of fish at one time or
another. Why not trout, too?