On 6 Jul 2004 08:48:15 -0700, (Sam Matthews) wrote:
Sam

I've seen this "soccer" behaviour before in young stockers who were
chasing large hatching mayflies. Since you're not into fly fishing,
you may not have noticed a hatch in progress. In my case, I've seen
upwards of five or six trout racing around a pool, trying to be the
first to the bug. Obviously, they were disturbing all of the other
fish there as well. Since I was viewing them from a shallow angle
rather than from above, they at first appeared to be one large fish,
till I recognized them as being five or six small ones constantly
jostling for position.

When trout are keyed in one one bug, they tend not to feed on anything
else so we have to "match the hatch" to have a chance. And of course,
trout can get lockjaw just like any other fish.

You can try casting a dry fly on ultralight spinning gear by using a
casting float or bubble but your odds of success are not going to be
great unless you get very lucky. Fly fishing gear evolved
specifically because it was the best for this sort of job. If you
want to go after these fish on a regular basis, I'd suggest you check
in to getting the right gear for the job.



Peter

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