Jonathan Cook wrote:

After meeting Bruiser in 2000 I've been fishing all my droppers off
the eye of the top fly, and I love it. I tried the bend for a while
but I just can't shake the feeling that it "pushes" the fly away from
getting a hold sometimes.


I have heard others say the same, and it might be true. I use the eye
because I find the dropper fly slips off too easily if tied onto the
hook. Also, I find it easier to tie through the eye.

An #18 RS2 is _huge_ compared to what the San Juan fish will take.
I can understand them taking a #24 midge in slow water where it
doesn't take much effort but I caught several 18"+ trout in the
main channel at the head of a run with my drift probably moving at
2ft/sec -- I don't even know how they find that #24 at that speed
much less why they'd hit it!

Jon.
I was thinking that someone would say that about the San Juan. I think
size is relative thing. The rivers I fish are generally freestone
streams, with large popualitons of big stoneflies. It amazed a trout
would take a tiny droppen when there are salmonfly nymphs about.

Tim Lysyk