Brown Drake Tip

A thread or two below Hex hatches are mentioned with a note on micro-habitat

Although it's a 'doh' message, it still surprises some anglers that each
type of bug needs a certain type of habitat.

The most recent example that comes to mind was Brown Drakes ( like the Hex a
burrower ). The "word was out" and when I arrived for the last light
happening there were many anglers sitting and waiting on the bank.
Instead of that I got in, crossed over, ( I'd never met the hatch in this
exact area before ) and waded around until I found the right degree of silty
bottom and then staked my "claim." Sound travels well over water at times
and I heard a couple guys commenting that I was wasting my time so early,
but when the hatch started and I was dead center in the most bugs, I think a
few guys were ****ed and most simply didn't understand why their gravel/rock
bottom area wasn't getting much action.

My point? You don't need to speak Latin, but understanding the bugs
really does help catch fish ( and is great fun, in it's own right )


That 40 yards I mentioned about Hexes was a short, eroded, muddy bank in a
mile of bedrock bottom ... same deal .. habitat