They keep spitting out my flies

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:53:16 -0700, Todd wrote:

Trout
have a strong sense of taste in their lips and
spit my fly out in less than half a second.

Taaaadaaaa. By jeeves ya got it, lad. You have to know when the fly
is in the little guy's mouth and react before that 'half a secod" is
over. Try watching your line/leader junction while you are drifting
the fly. If it hesitates or stops, set the hook. Or, you can use a
strike indicator - if it hesitates or stops, set the hook.

To dip a fly into *any* solution that adds taste or smell is cheating,
and in most states illegal to boot.

Dave

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:09:01 -0400, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

To dip a fly into *any* solution that adds taste or smell is cheating,
and in most states illegal to boot.

Add: "in fly fishing only waters."

Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:09:01 -0400, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

To dip a fly into *any* solution that adds taste or smell is cheating,
and in most states illegal to boot.

Add: "in fly fishing only waters."

I was wondering!

This is a put and take stream. Although, this year
they planted it with galizzions of 5" browns.

I usually only keep 11" plus and then only
enough to fill my frying pan. Trout's fake
was sealed when the Lord create butter, salt,
pepper, Rosemary, Garlic... He must of been
happy with some of us when he created trout too.

I am thinking of adding an extra split shot to try
to get at the feeding lies under the rapid where
the water is still. And, to add a tiny bit of extra
tension. This does pose a problem when the water
above the fly is in post run off volume. For some
reason, this stream, trout love it dead under the
rapid. I very seldom catch one in the transition
side water. It is not like any other stream I
have fished. (I had to fish this stream for three
years before I started to catch fish.)

And, I have also noticed that a tiny bit of
side ways motion to alter the dead drift just
slightly gets more strikes.

-T

On Jun 22, 8:46*pm, Todd wrote:
Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:09:01 -0400, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

To dip a fly into *any* solution that adds taste or smell is cheating,
and in most states illegal to boot. *

Add: *"in fly fishing only waters."

I was wondering!

This is a put and take stream. *Although, this year
they planted it with galizzions of 5" browns.

I usually only keep 11" plus and then only
enough to fill my frying pan. *Trout's fake
was sealed when the Lord create butter, salt,
pepper, Rosemary, Garlic... *He must of been
happy with some of us when he created trout too.

I am thinking of adding an extra split shot to try
to get at the feeding lies under the rapid where
the water is still. *And, to add a tiny bit of extra
tension. *This does pose a problem when the water
above the fly is in post run off volume. *For some
reason, this stream, trout love it dead under the
rapid. *I very seldom catch one in the transition
side water. *It is not like any other stream I
have fished. *(I had to fish this stream for three
years before I started to catch fish.)

And, I have also noticed that a tiny bit of
side ways motion to alter the dead drift just
slightly gets more strikes.

-T

My father was a tool and die maker. He once constructed a device that
works on the same fundmental principle as the familiar spring loaded
mouse trap, except that rather than the squarish wire bale that does
the work in the latter, this one had a single barbed spear point that
slammed down on the fish's head, impaling it on a rubber coated anvil
and making escape impossible. I think something like this is what you
are looking for. Aside from that, the advice you really need has
little to do with angling. The good news is that if you stick around
here for a while......you'll get it.

g.
get it?