What to do with my retrieve?

On 03/27/2010 07:54 PM, David LaCourse wrote:

Don't mind Davie, he's a bit slow on the up take and hasn't caught the
"drift" of the discussion yet.

Dave!

The "'drift' of the discussion" is pretty clever/funny stuff.
I highly doubt he meant anything uncivil in the slightest.

-T

On 03/26/2010 09:57 PM, Steve M wrote:

Anyway, one miscast was almost right into an outfall screen at the
diversion dam and I hastily stripped line in right on the surface to get
my 'bugger out of danger. A huge bow (nose?) wake came up behind the
fly, a huge mouth appeared, and I almost lost my rod before my 4X leader
snapped. The fish looked to be in the 6 to 8 pound range, which is a
nice trout even at Rocky Ford.

Now, that fish has probably been caught dozens of times, but he'd taken
a 'bugger being stripped in so fast it was almost leaving a v-wake. A
totally wrong technique.

Oh. Hmmm......

So... I tied on a new 'bugger, cast to the side a bit and stripped it in
as fast as I could. Bingo, a 20" (not particularly large for Rocky Ford)
rainbow came up and slammed my fly.

Love the story. I can picture it in my mind. Thank you
for sharing!

-T

On 2010-03-28 01:38:39 -0400, Todd said:

On 03/27/2010 07:50 PM, David LaCourse wrote:

You are the first and only person I've heard that "fishes the drift". I
nymph. My friends nymph. My grandsons nymph. My granddaughter nymphs. My
mom and dad nymphed (with wet flies). Peter, Tom, RW, Ken, Frank,
Handyman, et al, nymph. Perhaps Bowan "drifts", but that's only because
he is contrary.

I call it "nymphing" too.

I'm releaved.

When I say "fishing the drift" I
am being more precise as to what I am doing. Specifically,
I am targeting trout that are Kármán gaiting with temptations
that the trout typically see in their diet.

Hmmmm. When I nymph I target ALL the trout and if the water is deep
enough, they do not have to move except to take the lure.

You can nymph in a lake.

Really? Who'd a thunk it! Buzzers work great in lakes, or ponds, or
brooks, or streams, or rivers.

Have you never heard the term "trout feeding off the drift"?

No, I haven't.

If the term offends you too much, just transpose nymph
with drift.

It doesn't offend me. What offends me and others is someone hiding
behind a cloak of anonymity. There is no need to hide. We are family
here. There are no mad men..... well, maybe one or two... who would
actually hurt you. What are you hiding from? We all know each other.
Many of us have fished together, broken bread together, spoke on the
phone, etc. There is no need to hide your identify and by remaining
anonymous you remain suspicious. Is-this-seat-taken please note



Tell me, does your invertebrate drift with the surface current, or the
current underneath the surface current?

I guess you missed the part about knowing you got it
right when your line goes slower than the surface
current and you can occasionally feel you split shot
thumping a rock.

Did I miss that? When I nymph, my line ALWAYS goes slower than the
surface current. It wouldn't be a drag free drift otherwise. When it
stops or hesitates is the exciting part. I don't always use split shot
when I nymph, but yeah, ya gotta know the difference between a rock and
a fish.

You need to go fishing!

I did. Yesterday. Fished a pond just off the mountain. Caught a
couple of small bass while the beautiful lady cooked me lunch on the
fireplace. Nothing on the surface, however. Just a wee bit too cold,
but another week or two and poppers wil be the fly-de-jour. Yesterday
was opening day of trout season here in Georgia, so all waters can be
fished, not just a few open all season.

Dave

On 2010-03-28 02:26:25 -0400, Todd said:

On 03/27/2010 07:54 PM, David LaCourse wrote:

Don't mind Davie, he's a bit slow on the up take and hasn't caught the
"drift" of the discussion yet.

Dave!

The "'drift' of the discussion" is pretty clever/funny stuff.
I highly doubt he meant anything uncivil in the slightest.

-T

Uh, either you haven't been around here very long. It was meant as an insult.

Dave

On 2010-03-27 23:32:51 -0400, "Mark Bowen" said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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On 2010-03-27 22:12:23 -0400, "Mark Bowen" said:


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On 2010-03-27 17:44:54 -0400, "Mark Bowen" said:

Don't mind Davie, he's a bit slow on the up take and hasn't caught the
"drift" of the discussion yet.

You just have to stir the pot, dontcha, ****stain.

Go fishing. Have sex. Pick your nose. Do something with your life.


YAWN

You've been yawning for almost 60 years, Mark. That's your problem.

Davie

It beats the **** out of war-mongering and a desire to torture anyone who
might possibly have heard of someone who knows how to spell the word
terrorist.

Happy nightmares Davie.

Op

Nightmares? BWAAAAaaaahahahahaha. I sleep like a lamb every night
(well up to the point where I hafta drain the main vein). Most folks
who have a beautiful woman in the bed with them sleep well. Oh, that's
right. You couldn't *possibly* know that.

Davie

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On 2010-03-27 23:32:51 -0400, "Mark Bowen" said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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On 2010-03-27 22:12:23 -0400, "Mark Bowen" said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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On 2010-03-27 17:44:54 -0400, "Mark Bowen"
said:

Don't mind Davie, he's a bit slow on the up take and hasn't caught
the
"drift" of the discussion yet.

You just have to stir the pot, dontcha, ****stain.

Go fishing. Have sex. Pick your nose. Do something with your life.


YAWN

You've been yawning for almost 60 years, Mark. That's your problem.

Davie

It beats the **** out of war-mongering and a desire to torture anyone who
might possibly have heard of someone who knows how to spell the word
terrorist.

Happy nightmares Davie.

Op

Nightmares? BWAAAAaaaahahahahaha. I sleep like a lamb every night (well
up to the point where I hafta drain the main vein). Most folks who have a
beautiful woman in the bed with them sleep well. Oh, that's right. You
couldn't *possibly* know that.

Davie

Strange that you would claim to know my sleeping arrangements?
So now you have taken to stalking folks to see with whom they sleep.
In fact, it kinda figures--that's what your kind are fond of doing, right.
Its common in Georgia--they even tried to make it legal.
No wonder you moved to Georgia.

Op

On 2010-03-28 12:27:44 -0400, "Mark Bowen" said:

No wonder you moved to Georgia.

Op

I didn't move to Georgia, Nitwit. I own a home in Georgia that I
"visit". Still vote and have my autos licensed in Taxachusetts.

d;o)

"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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On 2010-03-28 01:38:39 -0400, Todd said:

On 03/27/2010 07:50 PM, David LaCourse wrote:

You are the first and only person I've heard that "fishes the drift". I
nymph. My friends nymph. My grandsons nymph. My granddaughter nymphs. My
mom and dad nymphed (with wet flies). Peter, Tom, RW, Ken, Frank,
Handyman, et al, nymph. Perhaps Bowan "drifts", but that's only because
he is contrary.

I call it "nymphing" too.

I'm releaved.

When I say "fishing the drift" I
am being more precise as to what I am doing. Specifically,
I am targeting trout that are Kármán gaiting with temptations
that the trout typically see in their diet.

Hmmmm. When I nymph I target ALL the trout and if the water is deep
enough, they do not have to move except to take the lure.

You can nymph in a lake.

Really? Who'd a thunk it! Buzzers work great in lakes, or ponds, or
brooks, or streams, or rivers.

Have you never heard the term "trout feeding off the drift"?

No, I haven't.

If the term offends you too much, just transpose nymph
with drift.

It doesn't offend me. What offends me and others is someone hiding behind
a cloak of anonymity. There is no need to hide. We are family here.
There are no mad men..... well, maybe one or two... who would actually
hurt you. What are you hiding from? We all know each other. Many of us
have fished together, broken bread together, spoke on the phone, etc.
There is no need to hide your identify and by remaining anonymous you
remain suspicious. Is-this-seat-taken please note



Tell me, does your invertebrate drift with the surface current, or the
current underneath the surface current?


Heck! A couple of nice guys arguing over a word.

Come on lads just go with the flow :-)

Bill

On 2010-03-28 18:06:00 -0400, "Bill Grey" said:

Come on lads just go with the flow :-)

That's because the "flow" is unpronounceable in Welsh.

d;o)

On 03/28/2010 06:11 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Did I miss that? When I nymph, my line ALWAYS goes slower than the
surface current. It wouldn't be a drag free drift otherwise. When it
stops or hesitates is the exciting part. I don't always use split shot
when I nymph, but yeah, ya gotta know the difference between a rock and
a fish.

Do you do a retrieve or do you just pick up and toss back to
the start of your drift? If you retrieve, do you have a favorite
technique?


You need to go fishing!

I did. Yesterday. Fished a pond just off the mountain. Caught a couple
of small bass while the beautiful lady cooked me lunch on the fireplace.
Nothing on the surface, however. Just a wee bit too cold, but another
week or two and poppers wil be the fly-de-jour. Yesterday was opening
day of trout season here in Georgia, so all waters can be fished, not
just a few open all season.

Cool. Sounds like you had fun. Thank you for sharing!
-T