Does The Fly Matter?
Notice the two tails and flat clinger nymph head on the Little Yellow Quill. Someone
ask in an email if using an imitation of something hatching is any better than using any
generic or popular fly such as a Parachute Adams. Well, apparently they haven't read
my numerous articles before regarding that very subject The answer is, off course it
is better to be fishing an imitation of something hatching or very available to the trout
to eat than just a generic anything fly. Of course you may catch a few opportunistically
feeding trout on the generic fly, especially if you place the fly in fast moving water
where they haven't much of a chance to closely examine the fly; but as a general rule,
the trout will always accept a fly imitating something in the water they are currently
seeing over something they are not seeing at the time.
The bottom line is that if you want to be a mediocre angler, then just use generics
and add excuses when you fail to catch trout or the number you would like to catch.
You will do well some days. You want catch many, if any, in the pools or anywhere the
speed of the water isn't helping you out. You want catch as many as a general rule
and on days when everyone calls fishing tough, you want do near as well as you
would fishing an imitation of something hatching or very available for the trout to eat.
Remember this if nothing else. The "matching the hatch" phrase was great and helped
many anglers realize that they were relying on pure luck for catching fish; however, it
isn't that you just need to "match the hatch". You need to be able to match "what is
about to hatch"; "what represents the bulk of the food available for the trout in the
form of nymphs and larvae"; and not just "what is hatching".
For example, a mayfly spinner isn't hatching. It is dying. You need to be able to
match those too but as a matter of fact, many anglers who THINK they know how to
catch trout, don't even know what a spinner is. Yes, the particular fly you use can
make a big difference.
Copyright 2009 James Marsh
Notice the two tails and flat clinger nymph head on the Little Yellow Quill. Someone
ask in an email if using an imitation of something hatching is any better than using any
generic or popular fly such as a Parachute Adams. Well, apparently they haven't read
my numerous articles before regarding that very subject The answer is, off course it
is better to be fishing an imitation of something hatching or very available to the trout
to eat than just a generic anything fly. Of course you may catch a few opportunistically
feeding trout on the generic fly, especially if you place the fly in fast moving water
where they haven't much of a chance to closely examine the fly; but as a general rule,
the trout will always accept a fly imitating something in the water they are currently
seeing over something they are not seeing at the time.
The bottom line is that if you want to be a mediocre angler, then just use generics
and add excuses when you fail to catch trout or the number you would like to catch.
You will do well some days. You want catch many, if any, in the pools or anywhere the
speed of the water isn't helping you out. You want catch as many as a general rule
and on days when everyone calls fishing tough, you want do near as well as you
would fishing an imitation of something hatching or very available for the trout to eat.
Remember this if nothing else. The "matching the hatch" phrase was great and helped
many anglers realize that they were relying on pure luck for catching fish; however, it
isn't that you just need to "match the hatch". You need to be able to match "what is
about to hatch"; "what represents the bulk of the food available for the trout in the
form of nymphs and larvae"; and not just "what is hatching".
For example, a mayfly spinner isn't hatching. It is dying. You need to be able to
match those too but as a matter of fact, many anglers who THINK they know how to
catch trout, don't even know what a spinner is. Yes, the particular fly you use can
make a big difference.
Copyright 2009 James Marsh
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