Post by B.Ingersoll on Oct 12, 2012 10:26:28 GMT -5
Does the fly pattern matter?
What makes this particular case interesting is that there is zero difference except the fly. I did not follow another through the run whom may cast different, presentation,sink tips,etc. Basically, I fished through, rotated , changed flies and followed myself. Exact same sink tip, leader, weight tube fly and likely identical cast's by myself. The time frame between may have been 15 minutes tops so lighting,temperature etc. had no change. All that changed was the tube fly's size,color. The overall profile being the same style tube fly was even similar.
Yesterday late pm out for a few hours solo. I enter a chute of a run that typically holds fish, if the fish are around. I have on a for a fly a proven locally profile tube and a color scheme I don't use very often but others have caught a fair amount of fish on, that being black over orange. The black over orange tube is also one size larger than what I followed through with.
I enter the chute and as I fish through I have one short yet hot,zip take. You know the type and it came nearly at hang down, say 1 o'clock fishing river left (single spey/right handed). I lay a few more casts through that zone = nothing and ultimately work my way down through the run = nothing.
I rotate back to the top of the chute and decide to change flies. Besides the black/orange I had already ran, larger yet, back up river, this day (see Autumn Tube). I dug through my bag's of tubes and pulled out a same profile (scandi) on the same grain/wt/ tube, one size smaller, funky little Jerry Garcia color schemed fly. A hot orange butt of silicone junction, purple over white collars, black over purple wings with flash and a really bright orange little thread head. Shown in pic below, it does not glow in the top photo like it does in the water, particularly the butt.
Bottom line, a hot, acrobatic modest sized Steelhead (crappy photo below) and a Jack. Both just ripped the fly at same approx. 1 o'clock. through the swing. The jack followed by the adult. Likely no more than 5 casts apart , same area as yank first pass. In this case as it did not involve another angler, the only difference was fly size and color.
Adding to this ~ There may have been others through that stretch earlier in the day but, as I worked down river I seen no one.
Go figure............?
I do not experience this often swung fly like one does nymphing yet, when I do, it is very obvious. Flip side, on occasion I have experienced the exact same going to a much larger fly.............. <<<<<<<
Makes you wonder some days.................leaving at dark makes me wonder "what if" had I swam the funky tube back up river earlier........I guess it is all part of what keeps things interesting.
The fly they wack'ed hard on the second pass through- all else equal
edit to fix pics- NP
What makes this particular case interesting is that there is zero difference except the fly. I did not follow another through the run whom may cast different, presentation,sink tips,etc. Basically, I fished through, rotated , changed flies and followed myself. Exact same sink tip, leader, weight tube fly and likely identical cast's by myself. The time frame between may have been 15 minutes tops so lighting,temperature etc. had no change. All that changed was the tube fly's size,color. The overall profile being the same style tube fly was even similar.
Yesterday late pm out for a few hours solo. I enter a chute of a run that typically holds fish, if the fish are around. I have on a for a fly a proven locally profile tube and a color scheme I don't use very often but others have caught a fair amount of fish on, that being black over orange. The black over orange tube is also one size larger than what I followed through with.
I enter the chute and as I fish through I have one short yet hot,zip take. You know the type and it came nearly at hang down, say 1 o'clock fishing river left (single spey/right handed). I lay a few more casts through that zone = nothing and ultimately work my way down through the run = nothing.
I rotate back to the top of the chute and decide to change flies. Besides the black/orange I had already ran, larger yet, back up river, this day (see Autumn Tube). I dug through my bag's of tubes and pulled out a same profile (scandi) on the same grain/wt/ tube, one size smaller, funky little Jerry Garcia color schemed fly. A hot orange butt of silicone junction, purple over white collars, black over purple wings with flash and a really bright orange little thread head. Shown in pic below, it does not glow in the top photo like it does in the water, particularly the butt.
Bottom line, a hot, acrobatic modest sized Steelhead (crappy photo below) and a Jack. Both just ripped the fly at same approx. 1 o'clock. through the swing. The jack followed by the adult. Likely no more than 5 casts apart , same area as yank first pass. In this case as it did not involve another angler, the only difference was fly size and color.
Adding to this ~ There may have been others through that stretch earlier in the day but, as I worked down river I seen no one.
Go figure............?
I do not experience this often swung fly like one does nymphing yet, when I do, it is very obvious. Flip side, on occasion I have experienced the exact same going to a much larger fly.............. <<<<<<<
Makes you wonder some days.................leaving at dark makes me wonder "what if" had I swam the funky tube back up river earlier........I guess it is all part of what keeps things interesting.
The fly they wack'ed hard on the second pass through- all else equal
edit to fix pics- NP