08-18-2006, 12:48 PM
[cool][#0000ff]You just got another fishing lesson. It is one that most of us never learn well. Jumping fish does not translate to lots of caught fish. Those little buggers can drive you wacko when they are feeding on something exclusively and will not hit anything else.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is likely that they were smacking some small insect that was hatching either around the shoreline or from the water. Often they are small enough that you can't even see them on the water...much less "match the hatch".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Trout in clear high mountain lakes can either be pushovers that will hit anything, or very selective feeders that frustrate even the advanced fly fisherman with a vest full of well tied flies. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Chances are that your standard recently-acquired tackle for low country panfish fishing did more to spook the fish than to attract them. They have keen vision and can easily see large leaders. It usually takes some pretty tiny tackle to score on them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Don't feel bad. There are lots of troutaholics who are pretty fair fishermen who do not always catch fish up there. But, there are also those magic times when whatever you toss in the water gets bit.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you want to get serious about clear water troutskis you will need to add some 2# or 4# line on your reels and get some small clear plastic bubbles for casting weight. Then, you need some tiny flies...from size 12 down to maybe size 18...in various buggy patterns. Start with tiny Renegades, hares' ears and other dark patterns. Sometimes bright patterns like royal coachman will get a reaction bite when matching the hatch won't work.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Stick with it. It is part of the learning process. But, it is more advanced than jerking bluegill and perch out of an overstocked lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is likely that they were smacking some small insect that was hatching either around the shoreline or from the water. Often they are small enough that you can't even see them on the water...much less "match the hatch".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Trout in clear high mountain lakes can either be pushovers that will hit anything, or very selective feeders that frustrate even the advanced fly fisherman with a vest full of well tied flies. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Chances are that your standard recently-acquired tackle for low country panfish fishing did more to spook the fish than to attract them. They have keen vision and can easily see large leaders. It usually takes some pretty tiny tackle to score on them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Don't feel bad. There are lots of troutaholics who are pretty fair fishermen who do not always catch fish up there. But, there are also those magic times when whatever you toss in the water gets bit.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you want to get serious about clear water troutskis you will need to add some 2# or 4# line on your reels and get some small clear plastic bubbles for casting weight. Then, you need some tiny flies...from size 12 down to maybe size 18...in various buggy patterns. Start with tiny Renegades, hares' ears and other dark patterns. Sometimes bright patterns like royal coachman will get a reaction bite when matching the hatch won't work.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Stick with it. It is part of the learning process. But, it is more advanced than jerking bluegill and perch out of an overstocked lake.[/#0000ff]
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