Fly Fishing Guess Work

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a hatch chart is a handy tool to go along with screening but you dont need a screen to find out whats in the water find a good sized lava rock something poris and not so big that you cant pick it up. grab it out of the water and see what you find. look at pictures on the internet of what caddis pupa mayfly nymphs stone fly nymphs look like this will help you immensely. a hatch chart helps cause you can figure out what flys you are suppose to be looking for around that time of year so you can match dry fly patterns to it but you have to remember nymphs and pupa are in the water year round and thats why you can fish a rubber leg year round where there are stonefly nymphs. those bugs get tossed and knocked around out of there hiding spots and right into hungry fish's mouths by currents all the time. when a trout sees a stonefly nymph in the middle of winter they have a really hard time passing it up. southfork outfitters website has an awesome hatch chart that i have used alot in the past now i pretty much know what bugs to look for no matter what time of year it is so i dont use it so much anymore. there website also has a link to henrys fork anglers with the same hatch chart for the henrys fork. colors are where it gets fun sometimes color means everything other times if you throw on something that looks just a little different and the fish havnt seen that fly yet you will get amazing results so dont be scared to throw on a pattern of something with a little more flash or not quite so much flash or color.

hope that helps prvrt.
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