04-08-2012, 10:52 PM
Good on ya for getting out on the river! Little advice from a noob to another noob. If you were to take a section of river and divide the water column into 3 equal parts.
Top - 10% fish count
Middle - 20% fish count
Bottom - 70% fish count
The majority of the fish you catch will be on the bottom. . It takes a fish almost double the calories to swim to the surface, eat a fly, then go back to the bottom. Obviously, fish aren't going to be doing this unless it's during a hatch. Always gotta be matching the hatch. If you're not seeing anything on the surface and fish rising, you're going to be better off fishing nymphs or streamers off the bottom. Again, you want to match the hatch at the bottom as well.
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Top - 10% fish count
Middle - 20% fish count
Bottom - 70% fish count
The majority of the fish you catch will be on the bottom. . It takes a fish almost double the calories to swim to the surface, eat a fly, then go back to the bottom. Obviously, fish aren't going to be doing this unless it's during a hatch. Always gotta be matching the hatch. If you're not seeing anything on the surface and fish rising, you're going to be better off fishing nymphs or streamers off the bottom. Again, you want to match the hatch at the bottom as well.
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