09-13-2012, 08:43 PM
Sounds like last-second refusals. The fish see your fly, and rocket up to it, but reject it at the last second. Their momentum still causes them to break the surface giving the impression that they're taking your fly, but they're actually turning away from it.
This is quite common when fishing dry flies during caddisfly hatch activity. The trout are keying on emerging pupa that are trying to push through the surface tension, and not looking for insects riding the surface.
If you draw occasional strikes without putting any weight on the fish at all, they are not truly taking your fly. Switch up to something that rides in - or slightly below - the surface.
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This is quite common when fishing dry flies during caddisfly hatch activity. The trout are keying on emerging pupa that are trying to push through the surface tension, and not looking for insects riding the surface.
If you draw occasional strikes without putting any weight on the fish at all, they are not truly taking your fly. Switch up to something that rides in - or slightly below - the surface.
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