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 Western Dry Fly Hatches: Blue Wings, Green Drakes, PMD's And More...
Posted by fliesandfinswest on Monday, June 11 @ 22:27:04 PDT
Hatch matching has always been an important part of an anglers skill set. One thing anglers should always keep in mind is that the match may change as a hatch progresses. When the first of insects of the hatch begin to appear fish become silly for any pattern that even resembles their target. As hatches progress and fishing pressure increases fish have a tendency to
become more selective. Dry flies are particularly susceptible to this problem. Patterns that worked a week ago may no longer attract any attention. I have seen it with blue wings, green drakes, PMD’s and many other western hatches, and it is particularly true of store bought flies. This is obviously not a news flash, but there is an easy way to adjust. Often trimming flies will solve the problem. Cutting the bottoms off traditional dries with big palmered hackle collars works well. So does cutting off wings, thinning tails, thinning trialing shucks and cutting off a few rubber legs. Just a little change makes your fly appear a little more “natural” and it will stand out amongst the zillions of other flies (natural and unnatural) the fish have seen. Remember nature is an imperfect place. It also makes your fly appear more vulnerable.
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