The Enjoyment Factor

PGJPJ · 07-10-2005, 03:55 PM

I slipped away this afternoon for a few hours of steelhead fishing. I was swinging wet flies using a sink tip, and a Green Butt Skunk. Nothing seemed to be happening, but I was going to at least put in my time on the river.

After daydreaming for a little while in-between casts I noticed on the surface film were what looked like caddisflies(?) or something. They were just sitting on the water drifting by, I don't know what they would be doing, laying eggs? Or just drinking? But in the 10 minutes I was watching, I think 100 or so of these insects drifted by. Anyway, I thought the fish might take to a dry fly with all these insects sitting on the water.

After removing the sink tip, looping in a regular leader, and tying on a dry I went from being almost board to truly enjoying fly-fishing. Still no steelhead, but I have to say I'd rather not catch a steelhead with a dry fly, then not catch a steelhead on a wet.

Just my $0.02

clacksteel · 07-10-2005, 04:41 PM

I did the same thing today. It is a lot more interesting watching the dry fly stir up the surface.

TillamookChinook · 07-10-2005, 09:42 PM

You're almost there. The fish you're not catching on a dry fly are definitely bigger than the fish you're not catching on a sink tip line.

TC

MTL · 07-11-2005, 07:42 AM

They aren't fighting better too.

Siwash · 07-11-2005, 08:25 AM

Yup, I can relate.