Originally Posted by
bigfly
Haven't posted for a while......
Jeff, I wanted to respond because you deserve more than, "that's fishin..."
Most fishers that say that kind of thing depend on fishing luck......I don't think luck has anything to do with fishing.
Getting to fish on the T is a study in frustration. A good start is asking your question.
I started watching other fishers......for 30 years....
Many, if not all fishers, fish the way they do on their home waters. Why we think we can get away with that, I do not know.
Normal human behavior probably.
This was the worst year for pressure I have seen. It started in Feb. when the resorts closed. The first wave was locals, the second wave all the refugees from the bay area. The third wave, summer time vacationers.
Many locals actually know how to fish here, so they stung a bunch of fish early on.
Most people think fish are dumb, those folks have an especially hard time here.
Once you see how poorly we all fish, you can embrace change.
I have rules to fish, taught to me by the T......
Rule #1. Don't let them know you are coming. Most folks walk around like fish can't see.....I have seen fish spook at 40 yards..be sneaky. Wave your rod around a bunch, and it's a ghosttown...
#2. Fish on the fishes schedule not yours.
Highnoon is good in winter, but not in summer. Blue skies are harder than clouds.
#3. Fish what's on the menu...forget your "lucky fly". Get a bug seine and use it.
Remember the fish have seen all the flies sold locally.....
#3. Get a perfect drift...the 1st try.
Two hundred shitty drifts don't help your odds. Fish less to catch more.
#4. If done correctly, fish will bite, so don't be surprised and have a plan!
#5. Walk a ways from the car....
#6. Deliver the pizza....give them what they want, when, and where, they want it.
We nymph mostly, but have a dry set-up always at the ready..but, I let them tell me which approach is best.
I never just walk water thinking I know...
I go see.
#7. More weight......
#8. Longer leader....
#9. Different equitment....
#10. Learn to fish bigger flows...
I could go on....but if anyone needs help to raise their game, give a shout.
Don't fish like the other guy is a good start
to learning the Tuffy. The fish are here when you are ready. And, they know you're coming.....
Advice edit....don't listen to those who give you tips, who don't actually hook up here. They ARE that other guy.
Guys that can hook-up at will, are the ones to draft on......
Jim
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