05-29-2007, 03:52 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I always appreciate seeing them flying around a lake. They eat bunches of mosquitoes and other flying bugs. Their legs form a basket, under their body, and they capture their food on the wing. They are very efficient predators in both their aquatic and adult phases.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Adult dragonflies are often highly prized by trout and bass. It is not uncommon to see fish following under one flying across the surface and then jumping clear out of the water to try to catch one in midair. I have had a lot of fun fishing a blue dragon fly imitation in shallow water for small bass. One of my best techniques is to lay a gentle cast over a drooping cattail or other reed and then jiggle the fly above the water. What a hoot to have those fish jump up and snarf the fly while it is in the air above them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Adult dragonflies are often highly prized by trout and bass. It is not uncommon to see fish following under one flying across the surface and then jumping clear out of the water to try to catch one in midair. I have had a lot of fun fishing a blue dragon fly imitation in shallow water for small bass. One of my best techniques is to lay a gentle cast over a drooping cattail or other reed and then jiggle the fly above the water. What a hoot to have those fish jump up and snarf the fly while it is in the air above them.[/#0000ff]
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