05-25-2009, 09:54 AM
I'd have to agree, day-in and day-out, that general impression, size & shape thing works. But it's certainly not a new idea. Serious angling authorities have pushed that concept for years.
I have, however, always wondered about the experts who tell me what a trout sees. Having never been a trout, I wouldn't venture a guess. But to project out how our eyesight works is the height of lunacy.
Anyway, back to the giss thing. While it's a great way to procedure, most times, the fact is that trout often do become selective. They key-in on a particular fly and/or the lifestage of that fly.
Over at my website I talk about fishing New York's Au Sable River one time when there were multiple hatches going on. Largish brookies would hit almost anything. But the browns were keyed to a small (20-22) spinner with an orange body.
Being as that's all they would hit, despite there being flies on the water that were more of a mouthful, I would have to say they can easily differentiate.
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I have, however, always wondered about the experts who tell me what a trout sees. Having never been a trout, I wouldn't venture a guess. But to project out how our eyesight works is the height of lunacy.
Anyway, back to the giss thing. While it's a great way to procedure, most times, the fact is that trout often do become selective. They key-in on a particular fly and/or the lifestage of that fly.
Over at my website I talk about fishing New York's Au Sable River one time when there were multiple hatches going on. Largish brookies would hit almost anything. But the browns were keyed to a small (20-22) spinner with an orange body.
Being as that's all they would hit, despite there being flies on the water that were more of a mouthful, I would have to say they can easily differentiate.
Brook
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