Your question has perplexed me for a long time as well. Same pattern, sharp hooks, and one week you are sticking them but the next lots of misses. One theory I have wondered about is on the days they are getting off, are they not feeding as aggressively to satisfy their hunger, rather are striking because it is there and thus the ‘hook up’ is in the softer outer edges of the mouth, where as when they are hungry they are engulfing it? I’m not really convinced by this theory but it is all I got for now.
However, on the ones that are on for a while and then get off, it also could be a hook in the soft parts, but I often think that when using large (long) hooks, the long shank of the hook acts as a lever arm. So when tension is applied to the line it pivots the hook out sometimes. I believe that is one theory supporting those who use ‘tube flies’. For those who don’t know, tube flies are flies tied onto a hollow tube (stem of a plastic Q-tip), and then the tube is threaded onto your leader and then a shorter shanked hook is tied onto the end of the leader. The tube then slides down over the end of the hook. I personally have never tried them so i can’t attest to that solving the problem. Just thoughts.
Thanks Remo . I sort of remember doing this with my grandpa many many yes ago.seems like he would throw out an anchor on the front of the boat and one in the back and face the side of the boat to the wind so we would not spin around. But this was 40 yes ago and maybe I am tripping. Well anyways I am headed up in the morning and hopenly this works out good
Just drift troll with the breeze, 1/8-1/4 0z. jig heads with white jigs, tipped with worm, just jig a bit as you drift.
That’s exactly what we do. We never set a anchor. I even have a Ipilot on my front mounted trolling motor that will keep you in one spot but rarely use it that way.
I had the same problem at strawberry. I would seem to have them hooked good and then nothing. I even bought new hooks trying to find something sharper. I wonder if we are hooking the fish on the outside of the mouth in the skin, and after being hooked for a bit the skin rips and releases the fly. Would that be a possibility?
Yes I find that very interesting they have certain articles on untouched waters. Unfortunately that is no more. I was down to boulder mountain last weekend and very surprised to see how many people were fishing the secluded lakes. I have been going to boulder my entire life. My first trip I was 2 years old. It snowed a lot that year deer hunting and we were stranded until the snow melted. Can’t remember much but I look back at the pictures. We fish a couple rare lakes that don’t have names way up on top. The first time I came across someone else in the area was 2011. The human traffic has doubled in past few years. I don’t own any of the land and it’s here for all of us to enjoy. I just hope the newcomer will respect the land. My uncle owns wholesale fishing supply and is friends with the Phillips family. They have helped us a lot with fishing locations and different tactics to use throughout the seasons. They are very good people, they always go the extra mile to make sure that everyone has a great time. I really enjoy catching those big cuts on ice off and throughout the fall.There are no lakes on Boulder that don’t have names. Just sayin’, not disrespectin".
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