Why I Tie Flies!
Yesterday I hit the Squannacook River and caught a nice 15″ rainbow on a black Wooly Bugger. Shortly thereafter a hatch of what appeared to be March Browns kicked up. I heard a splash and saw a trout on the opposite bank tucked in under a log sipping flys off the surface. He was very picky about only sipping flys that were actually under the log overhang. I tied on an adams (all I had in drys) and cast. I got him to strike twice but in my enthusiasm, missed hooking him. Here is a photo of the spot.
So, last night I did a bit of research and decided a March Brown Comparadun might be a good choice to try again. I tied up 4 on #14 hooks.
Today I went back and quitely snuck up on that spot. As I was tieing on a March Brown, I heard and saw him again – sipping from the same spot. I quitely waded in a bit upstream and worked my way down stream. I made 3 casts, each actually hitting the log and dropping right in to the zone. On the 3rd cast, he took it! I hooked him and he put up quite the fight. Here’s a mug shot before I let him go:
