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DragonSpeed

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I did it! - part II
« on: April 30, 2005, 10:48:02 PM »

I actually caught a fish on the fly!  For that matter I caught 5, and missed 2!  Very exciting.  The long winded story can be found here:

http://www.blogontheweb.com/dragonspeed/archive/2005/04/30/65957.aspx

One of the fish can be seen here: http://www.fotothing.com/DragonSpeed/photo/a7c3ed09c75911a99b3444d84a4953e2/start=0

Comments welcome at either location.

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Re: I did it! - part II
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2005, 02:38:00 PM »

Congrats . Good story on a good day`s fishing . You`ll never look back now .
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Re: I did it! - part II
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2005, 04:05:14 PM »

Way to go Dragon. Here's some flies 101. Always take some time and observe the insects in the air and the water. I am guessin those flies you found around your face were Chironomid flies/adults. The red things in the fishes stomachs would have been Bloodworms (Chiromonid larva), if you had looked closely you would probably have seen mases of them floating in the water column. Here's the trick throw out all the crapp the know-it-alls pitch and follow this simple formula. Size, shape, color; in that order. In over 35 years of fly fishing I have found that fish generaly focus on the silhouette, if you get that right, that 90% of it. As for the lake in you picture I'm guessin Wood or Weaver.   

         Hey "Keep that fly in the water" That where the fish are.

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Re: I did it! - part II
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2005, 04:14:02 PM »

Thanks.   Good advice.

re. the lake in the picture:  Francis.