Any way I digress the number of fish I am contacting with, compared to the numbers, feeding hard doesnt add up.
Let me into some of your secrets and I will try them on the tay troot haha.
chris
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Chris,
I feel your pain. LOL. I know those rivers and how hard they can be, but if you have fish feeding hard, you have a reasonable imitation on, and you're not hooking up, I reckon you should look to your presentation. Here's a couple of tips that might help .
Try squaring up to the fish a bit more, moving slowly to not spook them. An upstream cast will almost certainly be putting the leader across the fish at some point and those larger trout won't stand for it. They might not spook if they are going hard, but they'll just move aside and ignore your fly. You're likely getting some drag as well. A long line makes things tougher, shorten up for more control and keep everything out of sight.
When you are in position across from the fish, and staying low, watch for how a specific fish is feeding. Avoid shotgunning a pool or riffle. One fish at a time. A reach mend is your most useful cast here. Keep your false casting to a minimum, or eliminate it completely (water haul, roll cast). Be careful of line shadow if it's sunny.
The short NZ style 'dropper', or 'hedged bet' - a wee wet suspended below a dry is a good rig. Keep it short, no more than a foot of leader between flies, even just six inches or so is often enough.
Bob
