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| March Brown |
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| A Gaudy Fly |
It’s
amazing what flies will work when fish are selective. One day I
fished a mayfly hatch for over an hour without so much as a
nibble. Good fish were still rising as I sat down to tie on another
fly. I was close to giving up when an old timer sauntered up and
asked, “How ya doing there young feller?”
“Not
very well, I’m sorry to say. I’ve got a perfect match for the
March Brown but they’re refusing it. There must be too many
naturals on the water.”
He
looked at me with a glint in his eyes and said, “Son, fish can get
downright choosy when they’re looking for the right groceries. Ya
gott’a be innovative if ya know what I mean. Mind if I give’er a
try?”
I
nodded, but almost laughed when he tied on a huge fly with pink gaudy
feathers, a scraggly purple body and pink rubber legs. It bore no
resemblance to the naturals, and as he began to cast I knew that it
would probably spook every fish, not to mention the water ouzels. On
his first cast the fly hit the water with a loud splash and instantly
an 18 incher grabbed it and went cartwheeling downriver. I was
stunned.
Then
he looked at me and said, “Now son, that’s how ya match the
hatch!”
