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Show y by Dave Mueller Try the Tri' fly - If you are fly fisherman you can now start looking for some of the autumn hatches. Certainly Cer-tainly it is now time for the Tricorithedes mayfly, and in fact I spotted it this week while fishing along Silver Creek, i The little "Tri" mayflies require a great ! deal of finesse to imitate. They are small (number 24), dark-bodied, and have almost i transparent wings. In addition, the fish prefer to feed on them in the tail ends of the pools, where the water is clear, shallow and slow. Any mistake whatsoever will spook the i fish back to cover. ! When fish are lying in the tails of the pools, the fly caster must deal with one of the most i difficult drifts in fishing: trying to get his fly i to remain relatively stationary while the line is being pulled out of the pool at its lower lip I by faster water. There are several ways around this. You can try a presentation with long, fine leader ' where you check the line with your hand prior to dropping the line on the water, ac tually piling up the leader in loops. As the current begins to drag on your line, the fly stays where it is until all the loops are pulled out. Sometimes this is enough time for a fish to accept your fly. It also helps to approach the lower end of the pool as close as you can to avoid as much drag on your line as you are able. A longer fly rod can help keep the line out of the faster water, too. Some prefer to fish small flies with a downstream drift to completely get away from the drag. This works, but with such a fine tippet necessary to fish a Tri imitation, you won't land many fish. At any rate, this hatch is a real challenge. If you have taken up fly fishing just recently, go ahead and given this little bug a try. The best time to look for them is in the morning, from about 8 to 10 a.m. If you manage to take any fish at all, you will know you have come a long way with your fly fishing. |