I think its probably easy to interpret what some people say and then apply it incorrectly as a rule, even if it is a generalisation or something that applies to particular circumstances. When this is done of course it becomes an ‘issue’ for anglers to ‘break’. This attempt to ‘break’ the rules is often done on the basis of nothing like what the original words might have meant. Unless of course it’s a blatantly obvious statement.
I saw one of these blatant statements on another forum recently – ‘- if bass will take a shallow feed then they will also take a surface lure’. Its simply not true. Sometimes they wont.
The big fly big fish debate will rage, and yes of course we have all done the contrary – and if we are clever we fish after the circumstances.
I like to use Andy’s flies in certain places here in Wexford at certain times. Most of the flies are in the six to eight inch in length category and I fish with either a #8 or #9. In this type of fishing where I intend purposefully to catch (I hope) a big fish – I very seldom make regular casts. I sit and watch and make maybe five casts in one hour, maybe I choose to move a little………..I take my time and wait for situations to develop.
Have I taken bigger fish on smaller flies? Yes, many times in many places, do I feel more confident fishing slightly bigger flies in the circumstances above? Yes. Why? Under the few circumstances/locations above I have caught bigger fish with bigger flies – simple. But it doesn’t apply to the whole of the Wexford coastline all of the time!
I saw one of these blatant statements on another forum recently – ‘- if bass will take a shallow feed then they will also take a surface lure’. Its simply not true. Sometimes they wont.
The big fly big fish debate will rage, and yes of course we have all done the contrary – and if we are clever we fish after the circumstances.
I like to use Andy’s flies in certain places here in Wexford at certain times. Most of the flies are in the six to eight inch in length category and I fish with either a #8 or #9. In this type of fishing where I intend purposefully to catch (I hope) a big fish – I very seldom make regular casts. I sit and watch and make maybe five casts in one hour, maybe I choose to move a little………..I take my time and wait for situations to develop.
Have I taken bigger fish on smaller flies? Yes, many times in many places, do I feel more confident fishing slightly bigger flies in the circumstances above? Yes. Why? Under the few circumstances/locations above I have caught bigger fish with bigger flies – simple. But it doesn’t apply to the whole of the Wexford coastline all of the time!
