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HOW TO FISH LAKE POINTS FOR BIG BASS WHY THE DEAD DRIFT ISN’T ALWAYS BEST THE WORDS “MATCH THE HATCH” CON JURE 1 up images of dr y fl y afi c i o n a dos patiently sifting through boxes, searchin g for the perfect fl y, achie v- ing nirvana w he n t he y make the correct selection. ICELAND’S AMAZING Indeed, there’s nothing I like more than fooling trout on a dry—unless it’s fooling a trout on a MATCH wet fl y . ATLANTIC SALMON The more I fi sh them, the more I recognize that wet fl ies are often the best match fo r a ha t c h. T hat’s DARK HENDRICKSON because the y allow you to fi sh under the hatch— WINGED WET Technical “how- whe re t he trout are feeding—as insects emerge Hatch: Hendrickson HOOK: Wet fl y, sizes 12 to 14. o r l ay e ggs. You are fi shing a we t fl y, as James THREAD: Gray 6/0. TAIL: Dark dun hen hackle fi bers. Leisenring said, “...at the point where the trout is B O D Y : Muskra t fur . most likely to take his food.” HACKLE: Dark dun hen. 3/25/14 3:10:26 PM GAME WING: Wood duck. to” is the essence Next time your attempts to match Ma t c hing the ha t c h w ith we ts isn’t ro cket sci- a hatch with dry fl ies fail, try ence. Most days, all you nee d to do is duplicate matching it with one of these the size and color of the natural, then drift or sw ing the fl y ove r t he t ro u t’s position. T he takes 2 of American time-tested wet fl y patterns. on wets are among the most aggressive hits AMAMG_1405MJ_cover1blank.indd 75 by Steve Culton y o u ’ll experience. What’s m o re , t he fi sh also tend to be large r. ( B i g t ro u t get that way, in part, by be i n g sh y abo u t s ho w i n g the m s e lves.) Angler. Whether Here are eight popular, widespread hatches, ma t c hed w ith a proven wet fl y pattern, so you can look like a troutsavantthenexttimeyou’ret r o u t s a v a n t t h e n e x t t i m e y o u r e TINY BLUE-WINGED OLIVE SOFT-HACKLE Who Is the they are chasing on the water. Hatch: Baetis HOOK: Standard dry or emerger ttoo sizze.e THREAD: Olivee or brown. TAIL: Olive or brb owwn Z-Lon. BODY: W orking thread.d trout or salmon, RIB: GoldGold wiwwireree ((optional).optional).) American Angler reader? HACKLE: Blue dun hen. bass or steelhead, 3 He’s a well-heeled, well-educated family man in readers rely on us. a household where 2 people, on average, fish: SQUIRREL AND GINGER Hatch: Caddis HOOK: 2X shs ort, 2X stroong scud,d ssizes 12 throuo gh 16.6 THREAD: Orange 6/0. B O D Y : Ginger A ngorra goatt. · 98% male audience. RIB: GreenGreen KKrystalrystala FFlash.laash HACKLE: FFilox squirrel sparsely wound on a dubbing loop.

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This nd a reference on y t o w r a p .S o m e o f will be at t he parachute n esi d t h e s a d d l bottom o f t he sa ddl ymphs, but someone else has es t he anatomica lly correct e s w i l l a ls o w o r k W . tips of some of this genetic schlappen can e. T he sure leg m o st c o m m o n b ra n d o fg e n e tic h e n h a c k le hi t in g i s t he ly trie d t his. Bpr o fi le, the hackle legs help posi- be as small as a size 20. The other source The basic idea for the para-nymphs tion t he fl y in an upri a n d s e ls t h e m in t h e ir W h it in ght position in t g, B r a h m a , is t he we bb y stu came when I was t water co he A m e r ic a n ,a n ff at t he base o f a genetic Genetic rooster schlappen (left) yin g m y Split Top lumn, just as t hey d d C o q de L e o n s e r ie s .A w i rooster neck or saddle hackle. This is the Emergers fl y. This works best on fl o wit h a dry ra n g e o fm o t lin g a n d n a tu r a la n d d y e d de or genetic hen hackle (right) wor (American Angler r January/ ies that are tied stuff you usuall well on small parachute nymphs. k He’s serious about the sport and influences other anglers: February 2014). The hackle around the un w e i c o lo r s a r e s o ld .A s w it h a n y throw awa y, and is lo gh te d as su bmer gers or w y h a c k le ,s e le c t i n cate d a - base of the win lea here a t h g bo v e t he mara bou gcase looked ri d-wire un der body is use e m y o u r s e l f o r ha v in g t like fl uff at t he ght, and d. Natura l he m s e le c t e d b y base of the feather. Also, there is nothing it was anatomica lly correct. In turn, t bend hooks will aid the upright position a t r u s t e d fl y s h o p w il e n s u r e t h e y a r e t h e he sa yin g that you can’t wrap the fl b y actin g as ballast un d e s ir e d s iz e .Yo u m i g uff for an der t he hac kl e. 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