Most unforgiving hatch I ever fished was the tricorithodes hatch on the Battenkill River in southwestern VT. Simply impossible when the surface is absolutely covered with a thin layer of #24 naturals and I was casting a #24 imitation. What the heck was I thinking believing a trout would select my fly from a sea of millions of naturals. Heck, I couldn't even SEE my fly... big trout, little trout and medium sized trout were rolling and porpoising all over the river. Pulled my hair out and went back to the truck...
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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