Who knows the name of the KNOT the old man is tying at the beginning of the movie?
I wouldn't doubt that to have been fairly routine during the time frame the story took place.But when was the last time you saw, or heard, about a large 4-5 pound (or large like the movie) trout being raised and caught on a standard #14 dry fly in a free-stone river?
Amen to that, Don.That movie did more to ruin fly fishing than all the gill nets in the Sahara
Very true. Another thing I see is that some will wade into the river before even looking at the near bank to see if there are any good drifts or holes that can be fished. Seems like they are fixed on the other side of the river with a fifty yard cast and a #22 fly. Unfortunately almost all will never achieve that goal.Amen to that, Don.
Just after it came out all the rivers and lakes became over run by newbies equipped with expensive gear.
And it seemed to me like these folks kept their flies in the air more than in the water.
Also noticed how long distance casting was something of their badge showing off what they were taught in casting classes.
Ironic really since most fish are hooked within 35 ft of you.
Especially, mechanical (robotic) fish.But when was the last time you saw, or heard, about a large 4-5 pound (or large like the movie) trout being raised and caught on a standard #14 dry fly in a free-stone river?
i used to be ashamed of it, but now i don't care who knows - i like TENKARA!3 pages and no one has bothered to ask dflett68 what his coming out has to do with fly fishing?
I've seen trout leap clear out of the water and well over a foot further chasing flying insects(caddis mostly) in B.C,Alberta,N.W.T,New Zealand,Patagonia and Minsk.....maybe your too busy changing your flyWell... that's nice. Problem is, unless we're talking about egg laying bugs, hatching insects do not flutter above the surface after they hatch... they get the hell out of there.
So if you can somehow create a levitation with your fly pattern above the water, why? I've seen trout jump out of the water to take a damselfly fluttering above the surface but that's about it.
I've never seen a trout jump out of moving water -- which is what we're talking about -- to take a bug in flight.
I've noticed there's a lot of assumptions that exist in our sport... but they are not based in fact. Most likely, McLean assumed trout we enticed to strike a pattern that first levitates above the surface and then falls into the water. In the case of a spinner, that's true but spinners don't really hover above the surface before taking a dive.
Normally, female aquatic insects fly directly to the surface, land, lay their eggs (or dive to lay their eggs in the case of the diving caddis) and either fly off to another spot or die.
They don't hover above the surface looking for the perfect spot.
So... again, even if you can master the so called dry fly levitation presentation called shadow casting, why?