FLY FISHING WITH JOE PESCADOR AND HOOFTY
CHAPTER ONE
Kreh, Harvey and Hoofty
The Little Lehigh Fly Shop hosted a fly-casting clinic conducted by the legendary Lefty Kreh.Attendees honed their skills on the lawn. Even Hoofty was casting his tailing loops further.
When it became time to move from the lawn to the stream, Hoofty asked, “Lefty what size leader should I use?” He answered, “Any fish in this stream can be caught on 5x.J
oe Pescador and Rod shook their heads in disbelief as they tied 8x tippets to their Harvey style leaders
TROUT BUM TIPS
#1 Fishless days mean tackle adjustments starting with the tippet. Often the difference between fishand no fish is 6x and 7x, the differeplebetween fish and lots of fish Is 7x and 8x”
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CHAPTER TWO
Hooking Fish with Borger. Edwards and Hoofty
Gary Borger watches as a Little Lehigh trout takes his fly, then says “Now I gottcha,” and sets the hook. FISH ON!
Famous British fly fisherman and fly tier Oliver Edwards says, “God save the Queen,” and sets the hook. FISH ON!
Hoofty sees the fish rise to his fly, sets the hook then says “aw shoot.”
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TROUT BUM TIPS
Fly fishing is an exercise in problem solving. Picture yourself watching a rising fish. Various problems present themselves: drag, fly selection, positioning, canopy, tackle, and presentation to name a few.
Assume you successfully solve these problems. Your fly is floating drag free into the fish’s window. The fish takes the fly, you set the hook and the fish is gone. Many dry fly fishermen set the hook too quickly. It’s best to give the rising trout time to close its mouth and turn its head down.
Among the best fly fishermen I’ve fished with is Gary Borger. Gary watches as the fish takes his fly, then says “Now I gottcha,” and sets the hook. The famous British fly fisherman and fly tier Oliver Edwards says, “God save the Queen,” and sets the hook. One of my students sees the fish rise to his fly, sets the hook then says “aw shoot.” You have to give the fish time to close his mouth and turn his head down prior to striking.
Another technique is the slip strike. Leave some slack between the stripping guide and the reel. When you see the take, raise the rod as if you were making a back cast while allowing the backward motion of the rod to take up the slack between stripping guide and the reel.
When you're fishing the bottom, most folks have a tendency to strike too late. When you see a pause in the drift, use a strip strike by raising the rod as if you were making a back cast and tug the line between the reel and the stripping guide.
Get the feel of your tackle. If you’re going to be fishing with one pound test tippet, attach something weighing a pound (i. e. a can of soda) to your tippet. Now practice moving the object around with the tackle you’ll be fishing with.
Familiarize yourself with your equipment!