What's NOT catching you fish, but definitely SHOULD be catching you fish?

[FinLuver]

Thanks a lot clarkman.

Posting all the flies I tie that haven't worked would only make me more depressed.

I quit tying flies that don’t work…
Dr’s orders!!
Ironically, the depression ceased.

 

[Cabezon]

Dry flies are not working in a popular central Washington Cascades lake that used to have a consistent two hour hatch each year in July and early August. This summer, there were very few weeds growing in the lake and few hatching Callabeatis. Help me Obi Wan!

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Keep Hope Alive...
Steve

 

[Justin Whitlock]

I can only imagine how rad a musky surface take would be

Come to my area. I’ll show yuh

 

[MoreQuestionsThanAnswers]

The bead head pearl flash zonker on the left was tied from the orvis kit and just hasn't done much for me. One of the things I did today was dress a few up with soft grizzly hackle before I give up on them.

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Love it with the soft hackle

 

[Mtnsaremyhome]

 

[mcswny]

Dry flies are not working in a popular central Washington Cascades lake that used to have a consistent two hour hatch each year in July and early August. This summer, there were very few weeds growing in the lake and few hatching Callabeatis. Help me Obi Wan!

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Man, this is buggy as all hell.

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Man, this is buggy as all hell.

Just a Quigley Cripple.

 

[mcswny]

Just a Quigley Cripple.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again--His Film Critic is by far my favorite pattern.

 

[clarkman]

For some reason, it's been a while since I've caught anything on a prince nymph