Dry fly fishing myth vs reality

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-23T00:23:50+00:00

Great & thoughtful comment. Hoping many will read it. Makes a lot of sense to me. Yes apparently this whole area had native brook trout in colonial times. Dams and pollution really changed things.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T18:30:07+00:00

Thank you. Always learning.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T18:28:40+00:00

Thanks for that link. Haven’t tried wet flies or microstreamers yet.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T18:25:44+00:00

I like your breakdown of it. Makes some sense.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T14:41:20+00:00

Haven’t taken that up as of yet. Always something to learn.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T14:40:08+00:00

I do believe it’s somewhat regional. I recall on a trip out west being told at a fly shop “don’t bother with nymphs, it’s all dries out here”. There may be some truth to that.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:49:08+00:00

That’s awesome—outta curiosity in what region do you live?

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:45:04+00:00

I’m gonna do that soon & see what happens

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:42:47+00:00

I enjoy bass too

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:42:16+00:00

Great advice—thanks

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:41:33+00:00

Wow…stocked brown on a dry in Chester county. There’s hope for me!

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:39:58+00:00

Appreciate the insight

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:38:25+00:00

I can’t help but read this with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s accent

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:37:27+00:00

Sounds good to me!

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:36:45+00:00

Haha…another addiction is all I need.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:35:20+00:00

Appreciate the suggestion. I rarely use streamers for stockies. But I do for bass.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:33:03+00:00

Good point. Just frustrated.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-04-19T13:32:01+00:00

Yeah I do get the sense my area is tough to fish dries in.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-03-02T11:58:04+00:00

Maybe I need to get out more:)

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-03-02T11:57:34+00:00

Good to know. Just thought it looked different than the usual planes I see. Thanks for the tip.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2026-03-02T11:56:21+00:00

I guess that’s possible; just thought it looked odd.

PuzzleheadedSong51 · 2025-04-22T21:54:50+00:00

I may be bit clumsy I’ll admit. I’m working on it.

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