Not all water is created equal
What do you think about when you show up to a new fly fishing spot? If you have done your homework by checking flows, water/air temps, and the (dreaded) wind, you're off to a great start. So, where do fish live? Why do they live there? How can our (hopefully) well presented flies draw their gaze and a potential take? The answers to these questions are not always straightforward, but constantly fishing "higher quality water," will increase your hookup rate. How would you approach this piece of water? I was walking upstream on a creek in North Carolina this summer when I found this nice little area. Although there are sticks on the left my first cast was just along the edge. Why? The path of least resistance. If a trout is holding there it will only see my flies, which is what I always want. Spooking fish is so common and sometimes we don't even know that we've spooked them. We just think there aren't any fish in that spot. If you are fishing a river
