Masking Hatch

[afishinado]

I lot of detailed and insightful info on analyzing the hatch and what stages of the insects trout are keying on >

The Enigmatic Masking Hatch - Hallowed Waters

( Image: A freshly hatched Sulphur dun that crawled up on my waders on the West Branch of the Delaware in the Catskills as it was shedding its nymphal shuck that looks like a Pheasant Tail nymph – thus the case for a Sulphur dry with a brown Z-lon tail shuck and a PT dropper […]

hallowedwaters.com

I also attached a video on what a trout sees during a hatch (yow!.....bug soup). It's not hard to see that trying to get a trout to hit your fly is a challenge.

 

[DaveKile]

I lot of detailed and insightful info on analyzing the hatch and what stages of the insects trout are keying on >

The Enigmatic Masking Hatch - Hallowed Waters

( Image: A freshly hatched Sulphur dun that crawled up on my waders on the West Branch of the Delaware in the Catskills as it was shedding its nymphal shuck that looks like a Pheasant Tail nymph – thus the case for a Sulphur dry with a brown Z-lon tail shuck and a PT dropper […]

hallowedwaters.com

I also attached a video on what a trout sees during a hatch (yow!.....bug soup). It's not hard to see that trying to get a trout to hit your fly is a challenge.

I have thought at times during a big hatch it is remarkable that a trout can find my fly. Especially since I can't see a lot of the time.

 

[afishinado]

I have thought at times during a big hatch it is remarkable that a trout can find my fly. Especially since I can't see a lot of the time.

They usually don't!