Reading Water

Broodstock said:
Mike I agree with this for almost all instances. I originally said that some (a small minority of) fish are worth waiting for. For the few worth waiting for, I like my odds. Most are not.

I will say that it does depend on how I feel that day, how fast I am moving, etc... If I have the time or if I am only fishing a few hours. I agree that there are always more fish up around the bend and I have a strong desire to keep going. As Swattie said, it depends on how good the stream is. On more marginal water, there might only be "good" spots every 100 yards or more, and those might not all hold large fish. Moving away from a known large fish might not always mean a shot at another. What Bamboozle said also resonates, as the constant push upstream might not always be an option for different reasons. On a hot summer day I once ran out of drinking water, almost got dehydrated, and had to get very creative to get back to my car on a section of marginal tailwater that I did not have time to wade back down. I pushed too far upstream.

One of my favorite things about this forum is learning such a wide variety of perspectives and techniques. It makes me a better angler.

FWIW - this fish was one I waited out. He only took 15 mins to come out of the leaf litter he went into after I spooked him. He ate the fly on the first drift.
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I will also say that season plays a big part in my movement tempo. If I've found good winter holding water I'm going to pick apart, inch by inch, fly by fly. If it's warmer water, I'm moving at a quick pace.
 
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