Chuck, A number 10 is the LARGEST size hook I use for bream. Most of my flies are tied on 10s, but I do have a few on 12s. I have smaller hooks, but I rarely tie on them. I find that many times when the fly is hit and no hook up results, the fish is extremely small. At the state park I bream fish at, there is a bridge over one of the ponds that elevates you and you can get a good look at the bream chasing the fly since the water is quite clear. Schools of very small sunfish often peck at the fly. The last time I went the technique for catching the bigger bream was to cast, retrieve the fly and watch wheere the larger bream were trailing the school, pick up the fly and cast off to the side near the larger bream. that worked pretty well, but you had to be able to see the fish.
Mark Delaney On 6/14/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Will do, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Frye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:45 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly Fishing question > > > > I would also sharpen my hook. > > > > --- Richard Zieger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I will downsize the fly or change to another fly > > > altogether. If they are > > > hitting the legs of a fly then I use a fly with no > > > legs. That is why my > > > vest has so many boxes in it. > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.1 - Release > > > Date: 6/13/05 > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- "So much water, so little time!" http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
