Reply To: Refusals

Oh Grasshoppers’

An awesome discussion on catching of the trout. Refusals are frustrating. But since the trout did look, it means he’s interested – in something. I have seen trout take in a leaf or a stick before – trout – remember the brain the size of a pea. BOB3700 has some good ideas. When you bang your head continually into the wall after awhile it HURTS! So, some things to think about, Bob3700 is correct.

If the current is slow, trout have much time to peruse their prey so Bob 3700 is correct in what he says:
1. Try smaller fly
2. Make fly more active (like bkbing89 suggested)
3. smaller tippet
4. change fly altogether
5. change color of fly (light color or dark color)
6. change technique – strip or swing vice dead drift
7. last, move out of the way and let your Sensei in the hole