Oh Yeah? what hatch? Derek Roxborough
Derek you strike me as being very old school in your methods and opinions. There have been a lot of advances in fly fishing in recent times. At the forefront of this would be nymphing techniques and all that goes with it but that’s off topic.
Secondary to nymphing would be, yup you guessed it streamer fishing. I think most would agree, that the yanks are mostly responsible for pioneering the modern day techniques. Kelly Galloup is regarded as the godfather of the streamer and is the one most have heard of. Look him up for a masterclass in the method and your opinions will maybe change.
As for matching the hatch, once these fish reach a certain size, it requires high return meals to maintain its condition. In order to do this it will change its feeding habits. Instead of intercepting thousands of drifting nymphs or emergers trapped in the film it will chose to feed on bigger food items. Less effort for a higher calorie return. Minnows, stickleback, juvenile trout and other baitfish will become the bulk of its diet. Therefor using these big profile highly mobile flies is indeed a perfect ‘match of the hatch’.
