If You Live To Fish, You Must Check Rene' Harrop on ALL of These - PMDS, Spinners, Duns, Nymphs and Emergers ...
Pondering PMDs, by Rene Harrop: "Rene' Harrop
The Master's thoughts on techniques and tactics for these small ghosts of seasons past.
PMDs | Spinners | Duns | Nymphs | Emergers
Winter creeps into the high Rockies like a pale ghost who will linger for months to haunt the souls of those who live to fish. Through gray days that can seem endless to a confined fisherman, its frosted breath whispers a chill reminder that snow, measured in yards and not inches, is the price paid for rivers abundant with large trout and healthy insect populations.
For anglers and trout, PMDs signal another season in full swing on Idaho's Henry's Fork. The dependable hatches, rising fish, and tight lines of a winter daydream become reality.
For a snowbound fly tier, the annual ritual of restocking for the next season involves far more than simply filling depleted fly boxes. Each intimate creation is a functional translation of observation and experience, each vacancy a record of encounter. Together, they comprise a chronicle of events that measures previous success and provides guidance for future effort.
As each fly takes shape, an image of the actual insect comes into the consciousness and sparks a pondering of its value within the tier's experience. It is here that conclusions are drawn and philosophies formed that will determine how you choose to imitate that particular insect and the techniques with which you fish that imitation. Like summer, they seem to arrive on the warm June winds that signal the arrival of another season. From that point, until autumn snows dust the continental spine, they will make a daily appearance at some location on the river I call home, the Henry's Fork. In the late 1960s they were coined Pale Morning Duns by the notable angling team of Doug Swisher and Carl Richards, but n"
Rene' Harrop has really capture the imagination and stirred the "fisher" in your soul. Give a read. You'll be glad you did ...
The Master's thoughts on techniques and tactics for these small ghosts of seasons past.
PMDs | Spinners | Duns | Nymphs | Emergers
Winter creeps into the high Rockies like a pale ghost who will linger for months to haunt the souls of those who live to fish. Through gray days that can seem endless to a confined fisherman, its frosted breath whispers a chill reminder that snow, measured in yards and not inches, is the price paid for rivers abundant with large trout and healthy insect populations.
For anglers and trout, PMDs signal another season in full swing on Idaho's Henry's Fork. The dependable hatches, rising fish, and tight lines of a winter daydream become reality.
For a snowbound fly tier, the annual ritual of restocking for the next season involves far more than simply filling depleted fly boxes. Each intimate creation is a functional translation of observation and experience, each vacancy a record of encounter. Together, they comprise a chronicle of events that measures previous success and provides guidance for future effort.
As each fly takes shape, an image of the actual insect comes into the consciousness and sparks a pondering of its value within the tier's experience. It is here that conclusions are drawn and philosophies formed that will determine how you choose to imitate that particular insect and the techniques with which you fish that imitation. Like summer, they seem to arrive on the warm June winds that signal the arrival of another season. From that point, until autumn snows dust the continental spine, they will make a daily appearance at some location on the river I call home, the Henry's Fork. In the late 1960s they were coined Pale Morning Duns by the notable angling team of Doug Swisher and Carl Richards, but n"
Rene' Harrop has really capture the imagination and stirred the "fisher" in your soul. Give a read. You'll be glad you did ...
posted by M. A. Louise at 3:13 p.m.
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