Today's fishing was close-in fishing. Short upstream casts, high stick and rod tip held high with only the leader on the water. The river was gin clear and required 6X or lighter and the trout would have no tolerance for any kind of drag.
At the spot I think is still one of the sweetest on the river, even though it pales in production compared to 10 or 15 years ago, I would tie the Mystery Fly candidate below a size 16 pink Frenchie.
The Pink Frenchie has been one of the best producers for this fly fisher and a good producer for many others on Blue for years. However, after 40 minutes of fishing today, seven trout had come to hand and the Mystery Fly candidate had captured all seven. The Frenchie did not produce.
I may very well have found the next Mystery Fly for the Classic in March.
The river is gorgeous right now.
More testing to come.
See you on the river.
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