Monday I was watching a fish rise up against the bank of the river while trying to figure out what he was eating. After a few moments of observation, I tied on the magic little CDC down wing caddis that I had tied a few weeks earlier, pointed to the fish, and gave it a go.
The results were better than expected - a perfect cast and a perfect take on the first attempt. That's noteworthy, considering that typically this results in my fly landing in the weeds and the footage being deleted. Oftentimes getting a perfect cast and a perfect drift to large bank feeders requires a good amount of patience and attention to detail - too much line and you'll be in the brush, too little and you'll be outside of the feeding and big trout do not like to move for small dry flies, or you'll have a drag in your drift.
To make things more difficult, even with the correct amount of line out, a cast that disturbes the surface of the water too much will send a large fish to the bottom of the river for some time - especially fish who have been fished too all year long. However there are occasions like the one depicted below where it all comes together and appears effortless. These are the moments that keep me coming back. They are only realized through experience, practice, patience, and above all else time spent on the river.
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