One Fish - Good or Bad?
Went fishing on the Blue River in Summit County Colorado today. On a whim I tied on a size 18 Parachute Adams. On my third or fourth cast I caught a nice rainbow. It was great, it jumped, it ran, it fought. I loved it. Problem was, I had just gotten out onto the river and here I was with a fish.
I ended up staying out there for another two and a half hours and didn't catch anything. I had tons of rises and looks, but they all turned away and didn't take. I switched to a size 20 parachute, to a BWO emerger 22, to a hare's ear 18 and finally to a midge emerger 20. The Adams and the midge saw lots of interested trout, but they too turned away.
In the end I fished for three hours and had one fish. In reality, I fished for two and a half hours and had no fish. So, my question is; is it better to catch one fish and then spend all afternoon hoping for another, or is it better to catch no fish and spend the afternoon doing something "productive"? Obviously, it's better to catch the one fish.
Comments
I'd rate options something like this:
1. catch one fish in 3 hours
2. catch no fish but fly fish for 3 hours
3. do something that is generally accepted as "productive"
Posted by: opax | July 6, 2006 03:11 AM