Catching More Trout with an Emerger Fly Pattern
You've probably seen trout rising but ignored your dry fly, and that's exactly when an emerger fly pattern becomes your best friend on the water. It's one of those classic fly fishing frustrations: the fish are clearly feeding at the surface, the bugs are everywhere, and yet your perfectly tied dry fly sits there untouched. Most of the time, those fish aren't actually eating the fully developed adults on top of the water. Instead, they're keyed in on the insects stuck in the surface film—the emergers. ...