[Golden Trout]

Match the hatch-don't match the hatch and throw flash. To each his own. The most gratifying fishing for me is when I am dialed in to a hatch (and proper technique!) and the fish are willing to accept my creation at an alarming rate. Is this not why we create instead of tossing out worms or power bait?

 

[Golden Trout]

We've got a few caddis on our lakes out here that are light brown, and if you don't have a light brown caddis imitation you're just there to watch fish feed. There are also some tiny-ass pale green midges where it's the same deal, but I haven't got the patience to tie or fish sz 30 midges, so if those little bastards are hatching I just put on a streamer and hope there's a carnivore swimming around.

are you talking the long-horned variety?

 

[Golden Trout]

Yeah, really cool, delicate looking bugs. The trout eat them like candy. We've also got some massive caddis on the lakes, but I haven't seen a big hatch of those.

A hare's ear spider behind a EHC (with trigger horns) can be amazing at times. Caddis are very underrated stillwater bugs!