Albie and Bonita flies

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Date: December 26, 2002 at 18:57:18
From: ken, [pool-64-223-38-62.prov.east.verizon.net]
Subject: Albie and Bonita flies

Re: Albie and Bonita flies

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Re: Albie and Bonita flies

From: ken
Date: 26 Jul 2001
Time: 15:18:20
Remote Name: 207.180.0.8

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Flies are important but in my opinion are only a piece of the puzzle. The size and color and transparancy of the fly is important and the behavior of the fish is just as important. When they are moving up a rip then predicting their movement is critical for success. It can be done some captains do this very well, most don't and believe that it isn't possible. When they are moving in less defined current it is harder to predict their movement but again, some captains can do it to the chagrin of those that can not. Many fishermen run from school to school of surfacing fish and quickly cast hoping for a hookup and they are often successful doing this but they are not always successful and this is where the "Right Fly," scenario gets it's strength. The right fly is one that is similar to the bait that the fish are feeding on. Placing that fly in front of a fish that is hunting for food is just as important and in fact more important for the simple reason that if the fish does not see the fly he will never take it. So the old saw about presentation still holds. The perfect fly will not work if the fish does not see it. Albacoe are sight feeders and they are very vulnerable to a fly that lands close to their line of movement and right in front of them to a distance of about 8 '. If you can cast your fly into this window in front of the fish's nose and the fly is crossing in front of them your percentage of takes is going to skyrocket no matter what the pattern is. If the fish do not take your fly after you have done this 3 times then think about pattern. If the fish turns before it reaches your fly do not count it as a refusal but a change of direction before he notices the fly. If a fish comes up under your fly and turns away make the fly smaller or less opague. Give them less to refuse and more often than not you will be successfull. Another tactic to do is speed up the fly when they come up behind it, this often works. Watch the bait and see which side of the rip it is swimming on and how it is moving, watch the albacore and see how they are reacting to the baits movement rather than racing around chasing breaking fish. Try to get a read on the routines that the albie's are following and stratigize your approach to increace your percentage of hookups. I like small amber colored sparse flatwings or bucktails that are the right length. The "Inconspicious," is a good one as are many others. Natural material flies have movement within and so I prefer to use them rather than hard bodied flies but again hard bodied flies do work and often very well. I like natural materials in flies it is just a personal preferance rather than a dogmatic statment. Use what is working but do not neglect paying attention to the routines of both the bait and the fish and try to place that fly six to eight feet in front of the fish's nose.

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