Throat Sample

 Hi Everybody!

While in Manitoba for the past 3 weeks fly fishing the Parkland Region, we constantly took throat samples to see what the trout were dining on. It certainly helps to have the correct fly on your terminal tackle. Your success rate will certainly increase. As you can see from the three throat samples below, the trout were gorging themselves on chironomids.

I am always fascinated on what other fly fishers think is the most important variable while fly fishing. The typical question is, "What do you have on?"  I learned over the years that the better question is, "How deep are you fishing your flies?"

We tied a lot of black ribbed chromies in the last three weeks. They were the predominate chironomid. We had success with some other chironomids as well but having the right colour, and size is important after you get the depth right.

...third photo courtesy of Phil Rowley