Shrimp is not my favourite food item to fly fish with BUT when the trout are keying in on this source of food, I better change my tactics.
I have been starting my day out fishing shallow looking for trout that are looking for shrimp. I then start moving into deeper water. I often try a blood worm just off of the bottom. I have been keeping an eye out for chironomids and I have encountered some light hatches. The trout then seem to dine on them for a few short period of time.
Some of my regular fly fishing buddies are also using micro leeches others are casting and retrieving leech patterns. An olive coloured flashback or a baby damsel can be quite productive this time of the year too!
Try using a long leader (18 feet) and count down to try different depths and retrieve speeds. Indicator fishing can be excellent too. Sometimes, fishing along edges can be very productive.
A trout that is dining on a variety of food items.
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