evening hatch in zone 1

[fishinwrench]

Who on here is getting in on this lately ? We've been working it 2-3 times a week but still haven't found "THE FLY".

Caught some specimens and they are light yellow olive, with a slightly darker thorax...'bout a size 24.

We have matched it as close as possible ...to my eyes anyway, with just a thread body and poly yarn wing, greased and drifted in the film (anything with hackle seems to be a waste of time). The first few drifts (as soon as we get there) get taken immediately....then, as if by telepathic communication, the fish just quit taking it.....all of them. Even fish that are out of the immediate area of where we started, and haven't even been shown the fly yet.

So has anyone got it licked ? This is a tough little hatch to figure out, the nymphs are really good swimmers and as soon as they reach the surface they pop out of their husk and take flight immediately...only riding the surface for about 2 seconds (if that).

We noticed that when crawling out of their husks the duns kick their legs alot....and I'm wondering if that spastic leg kicking is what triggers the take.

There's no way to imitate that though, tried slightly twitching the fly...but that didn't seem to help. Any suggestions ?

[trout fanatic]

I have yet to fish Bennett during a discernable hatch. I have heard of a black caddis that hatches there but have never personally seen it. Been having pretty good luck lately on top though (the usual fare, cracklebacks, midges and elk hair caddis flies. Amm going again around the 29th, will let everyone know how we do. With that spastic leg kick, hmmmmm, I'm thinkin a soft hackle might be the ticket-maybe a partridge and yellow?

[fishinwrench]

I'm thinkin a soft hackle might be the ticket-maybe a partridge and yellow?

Already tried it, nada.... but of course your milage may vary. I can fish a scud under the hatch and do just fine....but I've been on a dry fly kick for about 2 months. Just love to catch them on drys when I can.

[trout fanatic]

I hear ya fw, I been feelin the same kinda way. Just found out my buddy may be off tuesday so we may be goin back down there then. Gotta a new caddis larva pattern I need to test out but I almost hate to tear myself away from the top long enough to do it