photoguy
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You've likely never heard of this fly, as I just discovered it yesterday...or at least it's new one to me 
So, there I was fishing yesterday. A beautiful Fall day in New England, and a typical day for me- I started off using what I thought *should* work and then switched it up when it didn't and all in all, a reasonable amount of success.
In the afternoon I had moved on to a big fat streamer that was showing a lot of promise. On the second or third cast I hooked a maple leaf that was one of a thousand floating down on the surface of the river. It was late in the afternoon and I was admittedly a little lazy at that point so instead of retrieving the fly fully to clear the leaf, I dunked it up and own on the surface hoping the leaf would clear itself. 3 or 4 'dunks' later and a big fat rainbow came out of nowhere and swallowed the streamer and the leaf attached to it like a hungry person and a T-bone steak. Then he took off and put up a nice fight. I got him to the net and released him wondering if that had just been a weird fluke? I thought I'd experiment a little. I took the streamer (this time with no leaf) and dunked it up and down again, just breaking the surface of the water. Sure enough, within 30 seconds another rainbow came from nowhere and aggressively grabbed it. Then another nice fight and then another release. I got the feeling I could have one this al day with the same results.
Not entirely sure what this behavior was as it's the first time I've witnessed it. Truthfully though, the experience was a little like being at a strip club- it felt a little 'dirty' but I'm glad I got the chance to see it.
So, there I was fishing yesterday. A beautiful Fall day in New England, and a typical day for me- I started off using what I thought *should* work and then switched it up when it didn't and all in all, a reasonable amount of success.
In the afternoon I had moved on to a big fat streamer that was showing a lot of promise. On the second or third cast I hooked a maple leaf that was one of a thousand floating down on the surface of the river. It was late in the afternoon and I was admittedly a little lazy at that point so instead of retrieving the fly fully to clear the leaf, I dunked it up and own on the surface hoping the leaf would clear itself. 3 or 4 'dunks' later and a big fat rainbow came out of nowhere and swallowed the streamer and the leaf attached to it like a hungry person and a T-bone steak. Then he took off and put up a nice fight. I got him to the net and released him wondering if that had just been a weird fluke? I thought I'd experiment a little. I took the streamer (this time with no leaf) and dunked it up and down again, just breaking the surface of the water. Sure enough, within 30 seconds another rainbow came from nowhere and aggressively grabbed it. Then another nice fight and then another release. I got the feeling I could have one this al day with the same results.
Not entirely sure what this behavior was as it's the first time I've witnessed it. Truthfully though, the experience was a little like being at a strip club- it felt a little 'dirty' but I'm glad I got the chance to see it.