Not sure why this would be.....
Went fishing last Saturday in small mountain stream, temps in low 30's water around 36*. Fish would not hit dry but really like size 18 and smaller black nymphs fished under a dry. Caught some really nice wild rainbow and native brookies.
Compare with yesterday, same weather, low temps in 30's but water temp was several degrees colder into low 30's. However, fishing totally different - no hits on any subsurface, that I felt anyway, but dry had several hits. I would have thought as water got colder fish would be even less inclined to hit dry.
For subsurface I am even attempted streamers which I never use in mountain stream.
Any ideas on why the change or idea to increase hits?
Went fishing last Saturday in small mountain stream, temps in low 30's water around 36*. Fish would not hit dry but really like size 18 and smaller black nymphs fished under a dry. Caught some really nice wild rainbow and native brookies.
Compare with yesterday, same weather, low temps in 30's but water temp was several degrees colder into low 30's. However, fishing totally different - no hits on any subsurface, that I felt anyway, but dry had several hits. I would have thought as water got colder fish would be even less inclined to hit dry.
For subsurface I am even attempted streamers which I never use in mountain stream.
Any ideas on why the change or idea to increase hits?