| In new, creative and well researched approach to | | | | the trout is a vastly superior, cunning and |
| trout fishing for rainbow and brown trout, Wayne | | | | unpredictable adversary, and results like mine |
| Smith examines the feeding behaviour of both | | | | become seemingly unattainable. Assumedly, they |
| Brown and Rainbow trout - | | | | just do not exist. |
| The feeding behaviour for trout is the sum of | | | | Of course, when many 'experts' have finished |
| two factors: | | | | giving their insights, the intimate knowledge of |
| Firstly, through the fry and fingerling stages, | | | | these fish necessary for such results, has often |
| identification of ‘Food Recognition | | | | become even further out of reach. |
| Keys’ is ingrained resulting from the | | | | Which's not putting anyone down, it takes years |
| repetitive feeding pattern of their natural survival | | | | of studying these fish, trial and error with multiple |
| instincts. | | | | fly patterns, different fishing techniques, different |
| Second, as their size and dominance in their | | | | innovative designs and ways with the right focus |
| environment increases, they can begin to consider | | | | to get to a place where we truly understand the |
| more sizable diet items. Supplementary behaviour | | | | plight of these creatures adequately for such |
| is then learned as a reactive response to the local | | | | results. |
| fauna in the area where they are hatched or | | | | However, we can vastly short-cut the learning |
| released. Local knowledge is normally of benefit | | | | curve by years and even decades, if you were |
| here and this is what you traditionally focus on | | | | to carry on using the same ways of long enough, |
| when flyfishing for brown and rainbow trout. | | | | just by finding an excellent mentor with sufficient |
| Instead of examining potentially thousands of | | | | time to pass on the finer points of hunting trout. |
| insects and the flies created to imitate them, I've | | | | Unfortunately, there exist very few experienced |
| found I need only several patterns, each one | | | | anglers with time and resources available to offer |
| designed to do a unique job in the different | | | | that sort of tuition, let alone those who have the |
| circumstances encountered on the water. | | | | skills to even make them eligible to do so. |
| Trout Flies induce takes by the use of food | | | | 'Fly Fishing For Trout - A Quiet Revolution', |
| 'Recognition Types,' rather than imitation, hence | | | | focuses primarily on the instinctively learned |
| numerous existing patterns which work, yet really | | | | ‘Food Recognition Keys.’ They |
| don't resemble known insects, find themselves | | | | enable anglers to understand trout in any location |
| given the label 'Exciter pattern', because quite | | | | or situation where they exist. Local knowledge |
| simply, they resemble nothing. Many of the well | | | | becomes largely irrelevant. |
| known flies world wide bear no similarity to any | | | | This also means flies do not have to imitate |
| insect whatsoever. | | | | anything to tempt the trout. What!?! I hear the |
| Trout behavioural patterns vary significantly | | | | outraged questioning.- Flies do NOT need to |
| between species, size and circumstances. Trout | | | | imitate anything to catch trout (This is not going |
| habits change during different times of the day. | | | | to make me popular in many flyfishing circles, but |
| Feeding habits and behaviours differ between fast | | | | my results speak for themselves and you can |
| flowing and slow waters. | | | | find them online for all to see). |
| Just as in many different modes of angling, there | | | | Flies can then be tied to counter stream or water |
| is not just one single, simple answer. If there was, | | | | conditions, or to counter, and or take advantage |
| it would have been uncovered, and been made | | | | of, many aspects of trout behaviour. |
| common knowledge, a very long time ago. | | | | That approach has been enhanced by the use of |
| There are various pieces to the puzzle. The | | | | creative strategies, tactics and trout fly |
| growing number of pieces we have to put | | | | construction innovations, which have dramatically |
| together, the further the multiplication factor sees | | | | raised the bar on fly fishing for rainbow and |
| your fishing results soar. | | | | brown trout success rates. |
| The more time you have spent fishing with | | | | My downloadable knowledge and experience will |
| incorrect or insufficient knowledge, the further | | | | give you the edge in your trout fly fishing. |
| time you have spent developing the mindset that | | | | |