The beauty and mystic of the rise.

Ever been confronted with actively feeding trout yet stubbornly selective, dialed in on a particular or multiple aquatic hatches, and unable to score? Baffling and even frustrating isn’t it?

There are no better, hands-on, up close and personal, tools than a seine/net and vials for learning/studying aquatics

Trout season is well upon us and fish have got the feed bag on. It’s a dry water year and most aquatics are popping earlier than norm, catching many off guard. There is no better time than now, hatches are firing off and fish are actively feeding, to tune in and become familiar with a trout’s primary diet; aquatic insects. Many fly patterns are designed to imitate a particular insect or even phase of a hatching insect. Others are simply suggestive patterns or attractor patterns that represent almost any aquatic. While some may argue, size, silhouette, presentation, and color is the old school, tried-true rule to follow when hatch matching. However, taking the time to learn some basic knowledge of aquatic insects will not only help increase your odds for success but also help you cultivate a better understanding of trout behavior, aquatic habitats, ecosystems, hatch timeframes, feeding patterns as well as hatch matching, fly selections and inventories.

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