donderdag 5 mei 2016

Scientific evidence for the duo rig or "klink 'n dink"

To fine polish your stream crafts, it's recommendable that fly fishermen (while not standing in a stream) habitually visit the site of Troutnut.

I just did and found this brilliant article about the Drift Model Project! This project is about a group of University of Georgia ecologists studying the drift-feeding behaviour of fish. "Drift feeding is a behaviour of fish in moving water that hold a steady position, facing upstream into the current, and dart back and forth to intercept passing items of food" (Drift Model Project)

Fortunately the ecologists shared some key results on their Youtube channel, while still analysing all the data. The video shows a fish surrounded by dots. These dots are the food items the fish is likely to attack.

More specific: the project enhances the understanding in which area/region a drift-feeding fish detects its prey: OUR FLIES! Troutnut gives some preliminary thoughts about insights into fly fishing. Have a look at http://www.troutnut.com/fly-fishing-trip/on-2016_03_31/Some-animations-on-how-fish-react-to-prey.

Reading this (and Roger Smith's article in FF&FT june 2016) triggers me to use more micro fly duo rigs: a dry fly with a nymph on a dropper: a "kiwi klink 'n dink" setup.




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