I didn't this time, Davy. I felt I had to keep pace with Alain! so I fell back on some tried and true methods. The water we fished was perfect for euro-nymphing techniques.

I did, however fish them exclusively with the slime line the afternoon before on the Housy in the TMA in CT. I did fairly well, landing 15 or so. Got a couple on the Peter Ross in the anchor position, but most came on the Partridge and Flash. The techniques definitely work, as you well know. I'm pleasantly surprised (but certainly not shocked) how well they work at times.

I tried different presentation approaches, but the best seemed to be as the fly just started it's swing. I also got several with the slow hand twist retrieve.

I have yet to try the wets when the hatch is well under way. I'm looking forward to it though. If I can get 15 during a non-hatch period, then I would think the potential is there to really slay them when the fish are in an active feeding mode.

Curiously, I didn't get any in an upstream dead drift presentation, but then again, that's why you have more than 1 tool in the arsenal.

Dave