What to like about the Green Drake

Any new fly fisherman or woman for that matter need and should experience at least one full blown Green Drake emergence in their fly fishing life, it is a spectacle. The sight of seeing insects that are 2" + in body length and the entire surface covered with them is a spectacle that one can simply not convey to anyone with words alone. If you look at the surface of the stream it seams as if every square foot has at least a dun on it and the trout simply gorge on them, that is the problem. In a world that demands the trout eat as much as they can with the least amount of energy necessary to eat it seams as if there is no rhythm to the feeding habits but step back and pick the fish that pushes the most water as they feed and key on the timing of their rises, cast to that one fish till you get it lined up or you miss em. All this coaching is a mute point to some anglers that get into a funk and really never pick just one fish, these guys seem to broadcast to every fish they see rise and therefore never really catch anything. I'm not one for fishing late into the evening, just can't see that well and the frustration is too much to take when you hear some of the boys feeding! This is an experience that you need to take part in and see for your self but the biggest problem is the crowds that the hatch brings, not the kind of anglers that have good manners, you have to pick a spot and guard it well or you will have a clone fishing along side of you in your pocket. Go enjoy the sheer numbers and sight of mother nature at her best feeding our beloved trout.