Dry or Wet

I think it is now time to weigh in on the debate started a century ago by Halford and Skues concerning the legitimacy of using nymphs for the catching of trout.In my humble opinion, Halford had it right, a single nymph, fished upstream to visible trout is indeed a sporting venture. All this flailing of multiple nymphs under indicators is simply dredging, easily taught to a mature chimpanzee, and is harming an already scarce and threatened resourse.

Just watch the parade go by on any western stream, im thinking especially of the Beaverhead or Missourri, and you will see bobbers of every hue and configuration, known to some of us purist Big Hole guides as idiot balls, stared at intently by an increasingly production oriented populace of "anglers". What is the game about? It's about nothing, of course, and certainly not about numbers. Learn to present a dry. You will still catch "enough" fish.