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WHY
IS PERMIT FISHING SO DIFFICULT?
Why is permit fishing so difficult? Let me count
the ways:
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I often make lousy casts, especially early in a
trip.
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The winds are “down,” the water slick and the
fish spook from the fly line in the air; plus,
they seem to sense the skiff from 100 feet away.
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Winds are “up” making accurate casts a
challenge, plus the slap of the chop on the hull
of the skiff spooks the fish.
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The set up is perfect, 4 tailing fish in two
feet of water at 60 feet……now headed for the
deep water, spooked by a large ray sharing their
feeding ground.
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The tide’s too low and there’s an approaching
weather front - haven’t seen a fish in four
hours.
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The cast was perfect, but while it was in the
air, the permit switched directions and the fly
landed 10 feet behind him
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The cast was perfect, but while in the air, the
fish speeded up and the fly landed behind him
and the line spooked him.
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They look, they follow, they come back and look
again….but they don’t eat. Don’t think I’ll
ever catch another – maybe I’ll try a live
crab??
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Panic set in as one of the two tailing fish we
were stalking saw the shadow of the other,
bolted for the deep, scaring the hell out of his
partner who follows him.
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It’s difficult for me to turn the fly over
accurately from 60 feet with a 20 mph crosswind.
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The set up is perfect, 4 tailing fish at 60
feet……now headed for the depths due to the
shadow of a circling frigate bird 500 feet above
us.
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Winds are heavy – fish just 50 feet away and
feeding. Know I can make this cast. What is
this crab fly doing stuck in my arse?
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I know the fish is using that big eye to measure
the length of the crab legs on my fly and finds
them half a millimeter shorter than he prefers.
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That black tail waving above the surface is so
BIG………“buck fever”
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If we’d have seen that fish 2 seconds earlier,
we would have had a good chance.
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The cast is perfect and lands a few feet in
front of the slowly cruising permit who charges
forward. The hook strikes home……where did that
yellow tail snapper come from?
Why would someone go through the frustration of
permit fishing? Very small chance of success and
the most challenging fly casting situations with a
quarry that is notorious for ignoring the casted
fly? Fish all week to catch one fish and call it a
successful week? Why, why? If you have to ask, I
guess you’ve never seen that big black tail waving a
foot above the water, which by the way, happens to
be a spectacular environment, unrivaled anywhere in
the world. Shallow coral flats dropping off to
indigo depths. Great way to fail!
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