Two days ago I culled 2 dozen BG, HBG, and GSF ranging from 5" to 8.5" from our 1/4 acre pond. They were taking a prince nymph with a spiral copper wire tag trailer, and a nondescript tan colored nymph. What a blast on a 3 wt fly rod. A down side of using a light leader for small flies is that when a sizable LMB grabs a hooked sunfish and nearly immediately snaps the 2 pound tippet, I get to lose the fly, the sunfish, and the LMB. Fortunately the couple of big trout wait for me to fillet the sunfish and toss the carcasses back to them. It is really amusing and exciting to see the 6 pound rainbow and the 5 pound tiger trout attack the sunfish remains as they slowly spiral down through the water column. The RNBT arrives at rocket speed similar to the take of a salt water wahoo. The TT swirls a time or two around the sinking sunfish then grabs it, shaking it apart as he spins round and round, reminiscent of a shark attack. Video certainly would be entertaining.
