Great post! I’d say you nailed it your first time out! As a fly peddler, I watch anglers search through my bins and select the big, bushy, flashy and shiny flies all the time. I try to direct them to the tiny and “plain” looking patterns, but they usually just get this look on their face that says “you’re nuts” and continue to fill their boxes with what appeals to them. I’m sure most of them have read it, or heard it said, that 90% of a trout’s diet is smaller than 3/8″ long and rather drab looking, but they just can’t make themselves buy into it. Keep posting great articles like this and you’ll help the masses become better anglers!

Dave