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We cast mostly from the boat, returning to dry flies — much easier to manage than the Dolly Llamas.

For a fly angler, it’s hard to express the excitement of a large trout taking a large dry fly.

The weather had inspired Daniel to change his technique, switching from a dry fly to a lure that resembled a worm.

I rig up anyway and cast a dry fly, a bit of fur and feathers resembling natural bugs that trout eat.

They were tying Pink Pookies, a dry fly that resembles a grasshopper.