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DarkDun	October 19th, 2007, 9:34 am
Posts: 16	No one has mentioned size in these discussions. Is this not relevent? In the central rockies I fish a size 10 for Grandis and a size 12 for Doddsi and a 14 for Flavilinea and they have to be that if you want to catch big trout. In the east the Lata is mostly a size 16 hook. Glacialis is apparently a size 8 to be fished properly although I have never fished this species. That is my fly fishers take on Western Green Drakes.
DarkDun	October 19th, 2007, 9:36 am
Posts: 16	No one has mentioned size in these discussions. Is this not relevent? In the central rockies I fish a size 10 for Grandis and a size 12 for Doddsi and a 14 for Flavilinea and they have to be that if you want to catch big trout. In the east the Lata is mostly a size 16 hook. Glacialis is apparently a size 8 to be fished properly although I have never fished this species. That is my fly fishers take on Western Green Drakes.
GONZO	October 21st, 2007, 11:38 am
Site Editor "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 1636	DD- Yes, size does matter. :) However, as an aid to identification (or even imitation) it's just not as reliable or consistent as some fly-fishing texts would lead one to believe. For example, you mention that the Eastern lata that you see are about #16. On Pocono waters, the early lata that I so love to fish (the ones that used to be known as cornuta) are more like a #14, with many of the female duns closer to a standard #12. The later-hatching lata on those waters are about #16, or even #18. That's quite a range of sizes. It just goes to show why careful observation and local knowledge are so important. By the way, how's the water down in your neck of the woods? It's been low for most of the season in much of the East, but I understand that the Southeast is in especially tough shape. Best, Gonzo

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