First, the easy stuff...

Okay, so many of you crushed the quiz answer.  Way to go.  I'll think up something more tricky next time. 

When you are fishing a dry fly hatch, and you know what the insects are, and you make a great cast, and your presentation is perfect... and the fish still refuses the fly (especially when you see the trout come and check your fly out but it takes a pass)...

The best thing to do is size down on your dry fly.  If you're fishing a size #16, for example, drop down to a size #18 or #20.  That should do the trick if your fly looks like the naturals.  Size down before you tinker with smaller tippet, or switch patterns.  I'd switch patterns as plan B, and tie on a cripple.  Before I drop down in tippet, I'd probably just work another fish or two.

Photo by Tim Romano

And the caption contest...

After careful thought, we're going with "Bob" who said:

"Having forgotten to pack Kleenex, Jimmy was forced to improvise."

Which was, among the many witty entries, just gross enough to win Tim over.  I liked them all, and you can count on more caption games in the near future.

Bob, hit me at editor@anglingtrade.com and we'll send your prizes.

Deeter

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from KingFisher907 wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

way to go bob!
thanks for the contest deeter and keep 'em coming

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from JCDunn wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

The fish that goes in McDees .99 cent fish sandwich ?

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob. That was really funny.

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from 2Poppa wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congratulations Bob ... I had a feelin' that was the weiner!

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from jaya2u wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Hi all - This is Bob's Darling Wifey - PLEASE don't encourage him!!!! EEEWWWW! That's just grosser than gross...he probably got the idea from hanging out with our 13 year old!

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from -Bob wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Thanks, everyone. Appreciate the kind words. Especially from my lovely wife...who becomes even lovelier every day, now that the PA Trout Opener is only three weeks away... -Bob

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from -Bob wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Appreciate it. Especially those from my lovely wife, who becomes even lovelier by the day now that the PA Trout Opener approaches...

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from -Bob wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

...and please excuse the double-post.

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Mrs. Bob,

Maybe you and my wife can start a support group?

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from rrmont wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob! And buckhunter, you can add my witfe too. She already thinks that I'm "not all there."

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob. And this was really fun, keep em' coming Deeter.

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

very funny keep them coming

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from Woodstock wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

I smiled, I chuckled, I rolled my eyes, but when I came to Bob's proposed caption, I laughed loud enough that my boss wanted to know what the hell I was looking at...

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from Jim in Mo wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Deeter,
You made the right choice. Of all the posts the only one that made me immediately laugh was Bob. Good wit.
Hope Bob's a big boy since you only have XL shirts. I would have done better if you had Lg.

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from Ed J wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob
We understand the excitment of winnig causes stuttering and double posting.

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from Del in KS wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

That sounds like a caption from "The Far Side". Congratulations Bob it was funny because it brings imagination into play.

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Just for the record Deeter mine were pretty darn funny. Then I'd read them the next day when I was sober and they were just dumb.

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from Sportsman Matt wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Good job Bob. Hope that doesn't show up in my Fillet of "Sea Kitten" sandwich. I actually heard some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ use the "Sea Kitten" remark at McDonalds the other day. Thankfully the manager tossed that loser out of the place.

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from jaya2u wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Hi all - This is Bob's Darling Wifey - PLEASE don't encourage him!!!! EEEWWWW! That's just grosser than gross...he probably got the idea from hanging out with our 13 year old!

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from JCDunn wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

The fish that goes in McDees .99 cent fish sandwich ?

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from -Bob wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Thanks, everyone. Appreciate the kind words. Especially from my lovely wife...who becomes even lovelier every day, now that the PA Trout Opener is only three weeks away... -Bob

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from KingFisher907 wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

way to go bob!
thanks for the contest deeter and keep 'em coming

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob. That was really funny.

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from 2Poppa wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congratulations Bob ... I had a feelin' that was the weiner!

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from -Bob wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

...and please excuse the double-post.

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Mrs. Bob,

Maybe you and my wife can start a support group?

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob. And this was really fun, keep em' coming Deeter.

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

very funny keep them coming

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from Woodstock wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

I smiled, I chuckled, I rolled my eyes, but when I came to Bob's proposed caption, I laughed loud enough that my boss wanted to know what the hell I was looking at...

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from Jim in Mo wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Deeter,
You made the right choice. Of all the posts the only one that made me immediately laugh was Bob. Good wit.
Hope Bob's a big boy since you only have XL shirts. I would have done better if you had Lg.

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from Ed J wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob
We understand the excitment of winnig causes stuttering and double posting.

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from Del in KS wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

That sounds like a caption from "The Far Side". Congratulations Bob it was funny because it brings imagination into play.

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Just for the record Deeter mine were pretty darn funny. Then I'd read them the next day when I was sober and they were just dumb.

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from Sportsman Matt wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Good job Bob. Hope that doesn't show up in my Fillet of "Sea Kitten" sandwich. I actually heard some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ use the "Sea Kitten" remark at McDonalds the other day. Thankfully the manager tossed that loser out of the place.

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from -Bob wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Appreciate it. Especially those from my lovely wife, who becomes even lovelier by the day now that the PA Trout Opener approaches...

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from rrmont wrote 3 years 9 weeks ago

Congrats Bob! And buckhunter, you can add my witfe too. She already thinks that I'm "not all there."

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