My late Grandfather had a saying, "if it ain't broke don't fix it". Terrible grammar I know, but when applied to fishing, the man was on to something. My Papa was a bass fisherman at heart and spent countless hours trying to figure out the perfect bait to entice the prey. I saw him pull out the biggest, ugliest lures you could find and somehow he would always catch the monsters. However, when the fish just weren't biting he would always go to the "ole faithful." For him it was the purple trick worm rigged Texas style. Now, if your like me there are good days and slow days on the river, but never a bad day on the river, and I like to chalk that stat up to my "ole faithful". For Arkansas trout fishermen it's sometimes difficult to peg exactly what the fish are feeding on. Some days you might tie on 25 different flies before getting a nibble. When I'm losing confidence in my selection there is one fly that always comes through for me. The "San Juan Worm" (above). I've experimented with different colors and I've found the best color is blood red or wine color. There are a hundred different ways to rig this money fly, so I'll leave that part up to your creative mind. Confidence is key on the days that are slow, and a confident fisherman always catches more than a frustrated fisherman. So, next time you're on the river and the action is just not where you'd like it to be, throw on your "ole faithful" and see where your luck takes you. And of course cast to The Other Side, and you'll have less bad days and more I can't wait to show my friends these pictures days!
-Lukifer
Ole' Faithful. You gotta love Lukifer and his use of the San Juan Worm. But hey, like Papa said, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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