A dozen things I just know to be true.

Haven't lectured lately on things that I just know to be true, so here goes:

1-On this river, it's harder to fool fish with a big fly than a little one.
2-Trout NEVER miss a dry fly they want to eat, if you don't get a hookup when one rises to your fly, something was wrong with either the fly or the cast.
3-Never throw the same fly back at a fish that refused it, it just confirms his decision.
4-Trout are seldom, if ever, eating just one kind of bug, they eat anything that floats by without a hook in it.
5-Casting is the most important factor in being able to catch fish.
6-You have to put the fly in a two inch wide feeding lane and float it drag free over the fish.
7-Don't be in a hurry to pick up your fly when it floats past the fish, the noise of the pickup lets the fish know you are there.
8-Never fall in love with a fish, once he knows you are there the odds of catching him drop to near zero.
9-Watch the white bubbles nearest your fly, if they are moving at a different speed than your fly, you're just wasting your time.
10-  Drive for show, putt for dough. The guy making 30 foot accurate casts will out fish the guy rocketing out 85 footers every time.
11- Spikes in your wading boots make wading easier but the sound of them scraping against the rocks tells the fish you are there.
12- You will never catch a fish with your fly in the hook keeper, keep your fly in the water, the more casts you make the more fish you will raise.