Pink Fat Alberts don't turn over easily on 15' 4X Leaders...
I know you recognize the blast from the past at the top of my post. Yes, it is indeed Fat Albert. What does Fat Albert have to do with fly fishing? Here goes... Last weekend on the Spring, White, and Norfork Rivers was indeed hopper time. The hopper bite was on and I landed a few eager fish on a #6 gaudy pink pattern known as a Fat Albert. "Pink is the hot color, mate," Steve Dally said as I stared bug-eyed and slack-jawed over the hopper bin at Steve's shop in Cotter, AR. As usual, Steve turned out to be a prophet. Pink Fat Albert When Laurie and I arrived at Rim Shoals, the temperature was 107. Needless to say, we donned the Simms wading sandals and enjoyed the cooling sensation of wet wading. We explored different areas and got some nice takes on our Fat Alberts, but as we moved on the other side of a downriver island, we discovered a nice seam that moved into a deep trench absolutely loaded with fish. We snipped off the hoppers, tied on a beadh