Whats on the Menu

I hit up pyramid on saturday for a morning fish in hopes of it being one of those record days.  Feeding and migration habits of fish are strange enough in lakes in general, let alone Pyramid, so you really never know when its going to be amazing.  There are so many theories on Pyramid that its mind boggling, and this year alone I have heard at least a half dozen new ones.  One of these theories is the most effective fly is the black wooly bugger or wooly worm.  I have fished a black bugger on my set up for at least an hour every time I have been out there and I have yet to catch with that color.  Now purple, white, olive, and natural all seem to work, just not black... yet.  And although I am saying black has been no good, it very well may turn out to be my best color later this season.  Its just a matter of trying it enough times until it finally works and I can start to trust it.  Unfortunately, on saturday the black failed me again, as well as the olive, and chartreuse, and every other color of bugger.
      Slow days, as frustrating as they can be, can be really insightful.  They provide you with the opportunity to try a whole bunch of different flies.  On saturday I finally got fed up with not catching and I threw on a shrimp imitation tied for bone fishing.  If you can believe it, thats what I caught my one fish of the day on.  This led me to wonder, "what on these trout's menu?"  Im pretty sure they dont naturally eat hot pink or chartreuse colored flies, but those colors have been as successful as all the others.  This has led me to think that it does not matter what fly you use, just a matter of the fish being there.  From my experience this year I have concluded that if the fish are there and you get the flies in front of them, they will chase them regardless of the fly.  So next time you fish out there, dont question your flies very much.  Instead question your location, whether it be the flats on a rough day or the shelves on a calm day or maybe vise versa, because after all its just another theory!