patterson and tokaryk is a very good lakes and we should thank flipper and MB conservation for this. to bad so many people don't read the regs and are over harvesting these lakes. the Co's need to be out there more often and remember they are there to help us not to screw us over.
with the 2010 fly fishing championships headed that way this may i hope some of u keep that in mind when taking fish home to eat.
trout are like any other fish they don't eat everything u put in front of them. many things vary, water clarity bar.pressure, light, wind , depth just like every other fish out there.
piggy backing is adding a small piece of bait or lure to your hook.
as for using cronomid flys try tying them on dropper rigs or 3 way swivels try nymphs and water boatmen too.
if barbless hooks are so good why are we the only Provence to use them. i have fished from Florida to grand prairie and Manitoba is the only place where i have found that uses barbless hooks .. why?