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Four Fly Fishing Tips
Good Fly Presentation
Obviously, the goal when casting a fly is to present
the fly to the fish in a realistic manner. You are trying to
simulate nature here. If you are going for trout in a stream,
for instance, this means a drag-free float of 36 inches over
a precise spot that marks the window of a feeding fish.
Never randomly cast? You have got to pick a spot
and hit it. Throw tight loops that put the fly on target. One
important method that can be used is to overcast the target and
stop the line short while it is in the air. The fly should come
back to you and fall on the water with slack in the leader.
The best trout fishermen fish with only 30 to 35
feet of line, but make up for this with accurate casting. They
read waters will and put the fly in the p ay zone time after
time. One of the most important thins they do is to recognize
that presentation and approach are much more important than pattern.
It is different for bass. Whether a surface bug
or a streamer, the offering must move past a spot where a bass
is apt to hold. As the boat drifts, it is important to pick a
precise time to shoot a cast to the target. Too soon or too late,
and the fly won't be in the right spot. This is where the double
haul form of casting becomes essential. It generates line speed
and enables the caster to pick 30 or 40 feet of line off the
water and shoot another without false casting.
When bassing, make your presentation, retrieve
10 to 20 feet, pick up, and cast again without the need to false
cast. After each one, drop the rod type and keep the butt of
the rod near your belt buckle with the tip-top of the rod pointing
at the line. A simple lift will let you execute the next pickup
or strike a fish.
Leader Connection
If you are a fly caster, you know that a smooth
connection between the leader and fly line is important in presentation.
The best way to do this is to nail-knot a six-inch piece of 25-30
pound leader material to the end of the fly line. A loop like
those found on snelled hooks is then tied into the opposite end.
The connecting leader must also have a loop.
Connecting the leader itself is done by passing
the loop attached to the fly line through the loop on the leader;
reaching through the fly line loop. Next, grab the butt section
of the leader and pull the leader up through until the tippet
passes the loop. Last, just pull the loops together by tugging
on the fly line and the butt section in opposite directions.
Strategy
If you are every in a situation where see large
brown trout in open water and hold, your best bet is to use a
No. 12 Cinnamon Ant and sink it. If this doesn't work, move to
the No.16 Adams fly. Still nothing? Switch to the No. 20 Black
Ant. Last-ditch effort would be to use a 3X tippet and use a
No. 6 nymph or streamer.
Typically the bigger trout will leave small morsels
to the small guys, preferring the bigger bites that are easy
to get. They are very economical feeders.
High Rider Dry Flys
If your best dry-fly patterns are failing you,
it may be time to switch to spiders and variants. Many times
a spider or variant brings trout to the surface, then you can
switch back to a conventional dry fly.
These spiders and variants will delicately drop
to the water, usually somersaulting or jumping after touching
it. Fish find this very alluring.
High riding is another attribute of these flies.
When tied properly, their hackles support the hook above the
water's surface, thus imitating a natural fly much more closely
than the ordinary fly does.
Copyright 2005 EveningSecretFishing.com
Frank Faldo Is A Long-Time Fisherman and President
of EveningSecretFishing (http://www.eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/4_Fly_Fishing_Tips.php)
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