Need A Little Advise

[Lawman60]

Well after some back yard practice with my new rod I am ready to acutally try fishing with it. I purchased a few flies that some of the guys fisning said they were catching fish on, such as different colored wooly buggers, some sow bugs, red asses, and copper johns.

Could someone give me a little advise on how to fish these different flies?? Which ones should I use a strike indicator with, and how deep should I be fishing (how far above the fly should I put the indicator)

Any help will be greatly appreciated. As soon as it quits raining now I want to try out my new rod.

[Cody Smith]

Depending on the size of the WB's you could fish all of the flies you purchased under an indicator on a DEAD DRIFT. BTW this is the most important factor when fishing with the fly rod. I would suggest doing all the research you can to understand and present your fly on a dead drift. However, all the research in the world is not going to make you have a perfect drift. As far as, how far to set your indicator, you will want to fish all of your flies on the bottom. They should be barely touching or slighlty above the moss and rocks. If your not catching fish it's a simple fact your not presenting your fly on a dead drift or your not getting it down. For most of the shoals and areas you can wade into around here, put your indicator about 3 1/2 feet above your fly. With good current your indicator needs to be twice the depth of the water your fishing to get the fly down to an effective range.

Good Luck~

[Lawman60]

Depending on the size of the WB's you could fish all of the flies you purchased under an indicator on a DEAD DRIFT. BTW this is the most important factor when fishing with the fly rod. I would suggest doing all the research you can to understand and present your fly on a dead drift. However, all the research in the world is not going to make you have a perfect drift. As far as, how far to set your indicator, you will want to fish all of your flies on the bottom. They should be barely touching or slighlty above the moss and rocks. If your not catching fish it's a simple fact your not presenting your fly on a dead drift or your not getting it down. For most of the shoals and areas you can wade into around here, put your indicator about 3 1/2 feet above your fly. With good current your indicator needs to be twice the depth of the water your fishing to get the fly down to an effective range.

Good Luck~

Thanks a million Cody. I will give it a try as soon as it quits raining,