Al Agnew Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Where it's legal, instead of using an indicator, use a two fly system with a high-floating dry fly and your "film" fly attached to the bend of the hook with 12-15 inches of tippet. Your dry fly is your indicator, and serves the double purpose of also possibly catching a few fish. Make it one that's easy to see. If it moves in any way that's not normal, or you see a surface disturbance within a foot or so of it, something has taken your film fly. This is great as well if fish are taking a really tiny dry fly. Use a bigger fly to help you see where your "real" fly is. Or, suspend a small bead head nymph under a dry fly. The other day, I caught a few fish out here on the Yellowstone on an otherwise very tough day by doing the two fly thing with a "film" fly.
Danoinark Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Where it's legal, instead of using an indicator, use a two fly system with a high-floating dry fly and your "film" fly attached to the bend of the hook with 12-15 inches of tippet. Your dry fly is your indicator, and serves the double purpose of also possibly catching a few fish. Make it one that's easy to see. If it moves in any way that's not normal, or you see a surface disturbance within a foot or so of it, something has taken your film fly. This is great as well if fish are taking a really tiny dry fly. Use a bigger fly to help you see where your "real" fly is. Or, suspend a small bead head nymph under a dry fly. The other day, I caught a few fish out here on the Yellowstone on an otherwise very tough day by doing the two fly thing with a "film" fly. Absolutely the best advice and no doubt the most effective. Good call Al. Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
DaddyO Posted September 30, 2009 Author Posted September 30, 2009 Al, That's great advice. By the way, what were you using as the dry and "film" at Yellowstone? DaddyO We all make decisions; but, in the end, our decisions make us.
Al Agnew Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 The dry was a smallish foam-bodied hopper imitation, the film fly a size 16 or 18 emerger that I've had in the fly box for several years and don't remember the name. Looks like hopper season is over out here...snow and high in the 30s today! I'll be back in hopefully warmer Missouri in a few days.
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