Fishing Up Or Downstream

[Trav]

When I fish streams I am usually in a canoe.

My general practice is to port above the holes I want to fish. As far as casting I shoot upstream and let the current carry my presentation.

[Project Healing Waters]

Depends on what I'm fishing. If I'm fishing streamers or soft hackles, I fish and move downstream (not always with soft hackles). When fishing dries and nymphs, I fish and move upstream. Soft hackles fish well both ways if you know how to control the slack in the line on an upstream presentation.

[Project Healing Waters]

Depends on what I'm fishing. If I'm fishing streamers or soft hackles, I fish and move downstream (not always with soft hackles). When fishing dries and nymphs, I fish and move upstream. Soft hackles fish well both ways if you know how to control the slack in the line on an upstream presentation.

[Project Healing Waters]

Depends on what I'm fishing. If I'm fishing streamers or soft hackles, I fish and move downstream (not always with soft hackles). When fishing dries and nymphs, I fish and move upstream. Soft hackles fish well both ways if you know how to control the slack in the line on an upstream presentation.

[brownieman]

Good points from you guys,

In a current all fish I know of face upstream unless their chasing a meal.

If you're fishing within the reach of others it does deligate your presentation...guess that's why I have never fished Taney much. On the smaller streams I generally fish the first one to the water has the best shot at hooking a nice fish if they are on the feed. Nothing much more disappointing than walking your butt off only to find someone standing right in the middle of a hole where you are headed.

If you're upstream fish can see you much easier, just debris from wading above a hole can alert bigger smarter fish to the presense of something, most injured bait fish or anything drift downstream and I believe lots of fish sit on the water breaks waiting for a meal to wash their way.

Like trav said, if floating it's a good idea to bank your boat well above the hole you want to fish and walk the bank well out of sight of the water and approach it from the lower end.

I'll do whatever it takes to ensure I have fresh undisturbed water to fish...getting harder these days with the amount of pressure but in the past has sure produced alot of quality fish.

When it comes to trout fishing the weather deligates whether I go or not above anything else...can't

be a fair weather fisherman when it comes to trout.

bm

[Terry Beeson]

Depends on what I'm fishing. Different types of fishing different times of flies. John has a good point about stealth, though...

Then again, I just try to fish whichever way they are taking!! I'm pretty flexible that way.