WET FLIES

[GWP 0]

I know how to fish streamers and nymphs but I have never fished a wet fly. What is the common practice when fishing wet flies?

I.e. dread drifting high in the water column, sink tip and fished near the bottom, stripped like a streamer????

[TPugliese 0]

Hi GWP, I'm new to FF so I have VERY limited experience but I did run across this artical today that may be of interest.

 

http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/techniq...ndtheswing.aspx

 

---tony

[Crackleback 0]

A lot of people cast down and across and swing them then strip the fly back in. This definitely works but I think dead drifting works even better. I highly recommend the DVD Wet Fly Ways with Davy Wotton. I'm pretty sure there are some decent instructional videos on Youtube also.

 

 

Mike

[GWP 0]

Hi GWP, I'm new to FF so I have VERY limited experience but I did run across this artical today that may be of interest.

 

http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/techniq...ndtheswing.aspx

 

---tony

I know more now than I did.

Good article, thanks.

 

 

[JohnP 0]

The book "Wet Flies" by Dave Hughes has a section dealing with how to fish them. I highly recommend it, primarily for the tying instructions on soft hackles, flymphs, winged and wingless wets and nymphs, but his section on techniques is very good, too.

[Kid Cole 0]

I fish my wets down and across 95% of the time. If a fish rises above me I will fish it up stream and let it dead drift down. I have caught them both ways. I just like fishing them down and across more: You feel the strike and even a small fish seems like it could rip the rod out of your arm and I find it more relaxing and enjoyable fishing "with the river".

 

WET FLIES ARE THE BEST!

 

Cole.

[wetflyguy 0]

I fish them down and across most of the time !!

The strikes are awsome!!

 

I agree Wets Are Best.

 

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