Swinging Flies for Steelhead and Salmon at the Right Depth with the Right Presentation
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- Опубліковано 19 гру 2023
- From many years of watching clients and friends swing flies, it's become obvious that many don't put much thought into what they're doing. It's simply a matter of casting downstream at a 45° angle, make a mend, let it swing out, take a step, rinse, repeat. Oftentimes their fly isn't sinking at the depth they're aiming for and neither is the presentation the best for the conditions.
In this video we'll look at casting and mending options to produce the right presentation for the conditions. - Спорт
Peter, Ive enjoyed and learned from all your videos the past few years. In the past you talked about fishing Cape Cod, Im heading there first week of June. If you happen to be there I would love to connect. Thanks Terry
I haven't firmed up my dates yet, but the first week of June will probably be included, so we can see if we can meet up.
Thanks for the video Peter, I’ve been out a few times this season, had a few grabs but hadn’t landed one. I caught your video last night then headed out this morning. Had a few grabs and finally landed one today. I’ll admit I trout set the first one, little too excited. Your tips on controlling the drag really helped. I had some sections with rock ledges and these tips helped me avoid hang ups too. Fantastic content.
I have some confusion concerning the point of view between your diagram and the little stick you hold. The diagram shows a lateral view of the line beneath the water. Does the stick represent the rod in the air or the surface of the floating line on the water?
I've used the white wire to indicate mostly the line position in relation so the current, but also rod position when mending.
Newbie here.. I find myself allowing the casted line to free-drift for a moment to allow the tip and fly to drop into the zone. Is this a bad practice? (Potential to lose strikes because there's no tension for a bit?) ... looking for the best practice.
(Fishing a Loop 7x w/Airflo F.I.S.T. Skagit 450 gr with T10)
All depends on the circumstance. If we need to drop the fly fast as it is approaching a deep feature, then yes. If there's no need to get the fly down quickly, then we're missing out on that part of the swing. A dead drifting steelhead wet fly looks like drifting debris until it's under tension, so it won't appeal to the fish until it's swinging.
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