Thank you...I am looking for easier flies to tie, and this is the one of a few I can do. I tried more sophisticated flies and found frustration so I lost the initiative. Now I am back. Thank you
Really nice video. Does the copper wire add enough weight to cause the fly to sink? I normally use this sort of fly for salmon. I have been using the chuck n duck rig to get fly down to fish but would rather use a sink tip line, leader and fly presentation. Problem is river I normally fish has swift current and I am thinking the fly goes over the top of the fish , salmon not really eating would not move up to take fly. Not sure how this fly is normally fished/presented to target fish. Could you comment on how to fish this bait?
Thank you...I am looking for easier flies to tie, and this is the one of a few I can do. I tried more sophisticated flies and found frustration so I lost the initiative. Now I am back. Thank you
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Really nice video. Does the copper wire add enough weight to cause the fly to sink? I normally use this sort of fly for salmon. I have been using the chuck n duck rig to get fly down to fish but would rather use a sink tip line, leader and fly presentation. Problem is river I normally fish has swift current and I am thinking the fly goes over the top of the fish , salmon not really eating would not move up to take fly. Not sure how this fly is normally fished/presented to target fish. Could you comment on how to fish this bait?
Thanks Jim, I would suggest you add lead wire to the underbody if you are fishing swift rivers . In Stillwater I use a full
Sinking line.
You can use a large tungsten bead in pink orange or chartreuse on the head to add bonus weiht