I remember a gillie telling me of a lady who used to somehow tie her fly straight to the main line and still caught fish, since then I've been less bothered about what I use. Having said that, I still carry both clear and brown Maxima and use whichever feels right on the day.
I’ve heard stories like that too, had an acquaintance recently starting in fly fishing and he didn’t know you had to put a leader on so he just tied the fly to the line (idk how he managed to pass the line through the eye of the hook), and he still managed to catch fish, but I’ve also experienced rivers where if I don’t use a 15ft leader I’m not going to catch anything, I guess every inch of the river is different in all aspects 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t think that salmon are very leader shy, but since swapping from brown maxima to a long fluorocarbon one I’ve caught a lot more day time seatrout
No, Id say your 100% right. However, some would disagree and who’s to say whats right and wrong. As long as it works for you thats the main thing. I think one thing is sure, its good to use stealth when fishing for wild fish. Long leaders are generally a good thing. The only time I tend to go short is when im fishing sinking line.
@@IanGordonsalmonfishing What do you consider long or short here? I tend to use about 6' unless fishing smaller flies in summer and then it's more like 10'.
I remember a gillie telling me of a lady who used to somehow tie her fly straight to the main line and still caught fish, since then I've been less bothered about what I use. Having said that, I still carry both clear and brown Maxima and use whichever feels right on the day.
I’ve heard stories like that too, had an acquaintance recently starting in fly fishing and he didn’t know you had to put a leader on so he just tied the fly to the line (idk how he managed to pass the line through the eye of the hook), and he still managed to catch fish, but I’ve also experienced rivers where if I don’t use a 15ft leader I’m not going to catch anything, I guess every inch of the river is different in all aspects 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t think that salmon are very leader shy, but since swapping from brown maxima to a long fluorocarbon one I’ve caught a lot more day time seatrout
No, Id say your 100% right. However, some would disagree and who’s to say whats right and wrong. As long as it works for you thats the main thing. I think one thing is sure, its good to use stealth when fishing for wild fish. Long leaders are generally a good thing. The only time I tend to go short is when im fishing sinking line.
@@IanGordonsalmonfishing What do you consider long or short here? I tend to use about 6' unless fishing smaller flies in summer and then it's more like 10'.