Hi Joyce, on a three fly cast the furthest away fly is the point fly. On my cast it is the heaviest fly. The two flies above, nearer the fly line are middle dropper and top dropper.They are attatched to the main cast by about six inches of cast material. The point fly tends to be heavy and skinny perhaps a nymph. This will aid turnover on the cast and allow the point fly to sink quickest so that all three flies fish at different depths. The top dropper tends to be a bushy fly (see my Claret Bumble in PERP swap) to make a commotion and attract fish to the surface. The middle dropper can be a problem. Deciding which style of fly to err in favour of will effect how the whole cast fishes. Of course this is just one set up for traditional loch style as practiced on this side of the pond. All the best Graeme
-----Original Message----- From: Joyce Westphal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22 January 2003 00:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] re: buzzers..dries and droppers and point flies OK, now I need a bit of clarification..I have always considered the bottom fly the "dropper" and the top fly either the booby or dry (depending on which you are using). But, is the "point" fly also the dropper fly? and do you "grease" the buzzers or do they just float on their own in the surface film (rather as we fish our tiny midges)? Inquiring minds need to know. Thanks for your help. Joyce
