Hi Gary,
The drift of your fly must be as natural and drag free as possible. Cast
your fly out to either side of your boat far enough away so as not to scare
the fish you are drifting past. Obviously there are certain places in any
stream or river where fish lie in wait of drifting food and these are the
places you want your flies to drift over.
The currents between your fly or indicator and boat will not be the same so
you will need to mend your line either up or down river so as not to have a
bow in the line that will either drag or pull your fly in an unnatural
manner. Depending on the current, you may need to do this a lot or a
little, but it is very important and will result in you catching many more
fish if done properly.
If you are nymphing you need to make sure your fly is bouncing along on or
very near the bottom. Make sure your leader and tippet hanging below the
indicator is longer then the water is deep as it will trail along behind the
indicator and, depending on how fast the water is, you may need to add
weight to the line to get your fly down on the bottom.
Good Luck,
JoeL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:31 AM
Subject: [VFB] A question about drift/drifting...
> This summer I acquired a pontoon/kickboat. I have not had it on "moving
> water" as yet, but will be fishing the Paluxy River next month.
>
> My question is this.
>
> When drifting in/on a watercraft, does the flyline and the watercraft
drift
> at the same rate of speed? Obviously (or at least I assume) if you are
> using some sort of drag device to slow the drift speed of the watercraft,
> it would drift a a slower pace than the flyline, but what about when the
> boat is unhindered?
>
> I know this may be a little off the wall, but I would like to know what to
> expect before I get to the river.
>
> Thanks a bunch.
>
>
> - Gary
>
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