Well I wish I had read this before I tied those flies. I tied up a half a dozen with varying raps of fake lead, darker color on the front and am going to drift the Sky tomorrow.Tight lines my friends,
I can sometimes see my fly in the first foot of water for first few seconds and it doesn't seem to drop very far before the swing starts. I don't think it sinks much once you have tension on the line as your follow the line across the river with the rod tip. So I just figured it must help the fly get down when you first cast and give it a mend.
So who's got the scuba gear and wants to sit out in the middle of rive while we throw weighted flies at you.
Charlie
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Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:38:50 EST
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Subject: Weighted flies
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Have you folks ever checked out the "extra" depth you get with a weighed fly in a wet fly swing?
My observation has been that weighted flies create very little additional depth over what your sinktip provides.
Suspend your sinktip in the current in front of you some time, and check out the difference in depth of the end of the sinktip, and a weighted fly.
For what it is worth, I use a 15' type VI for 80% of my swinging wet fishing.
Hey, I enjoy the comparison of techniques/ideas. That's what is cool about this group.
Let's all look forward to the arrival of the natives who will move to a fly!
Tom Moore
