subject: An Introduction to Dry Fly Fishing [print this page] An Introduction to Dry Fly Fishing An Introduction to Dry Fly Fishing
Dry fly fishing is performed with fly fishing line and trout flies that float, joined through a leader, regularly made from fine polyamide monofilament line though fluorocarbon is also used. Fluorocarbon is a strong substance which has no 'give' or stretch, this is fine in smaller strengths for dry fishing flies. The tapered leader is 3 to five meters long, the thicker end tied towards the fly fishing line and the thinner end is tied to the fly. It is frequently near too small to see where the fly is tied, commonly if used for smaller brown trout a thickness of 0.12mm might be used. Ideally a tapered leader is non-reflective, then again an fly fisherman can affix a length of a less reflective tippet material for the last 4 feet for connection on the fly. Not like sinking flies (nymph) fly fishing, the "take" on dry flies is obvious, explosive along with thrilling. Despite the fact that trout commonly take in the region of 90% of their diet from below-water sources, the ten% of surface consumption by trout is more than sufficient to keep most fly anglers full of activity. Additionally, new anglers usually favor dry fly fishing because of the relative ease of detecting a strike and the instant enjoyment of observing a trout strike their fly. Nymph fishing can be more productive, however dry fly fishermen in next to no time grow to be addicted to the surface strike.
Dry Flies
Dry flies could be "attractors", just like the Royal Wulff, or "natural imitators", like the elk hair caddis, a typical caddisfly imitation. A newbie may need to start with a fly that is easy to see for instance a Royal Wulff attractor or even a mayfly imitation such as a Parachute Adams. The "parachute" in the Parachute Adams makes the fly land as lightly as a natural on the stream plus has the added benefit of making the fly very visible from the surface. The flies must land tenderly, as if fluttering on top of the water, with the leader totally extended from your fly line. As a consequence of rivers possessing faster and slower currents often running side by side, the flies can over take or be overtaken by the line therefore disturbing the fly's drift. Mending is a way where you lifts and moves the a part of the line that requires re-aligning with the fly's drift, thus extending the drag free drift. The mend could possibly be upstream or down stream subject in the currents carrying the fly line or fishing flies. To be effective, any mending of the fly fishing line should not interrupt the expected drift of the fly. Learning to mend is often a lot less complicated if the angler is able to see the fly.
Once a fish is caught as well as landed, the fly may possibly no longer float correctly. A fly can from time to time be dried and made to float again by "false" casting, casting the fly forwards and backwards in the air. In some cases, the fly may be dried with a tiny piece of reusable absorbent towel, like a Amadou patch or chamois, or placed and shaken inside a container filled with fly "dressing"; a hydrophobic solution like Semperfli Desert Dust which dries a fly completely.
Once the fisherman has learned the techiques of casting plus mending a fly fishing line then focus upon matching the hatch, using dry flies that accurately matches the natural flies hatching becomes critical to sucess.
