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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Rogue River, Williamson
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Whats your Favorite Trout Presentation!
I was just wondering how you guys are fishing. I was taught by one of the fathers of wet fly fishing in Southern Oregon how to swing nymphs and emerges long ago. My favorite presentation, the one that brings vicious strikes, is a greased line to a swing. Let me explain. I cast across the river, and slightly up stream much like I would if I was dead drifting, but rather than mending I stay in contact with the fly. I don't put any tension on the fly at all, but rather just stay in contact with it as it sinks perpendicularly to my position. if I need to add line to the presentation I will. The purpose for this is to get the fly as deep as I can before it hits the spot where I think the fish are lying. Once the fly hits the sweet spot I bring tension the the fly, which in turn makes it shoot to the surface. you can control the speed of the ascent by the amount of tension you use. Fish want to see flies ascending, that's what emergers do! I learned these presentations from the master, Polly Rosebrough, first hand, but if you're into swinging trout flies you can pick up a few tricks from him as well. He wrote a book named, Tying and Fishing the Fuzzy Nymph that you can get on amazon. I know it has Nymph in the title but I assure you it will help your swing game and teach you the wet fly tricks your Grandfather knew.