Hey Gang:
My home water is a relatively small piece of water for swinging. Lots of slots, short runs and chutes that tangle the back of the swing when the fly is coming through the bucket. Its ideal with an 11 foot switch.
Half the runs I fish are great with a floating skagit head and a short tip. (10 foot or less.) But some are deep enough or the chute is boily enough that unless I fish a super weighted fly or really heavy tip, it just surfs through the run.
So, it has me thinking more about intermediate skagit heads. Is anyone fishing these in pocket water or short swings (anywhere from the length of the head to sixty feet out on a steep downstream angle)? If you have any advice or pointers, I'd love to hear them. I'd like to experiment some more with these, but anything to point me in the right direction or benefit from other experiences would be helpful.
Thanks. Hope everyone is having a great spring,
Slint
My home water is a relatively small piece of water for swinging. Lots of slots, short runs and chutes that tangle the back of the swing when the fly is coming through the bucket. Its ideal with an 11 foot switch.
Half the runs I fish are great with a floating skagit head and a short tip. (10 foot or less.) But some are deep enough or the chute is boily enough that unless I fish a super weighted fly or really heavy tip, it just surfs through the run.
So, it has me thinking more about intermediate skagit heads. Is anyone fishing these in pocket water or short swings (anywhere from the length of the head to sixty feet out on a steep downstream angle)? If you have any advice or pointers, I'd love to hear them. I'd like to experiment some more with these, but anything to point me in the right direction or benefit from other experiences would be helpful.
Thanks. Hope everyone is having a great spring,
Slint