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Being relatively new to spey fishing I find myself wondering about some of these flies I'm fishing for the first time. I've done a fair amount of streamer fishing with one-handers, generally leech, bugger and muddler patterns. On occasion I might even swing a spruce fly through a run (they seem to like that fly on the Bow). Generally, I would impart a little action to those patterns on the swing. If I was getting refusals for 'excessive gyrations' I was unaware of the fact. Hiltons, GP's, speys, tubes and Volcanoes were not part of my arsenal as a one-hander however (I realize they can be fished that way, I just didn't...).
So, as a general rule, is it better to dead-drift wet flies when swinging or impart a bit of action? Is it dependent on the type of fly and conditions (and why is that always the correct answer?)?
Somehow the expression "dead-drift" seems a misnomer when a fly is swinging across the current. It's not exactly a natural action to begin with...
So, as a general rule, is it better to dead-drift wet flies when swinging or impart a bit of action? Is it dependent on the type of fly and conditions (and why is that always the correct answer?)?
Somehow the expression "dead-drift" seems a misnomer when a fly is swinging across the current. It's not exactly a natural action to begin with...