Wet Fly Swing
Wet Fly Swing
The wet fly swing is used to present the fly in large riffles. Whenever the lie of a fish is uncertain, the wet fly swing system is helpful in discovering secluded fish. Nearly all of a riffle can be covered by adding a step-down between casts. It is a productive manner to fish both attractor and baitfish flies; furthermore, it’s a favored steelhead method. The fly’s swing conveys a lifelike appearance to its materials. With the wet fly swing both the surface and the depths of a run can be covered. A floating line is chosen to cover the surface while a sinking tip line is engaged to fish the bottom. The wet fly swing is performed as follows:
- The cast is made slightly quartering downstream.
- The line is mended as necessary to either slow or speedup the fly’s drift. The mend’s direction relies upon the current’s mixed velocities in relation to the fly and line.
- As the fly swings through its arc, track the fly’s movement with the rod tip.
- When the fly’s swing ceases at the hang-down position, jig the fly and pause it to excite a strike from a following fish.
- Step downstream a predetermined distance then recast the fly for the next presentation. This step-down provides the thorough coverage of the wet fly swing.
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