| Cameron Larsen
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| | sinking tip line, and not rise up in the
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| The wet fly swing sounds like something
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| | current. As the take will be deep, you
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| one does at the square dance hall.
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| | don't want to have to set the hook with a
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| Instead the wet fly swing is one of the
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| | lot of slack leader.
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| oldest fly fishing techniques. It is used
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| | Depth is of importance, as generally this
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| for all types of fish, where ever there
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| | technique is used for fish lying deep. If
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| is a current. Winter steelhead, salmon,
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| | you aren't getting the depth you want,
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| big trout in big rivers, and even striped
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| | than try adding more weight, a larger
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| bass, are all prey that often require the
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| | fly, or switching lines. I try to avoid a
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| use of the' wet-fly swing'.
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| | sinking line, as I like the line to lie
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| | on the water, for ease of control,
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| The wet fly swing is designed to get the
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| | casting, and of course, setting that
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| fly down deep quickly and swing it in
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| | hook.
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| front of the desired fish. Trout anglers
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| | The Technique
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| use it when fish are holding deep, and
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| | The wet fly swing at its simplest is
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| not rising for any particular hatch.
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| | this. Find the water you want, and cast
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| Winter steelheaders use it when steelhead
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| | across stream, to slightly downstream.
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| loathe to move in the cold water and sit
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| | Mend your line immediately, usually
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| in between the feeding lanes or lie in
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| | upstream. This allows the fly to sink.
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| the pocket water. Striped bass anglers
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| | Then follow your line with your rod tip
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| find the wet fly swing works the baitfish
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| | downstream. Lowering your rod tip as the
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| imitations in the current, to give them a
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| | fly swings across the current, so the fly
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| lifelike presentation, that fools fish
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| | will not have any drag. Some anglers like
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| again and again.
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| | to impart action on their presentation
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| The wet fly swing is most often used with
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| | with their rod tip, but if fishing in
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| streamers, like the Woolly Bugger or
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| | current the action is often done all by
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| Muddler Minnow and sometimes wet flies,
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| | itself.
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| like soft hackles or nymphs. It is used
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| | When the fly has reached the end of its
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| whenever the fly fisher wants his
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| | swing. Lift the line up, by doing a small
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| presentation to appear to be swimming
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| | roll cast, and then cast it out again.
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| freely in the current. Preferably
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| | For deeper presentation, cast further
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| broadside to the current, while the fish
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| | upstream,. for shallower presentation
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| will be waiting either in pocket water
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| | cast more downstream. If floating lines
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| behind big rocks, or in a seam where the
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| | are what you are used to, casting the
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| current changes speed. It can also be
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| | sinking tip line or even a shooting head
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| used in tailouts below pools.
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| | line can take a little practice. Slowing
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| Rigging
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| | down the entire casting stroke will be
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| Most fly fishing anglers will use the wet
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| | required, and allow the back cast to
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| fly swing with a sinking tip line. The
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| | fully extend. But with a little practice,
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| weight will depend on the species of fish
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| | distance can be greatly improved allowing
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| and the size of the water. Steelheaders
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| | the fly fisher to reach water,
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| and salmon anglers will be using 8 or
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| | unreachable by using other fly fishing
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| above, and it goes on down for the other
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| | techniques.
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| game fish. The point is you will want to
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| | The wet fly swing is great for extending
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| rig fairly big, as you will not only be
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| | the season of fly fishing. When most
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| fighting the fish, but the current as
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| | other techniques prove to be ineffective,
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| well, and often times current that is
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| | due to high or cold water. One can still
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| deep. The leaders tend to be shorter than
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| | entice those hesitant fish using this
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| average, as you want the fly to follow
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| | time tested technique.
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