How Many "dry Flies" Do U Fish At Once?

[Wolfie]

Now that is an interesting question for you boys and Ladies of course out there in La La land...

 

..had asked a friend of mine from Luxembourg, here was his answer..

 

.. Hi-vis klinkhammer (or para-dun or any easily visible fly) and a very small fly-20 or 22 (e.g. grifffiths gnat or f-fly) trailing behind it can be deadly [around 2' or less]- particularly in faster water or at dusk where it's very hard to see small flies. The bigger fly is acting as a strike indicator and also gets taken itself.

 

..well, what is your take on this I ask you?........Wolfie

[theboy]

The problem I have after low light sets in is my line tangling because you cant see it properly...

[trailhead]

I caught a beauty rainbow last fall in a slow back eddy on the Crowsnest using that technique, not with a Klink though. I used a EHC and a #20 midge, the fish was facing downstream and sipping midges.

[Fishscape]

I often fish a larger (12-14), visible dry fly with a size 18-20 emerger or wet fly behind it, which is not really the point of the post, but seems to work well. I don't know what role, if any, the larger fly has in attracing the fish, but I like to think that it helps to get the attention of the fish, whereas the smaller fly gets taken more often. I am not sure if this is due to the smaller size, or the emerger aspect, or both.

[headscan]

One.

[ladystrange]

i have not tried this. i may have to this season

[SanJuanWorm]

I fish only one.

[darrinhurst]

I generally fish only one, but I have to admit, this thread has got me thinking......

[SteveM]

I usually fish only one; but, sometimes tying on 2 pays off. Last summer I was fishing a creek with a big ole Chernobyl Ant trailing a tiny parachute Adams. Landed this 18" brown on the Adams...

 

 

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Then, landed this 19"er from the same run on the Chernobyl...

 

 

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