Goggin Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Been Stillwater flyfishing around stony plain since moving to Canada, I’m hankering after what I’m used to some stream fishing, looking at rivers like prairie creek, bow river etc, what I’m used to is fishing a wet fly, wading downstream casting at right angles to the flow, just wondering if this works in Canada or just stick to streamers and nymphs under an indicator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcubed Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 it works quite well... and doesnt get used that often so can take some of the pickier fish.. Only issue is when you have a guy who is fishing up with an indicator or dry, and a guy swinging down towards them. Neither is in the wrong, but i'd recommend chatting with folks if you're fishing around them so at least you don't get into a bit of a funky spot, in the case they assume you're gonna be fishing upstream and they're just gonna fish behind you or otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMuddler Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I fish wets all the time , fun stuff and effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I also fish soft hackle wet flies, not always swinging but most of the time in an upstream presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akamina Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Having gone through Roger Fogg's and Dave Hughes' fine books on the subject, I'm now working my way through an excellent book, Robert L. Smith's "The North Country Fly: Yorkshire's Soft Hackle Tradition." I got my signed copy from Coch-Y-Bonddu Books by way of Abebooks.com. Recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 A nice start Akamina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goggin Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Tried it on my first crack on the little smoky, swinging a diawl Bach and a coch y bonddu, had a blast, caught around 30 grayling between 4 and 10 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walton Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Love the wet flies. As Bcubed says they can be effective on picky trout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 A Royal Coachman winged, wet fly, can be a good fall swing pattern on the Bow, some years. Especially, when there are October Caddis around, like there are right now. A Classic grease line presentation is in order when fishing this legendary, Classic wet fly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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