Riffle Hitch?

[lethfisher]

I was watching a Henrik Mortensen DVD where he was fishing salmon with his double hander with dry flies skating them along the surface. He kept talking about a "hitch fly" It looks a lot like a tube fly and I researched it a bit to find it's just a knot you can put on behind the eye of the hook to promote the fly lifting and skating along the surface. Has anyone used this at all?? He says in the movie it would be effective for trout as well. I am guessing skating caddis along the surface maybe?

 

Here is a link to page talking about it a bit more http://www.faqs.org/fly-fishing/Pe-Si/Riff...Waking-Fly.html

 

And here is a page that sells the actual flies http://www.rifflehitch.com/default.asp?pag...n&valfl=167

[toolman]

Very effective for trout and a great summer presentation in the late evenings, using larger fly patterns.

[newflyer]

Here is a link that shows the knot

http://www.rodworks.ca/knotrh.html

[BBBrownie]

Here is a link that shows the knot

http://www.rodworks.ca/knotrh.html

 

I've used this for steelies on the dry on the Bulkley and Babine, i'd be interested in seeing effectiveness for 'bows. Has anyone tried riffile hitchin and swinging skaters or wakers on the bow? I found that while fishin in BC during steelie runs, swinging hitched flies I only really hooked into steelie adults and parr, no resident bows, the resident bows and bulls were only really hooked while swinging streamers and occasionally skunks. Anyone have much experience applying Atlantic/steelie techniques on the bow?

[pkk]

I've used this for steelies on the dry on the Bulkley and Babine, i'd be interested in seeing effectiveness for 'bows. Has anyone tried riffile hitchin and swinging skaters or wakers on the bow? I found that while fishin in BC during steelie runs, swinging hitched flies I only really hooked into steelie adults and parr, no resident bows, the resident bows and bulls were only really hooked while swinging streamers and occasionally skunks. Anyone have much experience applying Atlantic/steelie techniques on the bow?

 

 

riffle hitching stoneflies should work when adults are skittering on the surface laying eggs. I riffle hitch all my drys when skating for steelhead. caught lots of dollies on the skated dry on the skeena system.

[maxwell]

i like teh riffle hitch.. pete showed it too me last year and i think it can be deadly for stones caddis and any other bug taht crawls alogn the surface

[Pipestoneflyguy]

Discovered this technique by accident with my rod under my arm in the outlet of Hector Lake - turned that evening gentle little sips into a slam fest - just made sense to tie the next few through the eye and to the shaft. Works awesome with the spey rod.