Double Dry

[Gil]

Aside from a hopper dropper config. which I fish regularly, my dry fishing has always been single fly. Just wondering if anyone has advice on fishing two small dries. Is it worth the hasse?l How much tippet do you run between your flies. Larger fly on top?

[bloom]

I've used two dries before, but not often. I find that a larger dry first, like a yellow humpy (my favourite and then with foam) followed by a smaller one, on lighter tippet about 18'' behind. I usually go for an ant, beetle or emerger pattern.

[Crogg]

Not a pro, but I've had success on the bow with a big dry (stimmie) with a sparkling caddis pupa trailed bout a foot or less. I put lots of gink on the caddis and the tippet, to make it float. The stimmie acts as an eddible indicator. I've had lots of hook ups on both flies. You should try it!

[Tungsten]

I have played with it a little,one problem is when the current is all different speeds one fly will drag almost immediately after it hits the water.

 

I go about 14-16" apart and use fluorocarbon.

[maxwell]

i do it all the tiem!!!! more than hopper dropper i figure! makes it easy too track smaller or low riding flies when u got a ehc or somethign visable 2 feet ahead of it!

[pkk]

i think that a double dry is gay!!!!

figure out what they are eating and present it properly.

PK

[LastBoyScout]

I'm with Maxwell as I get older I have trouble finding my # 14 olive 60 feet out there so I put it 2 feet behind a stim. soon to be a hopper. If I haven't found it yet and I see a rise with in two feet I hit it.

[Hawgstoppah]

I do it but more with flies in the film (emerging caddis, midge emergers, cripples of all kinds, etc) and I usually tag those behind a regular #18 or 20 fly I am using to match the hatch. I dont do it much with bigger flies as I find I tangle a LOT with 2 dries unless I put the smaller one on first. If I put small one on second (trailing a larger fly) I am always tangled.

[theiceman2]

The only down side I have found is foul hooking. I have had fish rise, take and spit a stimmy and the trailing dry or dropper foul hooks the fish. I guess its the same concept that those guys with the hookless flies are touting.

[SilverDoctor]

I often fish double dries and even triple dries. Braces of flies is a classic dry fly format. I like it when I have a small dries that these old eyes had a hard time following.

[cdock]

i think that a double dry is gay!!!!

figure out what they are eating and present it properly.

PK

 

haven't you seen the commercials?

[Gil]

Thanks for all the input. I'll give it a try on the weekend....