Trout Fly Fishing by Martin Cairncross & John Dawson

Author:Martin Cairncross & John Dawson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Derrydale Press
Published: 2001-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

The high-floating Grey Wulff.

Graham Dean with a victim of the Royal Wulff on a fast-flowing stream.

Striking

River trout sometimes call for lightning reflexes before they reject a fly. The strike is transmitted more efficiently at distance by pulling with the left hand at the same time as lifting the rod. The instant that contact is felt with the fish, the left hand should stop to transfer all the striking force to the rod. Such rapid striking requires good co-ordination and a forgiving rod that will comfortably absorb the impact of the strike against a delicate tippet.

A delayed strike is appropriate when a confident trout turns on a large pattern, such as a Hopper or crane fly. This usually calls for a delay of perhaps up to a second for its mouth to close around the large morsel. This does not necessarily apply to heavily fished catch-and-release rivers, where the trout seem to learn to reject a large artificial fly more quickly. A slight delay is sometimes imperative when fishing a dry fly downstream. This allows a trout to turn, so that the strike will set the hook into the side of its mouth rather than pulling it straight out of the front.

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