| Many anglers who go river fishing with traditional | | | | leader. Add split shot sinkers to your rig (above |
| spin fishing gear think that fishing flies isn't a viable | | | | the swivel) for weight. The number and size of |
| option for them. I know for me river fishing has | | | | the split shot will vary with water depth and |
| always been about using traditional spin fishing | | | | current flow. This rig is now cast parallel to the |
| gear, or more to the point ultra light spin fishing | | | | current and allowed to drift with the current, |
| gear, and for many years I never thought that | | | | bouncing along the bottom as it flows. This |
| fishing flies was a viable option for me. Then my | | | | technique is an excellent way to fish dry flies and |
| fishing mentor introduced me to a couple of | | | | or streamers while river fishing without using |
| techniques that changed my way of thinking. | | | | traditional fly fishing equipment. |
| In this article I will outline these 2 river fishing tips | | | | 2. The Casting Bubble Technique - A casting |
| which enable anyone to fish with flies without | | | | bubble is a great way to fish a fly while using spin |
| engaging in the dog and pony show known as "fly | | | | fishing gear that normally works best in slow |
| fishing". I kid fly fishermen, but the truth is that | | | | moving current where the water is a bit deeper |
| flies are extremely effective bait for many | | | | (such as large pools or runs). As far as river |
| species of fish and traditional fly fishing is an | | | | fishing tips are concerned, this is a good one. The |
| effective manner in which to fish flies. However | | | | key with fishing a fly and a casting bubble is to |
| traditional fly fishing has simply never appealed to | | | | retrieve your line extremely slowly. The depth of |
| me and has always seemed more like a | | | | the fly can be controlled by the speed at which |
| 'production' of some sort than fishing. The point is | | | | you retrieve the bubble. The bubble itself acts as |
| that these two river fishing tips are for those of | | | | a 'strike indicator' as well, so keep an eye on the |
| you who are like me and like the idea of fishing | | | | bubble as you reel it in. Dry flies can also be fished |
| flies, but don't like the idea of "fly fishing". | | | | with a casting bubble, and the key with dry flies is |
| | | | to keep your eye on the fly itself, rather than the |
| 1. The Drifting Technique - This technique involves | | | | bubble. |
| drifting a wet fly, such as a black gnat or a royal | | | | Anyone who enjoys river fishing will be well |
| coachman (to name a few choices). Start by | | | | served by added these two river fishing tips to |
| cutting a piece of line for a leader twelve to | | | | their arsenal sooner rather than later. Artificial flies |
| twenty four inches long. Now tie a small barrel | | | | are a great bait for many species of fish and now |
| swivel onto the end of your line. Tie the piece of | | | | you know that you can fish a fly with being a "fly |
| line you cut off to the opposite end if the barrel | | | | fisherman" and using traditional fly fishing |
| swivel. A fly is now attached to the end of the | | | | equipment. |