WET FLY TECHNIQUES
When to use a wet fly?
1. A wet fly works best when the water temperature is over 55 degrees. A wet fly moves so much that it will require the trout to move after it.
2. A wet fly will also work best when there are scattered rises on the river.
Choosing Sizes and colors
Any Wet in sizes 10-12 will in most cases be very successful. In the the winter darker wet flies usually are a good choice.
Wet Fly Techniques
According to Oliver Degeorge wet-fly fishing is much like hunting. You have to track the trout. While tracking down the trout look behind the roots of a tree, below a river bank, or hiding by a rock. In addition, you have to control the drift of the line, make the fly go near the trout's position, at the right depth, and give the fly a life-like presentation!
Still want to try a wet fly? Well, then follow these techniques to increase your chances with a wet fly.
After you cast the wet fly the most important thing to keep in mind is that you must keep some tension on the fly. Many people refer to the analogy of walking a dog. Keep tension on the wet fly as you would when you hold the leash of your dog. You will be placing movement on the fly that must appear different to the trout than the large amount of junk drifting by everyday.
Now it's time to give your wet fly lifelike movement.
In 1941 Jim Leisenring developed the Leisenring Lift. Here is how to execute this method:
1. Cast above where you think a trout might be lying.
2. Keep the rod tip up. As the fly moves with TENSION on the line follow the fly with your rod tip.
3. Retrieve just enough line to maintain the tension.
4. A foot or two upstream of where you believe the trout is located STOP MOVING THE ROD TIP. This will cause the fly to rise to the surface.
