If you were to admit to fishing with more than one fly...how would you do it.
Do you tie a dropper rig or do you tie the second one off of the shank of the first one?
I always did it with a dropper rig but I think I may change next time.
How do you fish more than one fly?
If you were to admit to fishing with more than one fly...how would you do it.
Do you tie a dropper rig or do you tie the second one off of the shank of the first one?
I always did it with a dropper rig but I think I may change next time.
Hi,
I will fish a team of 3 wets quite often, though I only started doing that about 1 year ago. It is allowed here in NZ in most areas.
For this set up I have one on the point and two on droppers, which are just the tag end of a knot joining sections of the leader.
I will also fish a small nymph tied off the bend of the hook of a dry fly or off the bend of the hook of a 2nd heavier nymph.
- Jeff
Am fear a chailleas a chanain caillidh e a shaoghal. -
He who loses his language loses his world.
Norm, nice graphics did you do that or are they copies from somewhere?
Comments:
Method 2 looks to me like the dropper would swing into the other fly???
I'd mention another...like method 4...but instead of a tag....slip a fly above the blood knot with an eye smaller than the blood knot....caught many a steelhead that way.
These are my own photos and were not copied from anywhere on the web.
On some of the droppers you would want to use a harder tippet material vs limp in order to keep the dropper out of the way.
Awesome Normand....thanks a lot everyone....
I will try them out in the morning and see how they go.
Y connection
Just remember to loop it on to the line before attaching flies
Rawfish: If you are fishing barbless flies I would recommend you stay away from method #1 of Norm's. Your bottom fly can slide off the hook of the upper fly. I've been there and done that.
I use both methods 2 and method 3. If I know in advance what flies I am going to use I like to tie up several sets using method #3 as this method allows the flies to be in a straight line which I like when fishing stillwater.
Norm: Nice work. Thanks
Tim Anderson
Originally Posted by Panman
Do you get many fish on the first hook in line on set-up 3? Just curious.
I prefer the "Y" or #4 cause I like each flie to have it's own movement (not restricted because of the dropper fly) I also prefer to tie the flie on with a small surgeons loop for more movement. Get a lot of doubles.
Despite Panmans excellent observation, I prefer Normands ( thanks for the great illustrations) method #1. The only thing I caution is when using any multiple fly method, when releasing a hooked fish, MAKE SURE you have control of and can SEE ALL hooks and that there are no connections wrapped around the fish's' fins etc. to avoid being impaled by an errant hook.
Mark
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