John,
I also use strike putty for hard to see flies like spinners at dusk. Just as important as being to locate the fly is detecting subtle drag. When the strike putty drags, recast.
I'm sure you also know that there is a phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark strike putty that you can hit with a UV light for night fly fishing.
Originally Posted by
johnstoeckel
I think Silver Creek covered this perfectly and I do exactly what he suggested. I use a yellow Amnesia butt leader for nymph fishing and an Airflo poly leader for dry fly fishing. The only thing I'd added is that when fishing very small, low floating, hard to see flies, I sometimes add a small dab of strike putty to the tippet a couple feet ahead of the fly.
Regards,
Silver
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