I learned this style of fishing last September at the Canadian National Fly Fishing Championship.

It is a different style of fishing for many. As far as high sticking goes, it is variation of it. You want to work your water in a grid pattern from one side of the stream to the other, disregarding where you think the fish may be holding. Start right at the waters edge in there inches of water (I kid you not) and work up and across casting no further than twenty feet. Drag/lead your fly passed you and down to the swing. Cast three time and shuffle two steps and repeat, all the way across the stream. On the other side walk up twenty feet and work your way back across, moving up stream in a grid.

The process is methodical, and boring, but is successful. Heavily weighted attractors work best, because this style of fishing is focused on strike triggers and aggression, rather than feeding.

Not my cup of tea!