Wet Fly Fishing : Basic Method
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There isn’t really anything fancy about wet fly fishing.
While common sense always needs to be used of course (no splashing
about, slamming the fly line into the water, good wading technique,
etc…), wet fly fishing isn’t nearly as demanding skill
wise as is dry fly fishing or nymph fly fishing. As long as an
angler can do even just a basic cast, an angler can catch trout
using wet flies (although not necessarily the largest trout!).
The tried
and true technique of wet fly fishing involves casting your fly
line downstream and across the river. This technique,
called the basic method here for simplicity, is excellent to use
for the beginner angler, since the fly line is tight at all times – a
trout generally hooks itself when taking a wet fly fished in this
manner (although you still want to set the hook).
This method
of fly fishing the wet fly is very simple to do. Simply cast
your fly downstream and across the river from you. Follow
the fly downstream with your fly rod, keeping the rod tip pointed
at the wet fly. The current of the river will quickly form a belly
in the fly line, swinging the fly across the river – which
imitates a swimming insect. An angler can also twitch either the
rod or fly line to put a little more action on the fly.
Once the fly
hangs directly downstream from the angler, raise the rod tip
slightly, which raises the fly out of the depths of
the river (thus imitating an emerging insect). An angler can also
twitch the fly rod to provide a little additional “action” to
the fly – something which frequently provokes a strike. You
can even leave the fly there for a short while, moving the rod
tip up and down, thus taking the fly up and down in depth. This
provides some time for any nearby trout to have more time to see
and look over your offering.
 
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