This is a question for the more experienced anglers that use a french leader. Thusly I was fishing a river with a friend and the flow was slow to moderate. Waist deep water, Flies 2,5mm in 16 top and bottom fly size 12 2.5 mm
Friend was using 2,5mm size 16 top fly and 5mm size 10 fly.
Odd fish was rising so the fish were active. I was 100% sure my flies were getting down and I was getting nice drifts occasionally tapping the bottom. I had one fish and two takes and my friend had 5 fish grayling and lots of takes. In the space of half and hour over the same 40m of water.
How was this possible given the fact his flies were hitting bottom almost instantly had to drag his flies back to him as we both were casting up stream. My flies had nice natural drift with the speed of the river his clearly did not yet the fish really wanted this unnatural drift etc. All fish were on the sz16 both only fishing 2 fly rig.
Anyone got any answers?
I hardly use any 5mm flies possibly in flood water conditions ONLY.
Friend was using 2,5mm size 16 top fly and 5mm size 10 fly.
Odd fish was rising so the fish were active. I was 100% sure my flies were getting down and I was getting nice drifts occasionally tapping the bottom. I had one fish and two takes and my friend had 5 fish grayling and lots of takes. In the space of half and hour over the same 40m of water.
How was this possible given the fact his flies were hitting bottom almost instantly had to drag his flies back to him as we both were casting up stream. My flies had nice natural drift with the speed of the river his clearly did not yet the fish really wanted this unnatural drift etc. All fish were on the sz16 both only fishing 2 fly rig.
Anyone got any answers?
I hardly use any 5mm flies possibly in flood water conditions ONLY.
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