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[Kype]

What folk's thoughts for getting the fly down on our fast paced Salmon rivers?

I have been an avid Teeny line fan and they certainly get down and stay down but the thin running line, though flattering most peoples casting ability, is a pain when casting a little further!

As you can see from the Teeny line I prefer Sink Tip to Full Sink - easier to keep mending the line as it comes around.

 

[younggun]

t-8, t-11, t-14, t-17. In a number of different lengths.

[maverick]

You can also weight the fly to get it down quicker and cast it further upstream of the seam or pocket you want to swing thru to give it more time to sink, both should reduce the number of upstream mends required to sink the fly.

[Banny]

Appropriate weighted tips and mending like hell

[newsman]

use lead shooting heads and learn the chuck & duck.

[marmot]

It totally depends on what kind of flies you are fishing and what presentation you're going for....

[Kype]

Well - solved the crisis with 2 Teeny lines - the T-500 which was great up by Hope for the Sox and a T-200 for the Vedder shortly!

Game over! 

[btree]

Depends on how far down.

I rarely use tips - tend to go with heavy flys and mono leaders.  Looking at trying full sink skandi heads this winter though with unweighted flies.

[Kype]

Mono leaders - completely with you.  Heavy flies - nope.  They tend to look lifeless compared to lightweight or better still floating flies fished on a shorter mono leader behind a heavy sink tip - the running line of course being able to be mended as the fly swings round to control the speed.

Works a treat in all the rivers we have fished and actually often outfishes the gear fishers - much to their disgust! 

[marmot]

Mono leaders - completely with you.  Heavy flies - nope.  They tend to look lifeless compared to lightweight or better still floating flies fished on a shorter mono leader behind a heavy sink tip - the running line of course being able to be mended as the fly swings round to control the speed.

A weighted fly can have just as much life in it if not more.....why do you think drifting jigs works so well???  But, stick to what you think works by all means

[btree]

Also, if you work a continuous short strip retrieve after your drift, a fly with a heavy weight at the front - ie. bead headed ESL or MOAL - the fly will undulate quite enticingly.

[Kype]

Well each to their own - I have fished for salmon in many different rivers in different countries on different continents and my experience is that unweighted flies will consistently outfish weighted flies - hand stripped or not.   

[newsman]

Sounds like you have enough experience under your belt to know what works. When you can consistently out fish the gear guys, you know you have it. It's not rocket science. 

[Kype]

Here here, great to out fish the 'gear' fishermen with their stinky roe bags! 

[CYR]

I personally prefer to use proper sink tip section with un-weighted flies as it just simply cast better, unless in faster runs that I need to get down quick.