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by Ed Ward » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:55 pm
ennio,
I'm not quite sure of your "question". This vid was produced to demonstrate the "Micro Skagit" line. It was shot under actual fishing conditions... notice the different flies being used, as evidenced by the different types of entries of the fly into the water during the Set of the line, from soft, barely perceivable splash - unweighted, smaller fly - to very evident splash - heavily weighted, large fly. I think that of the 7 casts shown, 4 different fly types were being used. The quarry was sea run Cutthroat trout, which prefer to lie in "soft" water, around structure. That soft water can be pockets amongst current or the calm waters of a very still pool, as long as there is structure around. At the beginning of the vid I am casting a surface skater to skate/twitch/pop it through soft eddy's formed behind boulders in the current of the riffle at the head of the pool. The rest of the vid I am casting sunk flies in the calm, main body of the pool, to the opposite, deepest bank which is studded with large boulders and sunken logs. The procedure there is to cast to that structure, then activate the fly with a strip. The strip retrieve is conducted for a distance of about only 20-25' because that is the distance from the bank where the structure ends and the river bottom then becomes gravel. The Cutts will not follow/take the fly outside of the structure, in other words, no point in "fishing" any further, so after strip retrieving the fly for 20-25', the line is then quickly brought in to casting length and another cast made.
If your concern is about the "rip" of line during the Sweep... these fish don't seem bothered with surface disturbances that occur at a distance of 30' or more from their location. They are however, concerned with visual anomalies... notice that I am wearing camo clothing. Searun Cutts of the Pacific North West are known for their spookiness in conditions of low, clear water. Most Searun anglers use small flies, small rods and light lines - 7 1/2' to 8 1/2' 3 and 4 weights - and approaches of stealth to target these fish. I, on the other hand, like to use larger flies and the advantage of distance. Both approaches work.
