As most will know fishing below a bung can be deadly but is it taking away the art of fly fishing. Some will look at it as float fishing and it really takes away the feeling of the take but at the same time how do you present flys in the same manner to hold at a certain depth. Alot of people are also using a bouyant fly on the point to keep droppers at a certain depth so is this classed as the same.

Just wondering about others opinions

Cheers Alex

A search on here will reveal a few dozen threads about indicators, bungs, and all sorts of other things people find acceptable or not or class as flyfishing or not.

Personally, if you're within the rules of the fishery and region, then fish how you like. I use indicators of all types, but only for moving water. Normally it is only a tiny pinch of float paste, but that doesn't really matter.

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rick

Hi Alex, welcome to the forum. The question you've asked is one that is asked all the time here, and all it does to be fair is cause arguments. The general consensus is that it's each to their own, as long as it's allowed on your water then it's fine. Best not open this can of worms any more mate!

Hi Alex, this comes up a lot. Use the search jobby. To find various other threads.

Of course, depending on who's about. Bung/Indicator threads. Usually turn into a bit of a recipe fest.

But to be fair to you, get the ball rolling, my opinion is, they're fine. Have there uses.

Also I'd like to add, Never wait for caster sugar to turn golden, when making a caramel sauce. Add the cream, just before the sugar starts to colour. Don't stir or you'll end up with something akin to crystallised sugar. Just swill in the pan.

Sean

I'm not rising to this. Popping out for a fag

I personally have used bungs, especially when fish are holding at depth in colder weather. Now that it has warmed up, I much prefer to use very small natural imitations, and if I want depth use New Zealand style with small nymphs/buzzers under a dry fly. I have lately been almost exclusively been using size 14 and 16, (single fly on a long leader) Shipman's Buzzer in Olive favourite this last couple of weeks, and have been getting over a dozen fish in a couple of hours - and in contrast to those fishing bigger flies and lures, have picked up half-a-dozen blues over the 4lb mark. I've never seen the take, apart that is from the fly disappearing from the surface - these bigger fish come very unhurriedly, inspect the fly carefully, and simply suck it in without any surface disturbance. Smaller fish tend to rise over the fly and take it down. I've watched two of the big ones act as described, and I think the small imitations fool them whereas I've seen them inspect a bigger fly and reject it. Other takes from the bigger fish are only realised especially at distance when the line goes tight with no disturbance whatever near the fly.

Please see: Using a float, the definitive guide....
-A.

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When fishing a small dry like this what type of leader do you use

Thanks for the tip Sean.

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Had a read through the link you posted

Cheers Alex