I am new to the forum and just a bloke who loves fishing, i been fishing small stillwaters and rivers for a few years, i started fishing on resavoirs late last year so my knowlage of them is zilch, is there a single one line that is better than any other to find what depth the fish are at when bank or boat fishing, i have floater, midge tip, slow, fast glass and di 3, dont know when to use what, when or where, is it just a case of swapping and changing or getting to know the waters, or knowing fly lines.

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KEITH
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There is no best line.But from bank fishing a floating line will cover a lot of depths.
If there are no fish showing on the surface, then they must be sub-surface.
so you have to search the depths till you find them.
But then water temprature comes into it.hot water fish down/cool water fish up.
Then cloud cover comes into it no cover fish down/overcast fish up.

So now you see just a few variables.There are so many more .That the thinking angler has to work out for himself/herself .
But thats why I love it.

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

I probably got to learn about the bigger waters as much as owt then, i learnt one thing, ressy fish dont half hang on, totally threw me the other day though, went ready to fish slow or fast glass coz it was freeze nuts off time and the regular lads were all catching on floating lines, one day i will learn to take more gear with me.

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KEITH
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from my view of fishing mostly river I can say a floater is definately the most useful- you can basically reach any fish, and with the use of polyleaders you can get it to sink at the tip for a quick change to a midge tip type line, and also you can treat them with cheap washing up liquid so they break the surface film so they are anti-wake. as jim says, follow the fish. If they are deep fish deep- if they are shallow so on and so forth

I must learn to cast further aswell, on the bigger waters that must be a massive advantage, floater no 1 choice it will be in future

cheers

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KEITH
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Floating line with long leader,say 15' near static retrieve.you will be fishing 10-15' down.

jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

I'll stick my neck out here and say casting and water craft make up 90% of a successful fisherman

thats me knackered then, at least i enjoy it, and my mates even more kicking my a##e every time

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KEITH
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haha no worries its all gained by experience. the more you get out there the better you get. the best fishermen know how to enjoy it

Thats what its all about in my books, even when i blank i still enjoy it, not as much though !

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KEITH
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