this question has most likley been asked before but for some reason the search bar come up with nothing with dry fly in either title nor post which is pretty much rubbish.

anyway im getting somewhat annoyed with myself as the majority of fish im catching on is lures blobs cats whiskers anything green and shiny

now im wanting to try get past that to improve skills in choices for type of day so on so forth

so fishing today with the dry on and i see fish coming up for it and at the last second change there minds or they come up take it down and are either spitting it out or not actually taking the fly and i get a bit excited with myself

so am i putting to much gink on, wrong choice of fly, striking to early/late or is there just a certain knack to it that comes in time ?

i can get the fly to land softly on the water surface as my casting has improved from when i first started

steve.

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Always strike a fraction later than you think you should.
If you see fish circling under your fly or slowly crusing nearby, just try giving the fly a twitch by slow pulling 4 or 5 inches of line.
You'd be amazed how often that does the trick.

Definite pause before striking on stillwaters, quicker on the river. I always try to gink up the hackles and leave the body of the fly to hang under the surface and yes, a twitch does sometimes induce a take.

cheers fellas

will give it a try this weekend

steve

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Hi reaper, a small trick I found when fishing stillwaters, was to leave about a foot or so of slack line off the reel behind your finger.
Then when you strike, or lift into the fish a split second or so is taken up as the line takes up before the hook is set.
Most people including myself, strike too soon and too hard.
On rivers, where I mostly fish, I always have to remind myself to lift into the fish, rather than strike.
It will come with practice, and try using the smaller patterns of dry flies, they are often easier to fool a trout with, than big gaudy things, which can make fish suspicious.
Good luck. S.

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Gink up your fly and frequently degrease to sink the last two or three feet of your leader and match your leader diameter to suit your fly.

Sometimes and with some flies it is better to keep your fly as still as possible, sometimes it is better to twitch your fly - you'll only find out, by trial and error, which is better, on the day. If you see a fish near your fly a slight twitch may induce a take.

Fish move upwind to feed so if you see a rise cast about ten foot upwind and wait for the fish to take. In a flat calm a fish often swim in a circular direction so it's pot-luck where to cast, unless you've seen the direction the fish is moving in.

Delay your strike for just a couple of seconds, but that too can vary on the day.

If fish are turning away at the last minute it could be your leader is spooking them or you could try a different or smaller fly.

I've found recently, on our hard-fished and infrequently stocked reservoir, that the most effective method of catching very wary fish is a size 16 - 22 Griffith's Gnat on a 3lb leader.

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If they are coming up for the fly then changing there mind at the last minute,try going a size smaller.

mr trout that is actually a smashing idea

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Having too much gink on is one possible cause for fish coming up then turning back at the last second. Try ginking a fly then dropping it on the water right in front of you. If there's any trace of an oily slick around the fly, there's too much floatant. The slick can cause fish to refuse a fly at the last minute.

jdl

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Do take on board what Tommy R is saying about degreasing your tippet, also can be a big fish scarer, especially if they have been caught before.

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