This coming season will be my second year at river fishing.
Last year I fished winged wet flies and then spiders.
My wet fly setup was- a point fly and usually one – occasionally 2
droppers.
The spiders I fished in teams of three.
On my fishing trips ( River Clyde) I occasionally noticed trout rising close
to the far bank.
By the nature of the rise I think these are good fish and I would like to try
and catch them on a dry fly.
Should I concentrate my attempts with a single fly or add droppers?
There is a couple of members on this forum who have promised to give me
some of their local knowledge and expertise on the river bank and I am
going to take them up on that.
But for now I would appreciate all advice. There is still 2 and a bit long
weeks to go.
Peter

hi mate,fish a single dry especially if you are targetting fish in the margins that is when the water will be slack & you don't want to create any drag,typical flies you will need are klinkhammers & cul de cannons & f flys of varius colour & sizes as you say the guys on here will keep you right but these are just a few pointers for you.

Peter, nae harm in having a box of dries in your pocket, march browns and large dark olives will probably be all you need for the first 4-6 weeks.

But with the weather as it is it will be more than two and a half weeks till fish are looking up and feeding hard on the surface.

Still you can always use them to dangle a nymph from.

Good luck this season.

Peter
You really need to get yourself a set of the Oliver Edwards videos, he covers all the basics and more in terms of rivercraft, tackle, techniques,flies etc.
Its a starting point and while some of the programs are not for water identical to those you intend to fish they are a fount of very good straightforward knowledge and information. I think its generally accepted that he the man when starting out on moving water. Dont get me wrong some of it is technical and in depth but you will come away from an afternoons viewing far more informed than when you started.
It may be a steep learning curve but very worthwhile, it will save you a season of learning what he tells you in a long afternoon.
Once you get to the water you can adapt and tweak his styles to suit both you , the conditions, the water,insect life and those bloody fussy fish.