Using still water techniques on rivers?

Curlewcall · #1 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 01:35 PM

Lately I've been considering those slow, deep, often glassy sections of river that I usually pay less attention to. I was wondering if any of you employ still water techniques to these sections, due to some similarity in the conditions?

chickenfish · #2 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 01:43 PM

You could try running a blob under a bung down these bits..........

On a more seious note, i have caught well in such sections with small black (orange has also worked) goldhead lures fish just as you would on a stillwater. I thought i was going to get thrown off the Dove at Mayfield once because it worked so well!!!

andygrey · #3 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 04:07 PM

I quite often fish a very slow retrieve on slack/slow moving river waters. Seems to work well for newly stocked fish but a 'dead drift' with a belly in the line pulling the fly round with whatever current there is seems to be a more effective method.

Cheers

Andy

ianm · #4 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 04:24 PM

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Curlewcall · #5 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 08:30 PM

Thanks for the replies. How about such things as sinking lines and buzzers? Do these have their uses in this scenario?

scooby180169 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 09:24 PM

One of my favorite spots on the clyde is a big slow glide, and as andy grey said the dead drift is a very good method, it,s caught me my best fish from the clyde

the only difrence is i don,t like a belly in my line. Best of luck

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Originally Posted by ianm

Try quickly retreiving an olive or black Dog Nobbler or leadhead Woolly ****** through any section of your local river (shallow water or deep, coloured water or gin clear) - you won't look at your dryfly box quite the same again! I bet many river purists don't realise just how predatory Grayling and small Trout (as well big Trout) are. Put a bend in the old split cane rod and have some fun.

Do you rate it that highly ?

Carlos · #7 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 09:34 PM

Oh yes, they work very well. No tried the buzzer or static route. There are a few over hanging sections on my river. Let a nymph (damsel) float down stream and jerk back up. Get takes all the time.

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