hi everyone
i'll be fishing a fast wide spate river at the weeknd and with all the recent rain, i guess it will be running fast and dirty.

I will be fishing a 9foot 9-10 weight rod with a 10#floating line, a 5 foot fast sinking tapered leader and 12pound breaking strain maxima.
Will be fishing the usual flies and some tubes.

What is a good length of tippet to use?

Is it best to use short tippet for sinking the fly fast and this will stop the river "kicking/rising" the fly back up?

(I don't have a sinking line yet so my floating line with poly leaders of varying sink rates is my only option just now.)

thanks in advance for your answers.
cheers
Rusty

I often fish with a short 1m tippet with heavy or bulky flies on a sinking line, 15lb maxima wouldn't be too heavy and will help the fly turnover.

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As SF has said 3' with a heavy fly and fast sink polyleader.will not be out of order.

Jim

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thanks for the replies Chaps.

ah, Jim, once again you have given me great advice, thanks.

I've still not caught a salmon yet on the fly! I got my first sea trout on the fly last month so hopefully it won't be too long until I get a salmon.
man, I've tried so much to catch one! so many hours!!!!

Cheers
Rusty