LOCH STYLE FLIES
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Loch
Style fly-fishing
involves
fly-fishing from a boat, side onto the wind, using a system
incorporating
one or a number of flies. There are both wet and dry lock style fishing
techniques.
The dry
fly
system involves casting out in the direction of the drift, stopping the
cast above the water so as to let the team of flies settle, waiting the
desired time (often only 5 to 10 seconds) and then repeating the
process in a slightly different
position. Dry fly Loch style fly fishing covers a lot of
water in a short time. The flies used are ordinary dry flies such as those
shown in the dry fly page of this web
site. When selecting a team of dry flies try to balance the selection
so that the more aerodynamic densely dressed or larger fly is on the
point, and if your fishing a team of three flies, a less aerodynamic
fly on the middle dropper and the the least aerodynamic or lightest fly
on the top dropper.
The wet technique
involves casting out in the direction of the drift, fishing the flies
first on the drop, then on a slow retrieve, then on a faster lift and
finally on the hang and or dibble. Detailed
below are the flies I carry in my "Loch Style" fly box to cover my wet
fly Loch style fly fishing requirements. These flies I predominantly
also choose from when I fish "wee wets".
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