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Gray Ghost
Fly fishers spend a lot of time trying to achieve the perfect presentation—the right dead drift or swing or retrieve. But there are times when an ugly presentation is actually more “natural” and will catch more fish. A good example is when you’re fishing at the base of a dam or a waterfall. One of my favorite tactics for this angling situation requires virtually no casting or retrieving skill. Tie on a bright streamer—a Gray Ghost or a Mickey Finn, for instance—and lob it right into the heaviest whitewater at the base of the dam or waterfall. If the dam has a slanted base, you can even cast up onto the dam itself and let the fly slide down into the whitewater.
Gray Ghost
Fly fishers spend a lot of time trying to achieve the perfect presentation—the right dead drift or swing or retrieve. But there are times when an ugly presentation is actually more “natural” and will catch more fish. A good example is when you’re fishing at the base of a dam or a waterfall. One of my favorite tactics for this angling situation requires virtually no casting or retrieving skill. Tie on a bright streamer—a Gray Ghost or a Mickey Finn, for instance—and lob it right into the heaviest whitewater at the base of the dam or waterfall. If the dam has a slanted base, you can even cast up onto the dam itself and let the fly slide down into the whitewater.