Originally Posted by
saflyfish
Hey guys
I always add weight to my nymphs,wooly buggers,streamers etc (stillwater patterns).Id like to know how weighting of flies can be detrimental to how a fly acts naturally in the water.
Obviously we want our patterns to swim as close to the natural as possible and adding weight i guess would offset this.
I generally add weight to get the fly down although i guess this may not be necessary when fishing a fast intermediate or sinker in dams.
Very few naturals (besides some species of snails) sink like a stone or move very fast. Fishing patterns with very slow to static retrieves can be a very successful technique, especially in KZN and NEC stillwaters which are often shallow and have good weedbeds. In the Western Cape most of our stillwaters are fairly deep and lack decent weedbeds which is why dredging with faster sinking lines tends to work well. So to answer your question you need a variety of weights, patterns and retrieves to fish stillwaters effectively.
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