Stuck in a rut fishing?????

[Korrie]

I had a conversation with a couple of fly fishers in the last week.

We chatted about the various styles of fly fishing, why do a specific style etc.
We talked about upstream dry fly, down stream dry fly, Wet flies, soft hackles, the various forms of nymphing, streamers etc.

It is amazing how many fly fishers are stuck in a rut, with only fishing one way, year in and year out.
This is what was shown to him many years ago, and he thinks this is the only way to fish.
Some say "it gives me pleasure so I do not need another way"
How can you know if you do not fish another way, or make sure you master another way to fish and then fish it that way.
Some have never tried streamers, other have never fished North country spiders, Upstream or the down stream way.

There are so many different ways to fly fish, why be stuck in a rut, doing one way only?
Go out, try downstream nymphing, or swing a wet fly or 2, on the Cape streams or for Yellows on the Vaal or Orange.
You might be surprised how many more trout you get on the Cape Stream with North Country spiders. or how many more SM yellows you will get along the edges of the Vaal and Orange with a traditional March Brown wet fly

[MR.GT]

I think all fly fishers can admit to doing this at one point in time.
I have been guilty of this, fished a dry upstream most of the seasons I have been on the cape streams.

So I decided this year I want to give more attention to nymphing so I can fish a beat better and not leave water untouched because I don`t know how to fish a nymph properly. Thus far have been surprised with it and have had good results.

I think it boils down to being adaptable depending on the conditions you are faced with on the day.

[Korrie]

For years I was stuck in a rut, fishing "upstream dry fly only" on the Cape Streams.
Then I discovered Nymphing.
Later I discovered North country spiders and wet flies.
Later I discovered Streamers.
each of these are very technical if you go really "deep" into it.
I am by no means an expert in all, but I do fish each style thru the year and each gives me a lot of pleasure.
The amazing part is how you learn something from the one style and it later it helps you when you are fishing another way.
I have had people saying but how do you fish streamers in the Cape?
Easy, Upper Hotel beat and lower Transport, early season when the water is high, the river is wide, flat and open. Shuffle along the edge, down stream and viola

[Korrie]

I have to get the Skagit/Scandia/Spey lines and fishing under control, then i will be happy

[dollar]

my guilt was streaming at first, last two decades has been a good mix of everything but double handed and tenkara rods

[Korrie]

have not done the Tenkara, played a bit on the river, but that is all