Fly Fishing with Dry Dropper Rig, Perfect for Fishing in Low and Clear Water!

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In certain situations, using an indicator, tight-lining, and even Euro nymphing just isn't an effective way to catch trout. When trout are spooky due to low and clear water, these approaches may send fish for cover. That's when it's time to rig up a dry-dropper and get to work!

In this video, Ralph Scherder delivers a series of tips and techniques that will help viewers perfect their dry-dropper tactics. Topics discussed include distance between the dry and the nymph, how to select the right size of each fly, and how to tweak your presentation to draw more strikes.

Dry-dropper rigs are my favorite way to fish pocket water, long, slow stretches in streams and riffles where the current is so slow it's barely moving and trout are so skittish that the mere hint of danger can send them headed for the next county. My favorite combination is a high-floating fly like the Elk Hair Caddis and an unweighted nymph such a Pheasant Tail Nymph or Prince Nymph. If there's a mayfly hatch going on, adjust each pattern to better match the hatch, but for general searching purposes, the caddis and unweighted attractor nymph will produce fish when nothing else will!

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