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Post by springerman on Apr 5, 2015 11:23:03 GMT
Has any body used more than one SK on their line i.e. 2 or 3 flies.
North Country fisherman traditionally use three flies and Valsesian fisherman use up to 4. As we know Valsesia flies are very similar to SK's. What effect would it have when you wanted to manipulate the flies?
I have no desire to fish more than the single fly, usually a dry. I will of course use two or three nymphs. It was just a thought.
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Post by paul1966 on Apr 6, 2015 9:54:42 GMT
I just use one fly, I like to keep it simple. I think there's advantages and disadvantages to both methods.
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Post by cm_stewart on Apr 9, 2015 13:37:55 GMT
I have fished three and four, trying out the Valsesiana approach. With two or three flies in the water acting as anchors, you can bounce the top fly on the surface like an egg laying caddis. Never got a double with trout, but often did with sunfish, for which four flies was much, much more productive than a single fly. Also found it surprisingly easy to lose all four flies at once when snagging the back cast in a tree.
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Post by springerman on Apr 9, 2015 17:43:06 GMT
Paul, Chris, Thank you for your observations.
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Post by phil on Apr 9, 2015 17:51:30 GMT
Not fished a double or more cast. Going to explore a two fly cast with tradition spiders this season. Happy fishing  |
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Post by adric on Apr 10, 2015 21:16:41 GMT
I have used more than one fly when fishing Valsesiana style and also when fishing nymphs in a more traditional style. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by chriscreeler on Apr 10, 2015 23:51:38 GMT
I generally use one or two flies now, but once, just after I had read "The Angler and the Loop Rod", I habitually used up to half a dozen on the broad steams of biggish rivers. I don't really think there's much advantage in it, but it's a nice skill to acquire and practice sometimes.
With a smaller team and a short lighter line you can, as Chris Stewart says, dibble the bob alluringly on the surface, and this in itself can give some movement to the other flies.
Otherwise, except in tight pocket water, and the slightly greater anchoring effect of multiple flies, I don't think there's any real difference. You can move, or not move, a team of flies just the same as you can one.
Cutcliffe had the idea that you could get the bob to go into places where you could not guide the stretcher (tail fly), but I have never understood how.
Chris.
Chris.
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Post by springerman on Apr 11, 2015 10:03:48 GMT
Richard, Chris,
Thank you for your thoughts. I do like the idea of dibbling the top fly. Will have to give it a go.
Enjoy you fishing.
Ian.
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