Two Drys?

[frogge]

Hey,
I hate to admit any lack of precision in my fishing, but for the very unusual day when I haven't figured out what is hatching, has anyone got any experience in using two drys to explore? I was thinking in terms of possibly a beetle with an ant dropper. Or a caddis with a midge dropper. thanks,Frogge.

 

[Pete]

Once when fish started rising, there were both caddis and light cahills present, so I tried a tandem rig to see which they were feeding on.

They were feeding on both. I took fish on both flys, including one that had both flys in it's mouth when landed.

If nothing's rising, I prefer to "search" with a nymph and streamer combo .... Usually a small bugger and a hare's ear.

 

[McAwful]

If they are feeding on really small stuff say #24-30, you can use a larger dry fly as an "indicator." Tie the big fly on first, add 18" of tippet to the hook bend, and then the smaller fly. If something rises within 18" of the big dry, set the hook. If you use a big attractor they will grab that instead sometimes. Not a great rig to cast for searching, try a hopper dropper or similar setup.

McA

 

[Corndog]

I love to dry fly fish, doesn't mean I won't put on an occasional nymph, but If I'm in the mood to see a trout rise to the surface and take my fly, which is most of the time, and my usual pools and runs don't have any rising trout, then I go with a #14-16 quill gordon, adams, or blue dun and hang a #24 midge 12-18" behind it, and fish the ripples above pools and pockets. Many times there are rising/feeding trout in the rips that you can't readily see.

Cdog

 

[The_Sib]

Hey,
I hate to admit any lack of precision in my fishing, but for the very unusual day when I haven't figured out what is hatching, has anyone got any experience in using two drys to explore? I was thinking in terms of possibly a beetle with an ant dropper. Or a caddis with a midge dropper. thanks,Frogge.

I do exactly that on occaision.
Works OK for me

Try it

What's NOT to lose ???

 

[Mal1924]

I think it works very well with fishing with 2 dry flies

MAL

 

[Andy]

I sometimes use two flies because I have difficulty seeing small (even large!), dark patterns in different light conditions and backrounds. My first fly is usually a larger and more visible one. You will, occassionally experience tangles with light tippets which involves time out for re-rigging. Also, I had one of my flies become snagged when I was fighting a fish. Pinching your barbs down will make it easier to unhook the fly that becomes caught in your net mesh.