salt drift

[bananafly]

Has anyone tried drifting a fly in the salt?

I know that it's done for the salmaniods like sea run browns and steelies.

What I'm talking about here is just dead drifting a fly across flats.

I've been trying of late with a charlie and some clousers.

must say it is pretty devastating.

Your thoughts and comments on refining this technique would be most welcome.







Tight lines

[Mattseah]

Hi Bananafly,

Just wondering what you mean by drifting across the flats? Do you just find an area of strong current cast upcurrent and then let your fly drift back down?

I don't have flats to try that over here, but I do find that most of my takes with bream on lure and fly have been when just letting the fly sink, or even just sit on the bottom and the bream will just come over to pick it up. Might explain why dead drifting works as well.

But then again, my experience is only with black bream, not the yellowfins you seem to be getting into. I assume your further north?

Cheers,
Matthew

[bananafly]

Hi Matt,

I'm further south. Sydney to be exact.

I just swing the fly in the current. Cast upstream and let it go with just a little contact with the fly.

I do agree that the bream seem to just come over and hammer the fly. Have had a one off incident where there was the 'sip' 'sip'
take like when you are bait fishing for them.

I was thinking if you would know any refinements or additions to the repertoire that can make it more interesting.

Regards

[Mattseah]

Nah, your north for me mate, I'm in Melbourne

I bumped into a bloke today who was telling me he uses small shrimp patterns suspended below a strike indicator for fishing rivers when there's a current going.. Not sure if I'll give it a try.. I much prefer actually stripping the fly back..

Cheers,
Matthew