losthwy
Montrose, Co.
I do have some Boobies flies. Never have fish them, but will give this a try. Never thought of using them like this.
Washing Line method
Washing Line method
After reading an article on how folks in the UK do it. That is exactly what I am planning on doing but with a full sinking line. Bobbie on the point and an unweighted fly 3 feet apart." I was thinking that a strip and pause retrieve over deep weeds or structure with an intermediate line might work at certain times.
No. It's not a tactic that readily adapts to flowing water. Fish a bouyant fly as part of a team on a river by all means but it's not a washing line.Have you tried it in the river?
That's exactly what I was thinking.Use a bobber , same thing without the hook .
You, can... but would be missing out. Shocking to people new to using them at just how many fish eat the Booby. Sometimes you can't move it fast enough. The fish just love to chase them down and smash them once the water gets into the mid 50s.That's exactly what I was thinking.
Can you just put a plastic indicator on the point?
Yesterday for the first time I used a FAB as a terminal fly (same effect as a booby). I used in a famous reservoir here in Oregon and didn't set it up as a true washer line but used it with a type 3 (Sci Angler Intermediate/2/3) and a long leader and a balanced leech dropper. I think the theory is that the bouyant fly will be more or less drug down in the water column when making a slow strip then begin to float/move upwards when you pause the strip. This worked well yesterday. The fish keyed on on the FAB. Others around me weren't hooking as many fish and this of course doesn't mean my luck was connected to this tactic but who knows. I'll be experimenting with the washing line system with a floater line next. Really interesting. I have seen no one using it here locally. Best to ya. LorenI do have some Boobies flies. Never have fish them, but will give this a try. Never thought of using them like this.
Washing Line method
Got 4 trips in to Strawberry Reservoir since posting this...I fish a “wash line” with a Booby on point quite a bit with a slow sinking line and can personally vouch for its effectiveness. Especially at Strawberry Reservoir here in Utah… the Cutthroats there go wild for Booby’s late morning into the afternoon.
I have not tried it on a floating line, but plan to next time out as the tricky part of the daily Chironomid hatch (at least for me) is late in the event when they are on/near the surface. Once the swallows start working and fish are boiling they get a littler tougher to dupe, but this floating wash line has my wheels turning.
Thanks for posting the link/video. Will report back.