Comments on Tar Heel Fly Fishing: Important Winter Insects

The Leisenring has caught my fair share of fish. Y...

2009-12-14T16:13:56.169-05:00

The Leisenring has caught my fair share of fish. You can use it with midges or with nymphs/wets. The wet fly swing is another method worth trying...

Tyler

Hey Andrew, The best method for imitaing rising m...

2009-12-13T10:07:14.623-05:00

Hey Andrew,

The best method for imitaing rising midges is called the Leisenring lift. Its all timing. You place yourself upstream and to the side from the trout, cast about 2o-clock upstream from you and fallow the fly with the rod tip, and as the fly is about 2 to 4 feet infront of the trout stop the rod tip. The current then tensions the line and begins to lift your fly. This is most likely when the trout will hit it. Although I have had them hit it mid drift before.

Lance

Andrew, In some cases, yes. Both midges and mayfl...

2009-12-11T12:45:06.891-05:00

Andrew,

In some cases, yes. Both midges and mayflies swim to the surface to emerge into adults. When you see midges hatching, an effective technique is to let the fly drift towards the fish eventually pulling the fly slowly and vertically to the surface. This resembles an emerging midge. This is when they are most vunerable, as they are away from cover and are easy for a hungry trout to pick out.

You mention midges are vulnerable as they rise fro...

2009-12-10T22:47:27.646-05:00

You mention midges are vulnerable as they rise from the bottom to the surface. Does this mean you fish midges differently than other nymphs that drift horizontally downstream? Just trying to learn the basic techniques. Thanks!

AP