Thread: Anybody used fly on lure fishing rod trout?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Hunteast.....if you tie a small swivel a meter in FRONT of your tassie,put your hammils on the main line with the hook inwards,it slows down snags and looks like the tassie is chasing the fly......Ive also seen it done with leaving tag end long on the swivel,30cms or so works great.

in areas that ARENT fly only... bubble n fly or fly and split shot is common enough... a little faom in body of a fly will make it lift off bottom so with weight 1mtr away it will be up off bottom.

Thats what I do in Te Anau, small red wet fly, have caught more fish on the fly than the Tassie