Fish like an Indian….that’s Jim Hendrick advice to us all. Now listen up while he gives us a few pointers..
Move along the shore away from the waters edge and examine each stretch to determine where there is a likely holding spot.
Look at wave patterns, height and direction, depth of water, strength and direction of wind. If you can place yourself slightly upwards of the location and make a cast that will bring your fly onto the location before the line or even possibly drift it into the location whilst staying low, wow! A small pair of binoculars is helpful.
Look and determine if you can see any current in the location, this will help bring your fly to the fish a lot of the time OR it could be two currents working against you in fact
If you can cast the fly into a current that will bring the fly to the ‘location’ at the same speed as the current running where you are positioned then this will help greatly. Confusing counter currents or two different speeds affect and increase the difficulty of your presentation to the fish.
Can I make the cast from where I am whilst still staying low?
Each location could hold a fish. You do not want to dump the fly or the line on the fish but rather you would like to give him the fly. You see a spot you like, go back a bit and try a cast away from where you think the fish is BUT as if you are fishing the spot, try it once or twice until you know and feel what you need to do then move into position and make the cast!
Remember if you see fish and you spook or miss them but see them then you know that they live there. This type of fishing means you have few opportunities, one or two per location but, you can always comeback and try again! Stay low, be accurate, don’t rush, you are a hunter, walk like an Egyptian but fish like an Indian!
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