Quick question, I think

[Slate_Drake_9]

Are you allowed to fish a dropper rig (two flies on one line) on the Salmon River?

Slate Drake

[Loubuck]

I believe you can only use one single hook at one time. You can check other posts on what you can use and how on this site.

[goat ball]

No, but I know people who do it at Oswego during the steelhead run. I don't think it gives you any advantage anyway.

[gman2153]

No you are not Slate...

How are the streams up your way? Slow and Low?

I was thinking about hitting the Lehigh River here in White Haven this afternoon, but it is down to a trickle....We need some rain badly...

[patroutslayer]

You got that right gman fishing creek in columbia county is almost bone dry.

[Ditchrat]

No, but I know people who do it at Oswego during the steelhead run. I don't think it gives you any advantage anyway.

Goat,
It gives you a huge advantage. First is the fact that you have two choice for the fish. Second you can fish your go to fly and an experimental fly at the same time and thus still have the confidence to fish without always going back to the go to fly(we all do this admit it) Third It gives you and opertunity to fish two different positions in the water column. Lastly it allows you to fish smaller flies that might not get noticed alone by using a bright attractor fly.

There is no way that this will ever happen in NY, to easy to take advantage but it would be nice to really fly fish like this.

[gman2153]

Can you imagine a double hook up with mudsharks? Damm it would probably look like the guy that rides the backs of the two dolphins at Seaworld!!!!

[the happy salmon]

Can you imagine a double hook up with mudsharks? Damm it would probably look like the guy that rides the backs of the two dolphins at Seaworld!!!!I would like to take that ride!!!!:D

[Ripple]

Can you imagine a double hook up with mudsharks? Damm it would probably look like the guy that rides the backs of the two dolphins at Seaworld!!!!

LOL. Now that made my day...That picture will be burned in my brain all day..

[Slate_Drake_9]

[QUOTE=gman2153]
How are the streams up your way? Slow and Low?
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They are getting cooler, but they are still low. Many of our trout did not make the summer heat this year. Back in late June I saw several trout float past me on Kettle Creek. The water was 80 degrees at 8:00 p.m. that day. Pine Creek also experienced a trout kill.

The wild fish water still has fish, but they are really spooky with the low and clear water.

Slate Drake

[goat ball]

Goat,
It gives you a huge advantage.

I'm just saying I have seen the results of using 2 flies and using 1. I have not seen a big advantage. In theory it may sound better, but in practice on the tribs, I don't think so. Unless you space them 6" apart and floss the fish. Then you may have two flies stuck on opposite sides of the mouth:D

[Slate_Drake_9]

Thanks for the information guys.

Slate Drake

[JoeOverlock]

Goat,
It gives you a huge advantage. First is the fact that you have two choice for the fish. Second you can fish your go to fly and an experimental fly at the same time and thus still have the confidence to fish without always going back to the go to fly(we all do this admit it) Third It gives you and opertunity to fish two different positions in the water column. Lastly it allows you to fish smaller flies that might not get noticed alone by using a bright attractor fly.

There is no way that this will ever happen in NY, to easy to take advantage but it would be nice to really fly fish like this.


Dropper rigs are the best! I like to use an emerger, nymph when there's no hatch on.

[Ditchrat]

I'm just saying I have seen the results of using 2 flies and using 1. I have not seen a big advantage. In theory it may sound better, but in practice on the tribs, I don't think so. Unless you space them 6" apart and floss the fish. Then you may have two flies stuck on opposite sides of the mouth:D
You also dont have a real opertunity to fish them. Normally about 12" apart is about right. And when your fishing over fish that wont move more then a couple inches either way you'll see a difference. And i'm talking dead drift no movement of the line at all other then drift, not the swing.

[gman2153]

Down around here the native brookie streams are low but the fish always seem to do ok,,, lots of overgrown areas and spring feeds to keep them going.

The Lehigh River is a trickle now 50cfs release from the dam and most of the trout are probably in survival mode at mouths of feeder streams. Fortunately, hardly a soul is fishing...

Them dropper rigs do work. I don;t use them too often. but when I do usually just tie on my second fly to the hookbend of the first, nothing fancy.... we don't have 20lb monsters down in these parts...

[Ditchrat]

The Lehigh River is a trickle now 50cfs release from the dam and most of the trout are probably in survival mode at mouths of feeder streams. Fortunately, hardly a soul is fishing...

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