04-06-2020, 02:33 PM
This is all good advice, and I've actually started tying some of the patterns mentioned above after hearing similar recommendations from these folks.
One thing I'd add is that I subscribe to the slogan that you should change depth before you change flies. If you aren't getting any takes, my bet is that you should try different parts of the water column (and try different parts of the reservoir) before you switching flies. I try to carry a rod with a floatin line and a second with either a sinking tip or a full sinking line, but you can add a few slip shots above your fly and get smilar variation in depth.
One thing I'd add is that I subscribe to the slogan that you should change depth before you change flies. If you aren't getting any takes, my bet is that you should try different parts of the water column (and try different parts of the reservoir) before you switching flies. I try to carry a rod with a floatin line and a second with either a sinking tip or a full sinking line, but you can add a few slip shots above your fly and get smilar variation in depth.