"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote in message
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Are the fish generally holding tight to the bank parallel to the current,
or
are they more perpendicular? Guess the reason I'm asking is the
approach.
Is it better to approach from downstream, or more of an angle from the
bank?

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Trout often hold and feed as close to the bank or other structure as they
can get. It does not really matter how you approach them, as long as you do
it carefully, but the best chances of hooking such fish is either from
directly above them on the same bank, or directly below them on the same
bank. If you are directly below them, then a curve cast or other tricks,
such as bouncing a hopper off the bank above them, are required.

One must avoid lining the fish.

It you are obliged to cast across river, ( on a small river especially), it
should be remembered that you can also easily spook fish holding directly
under your feet. Also, keep your cast low, and at as oblique an angle to
the bank as possible. This may only give you a short drag free drift, but
is the best chance.

At acute angles from below, the "flash" of the flyline, ( so avoid false
casting as well!) may be enough to spook the fish. Even from above, one must
be careful.

TL
MC