Newbie : Downwind or Downfly?

"riverman" wrote in message
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Hey Newbie:
When dry fly fishing, the bugs are indeed blown to the downwind bank, so
your best strategy is to fish along that bank. Since its hard to cast a dry
directly into the wind, a good strategy is to stand stream side so that
your casting arm is over the water, and cast along the bank. Be aware that
the wind will try to bring your fly into your head, so keep your tip low
and your casts wide.

If you are nymph fishing, then they really aren't affected by the wind so
you can fish anywhere. However, being able to cast downwind a huge distance
is not so useful as you cannot feel your nymph, so having some supporting
wind doesn't do much for you. Keep your casts close (10-15 feet) and your
line tight.

The third option is if you are able to cast ACROSS the stream because of
the wind. In that case, I would cast from the upwind bank, leaving my dry
somewhere midstream and let the breeze carry it dead-drift into the shore.

Oh, and this group is long-dead. Come over to Facebook to meet the gang.

Thanks Riverman, lots of useful info there. Nymphs at the moment, maybe
dries next month if it warms up a bit, so my downwind question is a bit
early.

I have lots more questions, so see you on fb.