3 Tips for Swinging Flies for trout & other species

Gink & Gasoline

Swinging flies is a super effective way to target any species in moving water. It’s deadly when it’s done right. Here are a few simple tips to help you get better swings.

Tip 1: Don't hold your rod tip too high off the water when swinging flies

One technique flaw that I see a lot of my clients’ make on the water when they’re swinging flies is they hold the rod tip too high off the water. In many cases, when you do this during the swing, it will create a belly of slack between the rod tip and the fly line on the water. Slack makes it more difficult to detect subtle strikes during the swing. To fix this problem, I tell my clients to ...

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