Double dries

[Taxman]

How many fish with a double dry rig?

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

Never saw the need to throw double dries. What situation would require that you do this?

 

[whitetailfreak]

I fish two dries on occasion when I'm having a hard time seeing my primary fly in low light conditions. If it's late evening and I'm fishin' a hard to see Grey Hackle Yellow, I may have a much more visible Thunderhead or Parachute Adams leading.

 

[Taxman]

I was just curious. Sometimes I will tie a 2nd dry on for a different fly
presentation. Usually very short cast in small water. I can't say if it
is any more effective than just one, thus the question.

 

[whitetailfreak]

It's fun to catch a double on top from time to time.

 

[gobbleinwoods]

I fish two dries on occasion when I'm having a hard time seeing my primary fly in low light conditions. If it's late evening and I'm fishin' a hard to see Grey Hackle Yellow, I may have a much more visible Thunderhead or Parachute Adams leading.

I occasionally have trouble seeing my fly through the entire drift. This might be a tactic to try.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

I imagine you're tying them pretty close together. It seems like if the tippet connecting them is very long, you would introduce too many opportunities to create drag.

 

[whitetailfreak]

I imagine you're tying them pretty close together. It seems like if the tippet connecting them is very long, you would introduce too many opportunities to create drag.

This, but gotta be careful, in the Park the dropper is supposed to be 12".

 

[TurkeyH90]

I fish two dries on occasion when I'm having a hard time seeing my primary fly in low light conditions. If it's late evening and I'm fishin' a hard to see Grey Hackle Yellow, I may have a much more visible Thunderhead or Parachute Adams leading.

Yes, only reason I have done it before is I can't see my size 20 fly so tie on an indicator fly keep up with it.

 

[Taxman]

Thank you for the posts.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I have done that before, but I don't do it very often. I very commonly fish a pair of nymphs or a dry and a nymph, but not two dries very much at all.

 

[bowbuck]

I have fished two dries when fishing ants or beetles as the back fly. A big Hopper or foam fly up front gives you visibility and when you see that swirl right behind it you in business.

 

[gobbleinwoods]

Okay how far apart do you tie the doubles?