Hazy Fly Fishing

Bomber

$1.5

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Description

Waking flies such as this one are intended to ride on the surface and create enough fuss so that a summer steelhead will be goaded into a strike. Can be used in tandem with a traditional wet fly, steelhead may be attracted first by the waking fly, but are more likely to strike the wet fly, which is more invasive of their turf. White wings provide easy visibility for the fish and angler.

Specifications

Category

Dry Flies

Sink Rate

floating

Target Species

salmon-steelhead

Techniques

casting

Water Column

surface

Action

surface waking

Conditions

low light, open water

Field Notes

This waking fly is meant to skate or ride high on the surface and create disturbance that triggers aggressive summer steelhead. It can be fished alone or in tandem with a traditional wet fly when you want to draw fish up and then tempt a follow-up strike below.

Pros

  • High-visibility white wings help both angler and fish track the fly.
  • Surface-waking profile can provoke reaction strikes from steelhead.

Cons

  • Best suited to specific steelhead presentations rather than general trout fishing.
  • May be less effective when fish are not willing to rise to the surface.

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