Perfect flow for wading the Lower American R.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

It will be 2,000 cfs on September 1, 2012.

Get out there early and late in the day for Half-pounders.

Cast across and down with a floating line, mend a little and let it swing through to the bottom.

Keep moving slowly down stream to cover more water.

[Scott V]

Watch out for the man eating beavers. Better yet, just stay home or go up to the mountains for cooler weather.

Nothing to fish here, move along, just move along.

[craigfalk]

Bill,

I finally caught a few Half-pounders on the swing over the last week. I didn't have a sink tip with me so I just used a split shot. I'm not sure how much to mend. In other words, how fast do you want the fly to swing? Thanks.

[burl51]

Swing speed per the Medford boys the term they use and taught me is slow painfully slow

[craigfalk]

Burl51,

Thanks for the tip. "Slow, painfully slow" will be in my mind from now on. I'm pretty sure I've been allowing the fly to swing much too quickly.

[Scott V]

Swing speed per the Medford boys the term they use and taught me is slow painfully slow

How do you make the swing go slower than the flow of the current? Or are you meaning something else?

[aaron]

Upstream mend can help slow it down, although if you botch the mend then it will severely shorten your swing. I'd rather my fly make a complete swing at a faster rate than only swing through part of the zone slowly. Doug will go over all this at the half pounder clinic on the 8th.