About the Author

Joe Rotter

Joe is the "blogger in chief" here at Red's in addition to being our guide service manager and partner here at Red's. He is a father of 3 spunky children his wife Kelly can only be found fishing when the temperature gets above 85 degrees and the fish are gobbling up dry flies.

In addition to being a fly fishing junkie, Joe is a hard core bowhunter, is a volunteer Hunter's Eductation Instructor, and loves riding horses with his kiddos. Joe still guides a small part of the time but spends most of his time working on web marketing, travel, and helping customers find the right tools and information for the job.

Downstream Dry Fly Fishing Tip

August 14, 2016

This is a good tip for fishing downstream. Don't be afraid to skate the fly. Save all your Hank Patterson jokes because I have already heard them all haha! Seriously, learning how to skate a fly on unpressured streams is a great skill. I caught a pile of fish a couple of days ago by skating my fly back up to the surface after it had drown. My favorite fly for this is a #14 Royal PMX. Watch the video, it was all self filmed out of convenience for my fishing buddies that abandoned me the second we got to the stream.

There's a big cutt in that tail-out for sure Joe.
Joe, I use the same technique and sometimes I pay out extra line using the technique you showed for extending the drift while steelhead fishing... I believe you referred to it as "painting" with the rod tip. Tight Lines!