would like to learn about attaching more than one fly to my fishing line?

Question

trying to learn how to fish with more than one fly

Answer 1

Seriously, don't worry about droppers, water knots, and blood knots etc. It just tangles.

Use the New Zealand method. Tie your top dropper fly, directly to the tippet, then cut as normal, as if you were just using a 3 foot leader. Then, simply tie a blood knot straight onto the bend of the hook, cut at the appropriate length, then simply tie on your next fly at that point, and repeat if you require for the third fly.

I have been fly-fishing for 20 years, it has not dropped my catch rate a bit, and due to the fact that you are not sorting out tangles in the wind, it actually increases your fishing time, therefore your catch rate.

Also, use basic aerodynamics where possible. For instance, if you wish to use say a big dry, and a nymph below, using the dry as a sight indicator. Use the least aerodynamic fly, ie. the dry on the top dropper, this increases turnover, and again catch rates.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

You could try the four turn water knot , keep it wet while
tightening the knot , dont use to long a leader , if your
leader is say , twelve feet ,try three flys of your choice
equal distance apart , or two flys depending on conditions,
but keep a check on you droppers for tangles , this will
happen but stick with it especially buzzers , it is a great way
to fish , ps dont tie fluoro carbon leaders in advance as the
knots can dry out and come loose ... tight lines.

Answer 3

You need to use a dropper loop. A good explanation and how-to can be found at www.flymartonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=222. You can use as many flies as you can tie dropper loops and are still able to cast the line.