Dry Fly Leader Design and Adjustment -- Dry Fly Skills Series #3

The leader should match the moment and match the angler. It should match the fly, the river and the wind conditions. Adjustments are necessary, and when they're performed often enough they become intuitive.An objective look at real goals for the dry fly, along with the true capabilities of the leader materials at hand, will lead anyone down the path toward a great leader formula for dry flies.While many anglers might consider the leader as an afterthought, we believe the leader is the most consequential element in the system. The leader always matters, but it’s most important while trying to achieve dead drifts with a dry fly.My good friend, Matt Grobe, joins me to discuss dry fly leader design. Like me, Matt looks for every opportunity to fool trout at the surface.ResourcesREAD: Troutbitten | Category | Dry Fly FishingREAD: Troutbitten | Dry Fly Fishing -- The Forehand and Backhand CurveVIDEO: Troutbitten | Casting Forehand and BackhandREAD: Troutbitten | The George Harvey Leader DesignVIDEO: Troutbitten | The George Harvey Dry Fly Leader -- Design, adjustments and tipsREAD: Troutbitten | That's Not a Dead DriftVIDEO: Troutbitten | Real Dead Drifts -- Up Top and UnderneathVisitTroutbitten WebsiteTroutbitten InstagramTroutbitten YouTubeTroutbitten Facebook Thank You to Pre-Roll Ad Sponsors:SkwalaandOrvisThanks to TroutRoutes:Use the code TROUTBITTEN for 20% off your membership athttps://maps.troutroutes.com Thanks to SkwalaUse the code, TROUTBITTEN10 for 10% off your order athttps://skwalafishing.com/