Read diagonal bars: they create migration lanes and travel seams
Read diagonal bars: they create migration lanes and travel seams
Filters
- Topic: Reading water and presentation
- Original category: Reading Water and Coverage
- Species: Steelhead
- Water: Not stated
- Region: Not stated
- Skill level: Advanced
Tip
Tip: Read diagonal bars: they create migration lanes and travel seams
How to do it: Cast across angles so the fly swings across fish movement, and on sunny days look for subtle changes that reveal diagonal bar edges
Mistake it fixes: Ignoring river structure and fishing featureless water
Why it works: Diagonal bars funnel migrating fish into predictable lanes. Casting across those lanes puts the fly in the path fish actually travel.
When it matters most: Steelhead, rivers