PSUFishMenace
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Last year in Chincoteague Va I spent a few evenings fishing a spot on the bay where the incoming tide rips under an old bridge and small (6-10") blues and shad chase baitfish on the downcurrent side. Despite the active feeding I was only getting one or two tugs every night resulting in a total of one shad landed. I think my biggest problem was not having a fly small enough to match the baitfish, but I'm wondering what kind of presentation would work best here.
The fish weren't in an all-out blitz, more like 2-3 boils/splashes every minute. I've never heard of dead drifting flies for this type of feeding activity, but I'm curious if I'd have better luck doing just that with a small streamer. Of course I never thought to do this last year while I was there. I'd like to hear some of your thoughts before I go back down there next week. Have any of you guys tried dead drifting flies in a rip?
The fish weren't in an all-out blitz, more like 2-3 boils/splashes every minute. I've never heard of dead drifting flies for this type of feeding activity, but I'm curious if I'd have better luck doing just that with a small streamer. Of course I never thought to do this last year while I was there. I'd like to hear some of your thoughts before I go back down there next week. Have any of you guys tried dead drifting flies in a rip?