Speed of presentation is equally important when fly-fishing. With dry flies and nymphs, a dead drift is optimal in nearly all situations, but when throwing streamers, the speed of your retrieve can be crucial. Again, experimentation is key.
Experiment with the speed at which you strip streamer flies in lakes and streams - fish often hit on the pause.
Adjust your strip length and aggressiveness until you find the combination that’s triggering strikes. As part of the process, adjust the pause time between strips. When fishing stream trout, it’s common for fish to strike when the streamer drifts back with the current. When fishing lakes, whether for trout or warm-water species such as pike, fish often strike when a streamer is at rest following a short burst of motion.
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