Wary Trout

One is tempted to make long casts on small trout streams late in the season when the streams are low and the trout are very wary. This is a good idea, except casting across many mixed currents permits them to pull on the line and leader producing a draging fly action which will be refused by the trout. Often a natural drift can be achieved by allowing your line and leader to fall on boulders or gravel bars which cause it to bridge the mixed currents.