When fly fishing, what determines whether you use floating or sinking line when fishing?
Your tackle choices are determined by the fishing conditions. Using weighted nymphs or streamers, or adding weight to the leader, is effective to a moderate depth when used in conjuction with a full floating line. Such rigs typically suffice for most stream and river fishing, as the desired fishing depth is rarely more than four or five feet. At a certain depth, dredging with a floating line becomes ineffective or inefficient. Not only do you need to use a longer leader to get deeper, but more weight may also be necessary. You must also consider the rate of current flow, with faster current necessitating even longer leaders and more weight. At this point you’re probably so frustrated with your tackle choice that you’re no longer enjoying the experience. When you need to fish deep, and you don’t need to be visually connected to the end of your fly line, sinking lines get down fast, stay down throughout the presentation, are rarely influenced by varying surface currents, and enable a dir
