{"id":1700,"date":"2017-06-17T16:48:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T16:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2017-06-17T16:48:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T16:48:49","slug":"more-on-dave-hughes-wet-fly-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?p=1700","title":{"rendered":"More on Dave Hughes&#8217; Wet Fly Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been reading Dave Hughes&#8217; book &#8220;Wet Flies&#8221; recently, and it&#8217;s caused me to think a lot more about how I fly fish.\u00a0 On a brief outing to the Middle Deschutes River last week, I took my 8&#8242;\u00a0 0&#8243;\u00a0 5 wt slow action rod to swing some of Dave&#8217;s recommended patterns for the local browns.\u00a0 The &#8220;Silver Invicta&#8221; in a size 14 proved to be a great fly to swing through shallower riffles, and it brought many feisty browns in the 7&#8243; to 12&#8243; range to the net.\u00a0 I think I&#8217;ll be using Dave&#8217;s wet fly techniques a lot more in my fishing outings, especially on smaller water.\u00a0 Check it out:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1701\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1701\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1701\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1701\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1701\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Wet-Flies-Book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Wet-Flies-Book.jpg 462w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Wet-Flies-Book-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wet Flies by Dave Hughes<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1702\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1702\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1702\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1702\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1702\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120024-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120024-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120024-580x326-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120024-580x326-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Silver Invicta<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1703\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1703\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1703\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1703\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1703\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120015-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120015-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120015-580x326-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P6120015-580x326-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The browns in the middle Deschutes River couldn&#8217;t resist a swung fly.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been reading Dave Hughes&#8217; 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