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Riffletip #4: Add a smile blade to your fly box

11/12/2016

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Sometimes your streamer presentation just needs a little more to get fish to really take, so add a smile blade.  While some fly fishing purists may disagree with this tactic - we've found it to be the most reliable way to get more strikes when nothing else is working.  We were desperate when we first tried it, but were pleasantly surprised and now use them every time.
You probably won't find a smile blade at the fly shop, but you can find them pretty inexpensively on Amazon or directly from Mack's Lure. They come in a variety of colors making it easy to match any variation of streamers you have on hand.
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  • Home
  • Fishing Maps
    • Rivers >
      • Crooked River
      • Deschutes - Upper
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      • Fall River
      • Metolius River
      • Ochoco Creek
      • Tumalo Creek
    • Lakes >
      • Bend Pine Nursery
      • Crane Prairie Reservoir
      • Cultus Lakes
      • Davis Lake
      • Devils Lake
      • East Lake
      • Elk Lake
      • Haystack Reservoir
      • Hosmer Lake
      • Lake Billy Chinook
      • Lake Simtistus
      • Lava Lakes
      • Ochoco Reservoir
      • Odell Lake
      • Paulina Lake
      • Prineville Reservoir
      • Sparks Lake
      • Suttle Lake
      • Three Creeks Lake
      • Todd Lake
      • Twin Lakes
      • Wickiup Reservoir
    • Kids Only >
      • Firemans Pond
      • Prineville Youth Pond
      • Shevlin Pond
  • Fly Tying
    • Dry
    • Emerger
    • Nymph
    • Salmon/Steelhead
    • Streamers
  • Learning
    • Fishing Basics >
      • Choosing a Reel
    • Fly Fishing Basics
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