Dt Or Wf?

[man o kent 269]

When I get my small stream fly outfit together, am I right in thinking a DT fly line is better for short delicate casts, as opposed to a WF, or does it not matter too much? Many thanks

[jonnie bravo 572]

It won't make much difference tbh, depends on the WF profile.

 

Some can be quite aggressively tapered, others can be a lot more delicate. I use a #4 DT myself for smallish rivers and find it ideal,

[J Darcy 5,871]

IMO for small lines, such as #3 and#4 then I think the WF is best as you can shoot it a little better. Thats JMHO.

[neil r 1,861]

I used to use dt for everything but all my lines bar one are wf now . If you do get a dt you can turn it round when one end gets worn or do what some people do and cut it in half for 2 lines

[man o kent 269]

Thanks gents

[Flipper_Al 1,012]

Small streams I used Wf, still waters I used Dt

[Tiercel 6,986]

Each has it's merits, but for me presentation is paramount so double taper for me for trout fishing. That said, for sea trout night fishing I nearly always used a wf intermediate line.

 

TC

[neil r 1,861]

Each has it's merits, but for me presentation is paramount so double taper for me for trout fishing. That said, for sea trout night fishing I nearly always used a wf intermediate line.

 

TC

I used to be the same , dt for all my trout fishing but earlier this year I got some new Rio lines and a snowbee thistledown and while I'm not that impressed with the rios the snowbee thistledown is brilliant. It's so thin it lands and lifts off with barely a ripple yet with one or two false casts It will cast as far as you need it to and with the silk furled leader I use it turns my drys over perfectly even using longish 2lb tippets .