Canada Fly Guide

Flies

Blob

Blob Stillwater Fly

Key points

Imitates / suggests: a Zooplankton (Daphnia & Cyclops) ball / general trigger; works when fish aren't keyed on a specific food .
Fish it: under a strike indicator, or fast-retrieved on a sinking line .

Imitates

Zooplankton (Daphnia & Cyclops) (loosely) — otherwise a pure attractor.

Related

Hot-Weather Stillwater Tactics — when plankton-feeding makes fish hard to target.
Chironomid Under Indicator — the indicator setup.

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