When you’re fly fishing in salt water, it can be difficult to locate fish at first.
Why? Because in salt water, fish have a vast territory to move around.
A sure sign of fish being present are sea birds that soar in one particular area and then dive. This tells you that the presence of large fish have sent baitfish scurrying for their lives to the surface of the water. You’ll want to move into that area as quietly as you can to avoid alerting the larger fish of your presence.
Also important is the time of day you fish.
You want to fish in prime time when the fish will be feeding. Large fish tend to stay hidden during the hours when people are swimming or boating, so the best time to fly fish in salt water is at dawn or dusk. Low-density light allows predator fish to spot prey easily because of the lighter sky overhead that outlines their silhouette. This is when you will see the baitfish surface and become easy targets.
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