Great advice above! Another card I play in low clear water, especially in small stream situations, is sight fish! Hunt for them! Spot them before they spot you! The ultimate is, spot, cast, and WITNESS the reaction to your presentation. Sighting fish takes time, effort and skill, but is very rewarding and can be the best in discovering what makes them tick. Gives you the advantage to find out what, why, or why not, they do or do not take, given the situation. For me it is the ultimate rush to cast just right, and witness the take. Believe me, before you feel anything at the rod, they can strike and spit it out so fast you would have felt nothing if not seeing it! Actually, it's hard to remember after the excitment of witnessing a take, to remember how it felt at the rod? Bigger water can be tough, BUT my thought is their is always way to get a view, in low clear water, whether up in a tree, a high bank, or cautious float by. As many times I have viewed the take and spit out and felt nothing at the rod, makes me wonder how many more times it happens when I can't see?