69,

I tried using a small corky as a fly fishing bobber about 12 years ago, but found that it cast funny. I seem to have trouble adding anything on my leader. I can cast and occasionally use a lightly weighted fly, like a stonefly nymph. But I just don't go for the Montana style, where some guides take what almost amounts to thin pencil lead and wrap it on a nymph. I know they just lob and don't actually cast such concoctions, but it just takes the fun out of it for me.

I have wondered if it's possible to assemble a combination fly and strike indicator/bobber that would work for steelheading on small streams. It seems like the fly would have to be heavy, and the indicator would have to be bulky, rendering the whole mess a disaster to cast. I think spin anglers have come up with the solution with jigs and floats on long and light spinning rods.

I try to be open to new ideas, but admittedly I have my preferences for how I like to fish, and am not a fan of lobbing.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.