Originally Posted By: Birdsnest
I’ve never fished the Russian either. My buddy says he won’t fish there unless it’s above 300 Cfs, don’t know if you can glean any info from that... Why do you use the sliding dropper with such a long leader? I pictured casting them with an egg sinker on the mainline with a 6-9’ leader attached by a single swivel. Is the sliding dropper just to save the spoon and loose the lead in case of snags? I really appreciate the pointers.


I looked on line and the avg flow on the Russian is about 2200cfs. If it's anywhere near 300cfs, I doubt there would be enough current to really drift anything with some sort of weight attached unless you are using a float.

I use a sliding dropper to better feel the bite. A dropper also helps your spoon work up in the water column a bit and not get hung on the bottom. Good luck!