There
are a number of retrieves that you can do but most will depend on the type of
fish you are after. Here is a list of retrieves you can do broken down by
species
Snapper
The
do nothing retrieve. Snapper love falling or stationary flies. I tend to let my
fly settle on the bottom give it a couple of small twitches and then count to
around 20 seconds then give another couple of twitches or medium retrieve.
There are times when they take on a steady retrieve but this is rare. Often
this may happen at night when they are less shy.
Kingfish
Experimentation
on what works for you but I have used a slow steady to medium retrieve when
blind fishing but I have heard of a stationary fly also working. Talk to
different people and you will get a different perspective.
Trevally
Slow
steady retrieves to figure of 8 to even swinging. Mine have both been a slow to
medium retrieve along current lines or through a burley trail
Kahawai
Medium
to fast retrieve. I have caught most of mine on a medium retrieve. If you are
getting tail nips strip faster.
Gurnard
Bouncy
retrieve hard on the bottom. So having a
fly line and fly that sinks right to bottom and stays there while you retrieve.
Flounder
Twitched
slowly in front of its face. Flounder will pounce it. Size of fly needs to be
small as in size 8 small.
The best retrieves are where you mix up the retrieve with pauses and varying the speed. Imagine you are dangling a string for a kitten and teasing it to get it to pounce. Retrieving is much the same.
