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Glossary
technique

Presentation

How the fly arrives, drifts, and looks to the fish. A perfect fly with a sloppy presentation catches fewer fish than a wrong fly fished cleanly.

Also calledpresentations

Presentation covers everything between the back-cast and the take: where the fly lands, how it drifts, whether the leader spooks the fish, whether drag breaks the drift, whether the angler stays low, whether the line lands softly.

A common saying among guides: "Presentation is 90% of fly fishing. Fly choice is the other 90%."