The importance of stealth

[kercock]

I began the same way myself and I also think pretty much as you do,I am very much in favour of wading as shallow as possible and being as quiet as possible,it never ceases to amaze me how people can almost run across an area of gravel splash their way out to waistdepth and start to lash the water and finish up disapointed,wondering why they did'nt catch anything ! I see it almost on a dailly basis.
I have to say I havent got round to trying putting the dog through a pool or chucking rocks into the pools,I not sure it would work on the Tay,its a bit big. However I fished with a guy who had a bit of water 'way up the South Esk and he swore by either technique in the summer in low water conditions and would "stone "a pool or two before fishing the run into the pool,his theory being chuck in stones "till the fish went up into the neck of the pool and when they were jockeying for position and seriously miffed put a fly across them, worked like charm,he said. I never witnessed it though. !

[williegunn]

Salmon are wild creatures and stealth is the approach. All the splashy ideas are to stir up residents, fish that have just entered a lie are the most likely takers .........cheating perhaps?

[Bogyoch]

The slower the water, the stealthier you must be. The Deveron here in low water (as it is now) has some pools that are as smooth as glass. One mistake in a cast ending with poor presentation could mean the only taking fish is put down for the day. So chucking your dog in may not work!