Regulations question: Using two flies, like a dry-dropper

[rybak]

As I am learning on how to rig up and use different flies, I see that there are a lot of instructional videos on fishing with something called a dry dropper or fishing a dry fly as a top fly and a second fly below it.

Immediately, I start to think that it may be illegal in Ontario as that puts two files with a hook each on my line. I started to double check the regs and only select bodies or stretches of water mention mandatory use of only one hook, example:

Grand River:
-
between the West Garafraxa
2nd Line and Scotland Street in the
Town of Fergus;


- Only one barbless hook may be used

So my question is: If I am fly fishing, is it okay to use a dry fly as artificial lure and indicator at the same time plus tie on a secondary fly further down ?

 

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in ontario, unless otherwise stated, you are allowed 4 lures/hooks per line

 

[Shawarma]

I'll second FF's comment. Rules are pretty clear on that one.

 

[rybak]

Indeed:

Hooks and Lines
– An angler may use only one line, unless otherwise
stated in the regulations. Two lines may be used when angling from
a boat in parts of the Great Lakes (see exceptions to the general
regulations) and for ice fishing in many areas (see Ice Fishing, page
11). A fishing line must not have more than four hooks attached.

I always only ever used a single hook. I'll start trying that dropper technique then

 

[fishermandan420]

The old hopper dropper. Or if you follow hank, try the hopper dropper dropper

 

[rybak]

Went out and tried this two fly approach in a new place. Spread two dry flies about 12" apart, sometimes a dry fly above a nymph.
It worked like a charm. To give the top fly more buoyancy, I even attached a small styrofoam egg sack floater bead

Place was a brooky kingdom - pretty much every fish that I pulled out was a brooky!

Most 'holes' looked like this

With fish like this:
The colors on these fish were spectacular ! Very bright and saturated.

That huge tree fell over right in front of me - it probably got weakened by yesterday's storm

Casting in between all the crap was the biggest obstacle. I dropped so many F*-bombs out of frustration :???: but it still was worth it

 

[Rivermaniac]

Well worth it bud. That's my to go to rig most of the time now. It's either they take the fly or the dropper.