Fishing an Egg Fly under a bung can be very effective on stillwaters, particularly when trout are feeding close to the bottom or high in the water.
🎣 How to fish an Egg Fly under the bung
1. Set Up Your Leader
Tie your Egg Fly on a dropper below the bung.
We love to team the Egg Fly up with a Shimmer Worm, Mop Fly or even another Egg Fly. This gives you the opportunity to experiment with different combinations until you find what the trout are feeding on.
As a starting point, try fishing your Egg Fly 2–4 ft below the bung. However, don’t be afraid to fish it much shallower. We’ve fished an Egg Fly just 1 ft below the bung and had some of our most productive days, even during the winter months.
If you’re not getting takes, experiment with the depth until you find where the trout are feeding.
2. Cast out
Cast the bung and Egg Fly to your chosen area. Let everything settle before starting to fish it.
3. Leave it relatively static
The main idea is to allow the Egg Fly to hang beneath the bung and move naturally with the wind and water (Stillwater have currents so use them) . You don’t normally need to retrieve it constantly.
A very slow, occasional pull of the bung can sometimes bring the fly to life.
4. Watch the bung
The bung acts as your strike indicator. Keep an eye on it at all times.
If it:
- Dips under
- Moves sideways
- Suddenly stops or changes direction
- Does anything that looks unusual
Lift into the fish.
Don’t wait too long—the take can be surprisingly quick.
🪰 Try different depths
If you’re not getting takes, change the depth rather than immediately changing flies.
For example:
2 ft → 4 ft, 4 ft → 6 ft, 6 ft → 8 ft & so on.
If you know trout are feeding deeper, allow the Egg Fly to fish closer to the bottom.
💡 A useful trick
If the wind is moving the bung naturally, let it drift rather than constantly retrieving it. The Egg Fly will move beneath it and can look much more natural.