Except fish it just barely below the surface. On a lake jerk it quickly and parallel to weed beds or cover. For streams use in quiet spots - pools, backwaters and slow currents. Cast upstream and cross-current. This fly is best fished in fast, rocky currents.
Cast cross current and dead-drift.
To fish on the bottom, weight. The best use of this fly is for limestone and spring creeks which are populated with brown mayfly nymphs, scuds and beetles. Mend your line to give a drag-free float. It can also be fished in stillwaters very slowly on the bottom. Using it where no weeds exsist won't work.