Table of Retrieves
| Aquatic Food | Distance | Rate | Retrieve |
| Water Boatman | 2”-6” | erratic stop and go | hand twist, sink & draw |
| Sculpins | 1’-3’ | slow & moderate | strip/ rise & fall |
| Stoneflies (adults) | 3”-12” | erratic fluttering | strip |
| Stoneflies (nymphs) | dead drift | slow shoreward crawl | hand twist |
| Damselflies (adults) | 3”-24” | fast skittering | skating |
| Damselflies (nymphs) | 3”-6” | slow stop & go | hand twist |
| Dragonflies (adults) | same as damselflies | ||
| Dragonflies (nymphs) | 3”-12” | fast, short, stop & go | strip |
| Leeches | 3”-12” | moderate stop & go | strip |
| Snails | motionless | use short pull then stop | strip |
| Eggs | none | none | strip to gain attention then stop |
| Crayfish | 6”-18” | fast stop & go | strip |
| Scuds/sow bugs | 1”, 3”-6” | erratic stop & go | hand twist |
| Baitfish | 3”-6”-36” | moderate & fast | strip or pull |
| Hoppers/crickets | 1-3” | erratic | hand twist |
| Beetles/ants | 1-3” | varied | strip |
| Shrimp | 2”-12” | varied | strip |
| Caddis flies | 3”-12” | erratic fast | strip or skating |
| Mayflies | 0-6” | dead drift & take off | hand twist or strip |
