seam
**Definition:** The visible boundary where fast current meets slow current — a line on the water's surface where two different speeds of flow run side by side. Fish position themselves on the slow side of a seam and dart into the fast side to intercept food. For anglers, seams are the most consistently productive water on any river.
The visible boundary where fast current meets slow current — a line on the water's surface where two different speeds of flow run side by side. Fish position themselves on the slow side of a seam and dart into the fast side to intercept food. For anglers, seams are the most consistently productive water on any river.
Etymology
Old English sēam, a joining or junction. The same word used for the stitched junction of two pieces of fabric. On a river, the seam is where two fabrics of current are sewn together.
Notes
Paddlers also use this term — what anglers call a seam, kayakers call an eddy line. Same feature, different purpose.
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