12-31-2005, 01:21 AM
I probably shouldn't be the first person to reply to this but since no one else is responding I will. While a friend taught me to fly fish 5 years ago, he only taught me with dry flies. The couple other people I routinely fish with are also dry fly purist. So I just experimented with different techniques with nymphs and found what works best for me. I will cover miles of river in a couple hours if it's accessible. I never use a strike indicator. I only use beadhead nymphs. If a need a little more weight a use tungstead beadheads. If I consistently need more weight I use a sinking line or sinking leader. I will rarely use weighted putty but not shot. I always wade and fish directly upstream if possible. I don't tend to make any false cast with nymphs. I keep the line tight except if I'm letting the current pull the nymph much deeper in some pools.You won't find me at a side of a pool fishing nymphs unless that is the only possible to get the fly in there. I think a lot of what I do fishing nymphs has to do with the water I'm fishing is constantly changing. This allows me to keep the fly in the water as much as possibly. This works very well for me with my style of fishing. I caught 40 trout last week fishing nymphs for a total of 5 hours over 2 days. I think with watching others a few times plus a lot of experimenting is the best way to see what works for you.
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