06-12-2011, 02:05 AM
Just a little spin on this. I know several have Fly Fishing gear and use it on occasion dragging a nymph or a bugger in a trolling fashion.
This is a good way to cover a lot of water and can be quite productive.
And of course, those that are comfortable enough to cast and strip do well.
But, I wanted to talk about my favorite style. Deep nymphing.
All you need is a floating line which I am sure you all have. Next, mono or fluoro or whatever fishing line you have in whatever weight.
The length depends on where you fish, so I do have a board with 20', 25', 30' leaders pre made with a loop on one end that attach straight to the fly line.
Sonar is great as you need to know what the depth is, but one of those lead sinkers used for ice fishing can work as well.
In Utah you can fish two lure, hooks, flies on one line so use this. Attach a tag about two feet up from end of leader and add a second fly.
You will also need an indicator to suspend the flies off the bottom (like ice fishing or jigging) In which cast, either get one that is easy to take off, or get the slip indicators.
Now you set the indicator and drop the flies. Kick back a bit and peel out some line.
I usually do not wait long for that indicator to go down.
Okay, so no casting, so wind is actually a good thing. You don't need to fish nymphs or chironomids, you can fish buggers this way too.
Next time out, try it.[cool][
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This is a good way to cover a lot of water and can be quite productive.
And of course, those that are comfortable enough to cast and strip do well.
But, I wanted to talk about my favorite style. Deep nymphing.
All you need is a floating line which I am sure you all have. Next, mono or fluoro or whatever fishing line you have in whatever weight.
The length depends on where you fish, so I do have a board with 20', 25', 30' leaders pre made with a loop on one end that attach straight to the fly line.
Sonar is great as you need to know what the depth is, but one of those lead sinkers used for ice fishing can work as well.
In Utah you can fish two lure, hooks, flies on one line so use this. Attach a tag about two feet up from end of leader and add a second fly.
You will also need an indicator to suspend the flies off the bottom (like ice fishing or jigging) In which cast, either get one that is easy to take off, or get the slip indicators.
Now you set the indicator and drop the flies. Kick back a bit and peel out some line.
I usually do not wait long for that indicator to go down.
Okay, so no casting, so wind is actually a good thing. You don't need to fish nymphs or chironomids, you can fish buggers this way too.
Next time out, try it.[cool][
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