Dry flies and streamers have their time and place, but it’s hard to beat the versatility and year-round efficacy of nymphs. If you understand how to adapt your nymphing rigs and tactics to cope with the day’s conditions, you’ll be able to catch fish in any creek, river, pond, or lake you visit, any time […]
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This might seem like one of the most intimidating parts of fly fishing. Crazy names for connecting strange strings called “Tippet” and “Backing”. It really isn’t all that complicated to learn knots for fly fishing. Below I’m going to describe where to use the knot and how to tie it. 1. The Nail Knot –
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We know trout spend the majority of their time feeding subsurface, which is why nymphing is so effective. We also know insect hatches drive trout to the surface to feed on winged adult insects. While it’s true nymphs can be fished during a hatch with positive results, mixing a little dry fly action into your
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It’s no secret that strike indicators are extremely helpful when fishing nymphs. But are they always necessary? And are there any advantages to fishing nymphs indicator-less? To help you decide when to hitch on an indicator and when to fish your nymphs “tight-line,” here are some things to consider. In Water That’s Clear, Low, or
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You don’t need to be a fly casting champion to catch trout with nymphs. Since many nymphing opportunities come at close range, a simple lob is all that’s needed to deliver flies to their mark. However, as you start adding multiple flies, split shot, and strike indicators to the end of your line even the
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Fishing two or more nymphs simultaneously is almost always a good idea. You can cover more of the water column, and by mixing, matching, and swapping fly patterns, you can key into what the fish want faster. However, the moment you tie on that dropper tippet to attach your second fly, a door is opened
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The short answer is YES. You can fish nymphs during a hatch and it does work. In fact, even when the sky is dark with clouds of October Caddis or March Browns, there are times when nymphs out-fish dry flies. Match the Entire Hatch Not Just Emergence A “hatch” is usually thought of as the
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Catching trout with nymphs is dependent on your ability to get your flies in the fish’s face. And since trout hang out near the bottom, getting your flies deep as quickly as possible is often what’s required. To do this, some amount of weight on your leader is necessary split shot and weighted flies are
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In an effort to “match the hatch,” fly tiers have developed fly patterns to imitate just about every variation of insect a trout might eat. Why settle for a generic mayfly nymph when you can have a more precise imitation of hexagenia limbata. The problem with this, however, is that there are now thousands upon
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Many casts you make while nymphing are very short so short your fly line may never make it past your rod tip. Other times, especially while traditional or indicator nymphing, longer casts are needed to reach the fish, but you have to keep your line in check so it doesn’t cause your flies to drag.
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