On Tue, 31 May 2005 18:05:09 -0600, rw
wrote:

I don't either.

My approach to dead-drift nymphing is to work the "turnover point."
That's the (usually short) section of the drift where the indicator is
directly above the fly, and where the drift has the least drag. Ideally,
the indicator, as well as the fly, will drift with no drag.

The idea is basically to decide where the fish are and then to cast
upstream, with the distance depending in the current, and to mend to
create a turnover point right in front of the fish.

Works for me.


I posted a correction to the original post saying that "faster than
the current" is possible only if you have a belly in the line, meaning
the line and indicator are dragging. If the strike indicator
(leader/line connection, or whatever you are watching for a strike) is
not moving slower than the top current, you need more weight. Your
turnover point is obvious, however most of my strikes are before I
reach the turnover spot.