flyman23 wrote:
The past few years I've been fishing 2 nymphs, tying a dropper off the
hook of the top nymph. I've found that about 95% of the time I only
catch fish on the bottom nymph. I've even switched them around on some
days just to experiment. I was wondering if others have the same
experience and might know why this is?



It is mainly because the action of the first nymph is "strangled" by the
way it is attached. Also this method of attachment interferes with
hook-ups, and will also prevent you from detecting takes. It is likely
that you get just as many takes to the dropper nymph, but the fish
nudges it away, and you dont see them. This also depends on the patterns
you use. patterns with a little more hackle or rough dubbing tend to
work better even when somewhat strangled, than weighted streamlined nymphs.

Also, you might like to try using a leader ring to attach your dropper
fly and point nymph;

http://www.mike-connor.homepage.t-on...s/leaders.html

TL
MC