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?



I've noticed this phenomenon, too. Every tandem nymph fisherman must
have noticed.

What's happening, I'm convinced, is that when a fish takes our top nymph
we're too late to strike, and we snag the fish with the bottom nymph.
This doesn't happen every time, but it happens often enough to bias the
outcome heavily in favor of the bottom nymph.

Whether you think this is sporting is up to you. All I know is that I
ALWAYS fish (at least) two nymphs -- when I'm fishing nymphs, that is.

It's not much different than catching trout with pegged bead eggs. That
works, too.

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