"JT" wrote


On the same lines, do any of you ever slip a bead on the tippet and then
tie on your non-beadhead nymph...? Is this effective?

Thanks,
JT



I have NOT, but yesterday when I was buying beads I asked my buddy that owns
the shop if he thought any given color was better ( I tend to like subtle
and use mostly black ) He then told me a story about fishing with a
PT nymph for a while in a given spot with zero success, clipping it off,
sliding on a gold bead, ala your post, tying back on the exact same fly, and
then catching 3 fish in 4 casts in exactly the same place !!!

I asked if he thought it was fishing depth that had been the factor ... his
impression it was the 'flash' of the gold bead .... I bought gold beads
yesterday G