On Feb 6, 3:05*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:


And, always remember, when the hatch starts, rip off the nymph and
shot, and put on that dry.



I'm pretty sure I'll remember that part, Dave

I'm going to try a few days, indicator-less. I sight nymph that
way fairly often all summer, see a fish, or a bulge, or a blink, and
toss a beadhead in there and 'sense' the take with my eyes ... somehow
(blink. bulge, see fish move )

but, the amount of water here in the Stan is what befuddles me and
intimidates me. Next time out I'm taking a 10ft 5 wt I have and high-
sticking ... sticking to only water I can fish that way and feel it's
appropriate ...

FWIW, I'm sure your 'slower than the current' advice is something I
need to take seriously .... I tend to try and make the bobber drift
like a dry, i.e exactly with the current .... but I can 'understand'
that it needs to go slower .... need to progress from 'understand' to
'really get it' ... I guess