On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:15:06 +0300, Jarmo Hurri
wrote:


I had to give up the use of strike indicators. The social pressure was
just too hard. (I must admit that I also found it a bit suspicious
myself.)

Since I still want to catch fish with nymphs from longer distances,
I'm thinking of starting to use droppers with dries (which is much
more acceptable). However, I'm not familiar with many good dry fly
patterns for this purpose. That is, those dries that float extremely
well. The only one I know is Goddard caddis.

What kind of patterns do you use?


I usually use a bushy Elk Hair Caddis and I do tie some of them in
bright orange (and have caught fish on same). But as has been said
already any good floating fly should work as long as you don't use a
heavily weighted nymph. I've fished small Pheasant Tail nymphs behind
snowshoe hares foot emergers (both size 22s) during the September BWO
hatch and it has been a fantastic combo.

g.c.