rw wrote:
Larry L wrote:

On my recent trip to Idaho I fished a tiny nymph under a dry, some
each day, as the fish were obviously taking baetis nymphs not the duns
or emergers.

Like most of us I've used this technique a lot to good success, but
unlike those of you that actually know what you are doing, I'm not
sure how best to attach the dropper nymph. I've always just used a
clinch knot around the bend of the hook

This trip I had several breaks offs, with small fish at that, where
the break occurred at the cinch knot on the bend. .... ANYway, what
do you real nympher guys use in the way of knots for dropper rigs?
In the wind, with cold fingers, and weak eyesight knots are proving to
be a steady source of frustration for me :-( and I need to improve my
knotting skills


If you use a clinch knot on the bend of the hook, make sure it's an
improved clinch knot. I believe a regular clinch knot is prone to slip
at that point, compared to one tied to the eye. I'm not sure why. Maybe
it's because the knot tends to slide around on the much more open
curvature.



I use an improved clinch knot too.

Willi