some nymph-strike indicator info

A while back I was asking for some advice on Fishing Nymphs and gleened some
really good info out of the posts that came up about how to fish and where
in the water column, etc.

I have been looking around since then for info on use of strike
indicators... I hope to get some Fish Pimps in my shop.
But I came across the following article that I thought was great and maybe
some other folks could use as well. It also cleared up a lot of mystery for
me around tying on an indicator and how they should work. I tried the
suggestion of using a wulff as an indicator but had a bit of a hard time
keeping it from going under too quickly.

I am going to tie a mess of these up tonight but using a blob of puffy
fabric paint in the center instead of the indicator yarn.

http://www.globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/indicators/

But as an added note, When I got to the hardware store I found the 5/16
o-rings to be a bit bigger than I thought they should be. I got a bunch but
also picked up some of the next two sizes down.
There was a bunch of other cool stuff on this site too. The author is
apparently a big fan of "Trout" by Dr. Bergman. One of my favorite books...
but one that I can never get through without drifting off to sleep.
*grumble* I wish I could retain everything in that book in my peewee sized
brain.

--
flies from $5.60 per DOZEN!
Rods/Reels and Gear
www.fly-fishing-flies.com

On 5/3/06 5:07 PM, in article
, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:

be careful, folks might accuse you of using pom-poms.

wayne
been there been accused.

I've got to admit, you sure could see the thing!

Bill

I've experimented with making strike indicators that way, too,
although I wasn't smart enough to think of using the latex.

But I've found that although poly has an s.g. less than water, and so
will float, it doesn't have enough excess bouyancy to float if it's
supporting a weighted nymph. Before long, it begins to submerge.

So I've been experimenting with substituting closed-cell foam for the
poly. Ugly, but works better.

vince

Just an aside:

When ever the strike indicator subject comes up
I'm always tempted (and I seldom resist temptation)
to say "why not use a foam dry fly as the indicator instead,
the fly catches fish and the yarn indicator doesn't."

Invariably, someone else says "because you can't move
the foam fly up and down the leader, so it's not as 'depth'
versitile"

But it's worth pointing out that isn't entirely true.
I sometimes put a foam hopper way up the leader,
so it attaches to 20lb test, for instance, in order to
make an extra-long dropper, for extra depth.

The foam hopper indicator still works, and fish still
bite it. It may not move as quickly or conveniently,
but you can put it at (almost) any leader position you want.
And it still does catch fish, which yarn will never do.

wrote:

to say "why not use a foam dry fly as the indicator instead,
the fly catches fish and the yarn indicator doesn't."


If God had meant for man to use foam on dry flies, then birds would
bounce

I shot a Hungarian Partridge once, near Stanford Montana,
that fell out of the sky in a small cloud of feathers
and then bounced off the top rung of a metal fence,
and fell inside a missle silo enclosure.

On 5 May 2006 10:41:21 -0700, wrote:

I shot a Hungarian Partridge once, near Stanford Montana,
that fell out of the sky in a small cloud of feathers
and then bounced off the top rung of a metal fence,
and fell inside a missle silo enclosure.

I saw a tornado hit a turkey farm near Wichita, Kansas 30+ years ago and the
turkeys bounced when they finally hit the ground.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

Charlie Choc typed:
On 5 May 2006 10:41:21 -0700, wrote:

I shot a Hungarian Partridge once, near Stanford Montana,
that fell out of the sky in a small cloud of feathers
and then bounced off the top rung of a metal fence,
and fell inside a missle silo enclosure.

I saw a tornado hit a turkey farm near Wichita, Kansas 30+ years ago
and the turkeys bounced when they finally hit the ground.

So THAT'S where WKRP got the idea!
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Wayne Knight wrote

If God had meant for man to use foam on dry flies, then birds would
bounce


If you have ever been goose hunting over dry land, you'd know that's just
not true.
The big ones bounce several feet.

--
Rusty Hook
Laramie, Wyoming

Tim J. wrote:

So THAT'S where WKRP got the idea!


Nope, they got it here http://asms.k12.ar.us/armem/tatum/ttrot.htm