Nymphs how to fish

I have fished nymphs on and off a little bit. I sell flies.. that doesn't
mean I know how to use them all the right way.
I have always had a tough time figuring out when I get a hit on a nymph.
After knowing i missed a few pick-ups I go back to dries. Pretty easy to
know when you get a hit.

Maybe I am fishing them wrong? I let them drop as close to bottom as I
can... say when fishing a pheasant tail or a stonefly. then just try to
creep them along at a slow buggy pace with random little twitch, jerks and
rests. I try to keep them coming enough to not get hung on the bottom, but
overall fish them in very slowly. I also fish them on floating line (I don't
often fish deep water) so the leader and tippet are usually enough to get me
to the bottom.

Should I be pulling them along at a faster more steady pace so that when I
get a hit I would just hook the fish automatically? I know mosquitoes just
sort of squiggle in one place.

How should I be fishing the little nymphs and do most folks use a strike
indicator or just hit/miss by watching their line and guessing or the leader
that happens to be on the water?


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