Czech Nymphing

there was quite a discussion on this on a regional board. It seems to be the
latest "cool" thing. It uses a heavily weighted fly a long rod, a light line
( #2 lines on a #6 10' rod are typical) and a length of light non-tapered
leader. Casts are short.

here's a "primer": http://www.fishandfly.co.uk/tledit0500a.html

Jiri Klima the supposed "originator" of the technique offers courses on it
in the Czech Repuplic fr $500 a pop
Often not mentioned is that the "technique" involves wading as close as
possible to fish lies and wading the entire stream a la the San Juan
shuffle. This part of Czech Nymphing is being criticized by some in Europe
as it is potentially harmful to stream environments.


"Fiddleaway" wrote in message
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Anyone here tried it? A guide on the Kern river introduced it to me and
it
seemed to work pretty well...while he watched. When I tried it on my own
at the Owens all I did was get hung up and lose gear. It's kind of the
antithesis of the dead drift - you literally drag a heavily weighted,
3-fly
rig along the bottom.

Anyone out there done this and have any tips they'd like to share?
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-dnc-