Help with nymph fishing

Dave LaCourse wrote:

John writes:

Why would it not work? Fly suspended on mono under a bobber. Whether
it's a plastic bubble or them fist-sized hunks o' yarn ya'll call
indicators on the Rapid--what's the difference?

Because it's not fly fishing. Fly fishing in the regs of most states I've
fished (where it says "Fly fishing only") required a fly rod/reel. Now if that
Californicator wants to put a fly reel on that spinning rod and use the *line*
to cast it, then *that* would be termed fly fishing. I didn't make the rules,
John.

Dave, I wasn't questioning why is wasn't allowed, only the statement "I
doubt it would work," which I took to mean it wouldn't catch fish.

BTW, Oregon has "fly fishing only" waters, where you need to use the
entire FFing rig, and "fly only" waters, where the choice of rod, reel
and line is immaterial.

JR