Nymph theory

Sandy said:
You always get the most strikes on the end fly,

Steve said:
I haven't found that to be true Sandy.
Do you think perhaps you just feel more of the strikes at the end fly?

......I find that to be true (end fly works best) when I chain
the flies together, with the tippet of the end fly clinch knotted
to the bend of hook in front. I do that because it tangles less
and it's easier to cast. But maybe it ain't work as good as
an old fashioned dropper loop. My experience is that I do
catch flsh on the up-leader fly, else I wouldn't bother to do it
at all. But I do find I catch fewer fish than the end fly.

Interesting thread. What books on nymphing have all of you found
helpful?


salmobytes wrote:
Sandy said:
You always get the most strikes on the end fly,

Steve said:
I haven't found that to be true Sandy.
Do you think perhaps you just feel more of the strikes at the end fly?

.....I find that to be true (end fly works best) when I chain
the flies together, with the tippet of the end fly clinch knotted
to the bend of hook in front. I do that because it tangles less
and it's easier to cast. But maybe it ain't work as good as
an old fashioned dropper loop. My experience is that I do
catch flsh on the up-leader fly, else I wouldn't bother to do it
at all. But I do find I catch fewer fish than the end fly.

wrote:
Interesting thread. What books on nymphing have all of you found
helpful?

I can honestly say I've found nymphing to be one of those "magical"
things for which books can only crudely describe the basics of actual
action. Books have helped me understand the foods and feeding of
nymphing fish, but only actually doing it has taught me much about the
technique.

Joe F.

rb608 wrote:

wrote:

Interesting thread. What books on nymphing have all of you found
helpful?

I can honestly say I've found nymphing to be one of those "magical"
things for which books can only crudely describe the basics of actual
action. Books have helped me understand the foods and feeding of
nymphing fish, but only actually doing it has taught me much about the
technique.

This reminds me of a nice experience I had on the Crowsnest earlier
this summer. Let me preface it by saying that I rarely fish subsurface
flies, as I don't really care for weighted flies, split shot, etc., and
I don't have a lot of confidence in my abilities.

The water was low and clear, and I had been fishing dries with
decent success, catching fish in the 8-10" range. I noticed a larger
"flash" in a deep hole and decided to give it a shot with a subsurface
fly. It took me several casts to get the fly to drift close to where I
had seen the fish's flank. When I did, I just tightened up the line
without having seen anything concrete to indicate he had taken it, and I
had the fish on.

It turned out to be the biggest trout I've caught in my limited
experience, and the first one I had caught when specifically targeting
him with a nymph. I had read all the books about tightlining,
indicators, right-angle nymphing, etc., etc., but it was really just
instinct that made me set the hook.

Hmmm, I could have sworn I had a point to this when I started
writing it ...

Oh yeah ... the next time I'm on the water and get the urge to fish
like the hoi-polloi ;-), I'm forsaking all the excess stuff and just
relying on blind luck. :-)


Chuck Vance (even a blind liberrian finds the slop sometimes)

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Interesting thread. What books on nymphing have all of you found
helpful?



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Interesting thread. What books on nymphing have all of you found
helpful?

It's been a while since I last read it, but "Fishing the Nymph" by Jim Quick
was very helpful to me, I think?

Op

Opus McDopus wrote:

It's been a while since I last read it, but "Fishing the Nymph" by Jim Quick
was very helpful to me, I think?

Op

Too bad that fine old book is now (I think) out of print:

http://montana-riverboats.com/MRBblo...fishermen.html

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Opus McDopus wrote:

It's been a while since I last read it, but "Fishing the Nymph" by Jim
Quick
was very helpful to me, I think?

Op

Too bad that fine old book is now (I think) out of print:

http://montana-riverboats.com/MRBblo...fishermen.html

I got my dad's copy.

I found several by Googlin'.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

http://www.flyepenbooks.com/Catalogue/O_R.html

This was the least expensive I found. Damn good price, if still available.
http://www.oldfishingstuff.com/fishing_books.htm
Quick, Jim, Fishing the Nymph, NY, 1960, F, $10.00

Op

Opus McDopus wrote:
"salmobytes" wrote in message
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Opus McDopus wrote:

It's been a while since I last read it, but "Fishing the Nymph" by Jim
Quick
was very helpful to me, I think?

Op

Too bad that fine old book is now (I think) out of print:

http://montana-riverboats.com/MRBblo...fishermen.html

I got my dad's copy.

I found several by Googlin'.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

http://www.flyepenbooks.com/Catalogue/O_R.html

This was the least expensive I found. Damn good price, if still available.
http://www.oldfishingstuff.com/fishing_books.htm
Quick, Jim, Fishing the Nymph, NY, 1960, F, $10.00

Op

Thanks for the leads.