Help with nymph fishing

Sierra Fisher, aka Anonymous, writes:
The best way to nymph fish is to go buy a spinning rod.

Dave LaCourse wrote
Just saw this post. That's probably how they do it in California, but I'd
love
to see you cast a nymph with a spinning rod. Oh, yeah, I forgot....you
spin
fishers do have that bubble thingy that you use. Not really sporty,
however,
dontcha think? It ain't allowed on the waters I fish, and I doubt it
would
work.
Dave

Dave,
Us Californicators are not all heathens. We do fish nymphs with a fly rod
and sinking line, although I do prefer the dry fly. There are times when a
dry just won't do and you have to tie on a wet or go fishless. There is a
small lake nearby where there are pan fish. The best way to catch them is
with a spinning rod, bubble and mini jig. A mini jig is sort of like those
lead head lures you guys call nymphs.
Ernie

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:31:37 GMT, "Ernie"
wrote:


Sierra Fisher, aka Anonymous, writes:
The best way to nymph fish is to go buy a spinning rod.

Dave LaCourse wrote
Just saw this post. That's probably how they do it in California, but I'd
love
to see you cast a nymph with a spinning rod. Oh, yeah, I forgot....you
spin
fishers do have that bubble thingy that you use. Not really sporty,
however,
dontcha think? It ain't allowed on the waters I fish, and I doubt it
would
work.
Dave

Dave,
Us Californicators are not all heathens. We do fish nymphs with a fly rod
and sinking line, although I do prefer the dry fly. There are times when a
dry just won't do and you have to tie on a wet or go fishless. There is a
small lake nearby where there are pan fish. The best way to catch them is
with a spinning rod, bubble and mini jig. A mini jig is sort of like those
lead head lures you guys call nymphs.
Ernie


Not the "best" way, just the most efficient. The best way would be on a 0 weight
rod with a small floating fly on a 12' leader with a 7x tippet. YMMV.

g.c.

George Cleveland writes:

Not the "best" way, just the most efficient. The best way would be on a 0
weight
rod with a small floating fly on a 12' leader with a 7x tippet. YMMV

I agree, but MM would have to have at least a 3 weight rod and 6x. You'd never
land a big salmon or a monster brookie on a 0 (1) weight. If, by some
extraordinary chance that you did, the fish would probably not survive the long
fight. A minute a pound.

I have fished a 2 weight with light tippet and dries to catch rat fish (small
{8 - 10 inch}) salmon from Paul Goodwin's Kiddy Pool.
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

Ernie writes:

A mini jig is sort of like those
lead head lures you guys call nymphs.

I've never seen a "lead head" nymph, Ernie. I doubt it would work well in a
stream.
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html