Throwing your weight around

On Mar 18, 2:59*pm, David LaCourse wrote:


Larry, when I first learned to ff in the 40s, dries, wets, and
streamers were the only kind of flies my parents and I used. *However,


Way back when, when medium sized Sierra freestone streams were what I
fished most, I gradually moved from mostly fishing attractor dries to
mostly fishing a #14 primrose and partridge ( light phase ) soft
hackle on a heavy hook. It, imho, did a good job of suggesting
several clinger and crawler drowned duns as well as small stones
common on these waters. Fish that wouldn't rise would eat it
without hesitation. I fished it upstream, no indicator, sometimes
you could see it, often not.

Many, many times I've set the hook certain a fish would be there but
totally unable to say that I 'saw' anything to make me do so. It was
a magical feeling ... one that makes me think I'd really like
indicator-less nymphing, if I did it enough to develop confidence and
that sixth sense. But, life is short ( ain't it ) and I don't
drive a thousand miles to some great dry fly waters, to practice
nymphing G So I'll probably never really grow to like nymphing,
although I can sense it could have great appeal beyond just
effectiveness.

"Larry L" wrote in message
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I might float the local river in my WaterMaster tomorrow .... just too
nice of weather to sit around. Once launched I'm stuck for a few
hours so I better be prepared for reality,

and reality is

nymphing will be the only likely way available to catch the
fishies. I'm thinking of taking a 10ft 5wt and 'high sticking'
the riffles and WBugging the frog water sections. I've heard a lot
about fishing with multiple nymphs but have never really tried it, a
single one beneath a dry is as close as I remember trying to deal with
multiple fly rigging.

My question ... what is the best ( defined as least prone to tangle )
way to rig a couple nymphs and maybe a split shot ... i.e. droppers,
all in a line hook bend to hook .... other? WHERE DO YOU put the
heaviest fly so that tangles are minimized ? ... last one, first
one ...other ?

Any ideas on cool fast and efficient ways to switch back and forth
from a riffle rig to a frog water one? ... besides a second rod


TIA


sounds fun. I thought about taking the yak out to the local lake, but
oldest daughterwas due to deliver Granddaughter #2 yesterday, so Grandma is
not going to let me go far.

On Mar 18, 7:47*pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:
"Larry L" wrote in message

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I might float the local river in my WaterMaster tomorrow .... just too
nice of weather to sit around. * Once launched I'm stuck for a few
hours so I better be prepared for reality,

and reality is

nymphing will be the only likely way available to catch the
fishies. * * *I'm thinking of taking a 10ft 5wt and 'high sticking'
the riffles and WBugging the frog water sections. * * I've heard a lot
about fishing with multiple nymphs but have never really tried it, a
single one beneath a dry is as close as I remember trying to deal with
multiple fly rigging.

My question ... what is the best ( defined as least prone to tangle )
way to rig a couple nymphs and maybe a split shot ... i.e. droppers,
all in a line hook bend to hook .... other? * * *WHERE DO YOU put the
heaviest fly so that tangles are minimized ? ... last one, first
one ...other ?

Any ideas on cool fast and efficient ways to switch back and forth
from a riffle rig to a frog water one? ... besides a second rod

TIA

sounds fun. *I thought about taking the yak out to the local lake, but
oldest daughterwas due to deliver Granddaughter #2 yesterday, so Grandma is
not going to let me go far.

Well, she's already tardy (which will.....or at least should.....go on
her permanent record) and besides, how "far" can the local lake be?

giles
i mean, yeah, "the age of reason" is behind us, but still.........