traditional nymphs vs. bead heads?

Guy Thornberg writes:

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Opinions.
Never tied them.
Weight, appearance, results, more?

In what I consider my home waters, it was illegal many years ago to add weight
to your tippet/leader/line. And, for awhile anyway, it was illegal to have a
weighted fly. The laws changed and beadheads became very popular to get the
nymph down in the water column to where the fish were feeding. I used to use a
beadhead to get the fly to the bottom, and an unweighted nymph (my intended
lure) tied to the beadhead. It worked well, but not as well as split shot
added to the leaders about 16 inches or so above the fly.

Once split shot became legal, I stopped tying beadheads and concentrated on the
same flies sans beads.

I think there is probably some flash or sparkle to them and it may or may not
attract the trout. But, prefer fishing without beads.



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