| A friend of mine was asking some fly fishing | | | | should have some hits. Don't give up!! It |
| question about how to fish with small nymph, | | | | takes awhile to learn how to work a nymph. |
| here is what he ask, What is the proper way | | | | Also, as a general searching pattern a dark |
| to fish a very small nymph? Today I went | | | | (black, brown) nymph will put the odds in |
| fishing in the Fallbrook, and had zero luck. | | | | your favor. Nymphing may be the most |
| I'm in the beginning stages of fly fishing so | | | | difficult fly fishing technique out there. |
| I'm not exactly sure I was doing it right. My | | | | the first fly I'd try is a woolly bugger. You |
| rod is a 9 foot 5 weight with wf floating | | | | can fish it all sorts of ways and catch fish |
| line. I was using a very small nymph, so I | | | | since it mimics so many things. You could |
| put a light splitshot about a foot above the | | | | also try fish with streamers and save the |
| fly and had a strike indicator about 2 feet | | | | nymphs for when you have a bit more |
| above that. I'm not sure if any of it was a | | | | experience. Either of these types of flies is |
| good set up, but casting seemed way harder. | | | | much easier to fish. If you want to stick |
| Almost every cast the tippet would fall right | | | | with nymphing, here are a couple of tips. |
| on itself. Well here is some advice that | | | | First of all, fishing a rig with a split shot |
| could be a big help, so you can caught fish | | | | plus an indicator is a recipe for tangles and |
| on a fly rod. So how do we fish with a nymph, | | | | tough casting unless you have a good amount |
| Well, it all depends. What kind of water | | | | of casting experience. Get some bead head or |
| we're you fishing on flatbrook, pools, runs | | | | weighted nymphs. Second, as a general rule, |
| or riffles? What is the depth of this stream? | | | | you should have twice the water depth between |
| Were there any rising fish in your travels? | | | | your fly and the indicator. In slower water, |
| If I go to a new stream I will hit the riffle | | | | you can shorten this, but never to less than |
| sections first and fish a short line and fish | | | | ~1.5 times the water depth. In faster water, |
| across current and cover all the likely | | | | you may have to go up to 3 times the water |
| holding areas. I'll use split shot only if | | | | depth (or more). Nymphs are fished most |
| the water is really up. You're right, casting | | | | effectively when they're bouncing along the |
| that rig can be difficult. Personally, I | | | | rocks at the bottom. You should expect them |
| never use indicators but that's always a | | | | to hang up from time to time or else they're |
| personal choice. I don't know what you | | | | not getting down deep enough. In that case, |
| consider a "small nymph" but anything in the | | | | you need to either use heavier flies or |
| 14-18 range represents many subaquatic | | | | lengthen the distance between your fly and |
| insects and if the presentation is good you | | | | the indicator. |