Tom,
I have done the same with a popper and a trailing fly. Many times I have
doubled up on the popper and fly in fishing for warm water fish like bass and
gills. Most times the bass would take the trailer and a gill take the popper. A
few times, a gill would take the popper and in retrieving th
Well, Tony, you of all people have earned the right to be a purist.
Besides that, a strike indicator (especially a fluorescent orange
Thingamabobber) would NEVER look right on one of your beautiful bamboo
rods!
Here is another downside to strike indicators... I can't reel past
them, and i
I will forgive you Nick. LOL We will miss you at the Sowbug this year.
Tony
--- On Sat, 2/21/09, Niclas Runarsson wrote:
From: Niclas Runarsson
Subject: [VFB] The lift - was Active Nymphing
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 9:54 AM
Meddelande
I sometimes used
When I'm fishing for browns on the Cimarron in NM, I always use a
dropper fly, like a Copper John, etc., at the bottom of an 18" 7X
leader, which is tied to the bend of the hook from a # 12 EHC, Humpy or
other high floating dry fly, which is tied to the end of my tippet.
This enables me to ge
I sometimes used a foam hopper as indicator, with a little nymph hanging
under it. The size and shape of the hopper is a little bit adjusted to give
it a little bit more caddis look, making it more interesting to the fishing
around here. Am I using an indicator? Noupp, I'm just saving time by dry-f
"Flytying relieves our minds by calming us when disappointments come along, and
by cheering the hearts of those who pursue it as relaxation and enjoyment."
William Blacker
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