Some would say a nymph under a bobber is vulgar. When I was in NZ, the guide I was with offered this English chap a recommendation to use a nymph under a yarn indicator since the trout were ignoring his dry fly offers. He sniffed: "I didn't travel all the way across the pond to fish for trout with a NYMPH". I happily took the guides suggestion and hooked and landed a beautiful 6 lb. Loch Levan buck. I've been an indicator fisherman ever since.
One man's vulgarity is another man's mainstay. Where does one draw the line, Leland? Sean -----Original Message----- From: C & S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jun 6, 2005 6:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Deschutes River report Sure, but what would you do if you saw another angler hooking up on steelhead with your popper? Chester >From: Leland Miyawaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Deschutes River report >Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:01:21 -0700 > >Last year, I gave my popper talk to the Kelly Creek Fly Fishers in Lewiston >and someone asked if I thought my popper would work as a waker for >steelhead. I told him that I have too much love and respect for steelhead >to not fish a "traditional" swinging fly and that my popper was much too >vulgar. > >Leland. > > > >>Leland is right about this. >>I've spent a lot of time on the Deschutes, and those jetboats on the lower >>river are a pain, and they wreck runs for fishing. >>I much prefer fishing steelhead later in the year, when the fish have >>moved up past Maupin. The fish are NOT chrome bright, but few Deschutes >>steelhead ever are. But October fish in the upper river are strong, >>aggressive biters, and you'll have good water to yourself. The fish also >>like waking flies. >>Leland, I wonder if your popper would provoke a strike from a Deschutes >>fish? >>Chester Allen
