Techniques and tactics for nymphing

Written by Brett Fogle


Just like dry fly fishing, there are many, many ways to fish a nymph. Which one you should use really boils down to how skilled you are in nymph fly fishing and what you are attempting to catch and where you are doing it. Make sense? Probably not, but let’s move forward to give you some idea onrepparttar different nymphing techniques available when fly fishing.

This e-book goes overrepparttar 133065 easiest method for beginners to use. The more effective Dead Drift Method is covered in a bit.

Nymph Fly Fishing Technique : Beginner Method

This method of fishing nymphs is probablyrepparttar 133066 easiest for any beginner to use, and is certainly a good way to get introduced to nymphing in general. This nymph fly fishing technique, which involves castingrepparttar 133067 nymph directly acrossrepparttar 133068 river and then letting is float allrepparttar 133069 way down to a point onrepparttar 133070 river directly belowrepparttar 133071 angler, removes many ofrepparttar 133072 problems of nymph fly fishing forrepparttar 133073 new anglers.

The beginner method of fly fishing with nymphs is quite simple. First, just cast your nymph directly acrossrepparttar 133074 stream from where you stand. Then, letrepparttar 133075 fly float downrepparttar 133076 river, keepingrepparttar 133077 line tight as it floats away as well as followingrepparttar 133078 fly with your fly rod. Eventually,repparttar 133079 nymph will be at a point directly downstream from you. This isrepparttar 133080 point you want. Due torepparttar 133081 current, hererepparttar 133082 nymph will begin to “rise” out ofrepparttar 133083 depths due torepparttar 133084 current ofrepparttar 133085 river. The current will also wigglerepparttar 133086 little nymph all around. Thus, whenrepparttar 133087 nymph is directly downstream from you, holdrepparttar 133088 nymph there for a couple of seconds, and then gradually raiserepparttar 133089 tip of your fly rod, which will bringrepparttar 133090 nymph a bit further up fromrepparttar 133091 depths ofrepparttar 133092 river. This isrepparttar 133093 most likely point of a strike using this method.

This is a nice method for beginners, as it is all done by feel, not by sight. You do not need to use a strike indicator for this nymph fly fishing method. Instead, sincerepparttar 133094 fly line will be tense at all times, you will feel a trout strike immediately. Moreover, settingrepparttar 133095 hook is a snap too, sincerepparttar 133096 trout will hook itself when it takes your fly - due torepparttar 133097 tight tension inrepparttar 133098 fly line.

Dead Drift Method : For Boat Anglers

Written by Brett Fogle


If you have a fishing boat,repparttar dead drift method allows you to cover a huge patch of water in a hurry – and very effectively also. The nice thing about a boat, of course, is that you are floating inrepparttar 133064 water – generally atrepparttar 133065 same speed ofrepparttar 133066 current providedrepparttar 133067 wind isn’t blowing you around too much.

For this reason, it is possible for anglers to use a dead drift method to cover huge segments of water with just one cast. To do this, you have several options, depending onrepparttar 133068 types of water you are fishing.

One way is to cast your nymph directly DOWNSTREAM of your fishing boat, paying attention torepparttar 133069 current seams (you want your nymph to land inrepparttar 133070 same current seam that you’re boat is in, so thatrepparttar 133071 drift speed ofrepparttar 133072 nymph will more or less match your boats drift speed). Asrepparttar 133073 nymph speed and float speed of your boat should fairly closely match, little line mending or retrieval will be needed. Instead, just letrepparttar 133074 nymph helplessly float downrepparttar 133075 river, paying close attention torepparttar 133076 strike indicator.

This method also works just as well by casting your fly downstream and a BIT across from where your boat is. You don’t want to cast TOO far acrossrepparttar 133077 river, as your fly may end up in a different current than what your boat is in (leading to frequent drag byrepparttar 133078 nymph). However, ifrepparttar 133079 current speed isrepparttar 133080 same, you can letrepparttar 133081 nymph helplessly float alongrepparttar 133082 various current seams inrepparttar 133083 river for great distances (current seams are excellent habitat for large, finicky trout).

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