Re: Couple of good ones
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:30 pm
Joe,
There are many places to look for information about Euro or tightline nymphing, but I think that one of the best is troutbitten.com. Just look up "mono-rig" on Dom's site.
As for indicator placement, I think that adjusting the indicator is overrated. There is an assumption out there that when using an indy, the flies drift below it, making a right angle with the surface of the stream. That is almost never the case. Since the indy is moving in water that is faster than the water where your nymphs usually are, i.e., the bottom, the indicator is almost always downstream of the flies. If your tippet material between the indy and your flies is long enough, the rig should be self-adjusting for depth. In other words, the flies will trail behind the indy and go deeper or shallower as water depth changes. But, for this to happen, you need enough weight on the terminal end of your rig (weighted nymphs or split shot) to get to the bottom fairly quickly, and a fairly long piece of tippet between the indy and the flies.
Alex
There are many places to look for information about Euro or tightline nymphing, but I think that one of the best is troutbitten.com. Just look up "mono-rig" on Dom's site.
As for indicator placement, I think that adjusting the indicator is overrated. There is an assumption out there that when using an indy, the flies drift below it, making a right angle with the surface of the stream. That is almost never the case. Since the indy is moving in water that is faster than the water where your nymphs usually are, i.e., the bottom, the indicator is almost always downstream of the flies. If your tippet material between the indy and your flies is long enough, the rig should be self-adjusting for depth. In other words, the flies will trail behind the indy and go deeper or shallower as water depth changes. But, for this to happen, you need enough weight on the terminal end of your rig (weighted nymphs or split shot) to get to the bottom fairly quickly, and a fairly long piece of tippet between the indy and the flies.
Alex