Ian, I mainly fish small shallow streams of North Carolina mountains. Tying the dry on the end of the tippet allows the weighted nymph to coast near the bottom without snagging so much.
Have fished both ways but I find this works better in shallow fast water. Mike Robinson > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ian Mitchell > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Small Quick Swap - Indicator flies > > > Michael, > > interesting... I usually fish the nymph at the end and the dry halfway up > the leader.. that is probably cos I fish my nymphs very deep.. > > Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Robinson > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 7:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Small Quick Swap - Indicator flies > > > You are welcome, but I told you wrong. The dry is fished on the > end of the > tippet and the wet/nymph is fished as a dropper about half way down the > leader. > > Must be too tired to type tonight. > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill P. > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Small Quick Swap - Indicator flies > > > > > > Ahhh... I knew what an indicator was but hadn't heard of an > > indicator fly... > > Alway's learning. Thanks. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Robinson > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 7:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Small Quick Swap - Indicator flies > > > > > > Bill, > > > > Generally an indicator fly is a dry fished ahead of a nymph or > > wet used as a > > strike indicator. > > > > Mike > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill P. > > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:24 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Small Quick Swap - Indicator flies > > > > > > > > > Forgive my density Ian but what is an "indicator fly"? > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ian Mitchell > > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 6:17 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [VFB] New Small Quick Swap - Indicator flies > > > > > > > > > As a follow up from the Nymph Swap .. looking to do an Indicator > > > fly swap... > > > So am looking for about 10 -12 swappers... > > > > > > It'll give me a break from tying Midges and caddis.. > > > > > > First come first serve, > > > > > > Regards Ian > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
