Sean,
I like to use a big dry fly as an indicator and tie a nymph dropper off the
bend of the hook. This will only work on barbed hooks. (I pinch the barb
down for barbless but this will still hold the dropper without falling
off.)
The length of the dropper depends on the depth and speed of the water
fished. A typical set up for me is a stimulator and a beadhead zugbug
dropper with about 4 feet of line. Watch the dry fly for any hesitation or
change of speed, then lift the rodtip.
It is a fun way to get used to nymphing and combine it with the action of
dry fly fishing. Just be careful when a fish is hooked as there is another
fly banging around. I've stuck myself several times that way. Another
reason to fish barbless hooks!
Danny McMillin
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>Another question:
>
>I am finding nymph fishing to be the most frustrating type of fly
>fishing I have encountered. Basically if the fishing are not hitting
>dries I do not catch a thing. Anyone have any tips or better yet a good
>book they could recommend? Thanks much for the help and for enduring my
>constant barrage of basic questions.
>
>-sean
