Paulson
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- Jan 13, 2012
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I have noticed when fishing a small nymph or midge, I just cannot see the fly. Does it come with time? any tips? I don't use a strike indicator and I do use polarized sunglasses.
ryguyfi wrote:
Sometimes when fishing VERY small flies, I take some strike putty and put a small amount on my first blood knot up from the fly. Not enough to negatively adjust my casting, but enough to know approx. where my fly is.
If you are going to nymph fish at any distance where you cannot high stick you should use some sort of a strike indicator. You will catch more fish.Paulson wrote:
Yes, I am fishing them dry.
I am still learning to mend the line better, I can see how it helps. I was also ever so slowly pulling in the slack to match the drift of the water. Today I missed a few because I had delayed sets on the hook because of too much (if I were to blame it on anything but myself ) . I generally just follow to end of the floating line and watch that as my indication, I refuse to use a strike indicator just because.
Thank you guys!
Stagger_Lee wrote:
I have a very hard time following the fly, especially the small and/or darker ones. That is intensified when if I forget to throw in my contacts. Someone mentioned tricos .. fished them once for an AM in July and couldn't follow them at all.
How do you fish a midge "dry'? Aren't they tied to stay under h2o?