FISH_ON

hey yall, im pretty new to flyfishing(a couple months) and i need help. one problem i have is with fast, shallow water. btw, im talking nymphing here. whenever i make a cast(upstream) it always seems everything comes back to me too fast, i even weight the nymph a little with splitshot(like size 6 or 8). now, im not talking 1" deep riffles, im talking 1 foot+ deep, a little slower than riffles, but still fast. any help and/or suggestions would be great, thanks

have any of ya'll ever heard of the gummy minnow(google it if you haven't)? Think it would be legal in the restricted zone?