newbie needs help

[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

[Phil Lilley]

it always seems everything comes back to me too fast

Are you throwing directly upstream above you and letting it drift towards you? If so, may be that's your problem. The ideal drift is out in front of you- casting it upstream and letting it drift back in front of you and below you. Depending on the speed and depth, your fly may not be in the "kill zone" till the end of the drift. Also, making good mends will help you get the best/longest drift possible, keeping the fly in the zone longer. Mending is lifting and adjusting the fly line/leader in relation to the fly/indicator so that the line drift free from interfering with the drift of the fly.

Weight of the fly and/or split-shots do affect the drift but it doesn't sound like that's your problem. Or may be I'm misunderstanding your issue.

[John Berry]

Newby, the simple matter is that to look natural the fly has to come toward you at the speed of the water. If it is coming to you too fast (that is faster than the water)it is because you are getting drag. The line is catching water and speeding up the fly. You need to mend the line. Lift the line and move it up stream. Watch the bubbles on the water. If your fly is going faster or slower than the bubbles something is wrong. John Berry