Nymphing Without Indicators

[strangercreek]

I don't subscribe to this particular magazine anymore but I look at their site sometimes and found this article today. I thought some others might like it.

http://www.flyfisherman.com/skills/jmnymphing/

[Luke]

I really like nymphing without an indicator. Therefore, I'll add a link to another article on nymph fishing. Part of the article is about fishing with an indicator and part is without the indicator.

http://www.westfly.com/feature/0011/feature_370.htm

[MTM]

Reading this thread makes me remember back when. When we didn't know what an indicator was LOL. We use to dye our butt section of mono red or yellow or someother bright color. The bass guys called it line watching and that is just what we did to. If that line jumped or moved in any different way than it should we would set the hook. There were some real good nymph fishermen back then but most people couldn't get the hang of it. With the indicator's we have today it is easy in comparison. Took a lot more skill to fish nymphs without the indicator's. I think a feller learned more doing it the old way to. But things change. I still don't use an indacitor very much at all. You just get use to doing it one way and stick with it. Ron

[Danoinark]

My first flyrod was one of those old Japanese made that came in a wooden box with "accessories", one being some red/white bobbers and a handful of wet flys...

[Bob A]

Guess the main reason I dislike ffishing with bobbers is that I hate casting those things. Maybe I'd hook up with a few more trout with a bobber but I kind of doubt it, since I'm a pretty good line watcher (as is my wife ffisher) and we pretty well hold our own without those bobbers.

Bob A

[Wayne SW/MO]

I have an Orvis 10' 5wt, thats perfect for "High Sticking" in the Rebar hole, and its effective and fun.

[Phil Lilley]

Ever fished with shooting line or amneisia? We've fished the 'chuck and duck' method for years up there for trout and salmon and on the trip to Alaska that's what caught most of the fish there.

The idea of thinner fly line is it doesn't drag in the water as bad giving you a more direct line to the fly. It doesn't work on Taney exceot in the fast water at rebar but even then more water volume would help this technique work better. I've used it below #2 when the water is on but the water is too slow.