What Is A Good Fly/nymph/emerger/etc...for Mid October

[Al Agnew]

Interesting that you can do the tension drift with that much line out.

One other thing that is nice if you can get used to doing it is dividing your attention between your indicator and the area of the bottom where you think your flies are. If the water is clear and not too deep or choppy, learn to watch the indicator out of the corner of your eye, but watch the area where your flies are drifting for any movement, flash, instant of white that is the inside of a trout's mouth...once in a while you can actually see the fish, and watch for them to make any kind of movement when your flies are in the vicinity. But most of the time you're just looking for any kind of indication that a trout has moved to take the fly or just opened its mouth. When you see anything, set the hook, without worrying about the indicator. And since you won't always see anything, keep the corner of your eye on the indicator for strikes you can't see. It takes practice, and it takes the right water conditions and light conditions, but once you get used to doing it, you'll see a surprising number of strikes.

[fishinwrench]

Probably the biggest high I get from nymphing is when I stick a fish and while I'm fighting it I realize that I have no idea why I even decided to set. I Love that instinctual zen feeling, it's a major confidence booster.

[Kayser]

Do you have any videos of this "tension drift?" I like nymphing with no indicator- two BB split shot, two nymphs, 12 ft total length- but I generally only fish it in faster water, and mostly upstream. Punch the flies into the pocket, get it to bottom quick, strip in line to keep it barely taut and the flies off bottom, and hang on. Is fishing the slower water and further away just a matter of adjusting the weight?