Palomino Midge

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18 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

So slap on the appropriate soft hackle and consider yourself prepared.  👍 😊 

 

Actually...I used to use/still use an unweighted wet flies on a greased dropper line. 

[fishinwrench]

I suppose that it's natural to put yourself through all those technical complications. Lord knows I've done it. 

But in the end I guarantee that you'll come to the reality that it didn't result in very many more fish to hand.    

More times than not, the reason the fish don't take your fly is because your presentation is crap.   The angle of your leader/line on the water is usually the reason...... that's why it's called "Angling".  😁

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3 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

I suppose that it's natural to put yourself through all those technical complications. Lord knows I've done it. 

But in the end I guarantee that you'll come to the reality that it didn't result in very many more fish to hand.    

More times than not, the reason the fish don't take your fly is because your presentation is crap.   The angle of your leader/line on the water is usually the reason...... that's why it's called "Angling".  😁

I agree... longer leaders, less drag, smaller fly sizes, etc.  LOL... but then I can't tie new fly patterns.  

[tjm]

I use shorter leaders and create (drag) motion. Dead drift is the biggest myth in fishing, except as used for large dry flies on quiet water, nothing that is dead interests a predator. That is the single reason that indicator nymph fishing is so successful, the water moves faster at the surface and it drags the nymph faster than the water at nymph level thus creating an appearance of life. When Sawyer described pulling the nymph faster than the current on a taut line, he called it "inducing a take".  When Euro nymphers describe dragging the nymph faster than the current they call it "leading the nymph". About 90% of all trout are caught accidentally, when people trying to create a dead drift inadvertently induce dag.

My typical leader in the Park for trout with a 6wt line  is 7 1/2' - 0.017"to 5X-  and if I'm fishing really small #18-20 stuff I'll add on 18" of 6X, as a concession to the small hook eye. oh, and with a 5wt I reduce that butt section to 0.015". (the key to needing long leaders is having the butt so big and stiff that it takes several feet to taper it down)