Lippincottseth
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- Jun 7, 2012
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Honestly, I appreciate all of the comments and advice everyone has given me. Believe me, I'm not a head bobbing, ****y, arrogant kid who will "short change you" at Mcdonalds😛 . I'm just a young guy who wants to fish. I'm one of the lucky ones who discovered this art early in life, so I have many years to learn and i'm excited to read about some new tips from everyone as well. During my years of fishing i've learned a very helpful thing that i'd love to share with all of you to help you guys become better nymph fishermenn...Dummy Flies.
It's happened to all of us, we spend 5-10 minutes on a fly that your not completely satisfied with...so what do you do, you strip it and start over. Or better yet, the eyelet of a fly that you spent a lot of time on magically gets covered up, rendering it useless...or maybe not.
Over the years one thing has been consistent with myself and fly fishing, I hate wasting. If you're like me, you save every little fiber, every piece of wire, and every pinch of dubbing. So, when I tie a "crappy" fly, when I define a fly as "useless" after a trout as unraveled the thread, or even when the bend of the hook breaks from snagging on a rock, I save it. Now, it's a Dummy fly. I actually have a whole fly box devoted to these "Dummy Flies," why?
If I'm fishing unfamiliar water or even on a day when the water is flowing a little high or low I'll throw on a dummy fly to the end of my tippet. What this does is it allows me to effectively and aggressively test the depth of the water without being afraid of losing a "good" fly that I spent extra time on. Whether your dummy fly is an old nymph, dry fly, or emerger they will all help you determine what depth you should be at. Once you figure out your correct depth, simply switch out your dummy fly with a good one.
It's happened to all of us, we spend 5-10 minutes on a fly that your not completely satisfied with...so what do you do, you strip it and start over. Or better yet, the eyelet of a fly that you spent a lot of time on magically gets covered up, rendering it useless...or maybe not.
Over the years one thing has been consistent with myself and fly fishing, I hate wasting. If you're like me, you save every little fiber, every piece of wire, and every pinch of dubbing. So, when I tie a "crappy" fly, when I define a fly as "useless" after a trout as unraveled the thread, or even when the bend of the hook breaks from snagging on a rock, I save it. Now, it's a Dummy fly. I actually have a whole fly box devoted to these "Dummy Flies," why?
If I'm fishing unfamiliar water or even on a day when the water is flowing a little high or low I'll throw on a dummy fly to the end of my tippet. What this does is it allows me to effectively and aggressively test the depth of the water without being afraid of losing a "good" fly that I spent extra time on. Whether your dummy fly is an old nymph, dry fly, or emerger they will all help you determine what depth you should be at. Once you figure out your correct depth, simply switch out your dummy fly with a good one.
