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Barry Dunnegan
ParticipantI,too, Czech nymph and have tried colored mono. (Note: Czech nymphing technique originated by the Poles! I guess they were fishing Poles!!) My limited experience is that if you are doing it correctly feel is more important than the use of a colored mono leader portion. I have felt takes w/o any indicator movement.
ParticipantDoes weather affect the fishing? Darn right it does! I’m sitting here in a Starbucks drinking coffee because the rain won’t stop, the streams are rising and the forecast is more of the same.
ParticipantI don’t know about the Jacks
Knot but here is a tip on tying on flies during cold weather: feed tippet thru the hook eye and pull 3 to 4 inches thru. Hold tag end and running between thumb and forefinger. Take fly and twist 360 four times. Insert hemostat in loop in front of hook eye. Grab tag end of tippet and pull back thru loop. Spit on the knot and tighten.ParticipantThanks for info on small black soft hackle. Also back to Jim about Czech nymphing — I think technique is more important than rod length. Does size matter? Keeping line and leader off water and having a direct connection between fly and rod tip is the key.
ParticipantOn another subject, where can I get very small black or dark soft hackle suitable for size 20 flies? I have used feathers from the head and neck of ring-neck pheasants but no longer go to Iowa to hunt them. Any bird with similar tiny body flies will do.
ParticipantI see my name brought up on the forum!!! Czech nymphing flies as Bill wrote, resemble larval or nymph stages of invertebrates. I’ve seen and tied patterns with tungsten beads and lead wraps: the idea is to get the fly down in swift water quickly. I’ve had luck hanging a soft hackle as a dropper. A mop fly (sorry, Kenny) tied on a jig hook is a good point fly. Euro nymphing in shallow water (French nymphing) doesn’t require weighted flies
ParticipantThere is a nice article about Rivers of life farm, Myron McKee and his rebuild in the Rural Missourian monthly. Seems to be up and running and looking for business but I had trouble accessing its web site. Call first.
ParticipantI have used the double davey with mixed results. It must be tied carefully so the tag end points sideways (at right angle to the fly). It wastes less tippet on a dropper fly than the clinch knot.
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