Articles With the Tag . . . indicator fishing

“That slowdown on the tag happens when the lower nymph — your point fly — reaches the strike zone,” I said. And even though both nymphs are going slow, they like the position or the level of the upper one.” That can only happen with a two fly rig.

Here’s the bottom line: You do not need an extra-soft rod tip to protect delicate tippets while nymphing. Skip past that selling point in the marketing jargon, and make your fly rod decision on the other factors that matter.

In the third part of this critical nymphing concepts series, we consider the advantages and disadvantages of fishing with a suspender. 

Do we want more influence or less over the flies? Who or what is in charge of the nymphs? Is it you or the river? What looks more natural? Which choice — which method — fools more trout?