Gear Needed for Fishing
with Nymphs
By Brett
Fogle
Now that we’ve covered
what nymph fly fishing is all about, let’s next take a look
at what sort of fly fishing gear you're going to need to do
it. While nymph fly fishing uses pretty
much the same gear you use when dry fly
fishing, there is a few small items that any successfully
nymph fisherman will want to have. These items are strike
indicators, some small weights, and a good pair of fly
fishing sunglasses.
Strike Indicators for Nymph Fishing
First, you will need some strike
indicators. Strike indicators are generally bright
orange, ungodly looking things that get put on your
leader well above the fly or on the fly line itself, at
the junction of the fly line and leader. These strike
indicators are what you look at when nymph fishing – not
the fly itself. With practice and patience, you’ll
eventually be able to tell when "unnatural" movements
occur in the strike indicator – which most likely
indicates that a fish just took your nymph fly
imitation.
Exactly where to put the strike indicator
is a matter of some debate, but ultimately boils down to
what you are fly fishing for and where you are doing it.
Wary Brown Trout in heavily fished waters, like the
Missouri River, are not likely to be real wild about
seeing a bright orange object just a few feet above the
fly. On the other hand, more gullible trout or trout that
receive less fly fishing pressure could probably care
less about it. In short, use your judgment, erring on the
side of caution (placing the strike indicator as far away
from the fly as possible, for your abilities).
Small Weights for Nymph Fishing
The second thing you’ll need for many
rivers will be some small weights to add to your fly line
or leader. In many, if not most nymph fly fishing
situations, a floating line is still used. However, to
get the fly down to the depth you want it to go will
require weighting it (at least in faster
water).
This is best done with the newer "twist on"
non-toxic weights that are now available. Using these
types of weights, an angler can put on as much or as
little weight as needed to bring the fly down to depth,
while at the same time preventing the fish from inhaling
toxic lead (which can kill them).
Should you plan on fishing in really deep
or fast rivers where even a weighted leader will not get
the fly down to depth fast enough, then you will also
want to look at investing in a sink-tip fly line.
Sink-tip fly lines have the tip of the fly line weighted
to sink, thus allowing it to sink the nymph fly more
quickly.
Fly Fishing Sunglasses for Nymph
Fishing
Another item of heavy importance is a good
pair of polarized sunglasses. It’s absolutely imperative
that you be able to see the strike indicator, and
polarized sunglasses are very effective for
this.
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