03-01-2010, 05:24 AM
Hello everyone,
I found information about fly fishing a halfback nymph:
"FISHING METHOD: Floating line with 10 -16 Ft leader. Use the count down method to get the fly just off the bottom. Use a slow to medium retrieve (4 - 8 seconds for each hand twist) with a several quick 2 - 3 inch pulls every 15 - 30 seconds. Use the same retrieve for sinking lines. The fly should be weighted if your going to be trolling. "
My questions
1. On still water if you are wading i would imagine that you use instructions mentioned...if you are on a pontoon and kicking(trolling)...do you do any retrieving?
2. Not sure what a hand twist vs a pull is yet....I mostly just strip in fast or slow...I seem to catch ok on sinking line..but on a floating setup I'm not getting to many bites with same flies...I imagine a hand twist wraping line around my hand once over?
thanks for any tips...
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I found information about fly fishing a halfback nymph:
"FISHING METHOD: Floating line with 10 -16 Ft leader. Use the count down method to get the fly just off the bottom. Use a slow to medium retrieve (4 - 8 seconds for each hand twist) with a several quick 2 - 3 inch pulls every 15 - 30 seconds. Use the same retrieve for sinking lines. The fly should be weighted if your going to be trolling. "
My questions
1. On still water if you are wading i would imagine that you use instructions mentioned...if you are on a pontoon and kicking(trolling)...do you do any retrieving?
2. Not sure what a hand twist vs a pull is yet....I mostly just strip in fast or slow...I seem to catch ok on sinking line..but on a floating setup I'm not getting to many bites with same flies...I imagine a hand twist wraping line around my hand once over?
thanks for any tips...
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