08-30-2012, 09:25 PM
im suprised you havent been able to get any on scuds or sowbugs, but the weeb always fishes better than the provo in my expereince that is my go to rig there a bigger scud with a small sow bug imitation behind it about a foot should do. you also dont need to really be able to cast that far on a nymph setup cause with 2 bugs and splitshots along with your indiccator(if you use one} make it tough to do a normal dry cast. its almost just a cast if you can call it that, you just lift the rod tip up with the desired line you wish to toss and almost just flick it up into the run, that i can only say unless its practiced a bit.
Also when going through a run in a river keeping slack off your set up is good but if you dont mend your line for your bugs to do a natural drift like the water presents itself then alot more times than not your are pulling the bug unaturally fast past them, but not saying you couldnt get any fish that way if they are aggressive but most of the time fish dont like to exert unnessecary energy to get bugs thats why they will sit in a feeding lane and take the bugs that just drift on by. plus scuds and sowbugs work best below tailwater cause that is where they are most abundant.
as for the still water fishing most bugs should work at any water depth in just depends on finding active feeding fish. ive gotten trout on sowbugs and scuds in my tube doing the deep water nymphing technique that flygoddes showed me and have gotten them anywhere from surface to 35 40 feet. hope this helps
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Also when going through a run in a river keeping slack off your set up is good but if you dont mend your line for your bugs to do a natural drift like the water presents itself then alot more times than not your are pulling the bug unaturally fast past them, but not saying you couldnt get any fish that way if they are aggressive but most of the time fish dont like to exert unnessecary energy to get bugs thats why they will sit in a feeding lane and take the bugs that just drift on by. plus scuds and sowbugs work best below tailwater cause that is where they are most abundant.
as for the still water fishing most bugs should work at any water depth in just depends on finding active feeding fish. ive gotten trout on sowbugs and scuds in my tube doing the deep water nymphing technique that flygoddes showed me and have gotten them anywhere from surface to 35 40 feet. hope this helps
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