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i do both ,at times i usee a floating strike indicator at others i don't but in honesty when i don't have a indicator on i'm watching that leader on the drift just like it was ......do i think there is a better way ..... what ever you feel works best ....short line nymphing probablly makes no difference if you can see your leader . if you fishing deep with a sinking tip you better be able to read a hit without one ..... thats all part of the fun
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« Last post by rgfixit on Mar 27, 2024, 03:26 PM »
Interesting?? It’s a once in a lifetime! How can a fisherman not appreciate an incredible cosmic event? We live our lives by natural events. Change of seasons, moon phases, weather patterns…….how can we not appreciate this ?
All in all it’s just cool and me and mine will be watching …closely.
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dark cahill like a adams is a classic and very under estimated fly i like those adams march browns and blue wing olives early season during the first hatches .... i like the best pictures i can get and the recipe we have some new people at the bench ..... i want them to get a good look as they start to copy .....heres a good one i been tying over 50 years and just had to learn how to use a whip finisher ...... and it was hard lol i always whip finished with my hands but i have trouble doing that now with arthritis ..... so it's always change and learning even for a old fart
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« Last post by touge30 on Mar 27, 2024, 03:00 PM »
Anyone ever take a charter out of skagway?
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« Last post by 62 & Done on Mar 27, 2024, 02:33 PM »
Thanks Oatkasut I have to agree with it all, I think half my problems last summer started with the float indicator.
would love to hear from others
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« Last post by oatkasut on Mar 27, 2024, 02:24 PM »
you underestimate your abilities Trap! I can see that fly quite well with my old eyeballs and what I see is another winner. I fish dries like that 90% of the time even with a hatch happening. Like an old timer told me "if you throw a fly often enough , you create your own hatch"! Go do it.
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« Last post by 62 & Done on Mar 27, 2024, 02:20 PM »
Raquette is it time to start Marigolds? would love to see your place sometime what your location?
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« Last post by oatkasut on Mar 27, 2024, 02:16 PM »
With regard to strike indicators, I started and stayed with indicator putty which I found worked quite well. BUT I met a guy who outfished me 3:1 who taught me to fish without an indicator. Now I never use an indicator and find that with some practice you can catch and out fish those who use the indicator. The limits to any indicator are obvious, it limits or dictates the drift of the fly, it hampers and condenses the depth of the fly, it travels at a speed different than the fly, and it restricts the action you can impart to the fly to make it look more natural. Plus you will never have the problem of moving an indicator or buying that stuff! It also makes you pay more attention to your fishing and allows you develop the skills of presentation and bite detection. That alone increases your enjoyment of fly fishing! Good luck and let us know how you make out.
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« Last post by gotagetm on Mar 27, 2024, 01:00 PM »
Exactly
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« Last post by 62 & Done on Mar 27, 2024, 12:34 PM »
time to get this thread back where it belongs: I'm looking for different opinions about strike indicators Are they necessary? too much hassle ? do you have a favorite ?
I tried the wool/yarn type and didn't care to deal with it Tried the foam bobber type it was ok, it did the job I'm thinking of the braided Czeck type but will they be too much stuff to create a birds nest for a novice fly caster ?
Any suggestions appreciated 62
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