Using droppers - Fly Fishing Tip
Traditionally as we learn to fly fish we tend to fish just one fly as it avoid tangles. As we progress and our casting improves it allows many more options.
It gives the fish the choice, noting that your first cast is often the most likely to catch a fish, showing the fish two eatable offering increases the chance that he'll take one or other of them
Types of Droppers;
The easiest and most common is the Dry with a Nymph tied off the bend of the dries hook. This is a pretty full proof method and covers the two options of water surface and water column. The Dry also works as an indicator so larger visible flies like a Royal Wulf or Humpy Blowfly are good choices. Parachute Adams are also good as the parachute design floats well and supports the weight of the nymph and the fish love them. The length of tippet between the two flies should be equal to the depth you want the nymphs to sink to. But also I like to keep them longer than the length of the fish you are likely to catch, two reasons for this, if the fish takes the nymph the dry can end up hooking the fish in the body or tail when you're playing it which makes it very hard to land them but the hook can also scratch fish quite badly on the back (at least I think this is the cause)
The next is the two nymph rig, these can be tied the same way off the hook bend but I prefer to tie a proper dropper as the flies move more independently then. I use the blood knot to join tippets, so I just leave one with a longer tag and tie the fly onto that, they are good as they stick out at right angles. These aren't the strongest of knots so it pays to retie them frequently. However Micro Rings are a good alternative and have become very popular because they are quick and easy to retie your tippets and set up a new dropper. The two nymph rig is usually fished in tandem with an indicator and the nymph combination can be anything from two small nymphs to the bomb and glo bugs used on the Tongariro
Personally I like fishing two small nymphs without an indicator, a small tungsten and an unweight nymph, sometimes with a gold or copper bead as an attractor but usually a black bead ....sometimes two bead heads even, and sometime I fish this under a Parachute Adams if I want an indicator. It's a nice way to fish and increase the catch rate so if you're looking to add something to your fishing this summer then experiment with the double rig.
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- The benefits of the different types of dropper
- When using a Dry it acts as an indicator
- Using a heavy 'bomb' to sink a smaller more natural sized nymph into the fishes zone. ie Tongariro style
It gives the fish the choice, noting that your first cast is often the most likely to catch a fish, showing the fish two eatable offering increases the chance that he'll take one or other of them
Types of Droppers;
The easiest and most common is the Dry with a Nymph tied off the bend of the dries hook. This is a pretty full proof method and covers the two options of water surface and water column. The Dry also works as an indicator so larger visible flies like a Royal Wulf or Humpy Blowfly are good choices. Parachute Adams are also good as the parachute design floats well and supports the weight of the nymph and the fish love them. The length of tippet between the two flies should be equal to the depth you want the nymphs to sink to. But also I like to keep them longer than the length of the fish you are likely to catch, two reasons for this, if the fish takes the nymph the dry can end up hooking the fish in the body or tail when you're playing it which makes it very hard to land them but the hook can also scratch fish quite badly on the back (at least I think this is the cause)
The next is the two nymph rig, these can be tied the same way off the hook bend but I prefer to tie a proper dropper as the flies move more independently then. I use the blood knot to join tippets, so I just leave one with a longer tag and tie the fly onto that, they are good as they stick out at right angles. These aren't the strongest of knots so it pays to retie them frequently. However Micro Rings are a good alternative and have become very popular because they are quick and easy to retie your tippets and set up a new dropper. The two nymph rig is usually fished in tandem with an indicator and the nymph combination can be anything from two small nymphs to the bomb and glo bugs used on the Tongariro
Personally I like fishing two small nymphs without an indicator, a small tungsten and an unweight nymph, sometimes with a gold or copper bead as an attractor but usually a black bead ....sometimes two bead heads even, and sometime I fish this under a Parachute Adams if I want an indicator. It's a nice way to fish and increase the catch rate so if you're looking to add something to your fishing this summer then experiment with the double rig.
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