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 Dry Fly Vs. Nymphing: Fly Fishing Controversy
Posted by jason-c on Thursday, February 23 @ 03:45:41 PST
Dry fly vs. nymphing is a conversation that fly fishers often have. Which is more difficult, more productive, more pure and on and on. I think when it comes to fishing a dry fly it is actually easier to fish. You know exactly what your fly is doing at all times. Whereas when nymphing you can only guess. Strikes are also much easier to see when dry fly fishing. It has been my experience that generally one catches more fish and bigger fish nymphing. So what is it about dry fly fishing that makes it so much more intriguing to most, or is it?
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Re: Dry Fly Vs. Nymphing: Fly Fishing Controversy
by joey on Thursday, February 23 @ 05:06:34 PST http://www.fliesandfinseast.com | | I would have to agree that nymphing catches more fish and more big fish. I actually enjoy nymphing more then fishing dry flies for that reason. It is fun to fish with dries and being able to see you strikes but in my experience the fish that are landed are small. Not to say that a big green drake or salmon fly hatch will not produce big trout, I just have never been lucky enough to fish when these bigger bugs are hatching. |
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Re: Dry Fly Vs. Nymphing: Fly Fishing Controversy
by ChrisR on Thursday, February 23 @ 07:19:49 PST | | With dry flies you know what level to fish everytime. The surface. lol So I'd also have to go with fishing nymphs as being more difficult. You can't always see what's going on under the surface. If fish are feeding on the surface you know it. And you can usually see what they are feeding on as well. |
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Re: Dry Fly Vs. Nymphing: Fly Fishing Controversy
by PeteD on Thursday, February 23 @ 07:30:37 PST | For some reason I have always been most attracted to fishing for trout with dry flies. I got myself into the sport with little or no direction from anyone else so nymphing was always a bit of a mystery to me. I think it is more difficult because you need to be tuned into the water flows and understand its effect on fish behavior. I think it is more effective because that is where fish are feeding 90% of the time. And having had the opportunity to fish with guys like Jeremy and Joey it's clear how productive it can be. But I am lucky to live close to some great dry fly water with mayfly hatches 9 months out of the year. That gives me lots of time to search for trout feeding on the surface, to analyze insect activity, to stalk and hopefully hooking trout based on my observations. I admit I don't have my line in the water often enough and some nights not at all. But it's the hunt for fish that I enjoy. I feel like I'm fishing blind most of the time when nymphing but know that's due to my lack of familiarity and confidence with that method of fishing. Certainly something I need to work on in the future but know it will always be hard for me to fish wet when there’s trout taking on top.
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Re: Dry Fly Vs. Nymphing: Fly Fishing Controversy
by LUNCHBOX on Thursday, February 23 @ 08:38:26 PST | | Nymph fishing is something that you do just to pass the time between hatches. Dry fly fishing is easier for beginners to learn by just blind casting, but hatch matching dry fly fishing to selective rising trout is in my opinion the pinnacle of the sport. There is nothing more rewarding than throwing to a rising fish with a tiny dry, making a perfect presentation cast on light tippet, hooking and then landing that fish. A lot of times it is work walking long distances stalking these fish, but it is very rewarding. And if they don't eat the dry, you can always lob a 1/0 double bunny at them! |
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Re: Dry Fly Vs. Nymphing: Fly Fishing Controversy
by TroutKind on Tuesday, February 20 @ 08:57:12 PST | | I think there is a natural progression between the two for most people. Some people will be "dry fly purists" for their whole lives, but they are rare this day and age. People usually start out dry fly fishing for a number of reasons, ease of fishing being number one. Nymphing takes a little more skill and knowledge and once a person progresses and realizes the potential that nymphing has than nymphing will usually become their staple technique. My experience has proven under most conditions, the bigger fish will always remain on the bottom and the only way to catch them is nymphing. There are certain situations, like a good spinner fall that will bring the pigs to the surface, and these times you best bet a dry is at the end of my line! |
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