Casting nymphs

[katghoti]

I too usually flip the line back up. Once I have the amount of line I want out to run through a hole it is easier to let the current take out my slack line and load my rod and flip it back up. I also do a lot of roll casting. I rarely use weight and the only strike indicator I use is a small pinch on or small foam indicator. I don't like to use the antron strike indicators (it's like throwing a chicken on the line and tends to close the loops) or the large indicators I have seen. One trick I learned letting the line out and lifting the nymphs at the end of the run is sometimes I get violent hits while the nymph is rising. I can't tell you the number of times I have caught my largest fish of the day letting the line rise at the end of the float. I also agree with the others in not using so much weight. Use weighted flies or tungsten bead heads but try to avoid split shot. I fished with a guy that had four split shots on his line for the South Fork of the Ogden. Most of the day he spent snagged and hitting himself with the weight.

katghoti
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