10-16-2007, 08:03 PM
This year I have messed with nymph rigs a bit. I think I had to go to straight nymphing a handful of times on the river (I like to dry fly as much as possible).
I tried them all, and one worked the best. Leader is about 9 feet tapered to 5x. I tie on a bigger fly (unweighted) usually a sow bug if it is on the Provo. Then instead of tying the tippet to the bend of the top fly, I tie it onto the eye of the fly (you should have two knots tied on the eye of the top fly). Drop about 18 inches and tie on a smaller fly.
Were I put the split shot depends. I like to put it beneath the two flies most of all. So I'll tie on another tag of tippet to the eye of the second fly about 4 inches long. I'll tie a simple overhand knot into that section of tippet to keep the shot on.
It's a lot like the Provo bounce rig but without the tags from the leader to the fly.
I bet a picture would be a lot more descriptive.
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I tried them all, and one worked the best. Leader is about 9 feet tapered to 5x. I tie on a bigger fly (unweighted) usually a sow bug if it is on the Provo. Then instead of tying the tippet to the bend of the top fly, I tie it onto the eye of the fly (you should have two knots tied on the eye of the top fly). Drop about 18 inches and tie on a smaller fly.
Were I put the split shot depends. I like to put it beneath the two flies most of all. So I'll tie on another tag of tippet to the eye of the second fly about 4 inches long. I'll tie a simple overhand knot into that section of tippet to keep the shot on.
It's a lot like the Provo bounce rig but without the tags from the leader to the fly.
I bet a picture would be a lot more descriptive.
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