Trammel Creek 5/16

[Tim_T]

Rich do you fish that beadhead under an indicator? As a dropper on a dry fly? I don't have enough confidence to nymph otherwise.

[RICHYD4U]

Rich do you fish that beadhead under an indicator? As a dropper on a dry fly? I don't have enough confidence to nymph otherwise.

Tim-
Yeah...I am a indicator nympher by heart...just the way I was raised and taught out west. I don't understand how guys can nymph without them productively...would seem like you would miss a lot of fish IMO. On Trammel, and similar small waters, I like to use the smallest thingamabobber indicator they make, in white. Then, I just adjust my depth, a tiny split, and a bh anything...money! In skiny water, and lakes, I will fish the hopper/dropper setup...otherwise, I need to get down. I'm going back tomorrow am for a couple hours....hopefully it won't be as crowded!

-Rich

[Tim_T]

You should see some of those fellas on those remote pocket water streams in the smokies. The nymph with barely any line on the water just picking the pockets. No indicator and they catch so many fish it should be illegal lol!

[RICHYD4U]

You should see some of those fellas on those remote pocket water streams in the smokies. The nymph with barely any line on the water just picking the pockets. No indicator and they catch so many fish it should be illegal lol!

That is probably the difference between me and them....I grew up fishing big rivers...i.e. Green River, WY..Snake, ID...Provo, UT...etc. You have to have a strike indicator on those waters, or you are flat out not going to catch fish. I can see where on those tiny smokie brook streams that you could get away without one... Shoot...I took mine off yesterday on Trammel because the water was so slow and clear, I was watching them pick up my nymph, haha.

-Rich