First trout on nymph

minktrapper

Caught my first trout on the nymph yesterday .Not very big but it is a start.I was using a hares ear nymph with a 3 mm gold bead on it.What is the principle behind the gold bead apart from being used to sink the fly.Any more tips appreciated.

con___manx1

minktrapper wrote: »

Caught my first trout on the nymph yesterday .Not very big but it is a start.I was using a hares ear nymph with a 3 mm gold bead on it.What is the principle behind the gold bead apart from being used to sink the fly.Any more tips appreciated.

that's pretty much all it does.it gives a bit of flash too.

minktrapper

Would it not give too much flash when sun is shining.

Ipso

Soft hackles are also a great style of nymphs.

Flysfisher

minktrapper wrote: »

Would it not give too much flash when sun is shining.

Not really the bead gets the fly down deep fast.

minktrapper

Should any life be imparted in the fly.

floattuber_lee

you can do little jerks. the video i just put up was just dead drifting back toward me. some times little jerks can induce a take. but if you want to move the fly you have retrieve fairly quick to pull the slack in faster than the rate of the water.

minktrapper

Got that dvd that was recommended. The Oliver Edwards one.Good dvd too. Might try that.

minktrapper

during the summer when water levels are low would a beadless one be better.

floattuber_lee

yeah go lighter and smaler in low water. try upstream with spiders