Tactics & Tying
The river god
Pondělí, 24 Únor 2003 00:00
Sorry, removed by request of Mr. Bowler, editor of the magazine Fly Fishing & Fly Tying.
Weighted Micronymphs and other flies
Neděle, 23 Únor 2003 00:00
When you are flyfishing with the wet flies or nymphs you often need to get down into deep and strong streams or deep pools where the biggest fish usually lie. For this reason we usually weigh flies in the body with lead or other types of wire and of different diameters, which we tie along the hook shank.
At the time of my active competition career, between 1981-82, I started using different body weights, which were the only variations possible at that period. About eight years ago I started using body weights of different shapes, which became part of the hook and which started to solve some existing problems.
River nymphing with Paul Procter
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
Starting in the fast, streamy neck of a pool, the strong flowing water found here makes casting and negotiating the flies downstream hectic to say the least. So it's best to fish a shorter, more controlled, line.
Rolled nymph
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
Author: Karel Krivanec
This is a method where one or two metres of flyfishing line only are used outside the rod tip. At the end of the fly line a coloured braided connector is attached. To this about one metre of 0.16 mm diameter nylon is tied and is finished with a minature link ring. Then we tie in a dropper of some 10 cm from 0.12 - 0.14 mm nylon followed by about 50 cm of the same nylon for the top dropper. To this cast we then add 10 cm from some thicker nylon. Finishing with some thinner nylon about 0.10 - 0.12 mm using the surgeon's knot. From this we can make the middle dropper and the length to the tip nymph. We usually fish with 2 or 3 nymphs to get the flies to the riverbed quickly.
The Rolled Nymph
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
The Eastern Europeans are experts at working nymphs along and just above the river bed at close range. Although they exploit the technique on the fast-flowing rivers of central Europe, it often works well in the deeper pools of more sedately flowing streams. The essential ingredients area very heavy nymph on a dropper, which hugs the bottom, and a small imitative pattern that moves enticingly in the current about 18 in behind it. Some anglers put another small nymph on a dropper above the heavy pattern.
Short Nymph
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
Although I am not a particular fan of this way of fishing, I must admit that this method brings us a lot of excitement and nice experiences because of the size of the catches. Sometimes this is the only way to fish, when all else has failed. Short nymph has been a good style of fishing in Poland, and it is amazingly popular on the Dunajec river, where the method originated.
The Basic principle of the method of fishing called the "rolled nymph" is that we fish almost under the rod tip. The short distance between the rod tip and the fly makes leading the nymph easier. Won't the fish react when we stand so close to them? Of course they will, however not all in the same way. The least shy species is the grayling, rather more is the brown trout and the most shy are species like dace or chub. Therefore this method is most suitable for grayling.
History of the Czech Nymph
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
"The Czech Nymph" is a term now known throughout the whole of the flyfishing world. The term itself has two elements. Firstly the actual nymphs which are quite slim, weighted, tied on gammarus hooks with bent shanks. Secondly is the actual technique, when these flies are led, short under the rod. Virtually no actual fly line is used outside the top ring. By this method it is possible to lead a much broader scale of weighted flies and many different nymphs in this way.
I was lucky in that I could watch closely all the development work on these nymphs and the specific fly fishing technique. I must state that ten years ago there were only a few basic patterns, these were top secret. But despite this they gradually started to spread among a broader group of fishermen. I must admit that none of us believed at that time how famous this Czech innovation would become. It is estimated that there are now tens of original and new patterns of Czech nymphs and more are being invented all the time.
My Czech Nymph
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
ADVANCED TIP: CATCH MORE GRAYLING IN FAST WATER
Former Welsh rivers international Gavin Jehu explains ...
PROFILE
Gavin Jehu, aged 33, a postman from Merthyr Tydfil. Won team gold medal in the 1998 rivers international on the Tweed and also made the Welsh World Team in Sweden two years ago.
Fishing Czech Nymphs in deep still water
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
If you've kept your ear to the ground in recent seasons it won't have escaped your attention that Czech Nymphs have made something of an impression when it comes to trout and grayling sport on rivers such as the Welsh Dee.
These flies are cleverly tied to be ultra-heavy with a slim profile that represents various aquatic creatures. The point is they look right but sink right down, even in strong flowing water.
But now they're also being used to devastating effect on Hanningfield to catch the hefty trout that sometimes hold around the Essex reservoir's trout cages.
Our cameras were at Hanningfield to witness the method in action. It certainly proved highly successful with Phil Barker from Simpsons of Turnford tackle shop boating a 121b 4oz rainbow and Hertford angler Bob Woodford taking a brace of 10lb 8oz and 8lb 4oz.
Tips for tying the Czech nymphs
Sobota, 01 Únor 2003 00:00
Method
Different ways of tying the Czech nymphs have been described, both in Czech and worldwide literature. We use a method you may wish to try. Firstly, we tie lead wire on to the hook shank. The ends of the wire are squeezed with tweezers. The wire is fixed with a drop of super glue. Tie off the lead wire; cover with a thin body silk (after covering the body with varnish and the body silk retains its true colour). Then tie in thin double-fibre thread, tie it as long as is possible to the turn of the hook. (We experiment with different curves of the body).
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