Absolutely. I often get the question, " How much lead should I use". Well, there is no answer to this question. As you might guess, every river and saturation are different. However, I will answer question bay stating, it is always better to error on too much lead than not enough. Not enough lead means your flies are not in the target zone of the trout and you will not catch any trout. Error on too much lead and you will still catch trout, except now you run the risk of hanging your lead up on the bottom. I like to feel my lead tapping on the bottom. This is kind of mis-leading because on gravel bottoms you will often not feel your weight on the bottom. For me it is a feel, and you will acquire this feel in time. I just finished my latest book, Drop Shot Nymphing, A Definitive Guide. This will be out around fall. Here I have devoted a whole chapter on "Weight Management" where I go into this issue in more depth. As far as Euro style nymphing goes, it is difficult, or in some cases impossible to add weight in order to keep your nymphs in the target zone. In DS it is extremely easy to maintain proper weight management as an adjustment to the changing river bottom. I do have on my channel, topical videos on these issues and more on DS. Thanks for the well thought out comment.

Thank you for your well thought out comment. You have some great ideas; one I might incorporate into my own belt. You are right, the longer you are at this game of fly fishing the more things you pick up. What was once the diamond of your eye, today is lost among all your gear in the garage.

That’s the beautiful thing about DS, you do what works for you. The fish doesn’t know what a Snap Swivel is.

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@@gavinstuart6704 I don’t think so. It appears they only sell on instagram.

Absolutely

No I just checked it for you.

Yes no problem

Yeah drop shotting like most euro styles of modern nymphing have that same problem. Once in the net a rats nest can happen. I reserve my net for larger trout and most under 12 inches I try to shake off the fly.

Perfect! Not a thing wrong with what you are doing.

Couldn't agree more!

It's called an in-line nymph, meaning the nymph is tied directly to the leader. I rarely do this anymore because once you tie it on you can't take it off. Any knot will do the job and you are right, if there is a weak point on the leader it is this knot.

Very good information. I'm an old fish hobo who loves to see what others are doing. I might, as in the case of your comment, steal a thing or 2 that will help me.

@@northwestschoolofflyfishin1543 Glad you found something useful in my comments, you are most welcome to take what you find useful! I am always seeking new info such as you provide! Fly fishing and fly tying are never ending journeys to perfect that we will never achieve but we keep on trying, that is what I find so interesting! Tight lines! Keep on trucking!

Conceptually it is exactly the same thing. I'm currently writing a book on drop shot nymphing. Historically drop shot nymphing is barrowed from spin fishing.

Well, this is a good question on your part. No part of Drop Shotting should be mis-understood. I use a 10 ft. 6 wt. rod; with that I use an inexpensive weight forward 6 wt. floating line. WF6F. If you have any other questions, you can contact me via the beginning of every video is my contact from my website. Here I can give you a more Indepth answers.

You are correct. The Malad I'm talking about is 10 minutes South of the town Bliss on Hwy 84 in Southwest Idaho. You can check the flows on the river by accessing Idaho Power Stream Flows. The river is listed as MaladB, the B for Bliss. You will not get accurate flows from USGS. I fish the river just above the Snake River. You will be able to find it on Google Maps or Trout Routes. Sorry for the confusion.

@@northwestschoolofflyfishin1543 thanks! I’m looking for a nice place to fly fish that isn’t only stocked with planted fish. I can’t wait for the irrigation influx to slow a little so I can try my luck on the little wood river outside of Richfield. I also want to take a trip to the east fork Boise River as well. Im enjoying your channel. Thanks for the videos!

I'm using a 10ft 6wt. Rainshadow fly rod.

There are no rules in Drop Shot nymphing. I'm in the process of writing another book, Drop Shot Nymphing, where I am continually saying this throughout the book. However, the reason I use 6lb fluoro on all of my 8, 10, and 12 pound leaders is, If the flies get caught on the bottom I want the flies to break off and not the whole leader. It's much easier to tie on a fly than change a leader. 6lb fluoro is a great combination of strength and free flowing movement which we want our nymph to do. I hope this helps.

@@northwestschoolofflyfishin1543 excellent i didnt think of that.. thank you sir!

Good system.

Caught my first trout on a fly as a young boy on the Kern River. I to am from that area. Left for Idaho over 30 some years ago.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I keep a couple of old vests hanging around just in case.

I’ve not had that issue. The only thing I can think of is once you have put the fly through the loop and begin pulling the knot on the loop is stuck and won’t go through. That’s happened, I just keep working it.

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Yes your reel is spooled with 5 weight floating line and you are drop shot nymphing with that line. You would add a sink tip head using 4 to 8 foot section depending on your needs

Thank you so much Mike , I dry flyed and now getting into other options just wanting to learn the correct way thanks again for your support

@@jeromefynaut8177 Great 👍

Hi Jerome, When I say sinking line, I don't mean a mono or Fluro type line. A full sinking FLY LINE, say a 6wt, you will see on the box being labeled WF6FS The S for Sinking. The WF for weight forward. Type 1,2 3, or 6 would be how many inches per second. Type 3 would be 3 inches per second. Stone Creek has a website so you can order it online from them. You never know what Walmart may have in stock so try Walmart online.

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Glad it was helpful!

Right on

All styles. Moving the nymph at the same speed or slightly faster than the current. The rod and rod tip are constantly moving. All this to maintain a straight line connection from the nymph to your hand.