I Quit Nymphing For Trout 10 Years Ago Never Going Back

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[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

It's true!

[@timingram8953]

I live in Colorado; what is your favorite fishery? Mine has been Eagle.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

@@timingram8953 I floated the Eagle 7 days a week when I was up there.

[@timingram8953]

@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing nice!

[@chrisp4039]

This is why I love fishing small water. Just me and my little box of parachute adams hiking around in the creek....chillin. When I'm nymphing, I'm always retying, adjusting my rig, getting flustered, tripping over myself. I start shifting my mindset toward the drive home.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Hard to beat a small stream.

[@reynoldswolf3270]

Wow. I haven’t used ANY nymph rig in well over a decade-good to know I’m not the only one! My mindset? Throwing dries is the ultimate-but if the fish are eating subsurface, throw a streamer. And if you go home without putting one in the net? It’s still great. You’re better for just spending time in nature. Besides, fish are allowed to win sometimes. 😊 🎣 ❤👍🏼

[@PAwader]

I agree. If I do want to throw nymphs in a small stream I like to use no indicator just a tight line.

[@jmebig3044]

This is such a refreshingly honest video. Any fly angler who can admit that there are better presentations outside of a fly rod (your reference to fishing with a worm), is someone you can trust. So very many will not.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I appreciate that!

[@timingram8953]

I think they both have merit; getting out on a river, regardless of rig setup, is my enjoyment.

[@BakerVidz]

Thank you for saying it! Fly fishing is already about self limiting in order to catch fish the way you want to catch them. It’s like bow hunting.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

So true, I forgot to mention the bow hunting anology.

[@luna01010202]

@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishingwhat the heck, i use the bow hunting example too, i guess i must of heard it from a youtuber or something

[@bricechisholm2239]

Dry fly is exciting and teaches you a lot about fish behavior. Nymphing can offer plenty of opportunity for learning fish behavior as well. Heck I have even learned alot from throwing streamers. No matter the type of fishing there is something to be learned from it all.

[@confluenceJay]

After retiring from being a drift boat guide, I haven't tossed a nymph rig. I actually went to a single streamer eight years ago. Only one fly in my box. Great video.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Yeah when it's just you, you can do whatever you want.

[@timwist9472]

And what is your streamer of choice?

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

@@timwist9472 Bass and Redfish it would be a Clouser. Trout would be a plain old wooly bugger.

[@BillSOMMERNESS-gy9mj]

You're a breath of fresh air! I agree completely with your position. Keep on speaking the truth!!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@ERone43]

It could be argued that hopper dropper IS an indicator nymph rig…having said that I agree with you almost 100%…for me its streamers on spey…oddly my best trout day ever was on the lower Sac with an indicator rig- caught 13 with 5 of them over 20”…I will still choose the vicious grab of a sculpin fly on a long slow swing and a 14 foot rod (the ultimate)

[@SpiritFlyExpeditions]

Love this. It’s all about your experience on the water. How you enjoy it the most is what is important!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Absolutely!!

[@RodtipCali]

Nailed my approach completely! Nice to hear you lay it out there and beautifully putting in perspective. Thanks!

[@jeffreyhildebrand4867]

If indicators and nymphs were the only way to catch fish, I’d give up fly fishing.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Good thing it's not the only way! 😂

[@canebuilder3520]

Jeff, fishing is fishing, don’t sell it short, same rivers and beautiful places, fish to suit the conditions which are ever changing. Particularly where only one hook is permitted so no dry dropper allowed, in the East nothing happens during the day so it’s stay home or fish subsurface.

[@JPap27]

Living up here in AK, I would only fish a dry dropper, but we’re only allowed one hook. I don’t know why, and it annoys me to no end, but I have to follow the rules 🤷‍♂️

[@pecosnick45]

Nothing wrong with using indicator nymphing when the situation calls for it. Euro nymphing can also be engaging as well. Dries will always be preferable, but nymphs are solid too.

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Amen

[@ssm59]

Same, two hand wet hackle swing is the closest I get. In winter it’s streamers baby!

[@Lrose4020]

Awesome video, love the perspective. Excited to see more of your content man

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@todgibson5001]

Nailed it brother really enjoy hereing this! Tight lines!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Appreciate it!

[@byronchristie5253]

I like it Alvin! I try all of it but recently have done Euro nymphing and it's a new thing for me and it's great fun. I do love dry and dry dropper and often forego the dropper because of the pain in the you know what knowing I will catch less but still plenty. Just have fun whatever that is. Like I said, I like it!

[@billedwards2657]

I spent the last 3-4 years getting the euro nymphing thing down. Now I’m going back to my roots. Dry flies and dry dropper. Really focusing on mending in the air and on the water. Dry fly fishing is so much fun.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Hell yeah!

[@BeyerOutdoors]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts & experiences. Regarding strike indicators, when I began fly fishing, I wasn't using them because I didn't know they were a thing. Now I'll use them sometimes, depending on the day & water conditions.

[@austintrenkamp8205]

Ha! I love it, thank you 🙏. Super sorry I couldn't attend the bass presentation like I was hoping too. I'm goin back to school and the funds are tight to say at the least haha but I bet it was awesome 👍. Your the man Alvin

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

It is up there as a video on demand. I'm adding more stuff to it so whenever you get a cance to check it out it will be even better.

[@TheRk1111]

Sometimes a dry fly is like a strike indicator, unless it's one of those the size of a giant goose egg in chartreuse. Ray Bergman talked about using a floating fly as an indicator in 1938; sure he wasn't the first. I just fish a single nymph most of the time, anything else is to much work. The most satisfying way to use a nymph is getting right behind a fish, cast straight up and retrieve it like a dry, to me.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Sounds like fun!

[@user-sr1jb8bf9m]

90% of what a fish eats is sub surface. I am grateful for all the nymph rig haters it leaves more action for me :) tight lines everyone!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

You are correct on that one.

[@Rick_Cheney]

I like naked nymphing/swinging flies on a floating line. Probably missing a lot of strikes but they hook themselves often on the swing. Bobbers are a pain for me.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

That's all we did before the indicator days.

[@jhalden90]

An old neighbor taught me how to fly fish and my first rig was an elk hair caddis w/ a beaded PT dropper and since then I never felt the need to use an indicator or bobber. I always figured the reason fly line was so bright was b/c it is an indicator of sorts - I def have seen some subtle strikes when watching my line while nymphing w/o indicator, just high-sticking. I guess you can get a better drift/presentation w/ bobbers & weights but at that point I would just use traditional gear and set down the fly rod that day.

[@dannyadams388]

Thank you Alvin. I totally agree with that. Your videos are great. Awesome.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Glad you like them!

[@stevepalmateer]

It's basically the same argument when I moved from a bait-caster or spinning gear to trying to get a flyrod into every and all possible scenarios. Yeah there are times when I catch fewer fish. But it's the _how_ that excites me. Not to mention once you become proficient at it, it makes you a better angler, and next thing you know you're catching _more_ fish than the anglers with the "traditional" tackle.

[@TacomaSteelhead]

Think your thoughts are super balanced man! My fly journey started on the Yakima. With an indicator bobber whatever ya want. With a pats and a prince. Enjoyed a bunch of other ways since. And I run floats and hardware west of the mtns for steelhead. Love when ethics, place and timing all meet together!

[@glenndotter5065]

The great thing about youur video is that you highlight our freedom to choose. Ive been casting flies for 64 years and the fun is there sre days I choose to nymph, especially in spring and winter. Then there are days whe I love to throw dry's. There are days when I like to throw a streamer too. Flyfishing is freedom. I love to watch video's and see what others are doing. But after 64 years. I just love the freedom to try and fool a trout. Good video.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Well said!

[@johnlaudenslager706]

Doesn't say it's the only way, but an alternative effective way. Nicely reasoned and presented! Way to go👍👍

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks! 👍

[@brendannolan2508]

100% correct. My Dad and I have been using dry flies at every reasonable opportunity for about 20 years and we'll never go back. We are fortunate enough to live in a part of the world where there are many cloudy days and we usually fish in summer, so there's no reason for the trout not to come up.

[@kevinmueller28]

You are not alone about 5 years ago, I did the same thing. I even applied this to winter fishing after losing a mountain of nymphs one winter. A dry and dropper is highly more fun and when they eat a chubby in January nothing is more satisfying.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Dang, that's impressive for January!

[@roblacitinola866]

New Subber, love your stuff brother, have seen you in some other fishing videos, I think it was Das boat, you seem like a really decent guy... I think it's all about where we are in the journey. I agree totally with what you said . One of the best things about the indicator is it can get a person who is new hooked on the sport, but I totally agree , it's a part of fly fishing that takes away from what the sport actually is... I find myself using them only when conditions are the most difficult, and I really want to touch a fish or two.... Best man, look foreword to keeping in touch with the channel- You ever get to Wyoming, I'm yer huckleberry... :)

[@user-hb2gh6wh7e]

There is nothing like floating hackle and calf-hair. I'm in New Mexico, not Colorado, averaging about 5-c.f.s. I only have nymphs for cold-water, below 45F. I can't give up on them, as they might be useful for other species - such as bluegill and Rio Grande chub, but, not for trout in our typical streams. I don't own fluorocarbon. Nymphs are fun to use when you can see them like a dry-fly. I always only use one fly on a line, and I don't carry strike-indicator. When you are about 10-feet from your target-fish, it is possible to tease the trout with your dry fly well above the water's surface. I recall someone calling it 'poke-pole-fishing,' when you are at this distance / position. My strategy is to imitate an adult-female depositing eggs on the surface, but, mainly in-flight above it. It is a strange experience to feel a feisty juvenile fish take a fly when you are holding the fly five-inches above the water's surface... If you make your dry fly do a dance, it elevates the excitement, when it all happens. New Mexico's self-sustaining trout waters are only open from April (or as late as early June) to November. Dry fly fishing is amazing. My advice is to stick to the cascades and pocket-water, and go hiking. Cast a size-20 dry fly hook that sports minimal thread and robust amounts of hackle - not really a fly pattern, but, maybe a 'Griffith's-gnat.' There are plenty of spots where your dry fly will be safe from snag. Look for where the geologic faults cross small creeks, this is where you'll find pocket-water and splashing-cascades. When the sun hits a misting New Mexico waterfall just right, you will cast your fly into a rainbow.

[@jimholland1592]

Nicely said, and I will try anything each discipline has its own skills. From two handed rods to euro rods and everything in between. Thanks for all you do😉👍

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@DuriensBane]

Started fly fishing last summer, threw only dries till Oct and stopped catching fish, so i picked up euro nymphing and ive been set with that since, now im trying to get better at tight casting my 10'6 so i dont have to carry another rod. Ive considered an indicator rig but here lately ive been using almost always a jig streamer and i ive had a ton of success so now im going to be struggling again when its full blown dry season and im still luggin my euro rod around.

[@TheSmob89]

I'm a dungeons and dragons nerd and play with a lot of new d&d players. When creating new d&d characters, a lot of times new players will ask me what class does the most damage or is the hardest to kill etc.... I always tell them it doesn't matter one bit--pick the class that resonates with you the most-the one that will satisfy their fantasies. Want to smack things with a mace? play a barbarian. Want to sling spells like harry potter? play a sorcerer. At the end of the day you'll have more fun playing the way you want to play rather than playing what's "best". Same point different game. #dryflyordie

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

So true, I love it!

[@bryanmagnon1992]

Heya Alvin speaking truth!! I have the same philosophy. Love ya man !

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Yeah it's just more fun for me that way!

[@gzeppe4671]

I caught my first trout using fly rod with dry dropper rig, eventually learned to catch on dry fly, later learned to nymph and that worked when waters were high and fast. It's cool how many ways there are to fly fish. How ever you are drifting that line means more then what fly you use but like he said catching em on dry flies is by far the coolest!

[@stevef2624]

I caught me first trout on streamers. I have since found that dry dropper or dry only are a much more relaxing way to fish and enjoy the scenery.

[@fishkulture]

I grew up trout fishing in the Catskills of New York and have never used strike indicators, and still won’t. It takes away from the feel and essence of fly fishing and nymph fishing overall. Drys are awesome, streamers are even more fun, but I can nymph all day long and love the challenge of it. 30 years ago when I started wet flies and nymphs helped me learn and become a better and complete trout fisherman. And nymphs are what got me addicted, not bobbers on my fly line.

[@mistertwister1816]

Good laugh! Upbeat! Interesting points and well said!

[@luna01010202]

My most memorable fish have been caught on dry flies but I toss whatever till a fish bites. Only trout water I have access to is on the guadalupe and all you see are indy nymph rigs.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Yeah the Guadalupe is one of those places where you have to nymph.

[@hungryallmylife]

A dry fly take is just so much more satisfying

[@matth523]

signed up for the workshop! looking fwd to it!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@billmccroskey9014]

I prefer dry as well and started doing more dry dropper recently. I will use indicator in winter months.

[@petevonschondorf4609]

I was about to bust you about the strike indicator, we use yarn a lot as a strike indicator and my favorite when there is no ice in the stream and there is a little warmth is the dry dropper.

[@kingsleyzissou2356]

Just to play devils advocate, a dry dropper is just a different type of indicator (the dry vice a strike indicator). In some situations (or most you fish as mentioned) the dry dropper is more versatile/effective then just an indicator and nymphs but it is still a similar concept so saying you “quit nymphing” is a bit disingenuous

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Yeah it was meant tongue in cheek, but I still don't bring indicators or split shot. Most of the time I'm fishing with a single dry, 2 dries, or a dry dropper in that order.

[@Willburden]

It’s the combo of indicator and split shot that I choose not to do. One reason that, on smaller water, I’m using Tenkara setups, with unweighted or lightly weighted soft hackles and/or dries.

[@JasondenHollander-qj5hp]

I here you. The thing I love about fly fishing is seeing/stalking a fish and (hopefully) outsmarting it. If I’m fishing blind with a nymph I’m basically prospecting for a fish. I may as well be putting a worm or bait on a hook and waiting. Boring! I want the challenge even if this means I get my arse handed to me but it’s a far better walk up a river than bait shite

[@joeg5414]

I very rarely use a strike indicator anymore. Too many times I've gone all day and my only strikes were at the indicator. So I said why mess with this -I can put a hopper or something on above the nymph, it functions as an indicator and will hook them when they go for it🤷‍♂ I'm in southwest Colorado - Durango.

[@dannybarker442]

Hi Alvin, I think every fly fisher fishing for trout would agree that catching them on a dry fly is the ultimate. The only thing better is sight fishing for them and watching them come to eat your fly. Most anglers don't know how to fish and hook fish on a dry fly because they set the hook too soon missing most of their fish. With that being said nymph fishing tight to the flies or tight to an indy will catch more fish than any other technique. The world championships are won by nymphing not fishing the film. You have to ask yourself do you want to catch two fish in the film or twenty fish along the bottom of the water column.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I'm good with 2 fish. 😂

[@lewisreeves758]

Hey, I agree with you on that whole heartedly!

[@louiefaas5421]

Everyone has their preference Alvin, that’s great thing about fly fishing it is truly an art and everyone has a favorite technique that they have mastered and works for them.

[@paulcolson3220]

Love it. To add to Kingsley’s comment, I will fish a dry dropper or an indicator or just a nymph but I tend to fish em shallow because I like to see the fish take if at all possible. If I can get them to ease over and take a dry or charge off the bottom and slam one, even better, but I love the visual. That said, I try to get guides to believe me when I tell em I want quality over quantity but that’s a tough sell sometimes.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I hear that a lot about guides not believing that their client really will be happy with quality over quantity. They get it after a while and most of us really do like that better as well.

[@petergiers8515]

I love fishing the dry dropper. Sometimes, being an old guy, i use a New Zealand indicator to aid in seeing my dry.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I have thought about that as well lately with small dries.

[@madtownangler]

I stopped fishing for trout at least twenty-five years ago when I discovered fly fishing for carp in the same waters that I had been catching trout in

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I don't fish for trout nearly as much as I once did. I would fish for carp more if I was better at it. 😢

[@davedawkins4561]

@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing But they are typically best to nymph for! Reply @gzeppe4671 @gzeppe4671

[@chrismorrell16]

I couldn't agree more. Cheers brother!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@plsullivan62]

I'm with you. Dry dropper or tight line with two nymphs for me. If I'm gonna stare at something on the surface, it better have a hook in it. For extra heresy, use a pan fish popper on top. Amazing how often even wild trout will take a run at it.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I might have to try some poppers next time I'm trout fishing. Thanks for the idea!

[@davids9549]

I suspect this is just a linguistic thing, but as an English fly fisherman, nymphing just means using a fly which imitates the nymphal form of insect (which makes up 90% of a trout's diet). I think you are talking about indicator fishing, which has more of the coarse fishing technique about it. There is a bit of crossover which can be useful sometimes - there's nothing wrong with a spinning-rod user placing a dry fly on their line, and I've once resorted to placing a tiny spinner on my fly line - but of course nothing beats the traditional upstream dry fly, when appropriate!!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

You are correct Sir!

[@morgandodge5231]

Dry flies are most of what make fly fishing beautiful for me… good on you man

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@user-hb2gh6wh7e]

San Juan River, New Mexico - poly strike indicator, split-shot or fly that is weighted, San Juan worm, or disco midge. I wonder if I'm doing myself a disservice by not using spin-gear with a float and fly? I'd rather not cast wet rabbit fur with a fly rod if it weighs more than the lures at the department store.

[@raphaelvictor6108]

I never started the ping ping ball indicator game, only one I’ve poke around with a bit is the NZ wool stuff. Give it a shot!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I have tried a few of those wool and yarn type indicators.

[@zafotbeeb]

Starting with raw beginners I would set them up with soft hackle flies as there is not a wrong way to fish them.

[@kandiecandelaria3134]

Pretty cool. Being a newbie I had asked about using a dry fly but was told only in the summer. Going to try a dry fly next time I go out go. Thanks for sharing. When the next trash bash?

[@barneyewing2664]

I only do it when I have to, but I'm with you, I don't like to do it, I'd rather cast instead of lob and watch a bobber.

[@user-yb8yo6go2i]

hi , Im a guide here in New Zealand, have a lot of beginners and must say indicator nymphing is my go to to introduce beginners to fly fishing , I seem to get way more hook ups , than missed sets on drys , our trout are incredibly spooky and its not likely a beginner will present a dry well enough. just my 2 cents ... ps if im fishing alone DRYS ALL DAY

[@PhilTerrano]

I wish I could like this video more than once. Perfectly sums up my thoughts on it. There is a common misconception that you have to nymph when fish aren't rising and it couldn't be more false.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks!

[@calebhigginbotham19]

Glad I found this video. I recently switched over to Euro Nymphing because of pressure from friends to catch more fish. I even have a buddy that take s ticker counter with him to the river and counts every fish in a day always trying to beat his record. This video made me remember what got me into fly fishing in the first place it was and should not be now a numbers game for me personally. Its always been about getting out into Gods creation and relaxing in nature ! Im going to apply this philosophy and get back to my roots next time im out there !

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Good for you. Have fun out there!

[@Wibster73]

Heck yea, I am totally with you on this one.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks, it sure is fun!

[@camerannC]

Great video.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@philfitzsimmons616]

High sticking or tight line nymphing with a single bug is a lot of fun and beats indicator nymphing any day for me. Dry fly fishing is super exciting because the fish breaks that super natural barrier with us. So when you need a dead drift in certain scenarios dry dropper is great.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I agree 💯

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I agree 💯

[@mattclarke1838]

Completely agree. For me, using a strike indicator is much like fishing with a float. Just not my bag and not the reason for fly fishings appeal to me.

[@Throwafly]

I also just call it "Bobber Fishing"

[@paigeloomis]

Great video Alvin. For many years, I’ve used floating poly leaders for dry and dry dropper. The beginners I take out really like how these leaders get the flies out there. Have you used them?

[@Gone4Fishing]

I do not use a strike indicator/bobber on the rivers. I do use them on my favorite cutthroat lake though.

[@paulkasputis5978]

I only use a classic wet fly method. I can out fish anyone at the Swift River (MA).

[@samuelhoffmann6168]

Could you recommend a video/ tutorial on KZbin? I'm trying to learn about as many methods as possible as an absolute beginner to fly fishing

[@user-xh8ii2hj6r]

I've been drifting crawlers for over 5 decades....wild Steelhead...no reason to change.... whatever season it is

[@AliMazinYousif]

but how would you change the water coverage with dropper rig ? with the indicator at least you can just slid it through the leader without the need to re-tie again. Thanks

[@korbansdad]

I have found it’s so much easier learning with a hopper dropper rig. Less weight for them to learn basic casting and like you said the excitement they get when the fish launches out of the water to get the dry is the best.

[@svutility1]

I would get bored if indicators were the only way to fly fish. I love using multiple techniques. I love dry flies, dry dropper, streamer, and occasionally nymphing. Sure glad there are methods for anyone. Thanks for sharing!

[@saints51]

I just found your channel. You're a very likable man! Keep the spirit! I'm a New Orleans transplant to Roanoke, VA. Lots of trout streams, but I haven't caught a single trout in a year and a half. I'm really awful. Bass Pro Shops near Richmond has a big plaque with pictures of the 10 worst fishermen in Virginia on it. I'm number 2, in ascending order of worst-ness. I couldn't even catch bass in Louisiana! I'll be watching your channel.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Keep at it, it's gonna happen!

[@Sfunst38]

You do you, man! That's the beauty of fly fishing....you can not prefer to fish with a strike indicator while the next guy could love using that setup. Neither are wrong! I certainly appreciate your opinion on the matter, though! It's always great to hear someone else's perspective! I would definitely like to hear how you feel about streamer fishing for trout as well!!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I like streamers, but not as much as a dry, I do throw a bunch of streamers for bass, but I like a popper better. 😂

[@Sfunst38]

@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing Makes sense! Definitely nothing like a good dry fly eat!

[@bigskyoutdoors4232]

I’ve never even thought about using a strike indicator in the summer time winter time yes. I am in western Montana where there’s some of the best dry fly fishing so idk

[@SledorFish]

Like you said, I want to catch fish how I want to fish. I used a bobber rig all summer long when I guided in Alaska and 25 years later I haven't used one since. My last week up there the guys wanted to try mousing and it was the most fun I had with clients all summer.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Yeah man it's just about having fun out there.

[@williambell8206]

100% agreement!

[@cheechwizard6541]

Me too, but my one exception is chironomids on the lake. Just a chill day zoning out.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I have also caught some nice fish that way. Wind River Range in Wyoming has some great lakes for that type of fishing.

[@cheechwizard6541]

@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing Yup. 10lb rainbows on 5x is always a fun time. Best way to get that bobber down? Ignore it or get distracted - “Hey, where’d yer bobber go?!” 😬

[@deadeyes8699]

I literally just did this this weekend. Fished a nymph for a while which was fine. But switched to dries. Got two explode on them and it was the best!!!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

It is definitely the best.

[@chuck.reichert83]

I rock a dry dropper setup in the winter

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

You are committed!

[@joeg5414]

Oh I do the same thing. There are days in the winter where the only thing I've caught was on the dry too. I remember very clearly when I made this switch. The only strike I had all day was at my strike indicator. I said forget this, may as well use an indicator that can hook them.

[@JohnJonelis]

I like your thinking.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thank you!

[@paullsmith1867]

The guys at my local fly shop here in the Smokys always talk about using a dry / dropper setup. Honestly the number of hookups are greater to me since the dry works as the indicator more often than not. The only problem I have with it is fouling lines up with a poor cast due to my own mistakes and/or the brushy conditions we get up here. I would enjoy seeing you cast a dry dropper to see if you are doing some special movements. More often than not I end up using a goofy looking circular cast or a sloppy off shoulder quasi Spey cast. (Shrugs) it works on small water up here

[@johnr153]

Nothing wrong with adjusting your cast to match what you are casting. The elliptical, oval, Belgium cast is used when you have extra weight or resistance on your line.

[@davidsobol5033]

hey pro well put. do you use the same method/practice in the salt for reds? using gurglurs or any other topwater flies

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

It's funny, I will use a gurgler or other topwater more for blind casting in the salt on a cloudy day when I can't see the fish. The go to is sight casting with some small streamer.

[@davidsobol5033]

thank you pro, i enjoy your vids. all the best@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing

[@chriseggs3447]

I’ve instantly fell in love with your style. Dry fly guys stick together

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

Thanks, that put a smile on my face!

[@ralphnicosia-rusin966]

​@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishingWhen do you not have a smile on your face when discussing fishing? 😊

[@Daw231]

Great video, something about top water and streamer strikes.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

For sure!

[@Jdub970]

Isn’t a hopper an indicator? And would require the same mending as an indicator? I also feel like most fish on a dry dropper would take the dropper over the dry, it’s an easier eat right?

[@christiancherry1377]

Can't stand indicator nymphing. Couldn't agree more. Hooked on trout spey now! Great content, Alvin.

[@dallasblues74]

What are your thoughts on swinging soft hackles or traditional wets? Subsurface but no indicator. I’ve had lots of fun with those.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I have also caught a bunch of fish that way. It is a ton of fun especially when they are chasing emerging caddis, and still a lot less mess than indicator fishing.

[@dallasblues74]

@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing Exactly! I’ll put on an indicator rig only when nothing else works. The tangles drive me nuts. A dry fly or swinging soft hackle is just less stressful and more fun in my book.

[@manifestgtr]

My brother and I call it bobber nymphing and I think I’ve done it a grand total of *maybe* ten times in my life. I hate casting those rigs…everything is just completely off-balance. I hate fiddling with it to get the depth right. I hate spending a day watching plastic drift down stream over and over again…it’s just not my thing, man. We fish a lot of really small water for brookies in the summer so at that point in the season it doesn’t even matter. Tie on a mini muddler, a parachute with or without a dropper and let er rip. But when I’m on bigger water, they’re not gonna hit my thin mints, etc. and I’m convinced I have to nymph…I just tight line it old school. No special rods or lines…just as is…works perfectly well.

[@stephenkittle6586]

I been flyfishing for 54 yrs and I all I do is Dry fly fish ( my favorite fly rod is a 7 1/2 ft 2wt! ) and strip streamers!! In the High mtn country 🏞️⛰️🌅of Colorado 10,000ft and above I catch more fish 8" to 20", 30 to 70, 80 a day WITH MY 2WT !! The smaller fish seem to ALWAYS GO AFTER THE PARA-CADDIS AND THE GODDARD CADDIS!! STRIPPING STREAMERS( I use 10ft 6,7,8,9 Wt Rods) I CATCH FISH 5LBTO 30LB PIKE, BASS, CARP, TROUT ETC , ETC!! SALTWATER IS ANOTHER AWESOME PLACE TO FISH!! MORE TYPES , BIGGER, STRONGER FISH TO CHASE!! I ALWAYS SAY "NEVER EVER STOP CASTING, IF YOUR NOT CASTING YOUR NOT FISHING AND IF YOUR FISHING, YOUR NOT CATCHING"!!! 😍 😍😍

[@anonym1anonym243]

Good one! To be honest, the whole nymph, indicator og euro nymphing never appealed to me. When fishing after trout in rivers, I prefer my (only) trout rod, a 9ft 4wt and a box with some dries and classic wetflies. So smooth, and I still can appreciate the joy of casting. Nymphing lacks the emphasis on casting, and two or more flies on a rig? Sounds like a hellike tangle up...

[@haldasinger6440]

I'll fish a dry/dropper sometimes, but I'm almost all streamers now. I'm pretty far into an attempt to catch as many species as I can on a clouser . . . so far I've got rainbow, brown, cutthroat trout, lake trout, bull trout, brook trout, pike, largemouth, smallmouth, striped bass, green sunfish, bluegill, chinook salmon, California halibut, bluefish, spanish mackerel, snook, lizardfish (bleah), barracuda and jacks. Surprised I haven't had a catfish on one so still hoping to add catfish and carp. For trout I fish mostly sculpin and leech and crayfish patterns but for bass I've moved to articulated baitfish from 2 inch shad patterns to 11 inch beast flies. To me there's nothing that beats a streamer bite for primal thrills. I like to see a fish blow up a surface fly but there's nothing like when a fish grabs a streamer.

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

If I could only use one fly I would probably say a Clouser.

[@toddhoward6745]

What is your thought on how the dry dropper is different? Guessing b/c it is an actual fly and thus one of the ways we are trying to fool the fish. No one intends for the indicator to be the food. Thanks for all you do and your content Alvin!!

[@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing]

I'm usually hoping that the fish will start eating the dry so I can take the dropper off. I guess it is technically nymphing as someone else pointed out, but just so much simpler.

[@peterberglund5492]

Bro let's hook up and go fishing! I fish Idaho, Wyoming Utah and Colorado! Great video!

[@johnbennett1162]

I agree with this, but I get more tangles with the hopper dropper or dry dropper than an Oros indicator. I’ve never used another indicator, but I can see them being more likely to get twisted. I love hopper dropper, but I do feel like I need some sort of indicator whether it’s the Oros or a fly.