Why Does Oliver Edwards Use a Spoon for Making Leader for Upstream Nymphing with Droppers?

[@LearnFlyFishing]

Russell, thanks for your kind comments. He was hugely talented and a total gent. I produced and directed all the videos, and he was a natural in front of the camera; it was his passion - And it made it my dream job. (I'm also a left-handed fly fisherman, but not in the same class by a long way). I'm so happy to be able to put these videos up for all to see. There's so much there, even for experienced fly fishers / fly tyers to pick up a tip or two.

[@ceesbouma2776]

Nice instructions for making leaders for nymph fishing, thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@LearnFlyFishing]

In reply to Josh - yes, it may damage the loop a bit, but that has a breaking strain of 30 pounds or more. The tippet end has a braking strain of just 3 pounds, so it does not matter one jot if you damage the loop a bit. What matters is that the whole leader setup flows along at the same speed as the current. A big loop will cause drag and will cause suspicion for wild and/or wiley fish as the flies will be behaving oddly to the fish. Please watch other videos when Oliver is fishing this set up, and you'll see this in action. - Thanks

[@russellmurray8102]

What a shame how this highly intelligent man died. A lovely man who I had the privilege of knowing

[@joshfriedman1461]

Seems like he would damage the loop with the pliers?