Comments on: San Juan River Nymph Rig

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 03:37:28 +0000

In reply to Jason.

You’re right. There is a very fine line between your flies ticking off the bottom and full on dragging across the bottom. If you are getting hung up over and over again, shorten up the distance between the indicator and flies.

There are many different ways to rig your flies. I know many folks have success by running a rig with the split shot on the bottom. At the end of the day, I just want to know that my flies are far enough down to be in the same zone as the fish. I hope that helps. Take care.

Ben

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 01:42:33 +0000

But they show the split shot on the bottom and the flies hovering off the bottom a few feet. I have often wondered which one actually occurs on a drift. If you split shot is hitting bottom are you not too deep with your rig and need to adjust bobber? Or is that a different way to fish the rig? Or just some peoples misinterpretation of what their rig is doing? Other than a bounce rig I can’t see why you would want you shot touching bottom, but again I’m learning.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 01:37:28 +0000

I am somewhat new to nymphing (learning). A lot of people show same rig you were using

By: Sandro

Sandro — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:36:06 +0000

Hello Guys,

thanks for this nice topic on midges – i am novice at midges despite my 7″ year carrier” of a fly fisherman, and just this couple of months i started tying and fishing them. waters near my town (Tbilisi, republic of Georgia) are mostly shallow and sometimes you dont even need a split shot to sink the flies to the fish. i am just using tungsten beads on those tiny zebra midges and 7x tippet (Orvis Mirage is just great). in this case indicator should be as lighter as possible (especialy on a 7’6 ft 3 weight rod). but i noticed that shallow water causes spooking of the fish by the indicator and i just added some crystal flash shucks to the flies to be more attractive. now i can easily say that midging became one of my favorite techniques. all year round you are a king on the water ))
thanks for sharing the experience.
tight lines everyone

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:20:00 +0000

In reply to fshfanatic.

Good info Fanatic. I’ll give it a shot next time I’m over there. Take care.

Ben

By: fshfanatic

fshfanatic — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:30:26 +0000

I pinch the shot at the very bottom and then attach two flies with small tags of line with the indicator above everything.. It looks exactly like a bait fishing surf rig of catfish rig.. I fished this rig all the time on the provo and as soon as I switched I stopped losing flies.. The split shot pops off not the flies.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:01:54 +0000

In reply to Bob Schwirzke. Sending you an email shortly.

By: Bob Schwirzke

Bob Schwirzke — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:10:03 +0000

Ben: I asked some questions a few months ago about your hopper pattern….I tied a few up but haven’t been able to try them yet. More questions…..I live in Fayetteville, NC and am planning a trip out to AZ to visit my daughter and to fish in the White Mtns. or over at Frye Mesa….for Apache and Gila trout….can you help me here or any other member that might have some info for me. I like to do my HW before going, so any suggestions will be helpful……also my mates suggested we go over to the San Juan for a couple of days….I like your willingness to share info with others. My email address is CHEESEHEEL@aol.com….so if you or anyone else would like to share I would appreciate it. Regards, Bob

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:20:02 +0000

In reply to Bustaduck.

Busta,
Thanks for the kind words. I set the indicator relative to the depth of the water and adjust it from riffle to riffle. The water on the Juan varies from spot to spot. If you are consistently hooking the bottom or picking up vegetation then your indicator is too high. The indicator is really just keeping your flies at a consistent depth. If it dips set the hook, but most of the time you’ll see the flash of a fish take your fly before you see the indicator dip. I hope this helps. Shoot me an email and I can definitely go more in depth. Good luck and tight lines…

Ben

By: Bustaduck

Bustaduck — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:55:02 +0000

Great information on your Blog! I have enjoyed reading about your adventures & poring over the pictures on your site!

You mentioned setting your indicator six inches from your splitshot. What is the depth of the water avg? So, you watch the fish where you est. your flies to be and set the hook whenever you see a flash, fish opens his mouth etc.