What do you like more?

Meskel · 11-11-2005, 11:00 PM

I know that this is going to be different for everyone but I thought I would ask just to see.

All things being equal (ie. same chance of hook ups) would you rather catch a fish on a dry fly or with a nymph?

Meskel

11-11-2005, 11:01 PM

Dry fly anytime

Cliff · 11-11-2005, 11:03 PM

dry fly! The take is amazing and so much fun to see!

Ryan Pultz · 11-11-2005, 11:41 PM

I like to Nymph fish get up in a small bolder filled creek or stream and pak around behind rocks and logs so I am going to have to say nymph for me. rp

N.U.Angler · 11-12-2005, 05:38 AM

Ryan, ever had a steelhead take a dry off the surface???

definately dry fly for me!

Howard

Big Ben · 11-12-2005, 06:58 AM

1. DRY
2.STREAMER
3. NYMPH
4.ROOSTER TAIL

wishin · 11-12-2005, 07:22 AM

Dry fly - hands down!
wishin

Slow and Low · 11-12-2005, 07:35 AM

dry.

Old Coot · 11-12-2005, 08:33 AM

Self-tied dry. Even when all other things aren't equal.

PTS · 11-12-2005, 09:48 AM

On lakes, dry fly even if it not nearly as effective as subsurface. On moving water, it depends. If the suface action is not happening, it's nymphing time. Since your question was "all else equal" the answer is dry fly.

float2ber · 11-12-2005, 11:13 AM

Dry.

GreenDrake · 11-12-2005, 01:27 PM

Nothing beats seeing the fish explode on a surface fly or better yet, leisurely sipping in the fly with an expolsion afterwards when you set the hook!!!

GreenDrake (alias) Slim

john montana · 11-12-2005, 03:26 PM

i'd rather catch a carp...heh heh...

Moldy45 · 11-12-2005, 03:40 PM

self tied dry

newportfisher · 11-12-2005, 05:33 PM

Dry by far. Then for me it would be a Rooster Tail before the Nymph.

Ryan Pultz · 11-12-2005, 05:48 PM

No i have not gotten a steelhead on a skated fly not that I have not tried. maybe once I do it will change my mind. rp

Mark Vickers · 11-12-2005, 06:23 PM

That's an easy one... Dry.

SilverFly · 11-12-2005, 07:02 PM

I missed seeing my first topwater steelhead take because I was too busy yapping my head off to my fishing buddy

. I did hear it though, and my buddy saw it, uttering some "colorful" explicatives, as the fish viciously attacked and inhaled my muddler. As soon as I heard the loud "SLOOSH", my rod was yanked downriver and the fight was on! Nice native buck about 9lbs taken in late September of 1980 or 81 on the EF Lewis. I've had a few more topwater fish since then, but nothing like that first attack. Probably a good thing I didn't see it since I would be forever ruined as a steelhead fisherman!

So yes, IF I had my choice I'd take 'em on top.

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Patrick L · 11-12-2005, 08:10 PM

It would have to be a dry ... except for searun cutthroat hitting a reverse spider just below the surface!

Meskel · 11-12-2005, 10:57 PM

Yea I would have to go with the majority and say that I would much rather see the fish take the fly then feel it through the rod. Something about the fish rising to the surface.

And boy when a steelhead comes up and takes the dry it is something else.

Thanks for all the input

Meskel

Airborne · 11-12-2005, 11:37 PM

DRY just as it lifts from the water and the fish nabs it mid air and almost hits you or your buddy in the face....ooooyea

**busyfishin** · 11-13-2005, 02:55 AM

Dry..the takes are a lot more exciting. But, as long as I am pulling on lips it does not matter.

Sweet Melissa · 11-13-2005, 05:16 AM

On a lake, nothing rising...nymph.

Hatch is on...dry.

Even with my primitive casting skills, one of the best days I spent on the water was during a mayfly hatch. Fish on almost every cast.

Gettin' Birdy · 11-13-2005, 05:45 PM

Emerger.....

:smile: :smile:.....Had to say it, just for fun!!

For the record, first fish on a fly rod (bamboo antique Granger mind you) was on a #12 mosquito (I was 8). I'll never forget it as long as I live.

bobberdown9321 · 11-13-2005, 06:16 PM

if its with an indicator i kinda like nymphs more but dry fly action is great also

blazerman · 11-14-2005, 01:02 PM

Dry fly hands down.

Ben

mpruet · 11-14-2005, 01:44 PM

Since I haven't had many dry takes, I have to say nymph...

clacksteel · 11-14-2005, 06:58 PM

Although I do love the grab when fishing buggers, I have a thing for dry fly fishing!

mandinga · 11-15-2005, 01:28 PM

I don't discriminate...

I wonder how many of you guys refuse to switch to a nymph even when there is nothing at all hatching...

rob allen · 11-15-2005, 02:00 PM

1. if you are on a river and you are waiting to see fish rising before you fish a dry you are making a mistake. Dries are just as effective as nymphs even in non-hatch situations. May-September

All things being equal Dries all the way!

if i have to fish nymphs i'd rather be at home sitting on the couch eating potatoe chips.. but i'll go hunting with streamers anyway!!1

Mark Vickers · 11-15-2005, 02:26 PM

Rob makes a good point. If there's no hatch, I generally will tie on a terrestrial (ant or hopper).

CARTMAN · 11-15-2005, 02:57 PM

dry fly. love to watch the fish strike.

cartman

mandinga · 11-15-2005, 03:24 PM

To me fly fishing is about imitating what the trout are feeding on...not what I want them to be feeding on. If the temps are cold and the fish are sipping midges I'm throwing midges...if the temps are up and the conditions are right for a dry I will switch.

I know alot of guys that refuse to tie on anything but a dry...to each his own...and thats the beauty of fly fishing...
I probably nymph 50% of the time in the summer, and 85% in the winter.

AndyK · 11-15-2005, 04:19 PM

Quote:

To me fly fishing is about imitating what the trout are feeding on...not what I want them to be feeding on. If the temps are cold and the fish are sipping midges I'm throwing midges...if the temps are up and the conditions are right for a dry I will switch.

Well said

!

rob allen · 11-15-2005, 07:06 PM

all I am saying is that most of the summer the best fishing isn't by fish that are feeding on a hatch.. they are feeding actively and opportunistically on whatever floats by..

NCL · 11-18-2005, 02:10 PM

I would have to agree with the majority and say dry. I don't think there is anything as exciting as seeing that flash as the fish hits or even better seeing the fish come up on the take.

Mitch

dryflynut · 11-18-2005, 02:47 PM

The anticipation of seeing a fish surface for the fly drives me crazy. It's like an addiction.

Pontoon Papa · 11-18-2005, 05:34 PM

Wet Flies ALL THE WAY!!!
There are more bugs trying to get to the surface of the water than on top.
And...if you ever miss a hit and have the fly line come back in your face...you will wish you had a weighted sinking line. You don't have that problem.
Been fly fishing 5 years, used 2 dry flies...gave up on it...NYMPHS ALL THE WAY!!!!!

Abalone · 11-19-2005, 07:06 AM

For one thing !
The difference is with dry fly fishing you see a rise and that gets you excited. The expectation of catching a fish enters the mind. Next you make your cast and Bang, there is a visual effect to it. Not to say you can't target fish like that with a nymph because you certainly can.

Dry Fly fishing is my favorite.

nookslayer · 11-25-2005, 10:41 AM

I would have to say that I am a dry fan for sure. But I am a bigger fan of what ever brings in the hog of the day!

PittsburghD · 11-25-2005, 03:13 PM

Dryve Bye. Unless, of course, could learn how to roll cast like BTS. If I could somehow, master this brahs major roll casty on the big d, I would jump on either. Otherwise, its definately dry.

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PittsburghD · 11-25-2005, 03:16 PM

Hit the salmon fly hatch in June and throw grandma's sock mending fluff onto the water and bang. Please, all but dries step back. --D

derbyshc · 11-28-2005, 12:58 PM

Dry.....just for the visual experience and heart arrhythmias that follow. Subsurface is fine.....to get me back to paying attention instead of looking at the herons, geese, ducks, beavers, otters, deer, other critters, and the view while fishing.