First winter fly fishing – Are small nymphs the way to go? Having problems with my eyelets freezing up, any recommendations?
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Sea_Concert4946 on
First fish spring creeks or tail waters if possible. After that egg patterns and smaller nymphs work pretty well
shammypants406 on
Dual nymph rig. 1 small nymph. 1 San Juan worm. Keep medium amount of line out. Try to keep good drifts to keep casts to a minimum. The more line you bring in, the more chance to freeze up the eyelets. Atleast this is my winter strategy. *I’ve absolutely dropped a spool in the river before figuring this out* tight lines and a happy new year!
HotGasStationCoffee on
Size 18 black midge, squirmy worm, black brown or olive wooly bugger
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First fish spring creeks or tail waters if possible. After that egg patterns and smaller nymphs work pretty well
Dual nymph rig. 1 small nymph. 1 San Juan worm. Keep medium amount of line out. Try to keep good drifts to keep casts to a minimum. The more line you bring in, the more chance to freeze up the eyelets. Atleast this is my winter strategy. *I’ve absolutely dropped a spool in the river before figuring this out* tight lines and a happy new year!
Size 18 black midge, squirmy worm, black brown or olive wooly bugger
They make a “line defreezer” that works ok.
Pam cooking spray on the eyelets