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Article: NYMPH FISHING ISN'T AS HARD AS IT SEEMS; ROLLING A FLOATING FLY LINE IN AN UPSTREAM DIRECTION IS JUST ONE MANEUVER TO TRY.(SERIES: Fishing Guide 2004)(Sports)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2004
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Byline: J. Michael Kelly Staff writer
Nymph fishing is not as nuanced or mysterious as many angling gurus lead beginners to believe, a local expert says.
"It's no more difficult than dry fly fishing," said licensed fishing guide Mike Lane of LaFayette. "With both kinds of flies, it's all about getting a good drift. As long as you can keep the fly from dragging, you'll do alright."
And just how does one keep his artificial nymph (or dry fly) from dragging, or skimming through the water in an unnatural way?
"Mend, mend, and mend," said Lane.
He advises customers to start mending, or rolling their floating fly line in an ...
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