How to move beyond dry flies into nymphing and other subsurface flies?
Hi All,I've been doing dry fly fishing for trout so far and want to move into using sub-surface flies. Since that is somewhat more complicated than dry flies, do you have any suggestions about how one should proceed? My primary venues are mid-size rivers and creeks in the wv-va-pa-ny area. If I get a chance in a lake, I'll try that out too.In particular, I was wondering about the following things;1) Is it better to start off with a floating line and then use weighted Subsurface Floating nymphs? Or should I get a sink-tip line? According to my understanding, both will allow me to do the same thing; fish at a depth. Any pros and cons? Since I'm somewhat new to fly fishing, I'd like to experiment with something that's not overly complicated, but rather ease into subsurface fishing.2) Subsurface flies seem like a recipe for hooks getting snagged at the bottom. Does this happen a lot to you guys? How do you deal with it? I used to have a lot of issues with my spinrod snagging the bottom, and I loved this about dry flies that it doesn't happen.3) This is not directly related to subsurface flies but fly fishing in general. With the following setup: a strike indicator, a dry fly and then a nymph tied to the bend of the dry fly hook; wouldn't this lead to a lot of tangles while casting? I still get knots when I'm casting with one fly, so I was thinking this must be really complicated. How has your experience been?Thank you in advance for all your comments, looking forward to reading them and learning. I've received lots of priceless advice here. Cheers!
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