A Team of Nymphs
We all know people who strictly fish dry flies. Coconuts. It’s like only eating one kind of food and thinking you are a gourmet. Oh well, let them suffer. Truth is this: you should pick the most effective method for the situation. That’s angling reality folks. And many times, the right choice is a team of nymphs.
A Girdle Bug & Small Nymph
Not long ago, I fished with guide Chris Jackson on Massachusetts’ Deerfield River and guide Owen Ward on Vermont’s White River. And both guides suggested the same rig. A team of nymphs. In fact, the very same two nymphs! On the leader point a size 10# weighted Girdle Bug and on the dropper a small bead-head nymph.
So why this team of nymphs? On big rivers, the Girdle bug serves three purposes It is large enough to be seen from a distance, in other words trout can find it. It’s presents a big fat meal. And its heavy enough to get your flies down where the trout live. How about that wee nymph? Well if you encounter trout actively feeding on small insects, the dropper fly fits the bill.
