Euro Nymphing Indicators for Fly Fishing (The Options Explained) 

Not fished with those pal.

Don't do it Simon! The rivers can be very addictive ;-)

Thanks Marco, you are most welcome.

Thanks Jimmy and you are most welcome.

Hi Paul, I have used that but on the Stillwaters for a technique called the 'tash'. It allows you to fish straight line conventionally with the added bonus of an indicator. Not tried it on the river. Thanks for the tip.

Glad it was helpful!

My pleasure!!

I have tried them in the past pal.

They are my go too, you can make them small just like a dry fly. I am keen to try the wax though

Nice tip James thanks for sharing.

Stein, I have not heard that before. Thanks for the information.

Lindsay, I read it to Paul Gaskell, and he heard it from Stuart Croft. Here are some excerpts from the text: "... The problem is, that there is a really good chance that this is NOT their primary function. It is just something that has been seen, assumed to be understood and then published in print. ... You see, their main purpose for the cunning competitors who developed them, was to function as an “air brake” and cause the little weighted nymph patterns overtake the rest of the leader and then drop gently down through the air onto the water . Yes, they would have some properties that could aid take detection - but that doesn’t seem to be the main reason to make them into coils. Ignoring the crucial “air brake” function and majoring on the take detection is a pretty big mistranslation. ... "

@@Sribolov very interesting, they don't seem to find that much favour anymore. I am not a fan personally.

Jim, it was used here for a method called the moustache, you basically tied in a length at the braided loop to fish buzzers deep. Very effective.

Here you go Alex ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hj1JsY0Zah0.html

@@lindsayiflyfish Thanks.

Hi Alex, I find it is most messy if it has not been kept at the right temperature. It like being warm, if that makes sense. In winter I keep it close to my body for heat. Once I am rigged up when the leader is under tension I protrude only a 1mm or so above the rim and apply it to the section of leader I am going to be using for indication. Hope that explains it ok, if not please come back to me.

Thanks, Lindsay. I do have two more questions, actually. 1. Do you apply the wax to tippet or your sighter. I assume it's to your tippet. If so, what is the thinnest (smallest diameter) tippet that is visible with the wax? 2. When you apply the wax, do you apply it by moving it up and down the tippet, or across (i.e., at right angles to the tippet)? Best, Alex

Alex, I rarely apply to the tippet itself but to the actual French leader.

I put mine on around 3 - 5' check out my video on the Nadder. I go into a little detail about nymphing in that.

Tried very similar style ones, I was not keen to be honest.