I got out to the creek this afternoon for the first time in many, many months. I'm 14 weeks post hip replacement surgery and finally felt it was OK to walk on uneven and underwater surfaces. For the last several months I've been "fishing" vicariously by reading all the posts. I picked up some new ideas and want to thank everyone for their generosity. So I was only out for a couple of hours today but I tried something I'd read here but never done on Putah. I had a swinging time! One on a swung prince nymph, another on a swung bead headed PT, and a couple of LDRs. The feeling of the hit, after all these months of waiting, was really great. Much more thrilling for me than subtle takes under an indicator. I'll take those too, but today was something special. Thanks again to all who contribute to this board and are willing to teach folks like me who still have so much to learn.
Right on Steve welcome back to the creek. way to get em on that swing, love those grabs on a tight line. Think I might just do some swinging later today.
So Steve, and to the rest of the group, does that mean when you are swinging flies, you don't use an indicator? I assumed you still used an indicitator. Thanks.
Mark, I agree with Cole. I was using a yarn indicator which kept the line up a bit while it was in the early and slow part of the swing. This way I could see the condition of my line. Otherwise I think the line would have sunk too fast which would have made mending more difficult. The water is pretty slow and I'm used to swinging in faster currents where I just use some shot and a weighted nymph. But in the slow Putah current yesterday, I found that the slow current actually pulled the yarn just right and kept the line up. In the last part of the swing, the yarn was slightly submerged and I'd guess that the nymph was maybe a foot or so below the surface. I wanted the fly up off the bottom because I kept seeing rising trout. There was no hatch so I figured there was some kind of activity just under the surface. I hope this all makes sense. All-in-all I think I was luckier than anything else. I've still got so much to learn .........................Steve.