Fishing the Small Western Green Drake (Flav) Nymph
Nymph:
The "Flav" nymphs are crawlers that prefer moderate to fast currents. They do not live
in still or slow moving water. Like many crawler nymphs, they move out of the faster
water of the runs and riffles to nearby slower water to hatch. This may be calm pockets
in heavy pocket water or the slow side of current seams in smoother water. Trout feed
on them with ease during their movement to the slower water to hatch and that is the
easiest time to catch them on an imitation of the nymph. They emerge in the surface
skim and they are very subject to being eaten as they attempt to get to the surface to
hatch.
Presentation:
A few days prior to the hatch and in the mornings during the hatch prior to their
emergence, you can use the standard up and across presentation using a strike
indicator. Fish the nymph near the bottom on the slow sides of the current seams, in
calmer pockets behind boulders and in the slower water along the banks in fast moving
pocket water. You will need to weight it fairly heavily using non-toxic weight.
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