![]() Back then many of us carried a hank of yarn in our vest pocket and a comb for brushing it out to enhance its size and floatation. He prefers it due to its high silhouette on the water, exceptional sensitivity to even the lightest of strikes, the ease with which it slips under the water from a strike compared to many of the foam and trapped air style indicators, the way it anchors into the water and stays very “quiet” during a drift, not bouncing around nervously on the surface, its more natural, broken silhouette on the surface when fishing to hard-hit fish, and the softness with which it lands on the water). The yarn was tied onto your leader at the depth you wanted to fish your nymphs, and this worked well for many years! (Interestingly, one of the best trout fisherman we know, Mike Mercer, still prefers to use yarn as an indicator for his nymph rigs. Thirty years ago, we were very limited on our options, and most of us used combed out polypropylene yarn with floatant dabbed on as our indicator. “There ain’t no place so pretty as the spot on the water where the cork used to be” – Mel Krieger And although not the most enjoyable method for some seasoned veterans, indicator nymphing is arguably the most productive way to fish for trout. There is no better way to get someone “hooked” on fly fishing than to put a fish on the end of their line. Love ’em or hate ’em, indicators have been the gateway drug to fly fishing for the past several decades. In a way they are correct, but at the same time indicators have changed the game of fly fishing for trout forever. Old-timers call them bobbers and believe that the word “indicator” is just a fancy way of describing the red and white bobbers they used on their fishing pole as a kid. Indicators (bobbers, floats, corks) are one of those fly fishing essentials that you either love or hate. ![]() ![]() International Fly Fishing Travel MagazineĪ person or thing that indicates, signals, or points out.Skip to content The Fly Shop 800♶69♳474 Menu ![]()
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