European or Czech Nymphing Introduction

[kyle]

Davy,

It's probably to avoid people snagging the fish with big heavy jigs.

[Flyfisher]

I really don't think the 18' leader rule has anything to do with snagging. It is just an old rule that has been in the PA fly areas for many years. I guess they thought if you use more that 18' it is not fly fishing any more. PA has some strange rules.

[VTflyfishing]

On the Salmon River in NY you can't use any added weight May till August. Why do you think that is? If I had to guess I would say because of snagging. But its only for the fly fishing zone. I think some people have it in their mind that using weight is not "traditional" fly fishing. That is why they banned Slinky's in their FFO zones.

[kyle]

flyfisher,

I was talking about the salmon river and not being able to add extra weight, not the PA 18ft leader rule.

[Flyfisher]

Both rules seem a little fishy to me. It is not like you need to a split shot to snag a fish. Besides who would actually want to snag that is just about the most worthless way to catch trout IMHO.

[VTflyfishing]

Kyle,
I don't think it has anything to with snagging on the Salmon river. If it was a snagging issue it would be for the hole river and not just for the fly fishing only zones.

[kyle]

then why would adding weight be an issue?

[LopatNympher]

[quote author=Flyfisher link=topic=2433.msg22817#msg22817 date=1242155518]
Both rules seem a little fishy to me. It is not like you need to a split shot to snag a fish. Besides who would actually want to snag that is just about the most worthless way to catch trout IMHO.
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My meat hunting ex-brother-in-law used to snag fish for salmon in Cold Creek in Sandusky OH. I always thought it was a gutless way of fishing.

[VTflyfishing]

Kyle some people don't think fishing with weight is traditional

[AaronJasper]

What is tradiational these days? Bamboo rod, silk line, gut leader? Its funny when a person talks traditional and they are holding a 1,000 dollar rod and a 700 dollar reel! Maybe if tradition meant spending money that would count