Weight range for anchor nymphs in Euro nymphing

[aceubanks]

I was wondering how much of a weight range everyone is carrying in their anchor nymphs when Euro nymphing. Do you adjust weight by fly size, bead size, or amount of lead? I appreciate the input. I'm a little behind the times and look forward to shedding all that split shot from my vest pockets.

[Esopus Guy]

Your on the right track. Construction of your flies will also have a big impact on sink rate. A fly that is lighter than another on a scale may still sink faster than the heavier one. There are many variables so putting an exact weight ### is hard to do. But fishing your flies and not your split shot is defiantly a step in a good direction.

[frankm205]

I know some guys add a little extra lead and mark the flies maybe with a hot spot or something like that. I just go to the next size fly or same size with a bigger bead, but as Esopus said the materials you use will impact the sink rate.

[Magnet]

Ace, you are right about the fly size, bead weight and lead amount in the underbody. "E" also pointed out construction of the fly as a consideration as well. The nature of your question alludes to the idea that you are privy to wwhat you want out of a drift in a particular stream situation. Aaron has a section in the DVD that goes over what you need to see from your leader and line to insure your presentation is in the proper zone. I always find it hard to be so organized as to keep track of gram differentials of my flies by color coding them or keeping various weight duplicate patterns at my disposal whole on stream. Whats your garage look like? Or your cellar? If your answer is a mess and you cant fit your car in then you probably dont stand a chance of keeping your fly box organized to that extreme. That said , as you go along you will be surprised just how little weight you need in your anchor fly. A common misconception is that you must dredge the bottom with the anchor fly. Nymphmeister spoke about that in his well read thread on this site on euronymphing. Check it out. Also, in watching Aaron, there are subtle adjustments one can make to nymph with very tiny flies. That can be something for us all to experiment with too.

[SherpaB]

Speaking of weight...can someone point me to a source of flat lead...I have seen a few tutorials on czech nymph tying utilizing the flat lead...seems like you can get more on there for a given diameter. Is is worth the bother to source it or should i just use the easily available round stuff...

[Shooter]

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Jeff

[Esopus Guy]

TheGolf stuff I find is too thick. What I use is found in the Tennis racket area of Sports Authority. Gamma is the Brand

[SherpaB]

thanks!

[frankm205]

http://shop.siman.cz/ They have the flat lead made especially for the czech nymphs plus some other cool stuff!

[AaronJasper]

One thing that we all forget is that we aren't competing here. There are no rules. If you don't want to make the weighted flies yet, simply put split shot between the flies and play round with it. When you figure out your average weight needed to get to the bottom of the stream, start tying flies that are about the same weight. Bounce the split shot in your hand and then compare it to the weight that you put on the hook. you should get somewhat similar results with the weighted hook vs shot.

Don't think that you need to weigh the flies.

For starters try this:

Fast water 5/32 bead tungsten with 10 wraps .030"
Medium 1/8 bead tungsten with 10 wraps .025" lead
"not so fast" or "slower than medium 7/64 with 10 wraps of .020"

Of course other anglers have tons of different ways to weight the nymphs, but I think that this will get you in the game for now.