Topic: European or Czech Nymphing Introduction (Read 4223 times)

sholgate · « **Reply #15 on:** May 11, 2009, 07:30:01 PM »

LOPAT! I never saw the 18ft regulation. You are right! Wow, I spent the weekend in the French Creek FFO section and never gave it a thought. Although most of the time I am using 12ft or so. I only measure by "longer than my 9 1/2 ft rod, shorter than ..." You get the idea. With my rod being relatively short, going up to 18 ft. seems unlikely. Besides I am really beginning to enjoy fishing some put and takes for some "missed thems."

VTflyfishing · « **Reply #16 on:** May 11, 2009, 08:57:51 PM »

[quote author=Nymphmeister In the Salmon River in NY, the 2 FF areas have a max leader length of 15 feet, and you can only use one fly, and whatever weight you have on has to be "castable"- in other words, the weight of the fly line must propel the fly, not vice versa. That's good to know that PA has an 18' max for FF only areas, thanks for the heads up.
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May 1st to August 15th you can not use any added weight to your leader in the fly fishing only zone.

Davyfly · « **Reply #17 on:** May 11, 2009, 10:52:40 PM »

I would love to know why that rule came about, what was the reasoning.

Davy

LopatNympher · « **Reply #18 on:** May 11, 2009, 10:53:15 PM »

I was bored one night and read the PA rulebook. Thought the info might be useful.

LopatNympher · « **Reply #19 on:** May 11, 2009, 10:54:05 PM »

Davy, I think they make rules just to have them.

kyle · « **Reply #20 on:** May 12, 2009, 05:39:56 AM »

Davy,

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

Flyfisher · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2009, 09:42:10 AM »

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 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2009, 09:50:21 AM »

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 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 12, 2009, 02:08:12 PM »

flyfisher,

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

Flyfisher · « **Reply #24 on:** May 12, 2009, 02:11:58 PM »

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 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 12, 2009, 03:40:05 PM »

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 · « **Reply #26 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:40:17 PM »

then why would adding weight be an issue?

LopatNympher · « **Reply #27 on:** May 12, 2009, 07:11:42 PM »

Quote from: Flyfisher on May 12, 2009, 02:11:58 PM

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.

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 · « **Reply #28 on:** May 12, 2009, 09:20:21 PM »

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

AaronJasper · « **Reply #29 on:** May 12, 2009, 10:05:04 PM »

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;)

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