Thread: Strike Indicators

for trout in moving water. Which ones do yall prefer?

I don't do a lot of trout fishing, but when I do, I prefer the yarn indicators. They cast easily and float well.

I have a guide friend who prefers the little "football" type indicators, though.

i have barely used strike indicators but the when i was trying them out i went with something else i read and pegged a corkie on the line, cheap and effective.

Here's one thread from FAOL on indicators:

strike indicators - FAOL BB

I like the yarn or a dry fly.

Good link BDB

i use the ones that are sticky shaped like a figure 8 u put them on the line and fold them in half to make a circle they make several colors.i will take a pic and show u

I do not think there is one that fits every situation. I would keep one are two of each. I do use the yarn one a lot more than the other type. Get you some dry fly floatation gel and apply it to the yarn once and a while and it will work very well for you. There are some real good fly fishing and fly tying forums you can check out. Good luck

Sweet Baby Jesus - what's fly fishing coming to?
Bobbers... jigs... "spoon-flies"? Might as well dip a Deceiver in a half-empty can of sardines before casting it!
Along that line, I have heard of some folks spraying their flies with WD40 before they use them to "prevent them from rusting". Uh huh...
I guess you could toss a Top Dog with a 12-weight - that would almost be "fly fishing". Be kinda hard to walk it, though.
'Course, I once "sweetened" a streamer with a dead croaker so a buddy could catch a rather selective and pretty big crevalle jack, so I guess I'm not as pure as I'd like to believe.
Anyone out there want to cast the first stone?
Pete

It doesn't bother me how people fish, but there are definitely some methods I avoid. To me, the charm of fly fishing is in topwater and shallow water fishing (that, and casting itself.)

Fishing a nymph with a lot of lead on the line and an indicator doesn't hold much appeal for me, but a lot of people catch a lot of trout that way. IMO, that method is better suited for spinning tackle. A lot of salmon and steelhead guys have figured that out, but it hasn't made its way to the trout world yet.