Strike Indicators

[OKSTATEjiggy]

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

[deathb4disco]

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.

[sharpshooter223]

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.

[deathb4disco]

Here's one thread from FAOL on indicators:

strike indicators - FAOL BB

[LedHed]

I like the yarn or a dry fly.

Good link BDB

[78mudbug]

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

[78mudbug]

[WhitePerchJerker]

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

[sneakypete]

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

[deathb4disco]

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.