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Evan Dowdy December 17, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Hello. My name is Evan Dowdy and I run a fly fishing guide service on the Watauga and South Holston Rivers in Tennessee. I noticed that you have links and info for guides in the area and was wondering if I could get a link with you? Along with my service I have trip updates, stocking schedule and hatch chart for the area. Thank you for your time and have a great day.
Thanks,
Evan Dowdy

Des December 17, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Interesting articles, setups on the French/Spanish nymphing.. I’m just curious, i tried your setup (spanish/french) with my 10ft 5#loomis, and tried to use light nymphs, like a 2m tungsten on point, with unweight fly on top dropper.. I can’t seem to lay it out when lobby/flicking it out.. and noticed the down stream bow is very tight, and you’re almost pulling the flies..

just wondering what i’m doing wrong, or are you suppose to use this right with heavier flies on the point?
Also, can you dry fly, wet wees, duo this rig also?

cheers

Fly Fishing Reporter December 17, 2009 at 8:14 pm

Hi Evan,

I spoke with a gentleman on LinkedIn today who you guided on the Watauga last year and he highly recommended your services. I’d be glad to add you to our Tennessee guide list. Send me an email with your contact information. Also, if interested I could use some help with a write-up of the Watauga. Let me know.

Fly Fishing Reporter December 17, 2009 at 8:34 pm

Hi Des! The Spanish/French nymphing rig takes some practice but it can be used with lightly weighted nymphs as you describe, if fact that is what it is best for. When fishing using an upstream quarterly motion I typically use a hook set motion at the end of the drift to lift the flies up in the water column before casting again. This can be done by twisting your hand quickly so that your palm is facing up and lifting the rod tip slightly. Once the flies come to the water surface I then start my casting motion with a quick flip of the rod and then allow the leader to lay out fully in the air behind me before beginning the forward casting motion. It is really important with this longer mono leader system to slow down your casting motion. You really do not need to use heavy nymphs as are more common with the Czech nymphing methods. The lighter the flies though the longer I will make the overall leader system more so to allow for a longer upstream dift and more time for the flies to sink.

If you would like to learn more about this style of nymphing check out the fly fishing forum TroutPredator.com There are some guys on the forum who are very experienced with euro nymphing methods and there is a ton of material available there.

Thanks for commenting!

Tim Barker January 8, 2010 at 4:15 pm

Ken,

I forgot to mention that this guy:

http://www.sierrapac.com/vinci_photo/Biography.htm

Wrote a great piece on the American River in the Fall 2009 Issue of the FlyFishing & Tying Journal. It begins on Pg. 32 and covers access, patterns, gear and techniques for Steelies…

Good Fishin’,

PT/TB :-)

Fly Fishing Reporter January 8, 2010 at 4:56 pm

Thanks Tim! I checked out your site Planet Trout as well and wow, you have some awesome flies on there! You also have the most extensive blog roll I’ve seen. Nice job!

Jeff Wilkins February 7, 2010 at 1:56 pm

Ken, great site. I am a guide of 23yrs in the NW NC, SW Virgina, and E Tennessee areas and am a Guide Servce/Outfitter. I use the Net a lot -YouTube-Twitter-FBook, blogs, and so forth and was wanting to exchange links with you. Your site has some great stuff, incredible to put it simply. I’d like to introduce it to folks on my mailing list as I am sure they’d enjoy it as well. Our site has a great deal of info as well, what we believe is the most local information rich site in our area of the Southeast. You can check it out at http://www.jeffwilkinsflyfishing.com

thanks, great fishing. Again, terrific site!
Jeff

Fly Fishing Reporter February 7, 2010 at 2:55 pm

Thanks Jeff, that would be great! If you are interested, I could also use some pictures for some of the rivers you guide on. I will send you an email to discuss.

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