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Any tips from the pros here on seeing takes on an indicator? Seems like I usually just get lucky when I get a set. I’ve been trying to watch speed relative to water speed, plus obvious “bobs”.

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by EnginerdWY

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

If the indicator does anything that you don't think that it should do, pick up the rod, don't set the hook.

Captain Lahti Loc: Kennewick, WA

Remember that surface water is moving faster than strike zone water. That means that your indicator if it’s moving with the surface film is dragging your fly faster than is natural. So be careful of how fast the water is that you use it in. Euro nymphing does away with this flaw of indicators by you just leading the fly slightly slower that the surface film and using the color and such of your leader to watch for takes. Again as pointed out, you just lift the rod if something is different in the drift of the line. Like you were going to pick up the line to cast again. Nothing there? Just lower again and continue the drift. Many takes at the end of your drift!