nymphing

Hi folks, Chased landlocked salmon yesterday with the fly rods.  My client has been fine tuning his fly fishing skill and we did a lot of nymph fishing.  Nice overcast day with water temperatures holding steady at 61 degrees.  The water level where we fished was high and the clarity was okay.  A pretty decent #16 caddis hatch but no rising fish.  We carried a two rods yesterday with one rigged with a #8 Grey ghost streamer and the other with a #12 tungsten red thread Prince nymph under an indicator.  We added a piece of split shot a foot above the fly in order to slow down the drift and keep the fly down in the heavier pocket water.  The streamer did move some fish and resulted in an 18" smallmouth bass, but the nymph rig caught a majority of the fish.  We did see a pretty large salmon chase the streamer only to turn off.  We caught a dozen small salmon between 8" and 14".  Not the target. Several large smallmouth bass and plenty of fall fish where willing to eat the nymph rig as well.  A productive day on the water.  I am off to chase pike and bass with the fly rods from the boat today.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy