Ed Engle On High-Flow Trout Tactics

After noting that the Colorado runoff is likely to peak early this year, Ed Engle offers several excellent bits of advice for nymphing in high water

, among them fishing the slower bank water, using high-contrast nymphs in off-color water, and looking for “velocity barriers.” “Just stand on the bank, cast upstream and dead drift the fly the same way you would short line a nymph imitation when the water is lower. The only difference is that for high-water conditions you’ll probably need a more heavily weighted fly or you’ll have to add more weight to the leader.” In the Boulder, Colorado Daily Camera

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