Most how-to articles about technical nymphing stress the importance of achieving a drag-free drift. Ensuring that your nymphs move at the same speed as the surrounding current is indeed good advice under most circumstances, but certain conditions . . .
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Video: How to Tie a Smoke Jumper Emerger

You can tie this simple emerger pattern in a variety of sizes and colors to match the naturals.
The Smoke Jumper has been around for awhile, and it’s quite popular on the Bighorn River in Montana. It was originally tied by Mike Hoiness of Yellowstone Fly Goods in Billings as a. . .
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