Challenging the prevailing notion that nymphing involves little more than lobbing a weighted fly and dead drifting with the current, in Active Nymphing: Active Strategies for Casting, Rigging, and Moving Nymphs by Rich Osthoff promotes an active strategy of moving the nymph, applying effective casting and creative presentation techniques that will attract even the most elusive trout. With comprehensive advice on rigging and prospecting, practice tips for a wide variety of casts, and strategies for precise control to bring your nymph to life, this is your guide to becoming a truly versatile angler.

Innovative instruction on:

• Rigging and casting weighted nymphs
• Agitating inactive trout
• Detecting strikes by sight and feel
• Accelerating your prospective pace
• Overweighting for fast vertical drops
• Downstream loading
• Designing active nymphs