Yes I have seen it all in 45 years of FF, from the bamboo traditionlists, the mono line, slinky, and nymphing etc.

I guess using a bead head nymph would not be considerd a fly these days neither. That probably eliminates about 98 % of the FF these days from being a FF. LOL

Floating line, flys unweighted and leader with no weight were the only acceptable FF methods when I started, no nymphs just wet flys and dry flys and streamers on floating line no weight of any type.

I wonder what the old timers would say I used to meet on the trout rivers who were the dry fly only anglers 40 years ago ?



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