Dry/Dropper Rig: The Basics

This video provides a summary and explanation of the dry/dropper rig often used in fly fishing. We focus more on how to rig and fish a dry/dropper in our Virginia small streams. Detailed is the our most common method of creating a dry/dropper rig, most common tippet sizes, leader length, advantages and disadvantages.

In the video we are using a sz. 10 Parachute Adams and a sz. 12 Pumpkin Prince Nymph. We most frequently use a 4x leader with the tippet piece between being 5x. The total leader length including the dropper is best around 7.5 - 8 foot on our small streams. The smaller the stream the smaller the leader.

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