That nymph fishing is almost identical to a method used/developed by a friend, Joe Pescatore (translation - fisherman) that he uses on the upper Connecticut where it flows between the Connecticut Lakes in most-Northern New Hampshire for land-locked salmon and three trout species -brooks, bows and browns. The fish he is after are the bigger ones in the three pound and heavier range... some reaching above the 6 pounds or better mark.
Most of the guys I know and fish with always pinch the barbs down. On some sections of our rivers and streams it is the law but we always do it because it is easier on the fish - and if you have ever hooked yourself on an especially windy day - easier on the fisherman too.
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