How to tie a dropper tag leader

If you're euro nymphing or spey fishing, chances are at some point you will want to create a dropper tag leader to fish more than one fly at a time. This is a simple tip on the most efficient and best way that I have found to tie one of these leaders. If you practice it at home for a few minutes, you will be able to prepare one of these leaders in no time on the water. Efficient rigging means better fishing!

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[safaribastard]

I like your no mucking round simplicity, its a refreshing change from the Americans who preamble everything from their daughters car to historical records of a river that was hot in 1963.

[michaelmeneghetti]

Best dropper leader tying method yet. Simple, effective, and a straight forward method of reducing tangles. Thank you for sharing.

[alividcookie]

Thanks for this! Always getting my droppers tangled and wrapped around the main line. Super simple way to stand them out and stop this! :)

[jeffdavis]

I’ve been intrigued by the dry dropper setup and looking for ways to incorporate that in my dry fly spinning rig. I really like the simplicity of this and will be practicing later today to give it a try. Thank you for sharing.

[kennymacraild]

Great tutorial - brilliantly simple and making my life so much easier!😁

[unclefuddelmer]

This “Rig” is exactly how I like to fish Trout, especially in Spring when drys are starting to lay on the surface. BUT your knots here are smaller & simpler than how I’ve been using. Which of course means More time saved, which means More opportunities for hits! Tnx Man 👍🇺🇸

[noelslater]

Loved this. Very helpful and fast! I'll definitely be using this method for my triple surgeon tags from now on! Thank you!

[ivanmalby]

Fantastic vid thank you just getting into euro nymphing, heading to snowys end of Feb 24

[jimcox]

Extremely helpful and easy, too. Thanks!

[bobmatuzak]

I’m practicing tying it as we speak!
Easy peasy!

[jonahssavage]

this is beautiful thank you I never thought of trying the surgeons with a loop, I always used 2 different sections of tippet. thank you so much!

[markt]

I really appreciate this video this will make things much easier on the stream

[RobertHuffar]

Thanks for sharing this information with all of us.

[carlmcgee]

Thats a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.

[stuartgreig]

Going to give this a go in the up coming trout season here in the UK peachy 👍

[bamf]

lightbulb moment thank you for explaining this!

[ianbarnes]

Just what Ive been looking for - thanks!!

[HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

What I’ve started doing is tying up a leader of about 12 feet in total length with two 8 inch tags sticking off of it, and a simple overhand knot in the end in case I wish to add split shot. I’ll make 3 or 5 of them and just keep them in my fly bag. That way when I need a new leader with tags, or if I get broken off I’m not sitting in the water tying stuff up when I could be fishing.

[lochiecromie]

nice one peachy! im dying to get out for a fly day chasing kings in the next few weeks in the harbour. maybe a cox's trout run also! keep up the good work!

[paolo]

I am not 100% sure of the relative strengths of the triple surgeon's and the half hitch, but I'd expect the triple surgeon's to be stronger. So, by tying the fly to a dropper off the half hitch is there a greater risk of a fish breaking off?