Hello Ninjaturtle, Just wanted to say welcome aboard to FAOL from So Cal. Since you are in Tennessee I'm sure some of our members there will chime in when they see your post. This is a top notch outfit.
Joining a local fly fishing club may be in order.
Actually nymphing is a skill that is better hands on taught than told how to. Retrieving line is done by stripping it back in. The use of a stripping basking keeps most line out of the water. Oh yeah. Practice, Practice, Practice. Jim
I'm either going to, coming from or thinking about fishing. Jim