Help with Teeny Min-Tip Line

[wcu boy]

I am working on tying some teeny nymphs in the sizes of 10 and 12 to try while fishing the mountain streams of Western North Carolina. I am also purchasing a Teeny mini-tip fly line to use with the teeny nymphs.
With this particular fly line, I am concerned that in the shallow mountain streams that I may be "hung up" a lot using the Mini-tip and the teeny nymphs. Has anyone tried the Teeny Mini-tip for fishing for trout in shallow to medium depth mountain streams. Would I be in a more advantageous postition using a weight-forward floating line with the teeny nymphs?
I would appreciate all the helpful advice that I can get.

[tedshuck]

I would only try to use a sink tip line if I were fishing water more than 3-4 feet deep. If your mountain streams are usually less than this, I think you will have better control over the depth of your flies using a floating line.

Ted

[rockthief]

I'd take both lines. If you are nymphing you might want your fly dragging the bottom. I use both a floater and a Teeny mini-tip. The fish tell me which one works best.

[EdD]

If you have two reels, consider taking both lines. Most of your fishing probably won't need anything other than the floating line. But there might be a few pools, small but deep with fast current flowing over the top, which provide you with a good opportunity to use a sinking tip line. If the previous sentence stirred up a memory or two of specific pieces of water, you know what I am talking about.


Ed

P.S. You could always take along some split shot instead of the second reel.