You can get paralysis by analysis in fly fishing very easily.
For the Caney or any tailwater for that matter I recommend picking one type of fishing then stick with it until your comfortable it's successful.
I would suggest that be swinging...either a small size 10 or 8 wooly bugger in black or olive beadheaded. If not that go with a size 16-14 soft hackle. Cast out n across at a 45 upstream or straight across then just hold tension on the line follow with the rod tip as it drifts downstream pause a bit once its straight downstream then slowly strip back n repeat.
Doing this around shallow runs, heads of pools or tails of pools will catch a bunch of fish plus build your confidence as well as help your casting stroke.
*This will probably be suggested*
If you just jump right in with nymphs and indicators as a newbie you will develop bad casting habits assuming you don't practice at home. You also need to understand drifts drag and float dynamics. Not saying it won't catch fish because midges under an indicator are deadly in tailwaters but line management and results won't play well with each other finding yourself frustrated more than not.
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