Tag: nymph

"This nymph is sorta a euro nymphing style nymph that is super quick to tie and easy. The best part is that it’s so quick to tie that you can fill a box in no time. You can also tie it in many colors to mimic different big species and not much changes between the different versions that I tie except the materials. This allows you to really get the hang of...

Kent Klewein writes: "'In the film A River Runs Through It,' Jerry Siem (one of the casting stuntmen) never watched his backcast. It’s important to note that his fly casting skill level ranks among the best in the world, which allowed him to get away without doing this. It’s also pertinent to point out he was casting a single dry fly in the movie scene...

Matt from Savage Flies shows the steps for an Apple Green Caddis Emerger, a pattern that is popular among anglers fishing Great Smoky Mountains National Park (and other places, of course). "Another fly pattern popular the Great Smoky Mountains, the Apple Green Caddis Emerger is an excellent spring pattern to try whenever the green caddis flies are out. This...

In the low, clear flows of summer rivers, smallmouth bass can turn difficult. This is especially true if the water is clear and smooth, as in a pool. Under these conditions I try a series of tactics. Sometimes one or more of them work, sometimes none of them work. One that can work is going small. A fly tied on a size 12, 1X long hook is small for...

RIO Products continues to expand its series of Euro Nymph accessories with a new range of leaders, and a new color offering of its highly popular two-tone indicator tippet. RIO’s Technical Euro Nymph Leader has been designed for the ultimate in performance when fishing any of the European nymphing techniques. The extra-long, ultra-thin leader is...

Kent Klewein writes that he is “a firm believer in utilizing a bright attractor nymph in my tandem nymph rigs during the winter months.” And in this post, presents one of his favorite patterns for cold weather conditions: The Pheasant Tail Attractor Nymph. Via Gink & Gasoline.

Question: I fly fish steep-gradient creeks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in California. Many of these streams are not fishable except in the pools averaging four to seven feet deep. What is the best method to fish this type of water? And would one fish nymphs or streamers in such pools? —Dave B Answer: Best method? I’ll get to that. Let’s start with...

Question: “Looking at my assortment of flies collected through the years, I cannot tell which are emergers and which are dry flies. Is there a way to tell the difference?” —Matt J Answer: Funny you should ask, Matt, I mean that you should ask now—I’m just finishing up a new class on fishing emergers (and soft-hackles and wet flies) for a...

As often as tiny flies are right for matching hatches, they can be right just for fooling trout when no hatches are underway. Let’s say you can see a trout holding down close to the pale cobble bottom in a clear river. You work a big Woolly Bugger ever deeper until at last it swims up to the trout’s mouth. The fish darts to the side to avoid the fly...

Kelly Galloup: "Today we're going to talk about nymphing.  I'm going to go over some real basic stuff about nymph fishing. Three weeks ago I did a podcast with Roger Maves on 'Ask About Fly Fishing' and  it generated just hundreds of emails about how the setup was and things like that. And so what I want to go over is basics, real basics for spring...