Tag: nymphing

Devin Olsen: "I was once a dyed in the wool suspension/strike indicator nymph fisherman. You couldn’t convince me there was a better way of catching numbers of fish on most trout rivers. After a few years of competing with Fly Fishing Team USA and a lot of comparisons, I’m convinced that European style nymphing is more effective in most water types...

Hardy—a company long revered for their classic reels, and lately, their fantastic fly rods—just announced a new rod series, dubbed the Ultralite LL. These rods are designed to work primarily as Euro nymphing tools, although a few of the models double as dry-dropper rods. Ranging in length from 9'2" to 11'2", and in weights 0-4, the Ultralite LL series...

Nymphing is often regarded as a great way to introduce new anglers to fly fishing, but it can just as - or even more - challenging than dry fly fishing. Nymphing was troublesome for me, because I grew up in a family where fly fishing was done only with dries. I didn't even know what a nymph looked like until sometime when I was in junior high. In this...

"Euro style nymphing is becoming one of our favorite ways to fly fish and has proven to be effective. We wanted to show you how easy it is to master casting a long leader with heavy flies while euro nymphing. It is much different than a traditional cast due to the longer leader and heavily weighted flies. You do not have the weight of the fly line to allow...

There are two sure ways to hook a really big trout: Tie on a monster articulated streamer — dripping with rubber legs, spun deer hair and a stinger hook — carpet bomb likely banks with dozens of casts, strip hard and hang on. Or go to a stream during a massive storm of big bugs, such as salmonflies, green drakes or grasshoppers. Stalk a big fish and...

"Euro nymphing, French nymphing, modern nymphing - no matter what you call it it's one of the most effective fly fishing techniques in many waters. In this video I try it out for the first time in the beautiful alps of Austria together with nymph fly fishing pros Jan Kubala and Jarkko Suominen."

You bought a Euro nymphing rod... Now what? Step 1 is constant contact. "As anglers learn the basics of Euro Style nymphing its key that you learn to make constant contact with the bottom of the river. We encourage you to get in a shallow walking speed run with small gravel. You'll find yourself catching more trout and cutting the learning curve in half by...

Tightline or "Euro" nymphing is a very effective way to catch trout when fly fishing, and it works when other methods of fly fishing are not effective, like when trout are in deep water and not feeding aggressively. Dave Jensen shows how he utilizes this nymphing method, and explains how a beginner can quickly learn how to catch those trout that seem to be...

n this excellent video focussed on euro nymphing, we learn the essentials from Jesse Haller on the famed trout waters of the Farmington River in Connecticut. Jesse, who is a product developer at Orvis and the driving force behind their new line of euro nymphing products, goes through the basics with host Colin McKeown. The river conditions are tough due to...

Lance Egan: "Pat's Rubber Legs is a well-known stonefly nymph pattern. I think this fly has become popularized for two reasons: It's easy to tie, and it is very effective.   I've tied and tried many stonefly nymphs in an effort to find a go-to pattern. Pat's Stone is it. Simple, yet very effective. This version is varied slightly to accommodate euro...