EURO NYMPHING and LINE MANAGEMENT: It is a MUST
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- When Euro Nymphing, line management is an important part of obtaining the perfect drift. After mastering the cast, the next step is managing the slack that is created by the current as your flies drift downstream. The manner in which we do this can increase your success. A smooth and steady transition from the cast to managing line keeps the rod tip steady, helps you stay tight to the sighter, and in contact with your flies. This contact increases your sensitivity (both sight and feel). This allows you to pickup on the most subtle of strikes and lengthens your drifts, as your flies are in the strike zone longer.
Practice that cast and focus on managing your line and your success as a euro nympher is sure to increase.
Tight lines!
-Cory
#euronymphing #flycasting #flycasting #troutfishing #flyfish - Sport
I have to say…these two videos have improved my euro game more than all the months of fumbling around in the river trying to learn as I go. Thank you taking the time to put these together… it is as though you knew exactly where I was struggling.
That is so awesome to hear, Matthew! So glad they are helping. Really appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching and tight lines!
These are fantastic suggestions! One thing I’ve noticed with your more instructional casting videos is that they don’t pan out to see the entire cast. Viewers like me would benefit from a view that encompasses the trajectory of the cast. Thanks and keep them coming!
Thank you, Marty! As much as would like to do that, I use very simple equipment and it's just me. I am looking for volunteers with big-time equipment and camera skills that I'll pay for in beer and cigars!
Appreciate you watching!
Another awesome video, learning tons and ready to use these tips on the weekend. You’re a fantastic teacher, keep it up 🙂
Thanks so much, Ty! Really appreciate it. Good luck this weekend!
I've watched quite a few of your videos and watching you do a drift is pretty impressive man.
Appreciate it! Thanks so much for watching and good luck to you!
I like the way you explain things, it’s easy to understand and you have clear reasonings behind what you’re saying. Thanks for all the tips. I’ve learned a lot from your videos 👍
Thanks for the kind words! Glad I can help. Really appreciate you watching!
Thanks for the tips Cory. You do a great job of explaining how to control your drift. I can't wait to try it out on the stream. Thanks for sharing your angling knowledge.
Thanks, Frank! Hope it helps and tight lines to you.
Love everthing your doing. Thanks for all the great videos. Just starting the Euro nymphing game. You are a wealth of information. Love your teaching style!!
Thanks so much, Glenn! Glad the videos are helping. Appreciate you watching and good luck to you. Tight lines!
I appreciate all of your tips. Thank You. I've been fly fishing for more than 50 years but I'm just now getting in to Euro nymphing and know very little about this interesting technique, so I've been following you and some others very closely. My Grandson lives in Italy and I plan to visit so that he and I can do some fly fishing together. Thanks for what I consider some very important tips.
Thanks for watching, Jim. Glad I can help. It is a fun technique to learn for sure. You will fit right in when you go to Italy. Good luck with it and tight lines!
Thanks Corey ! Great tips and great reminders!
Appreciate you watching, Dale!
Listen and learn. Great teacher.
Thank you!! I had a great teacher myself!
Fantastic video and advice. Thank you! Great channel.
Glad it helped. Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
Learning so much thank you. just love the videos keep up the good work fella :)
Glad to hear it Martin! Appreciate you watching!
Great video, line management is so important to staying in contact with your nymphs
Appreciate it, Patrick! Definitely is important. Thanks for watching!
About a month new to euro nymphing! Loving the information and tips!! Definitely looking forward to the next videos!!
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching. Keep at it and tight lines to you!
Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I learn something new with each of your videos. You have a very effective style of explaining both the problem and solution in a very clear and direct manner. Thanks Cory!
Appreciate the kind words, KL. Nice of you to say! Glad they are helping. Tight lines to you!
Thanks Cory very helpful. Attention to details as they said in the military when I was in. Hope this helps everyone catch fish the way you do. I'm sure gonna practice it.
Thanks so much, Randy. Much appreciated. I hope it helps everyone, as well. Good luck and tight lines!
Great tips!
Thanks Tim!
Great video and pointers! Although the hardest part of fly fishing looks like casting, people always seem to have the most issues with their line management. Improving line management skills will not only increase the drift, but also landing fish. I have seen too many people lose grip of the fly line and try to catch the line with their mouth or spinning in circles grasping for the line. These videos have been very informational, keep up the great content!
Thanks Justin! Totally agree with you….Such an important part that is overlooked. A big reason why I like euro fly line is the feel and grip you get from it. Appreciate you watching bud!
Love your videos, never occurred to me that I would need to learn a new casting system when I started nymphing hah! Thank you for your help!
Appreciate it, Half Insane OG! No one ever said being a great caster is a hinderance! Good luck and thanks for watching!
great vid! thanks
Glad it helped. Thanks so much for watching!
Great video Corey ! I’m most comfortable with the long smooth strip in faster water like you said , but the other methods work just as well ! It all depends what your comfortable with ! Had some good drifts working in moderately fast water , and you just know when your doing it right ! Great stuff again buddy!!
Appreciate it Antonio! The fish always tell you whether you are doing it right! Tight lines bud!
Great advice brother very true everything you said!!!
Thank you Jay! Appreciate it!!
@@OldDominionTroutBum No worries mate - keep making great videos and we will keep watching them - LOL
Haha! Will do!
Thanks a lot. I know I’ve had my hands to far apart. Can’t wait to try this.
Appreciate you watching, Urban Hunter. Best of luck to you and tight lines!
Thanks for sharing this video! Your comment about the “one-handed fisherman” described me too often. Definitely need to focus more on what you presented here. 🎣
Appreciate you watching, Joe. Good luck and keep at it!!
Great tips Corey! Like the technique. Will try it at the West Branch at the end of the Month!
Appreciate it, Uni. It’s definitely worth trying. Love the WB!
Great information as usual Corey. I was thinking a good subject for a "how to" video would be how to fight a trout properly so as not to tire it out too much. I hear so many of the youtube video guys saying they "only" have 5X tippet on and must be very careful so as not to break the fish off. I really liked your video on fishing a Pocono stream for big browns where you mentioned that you were using 61/2X tippet and almost never use anything as heavy as 5X. With today's quality leader materials as well as the cushioning effect you get from a long Euro rod, you can put a tremendous amount of pressure on a fish without worrying about your line breaking, as you well know. The exception is if your line is nicked or if you tie a poor knot. I realize alot of the video guys play fish much longer than necessary to build the suspense and drama, but that should never out weigh the concern for the trout's well being.
I have thought about a video like that. Devin Olsen did a really good one on fighting fish. My last video on the East Branch of the Del I tried to show a couple of examples. Caught some nice, powerful fish in that video and I was using 6x.
A lot of people don’t understand that the 6x of today isn’t the 6x of yesterday. I do remember when 5x was considered light, but it simply isn’t the case anymore. When you use quality tippet material and modern Euro rods, you can put some serious heat on fish. Even with 7x.
Appreciate you watching and commenting! Tight lines!!
I need to share this with my brother, I can't seem to get him to use his left hand and does the stiff arm thing like you said. Very well presented, thanks!
Appreciate it, Eric! It’s a handicap that people place on themselves. The good news is that it’s super easy to correct. Thanks for watching!
😂 Terrific! I'll never use the "stiff arm" again. Do I really look that ridiculous? LOL
Another fun and very helpful video.
Thank you sir
Haha! Get rid of that stiff arm! Glad it helped, Anthony.
Great I started this style of fishing only last year I am thankful I don’t need to relearn a life time of bad habits..,only a year’s worth 😀
Haha! Glad you found this just in time! Spring is right around the corner and you will be starting the fishing season off right!
As in Part 1, you are correct. A person does not have to stand over-extended, arm stretched out forward, reaching 10’ off of the tip of the rod, to use this technique. It’s ridiculous. This technique can be used effectively “at distance” and in a comfortable fishing position. Finesse is the answer; slop (lobbing the line) is not the answer.
Again, as in Part 1, thank you, sir, for addressing this with some intelligence… well-spoken, articulate, knowledge, actual experience, and more.
New subscriber, with the bell.
Once again, Truth Seeker, thank you for the kind words!
@@OldDominionTroutBum You betcha. You're welcome. Keep 'em coming. 👍👍
Cory, Could you also elaborate on being in "contact with your flies"? That may be a basic question, but are you "tight lined" or are you almost tight (say 95% tight)? I feel like the flies need to float naturally so if the line is too tight they won't be moving naturally, but if you're not in contact you will miss some fish. I'm trying to find that balance. Great stuff. I really appreciate the content.
Great question Brad. It is like 95% tight. The best way I can explain it is that it is “in between tight and not tight”, where you have slight bend in the sighter. You are just really keeping up with the bugs as they drift without pulling them. It is definitely finding that right balance. When I always say get “tight to your sighter”…you have to be tight enough to see the strike in the sighter but allow it to drift naturally. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
Some can catch fish, some can teach You can do both well ! Thank you
Thank you, Brian!
Hi Cory. Thanks for some more very useful tips to improve what we do. I notice you hold your rod with your pointer finger at the top of your grip. Is that a personal thing or more preferred for euro casting? Cheers dude
Appreciate it Hayden! I like my pointer finger on my blank because of 2 things… 1. It gives me more sensitivity by having it on the blank itself. 2. I feel it’s more accurate and since it’s a wrist based cast, I will literally point my finger where I want my bugs to go. You can do the same with your thumb on top, but for me it gives me the best of both worlds. Hope this helps.
All makes sense, will give it a go. Cheers
Great question Hayden...I was thinking the same...thanks for responding Cory...makes sense...and works really well / very comfortable too
That’s what it is, T K. It really comes down to what is comfortable and works for you. Cheers!
Cory, is there any benefit to floating your sighter in certain conditions?
Oh yes, Jim. Floating the sighter is a great technique for flat/slower water, 3 feet deep or less, where you can make upstream casts and fish back to you.
What is your go to leader set up? Just getting into euro fishing !
Cole, I use a level leader made of 18mm Pezon & Michel or Sempe (Sempe is easier to find). It has the diameter of 4x. I also use level 16mm (5x). If you are just getting into it, stay away from the old school formulas (20lb test, tapered, etc.). Modern nymphing rods were made to throw weighted flies, not leaders. They can easily handle thin, level leaders. You will have more sensitivity in both sight and feel. Plus you can fish farther away with lighter flies. Hope this helps. Good luck to you!
@@OldDominionTroutBum thank you ! I found sempe, what color do you get it in? Do you use a sighted off of this as well? Or does the color act as your sighter and then terminate at a tippet ring ?
@@coleasinas2570 Cole, use whatever color works best for your eyes. I use straight bi-color in pink and white to my tippet ring. You can use a solid color, then blood knot a bi-color length for a sighter if it works better for you. There is no wrong way to do it….my only suggestion is to stick with a level leader. Hope this helps.
I have issues with my hand shakes should I start using indicators
Jimmy, only you know. If you can keep you sighter steady, you are good. If not, going to an indicator certainly works and is the next best thing. Good luck to you.
Hello. Thanks for sharing. I've got a question regarding flyline formula: if I use micro fly line (about 0,55 mm) and then duo color leader 0,24mm (about 2 lenght of my rod) and then final fluocarbon tippet lenght about 1 m (0,14 mm) and I have got a huge problem with longer casting (more than 10 m). When I try to cast in traditional way (like standard flyline) tippet sometimes tangle with duocolor leader. That is why most of the time I use lob casting but it is not so procise and it is really hard to cast longer than 7-10 m. What do you suggest to improve in my technique and my set? Thans for info.
Hey Robert...10 meters is a pretty nice distance if you are being accurate. The weight of your flies may make a difference. Heavier bugs are easier to cast farther.
But the one thing that I see when people get tangles is they are rushing the cast....The longer the cast, the longer you have to wait behind you for the leader to unfold and have the bugs load the rod. If you don't wait, the cast will collapse. Just sloooooww eveything down, wait until it tugs behind you (almost get uncomfortable...like you have waited too long), then slide your arm forward and release.
Get outside in your backyard and practice it. Start at closer distances, then move out farther. Hope this makes sense.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Thanks for Your advice. I tried today’s morning and it works. Practise is the key point. Have a Great day.
@@robertnowak1119 great to hear. Continued success to you.
i thought in euro nymphing you always use a heavier point fly so it takes slack out of the situation anyways
i figured as long as i keep ahead of my fly, no slack but a slight bend to make it easier to notice bites and keep that throughout my drift it was okay
Evan, Managing your line in the most efficient way is the difference between being an ok euro nympher and a great euro nympher. It really matters if you want to become better. Hope this helps and I appreciate you watching.
Euro nymphing isn’t always about heavy flies at the end. It’s an old school thought. You can use a single 2.3 bead and be extremely effective. You need to manage the line-don’t let the fly do it.
Hey Cory, I have a T&T 10’2wt. I absolutely love it. I’m considering getting their 3wt. I know you have 10’9”. Any advice about their 11’2”? Is it too much rod? Is the tip recovery the same at that length? I’m only thinking of that length for larger streams.
Nice! Love the T&T…In my opinion it’s the best rod out there. I feel they are consistent going between my 10ft 2wt and the 10’9”. Still feels really light to me. I have a buddy who fishes the 11’2” and he loves it…It is definitely heavier. I personally feel I can do everything with the 10’9” that one could do with the 11’2” and it is less weight. The tip recoveries are the same across the board. No one beats T&T with tip recovery. Hope this helps.
@@OldDominionTroutBum I’m def not the fisherman you are. So I’m looking for a little extra help with the 11. Thanks that helps a lot! I have a sage esn reel. So obviously I can adjust the weight of it. But I’d prefer a reel solely for that rod. What does your friend use? For that weight of rod. Just curious.
If you are buying a T&T 3wt…You can’t go wrong with any size (my buddy helped design the 11 btw, so he is definitely partial to it!). He uses the Sage ESN reel as well. Perfect combo.
@@OldDominionTroutBum btw you have the best euro channel yet. I keep learning with every video. Especially the recent casting one. Keep coming with them. I was in the Catskills this weekend. Rivers kinda blown out with Ida rain. I went to west branch for first time. Unfishable with the amount of algae floating down the river. You had to clean your flies off every cast. Even not hitting bottom. Dry fly only IMO. Very disappointed. And kinda sad. I did very well on tribs. And Willowemoc. Do you guide at all? More of a lesson than guide? This far north.?
Really nice of you to say, Preston. Ida messed a lot of things up for sure. Went yesterday to a little PA limestoner and it was a different looking stream from the last time I was there. Things will settle down and the rivers will get back.
I don’t guide, I just teach my friends or help anyone when I can. That’s really what I wanted to do with the channel. Take you fishing along with me and hopefully help you out at the same time.