Go from good to GREAT in EURO NYMPHING: Dispel the Myths
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- Euro Nymphing has many myths. I feel that these myths really hinder people from elevating their game. Dispelling these can be the start from going from good to GREAT.
It all starts with a solid foundation in fundamentals. Once you have this down-then it's the changes on the margin that matter. Practice, being open to change, and trying new things and techniques are what make you better.
Join me on a Central, PA stream and I dispel these myths and hopefully help you move from good to GREAT!
Enjoy and tight lines!
Cory
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I’m an avid euro guy, and I’m pretty darn good. Let me tell you, this video is gold. Study it and you WILL improve.
REALLY awesome of you to say, Mr. J Time. Thanks so much for the comment and thank you for watching!
At 35:53 in the upper right of your screen that was one hell of a chunk that rose. Ty Cory, I am having success, you are my flyfish mentor.
Best contact nymphing “tips” video I have ever seen. I always study your casting among other things but this video has motivated me to switch to a micro leader. Thanks for the great content OVTB!
Thank you, Bryan! Appreciate the comment. You are going to like the micro leader. Good luck with it. Tight lines to you!
Thank you for these videos. You've literally saved me years of time with these informative videos. My friend Torry at Upcountry Sport fishing in CT even vouched for your expertise.
Glad they are helpful, Steven! Torrey is the man-an awesome dude! Thanks so much for watching and tight lines to you.
Thanks.. I always listen intently to your instructions and explanations and learn so much every time.. well done
Glad it helps, Glenn! I appreciate you watching. Tight lines and continued success to you!
Besides lots of useful tips, there is much wisdom in this video. Thanks, Cory.
Really appreciate that, Alex. Hope this season has been good to you. Tight lines, my friend!
Fantastic video. A lot of wisdom here and pretty awesome and generous of you to continually share these insights. What a magnificent stretch of water with the final shot there at the end too!! I like the spirit of experimentation and being brave to try things and find your own path. I know paying attention to my cast has upped my euro game this season...still have a ways to go! I tell you what though, learning how to cast a euro rod set up with a micro leader has really improved my traditional casting skills no end. Was hitting a penny on the water with a dry fly with my 9ft 5wt today, after a season almost exclusively on the euro rod! Not sure many recognise that benefit!
Thank you, Anthony. Appreciate your comment. It really was an awesome stretch of stream. Glad you are getting your cast down with the side benefit of your traditional cast improving. I do agree it makes you better all around. Keep at it-you will only get better. Tight lines and thanks for watching!
I always enjoy watching you on the river-so much passion for this beautiful sport. It translates to your videos!! Super happy to get private lessons…Now THAT might test your patience. Tight lines, love you!!
Thank you so much!! Love the peacefulness and beauty of the river. It's even better sharing it with you! Happy to give you private lessons-I have the patience of a saint! Tight lines to you, darlin. Love you!
Another awesome video, Cory! Really informative as always and I especially liked the part about how you started fishing as a youngster!
Thank you for the video,
Patrick
Thanks, Patrick! Appreciate you watching! Tight lines to you.
Great video! I love the discussion about leaders and being willing to try things out. Don’t be afraid to go back to things that may have initially been a struggle too. I struggled with micro leaders at first but gradually thinned out and thinned out a mono rig until a few months went by and then everything started clicking with the micro leader. Thanks for this and all the other super useful content!
Thanks, LWT. Glad you found it helpful. And glad it's clicking with the micro leader. The only way we get better is to be determined to conquer new things/techniques. Appreciate you watching!
Hey Cory! Another great video,very instructional. Myth busting,I’ve heard and read a lot of different things.I’m always tinkering on the water and watching videos and read a lot. Nice brookie. I’ll watch this video a few times. Thanks again and Tightlines my friend!
Thank you, Dale! Appreciate it. We can never stop learning- I always love tinkering around with new stuff as well. Hope this season continues to be good to you. Tight lines, my friend!
Thank you for your efforts explaining the intricacies that would take months of trial and error . The light went on for me when you made the comment on bead size/weight . My issues have been the weights ( among others )
I changed to a similar micro set up and tries some lighter beads yesterday and today. I see a difference so far in the short time I’ve been out . Thanks again sir , strong work .👊
Happy it helps, John. And glad that micro leader and lightening up your beads is working for you. Keep at it-it will only get better. Tight lines to you and thanks for watching!
Another great video.. really appreciate your videos lots of good info and techniques
Thanks, Adams Fly Co. Glad you are finding them helpful. Tight lines to you.
Next level my friend, great stuff! Thanks for sharing
Thank you, CS! Appreciate you watching!
I was going to say I need more videos and BAM! Uploaded 17 minutes ago. Love the videos.. please keep them coming.
Haha! Appreciate you watching. I’ll keep ‘em coming. Tight lines to you!
Great work as always Cory!
I’m not sure if there is fly fishing hall of fame and if there is your work belongs there .
Keep them coming .Thank you .Tight lines!
HAHA! Thank you, Sead! Nice of you to say. Appreciate you watching, my friend. Tight lines to you as well!
Another great session, Cory, and a beautiful Brookie amongst those browns. Well done.
Thank you, Anthony! Was an awesome surprise to get that Brookie. Appreciate you watching!
As a beginner, this is one of the top shelf tutorials I have seen! Thank you very much for creating this. I will watch more times, because I know I wont get in 45 minutes, the years of experience crammed into this. Very well done. I will take this knowledge to the river Friday, and begin to practice it. Thank you again. Kindest regards, Ben
Super nice of you to say, Ben! Thanks so much for watching and good luck to you. Tight lines!
I've been euro nymphing for sea trout in the past few weeks on the River Nith in Scotland with great success. Using tips from your videos regarding tuck casts and micro leaders and adapting them to suit my style.
Keep the videos coming great content
Love to hear it, William! Glad you are having success on your beautiful Scottish sea trout. I'll keep the videos coming. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers to you!
Great video Cory Real good information Keep those videos coming and stay safe
Appreciate it, Snook! Hope the season has been good to you. Tight lines.
What a great video- all myths! Best 2 imo-
1. Barbless hooks - 💯 agree. Stay connected- land fish -save fish
2. Micro-leader - Killer approach. I agree. It's easier to cast and great sensitivity!
Great content!
Thank you, Adam! Appreciate you watching. Hope the season has been good to you so far. Tight lines!
You have taught me everything I know of euro nymph if. Thanks man, love your vids
Awesome of you to say, Brett. Glad they help and thanks for watching!
Hi Corey. I need to make sure I really focus on what your saying. Thanks for directing me to this video. Completely cleared things up
Happy to help, David. Good luck to you.
'If you want to get better as a euro nympher, become a caster' ...rather than a lobber or flipper...thank you for this (and so much other) valuable advice Cory in your range of videos, which have really helped me a lot as a recreational angler to enjoy developing my thin leader euro style fishing techniques with more confidence ...much appreciated!
Thanks for dispelling a whole range of euro nymphing myths based on your deep experience from the real river world...I also totally agree with your comments + reasoning for always using barbless hooks...so much better for both fish and fishermen/women.
But most importantly, I now also take good cigars and some Jack Daniels (both fly and easy-apply liquid versions) along with me when fishing for Mr. Brown's 😄cos we all know they're the real secrets behind your consistent success and relaxed style :)...tight lines
That's right, be a caster, TK! Glad the videos have been helping!
I've been a big barbless guy forever. My Dad had me pinching the barbs as a kid. He always taught me how it was right for the fish (with the side benefit of good for the angler).
Love that you are out there with some good cigars and some Jack Daniel's. One to fish with and the other to celebrate. Just always have to remember to thank Mr, Brown after the toast!
Tight lines and cheers to you, my friend!
On my show (which is neither about fly fishing nor on CZcams), I refer my Producer/Editor Matt Fidler as "The Maestro." You definitely deserve that appellation! I have never caught a fish Euro nymphing though I have half ass tried. I am going full ass attempting due to your inspiration this week. Wonderful instructive content.
Haha. Appreciate it, Dave! Nice of you to say! I hope you get out there and give it the full ass attempt! Thanks so much for watching and good luck to you.
PS: Would love to know your show!
Best euronymphing instruction on CZcams by a mile. Micro leader has transformed my fishing in the last year or so. Just need to master the cast now. Keep up the great work and thanks. R. Clyde, Scotland fisher.
Nice of you to say, R. Clyde! Glad you embrace the micro leader. Keep on practicing that casting and you will get it down. Here are a couple of videos that could help.
czcams.com/video/KIdUsRB9ERY/video.html
czcams.com/video/-isxjoKmkt4/video.html
Thanks so much for watching and I hope you are catching a lot of those beautiful Scottish brownies. Tight lines my friend!
@@OldDominionTroutBumcertainly am 👍
You just keep getting better, Cory. Fabulous teaching and video work. I really appreciate that your videos frequently make the sighter visible against the dark background, something that is rarely done. I have a few thoughts and questions.
1. You should do a short video that illustrates your cross-body cast that you showed at 11:00 minutes. It's great. However, watching the rest of the video, you frequently don't do that type of cast, but pick up the flies and recast with no false casting. My understanding of what you are doing is that it depends on the length of your drift and the angles involved. Many of your drifts start nearly straight upstream and end before the flies are across from you. In that setting, you don't have to achieve much of a change in direction to deliver the flies back upstream. Someone explained to me once that with micro leaders, your back cast really determines the direction of your forecast, which must be essentially 180 degrees apart. When using conventional fly line, the mass of fly line lets you change directions in the air, but thin mono doesn't allow for that, as it has much less mass.
2. I'd really love to see how you approach other types of water with your techniques. My home stream is small water, maybe 30 feet across, full of wild browns and some stocked rainbows. There are many slower deeper stretches, nothing like the riffles and runs in larger water than you illustrate. Tight line approaches in such slow water are more challenging, as even the lightest flies tend to drop quickly to the bottom, which may be 4-6 feet down. Dry dropper isn't as easy with water this deep, at least in my experience, and the fish may not be willing to come up to a nymph drifting well above them with even a 2 or 3 foot dropper. It is one place where an indicator seems to make the most sense, but, depending on the type of indicator, throwing them with a micro leader is somewhere between ugly and impossible. Would love your thoughts on this.
Keep up the great work.
Nice of you to say. Really appreciate it!
When you see me swing it in front of me before I go into a false cast, it's usually on a longer drift that has passed me and is downstream. On shorter drifts that end in front of me, it's easier to pick up and recast because my bugs will immediately get to the 180 degree mark behind me. (You are correct, they need to be 180 degrees of your target.). There are so many times that I'm only making a 5 foot drift, even 3 foot drifts. Everything is situational. It is a great idea for a video and I will definitely address it in the near future.
I do have plans for videos on different types of water. In the meantime, those slower, deeper stretches are great for floating the sighter. It's tough to do with a micro leader. This is where I would suggest a leader/sighter of about 1x or 2x in diameter. You can grease the sighter with payette paste and suspend 2.3-2.8mm nymphs through the slower stretches. It is a fabulous technique. You can still work this water with a micro leader, but you have to have correct positioning. Your casts have to be perfectly upstream and work it back to you, letting your sighter go into the water. Hope this helps-but I will address this down the road.
Tight lines and thanks for watching!
Awesome video thanks your J.D. pattern has been the fly for the last few weeks landed 16 just this morning thank you
Love to hear that, Denny! Sound like one heck of a great morning. Thanks so much for watching.
Great video being a long time fly fisher and a short time euronympher I see now why my casts aren't as acurate with squaring your shoulders and false casting. I will be out in central PA tomorrow to work on it. Thanks!!!
Thank you, Patrick. Keep practicing that cast and you'll will get there quick. Check out this video here, it may help: czcams.com/video/KIdUsRB9ERY/video.html
Good luck to you and thanks for watching!
I fish at best once a month so these videos help out a lot. I understand there’s no substitute for time on the water but this is a good as it gets. Thanks Cory sharing the knowledge.
Appreciate it! Glad the videos are helping. Thanks so much for watching and tight lines!
So well done! As a novice, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the way you break it all down. Thank you.
Thank you, David. Glad it is helpful. Good luck to you and tight lines!
Awesome technique demonstration.
Appreciate it, Old Smuggler. Tight lines to you!
Great channel! Thank you for your knowledge. Lately I've been enjoying nymphing with perdigons on a Tenkara rod with 2.5 level line (I would assume that's akin to your micro-leaders). Been a productive year!🐟🎣
Appreciate it! Glad you are enjoying and having a great year. Continued success to you. Tight lines!
Great video! I will have many things to try very soon.🎉
Glad you like it, Pierre. Appreciate you watching!
Very nice Cory!!
Thank you, Scott. Appreciate you watching, my friend!
Another great video. Thank you.
Thank you, Piotr! Appreciate you watching.
Hi Old Dom
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Something I would like you to put in another video is about when to strike.When I started the best advice was to strike at everything the indicator is telling you.I caught more fish,little stops slight movement,slows and when it just doesn't look right.
As you said you don't feel the hit you see it.
Great videos I keep learning stuff on every fishing trip.
Thanks UK Rob
Hey UK Rob-Appreciate you watching! I have talked about that in depth in another video: czcams.com/video/oPmcAZZmf-0/video.html
I start talking about the sighter at around the 35:00 mark. You are correct, slight movements, hesitations, stops, etc...can all be strikes. So important to learn to read them.
Thanks so much for the comment and thank you for watching. Hope you are out there getting some. Cheers to you, my friend!
Great video! I live near the Farmington and go out with Derrick quite frequently. It was good to hear his name in your video:)
Thanks K Dawg. You live near an awesome place! Derrick is the man-He knows his stuff!
yes sir, love this area. Just moved back from Northern VT, primarily for fishing:) Hope to see you out some day!!@@OldDominionTroutBum
Thanks Man. Good stuff.
Appreciate you watching, Ken!
Corey is one with the rod! Amazing tutorial.. I have to try my euro rods,, but i have to get the time,, so this is going to help for sure.. I dry fly when p with tradional flyrod setup 3wts 4 wts ,, still have to try what's taught here.. looks fun ty Corey excellent Euro nymphing!
Thank you, Jon. Hope the season has been good to you. Appreciate it you watching!
Corey I've fished decades android know what's doing there watching your tutorials for suchlike stream conditions.. ty for sharing as always everything demonstrated well defined and to the point..
Pardon the misprint.. I didn't mean android at all.. meant four decades on good trout water.. you're incredibly to watch
@@jonhart-dj7fn nice of you to say, Jon.
100% agree. Casting is everything, it is the setup for the drift. It does not matter if you are casting a single hand rod, two handed rod In which everything is dependant on good casting, or euro setup. If you can not cast, you will not catch fish consistently, the key word is consistently. As always, enjoyed the vid and hope to get out to central PA this weekend.
So true, James. No such thing as a great fly fisherman (or any fishing) and a poor caster...
Thanks so much for watching and good luck in PA. Tight lines to you!
Like an old western gunslinger, you shot down those myths with deadly accuracy Cory 😅 A must watch video for those who are just beginning or have been in the game for awhile, either way probably one of your best that you put out ! As you well know Cory , have been using your leader formula for awhile now and am having great success! My theory on this is that it’s not gonna come together in one outing, it take time and repetition, but eventually one gets better with time and solid fundamentals! I too loose more flies to trees than river bottoms , sometimes try and get to cute casting the undercuts ! Great stuff again Cory, tight lines buddy!
Haha-Thanks, Tony...Really appreciate it! Glad the leader is working out for you. You are right-you always got to give new stuff time and effort until it comes together. And you aren't going to get those fish under the trees unless you give some flies up to the fish gods! Appreciate you watching and tight lines to you!
Cory, great video and that is some beautiful water
Also, what net do you use?
Thanks so much, Mike! PA does have some beautiful streams.
Brilliant video, Cory!
Anyways, I'd add that lobbing is something inevitable in tight spots. Consider making a video about mastering it as well! It's truly ugly but it can get the job done sometimes along with bow-and-arrow and with ESN gear it has its specifics!
Thank you! Even in tight quarters, I’ll never lob. You can do an abbreviated water load so those flies tuck in. Hold the rod upright and slightly back, flies in the water just behind you-then shoot them forward. It’s just a forward cast without the backcast. You can adjust your rod angle based on the conditions (overhangs, etc…) Or, you are correct, sometimes a bow and arrow cast is the ticket.
Thanks so much for watching and tight lines!
The next time you plan on making your rounds in the trophy section of the WC up here in NY or anywhere on the WC for that matter, give me a shout.The water level has been ridiculously low for several weeks and the fishing has been decent. Nailing several 15, 16" and up brownies. I would be honored to receive some personal tips from you on how to step up my euro game. Great video bubthe way.
Appreciate that, AFG! You live in an awesome area-maybe we will cross paths out there one day. Glad you are having great luck. Thanks so much for watching and tight lines!
Aficionado angler😎😎✌🏻! Thanks for outstanding content!
Thank you, Michail! Appreciate you watching. Tight lines to you!
Great info once again!
If you’re looking for video ideas;
I’d love to hear your reasoning as to why you chose your euro line (braid vs mono core, vs just mono). And if you could cover your leader setup in depth that would be great. As always, I appreciate the info you put out. It’s helped me tremendously.
covered in past videos
Thanks for watching, Mason. I've done that video here:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
Glad the videos have been helpful. Tight lines to you!
Learned a lot from this one!
Glad you did! Appreciate you watching!
Great infö Cory, thanks! Unfortunately I resemble that remark, still working on it:-)
Haha! Appreciate it, George. Keep at it and thanks for watching!
The rivers in PA you fish on are gorgeous.
Thanks for the video, dispelling myths and for teaching and encouraging us to elevate our fishing skills.
Just curious how often you are doing line management with just your micro leader or if mostly you are fishing 15+ feet away so you are managing the fly line?
Loved the part about your dad and fishing with worms on the streams as that’s what I did with my dad, although with a regular rod. Great memories with my dad! I think that’s one of the reasons I love fishing as much as I do.
Thanks again for posting these videos and for making it look so easy.
Last thing- do you use wading shoe spikes?
David, PA does have some gorgeous streams.
If I understand the question correctly-How often is the fly line in my hand? Every cast it will start in my hand (even on a drift under my rod tip-because I will cast farther upstream). It may start with it in my hand, then I'll come to the leader. Most casts start out at least 20ft. If you learn to fish that way-you'll never get on top/too close to the fish.
We owe so much to our Dad's for getting us into fishing and the love of the outdoors!
I do use studs in my boots-really a must and extremely helpful.
Thanks so much for watching and tight lines!
I'm not an expert, but I was taught high sticking more about rod tip position, not arm position. I do agree that extending your arm give arm fatigue and elbow strain, and I believe that is the point you are trying to make. I strongly agree with your point that casting is very important
You are correct, that was the point I was trying to make, Steven. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Cheers to you.
I’ve had a bit of a love-hate experience with euro nymphing. My best days have come using the technique, but I find myself getting frustrated easily. What has been difficult for me has been trying to find a leader system that works for me. I don’t like the mono rig setup, but I also have not found the “right” leader for me. I appreciate the videos and the valuable advice/education.
Brian, it's all trial and error. Keep at it and you will find it. For straight nymphing, I really do recommend a thin leader. Get that casting down and you will easily find one that suits you. Good luck to you and thanks for watching.
You create great content that has certainly helped me improve my skills. Thanks for the effort you put into the channel. BTW, Do you participate in competitions? If not, why not?
Appreciate that, JAG. Glad it’s helping. I haven’t participle in Comps-but not for the lack of trying. Extremely interested, but getting into a comp is not an easy process. Always a limited number of spots and if you aren’t registering on the exact time it opens-you can’t get in. Wish there was a better system.
Thanks so much for watching.
Another fantastic video Cory! I've learned a ton on your channel. Noticed you're using a Galvin Torque reel in this one and prior videos I think you had a Ross Evolution LTX. Why the switch? I'm in the market for a new reel and it's really hard to compare the myriad of options out there. Any insights you can share would be very helpful. Maybe a gear video in the future?
Thanks, Todd. Glad they have been helpful! I have a Galvan GEN 3.5 here on my 10ft 9in rod. I still use my Ross Evo LTX-more so on my 10ft rods. Really love the Ross. Both reels are great. The reason I love them is that I am partial to lighter reels. Makes the whole outfit lighter in hand. Diamondback has a new Ideal Nymph reel that is a great one as well. Not really a fan of the Sage ESN. I know too many people that have had problems with it.
The gear review is a great idea. Appreciate it and thanks for watching.
Awesome content as always!!! I use the c&f chest patch, I can’t remember exactly what it’s called, how are you attaching your dry fly dopes to the outer panel ? It looks like a great idea !! Thanks, I always look forward to receiving your video’s!!
Thanks, Chadd! It's the large C&F Chest pack. Been using it all Spring and loving it. I got 2x4 inch adhesive velcro. You can stick anything to it. I'll cut it to fit whatever I want to stick to it, Payette paste, floatant, etc...The holder for the frogs fanny has velcro on it. I got it from overseas. The company is 1000 Flies.
It's called: Flacon Holder Velcro
@@OldDominionTroutBum sounds great, I appreciate the details a bunch, looking into a 1000 flies, thanks!!
Cory many thanks for continuing with your excellent videos. They have helped me tremendously!! I have recently been trying Pezon 5x color line attached to the euro flyline. My thought is the more micro the better expecially with these low flows .... until i loose the bigum cause of the smaller strength lol. Its hard to discern if its "overall better" though.
Have you monkeyed with it?
Appreciate it, Dan. Glad they are helping. Have I used straight 5x leader? Yes. I use it a lot when I'm using my 10ft 2wt on smaller streams. Don't worry-it will hold a big fish. The weakest line in your system is always the tippet. Thanks so much for watching. Tight lines to you.
Hi, new to the sport. Your videos have really helped me identify fishy water. I've started to have success on days when I'd normally come away skunked. I still need to work on my casting to get the bugs down faster. Can you go into depth about the difference between a mono rig and a euro leader. Thanks!!
Tom, glad the videos have been helping. Love hearing that. Keep practicing and it will come to you. I've done a video on my setup here:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
The difference between my set up and a "mono rig" is that the mono rig is tapered from 20# test to 15 to 12, etc...Really an older school way of doing it and not necessary with todays modern rods. Thin, level leaders are all that are needed. You'll have better connection to your bugs this way. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
Thank u for an excellent educational summary of euro nymphing. I was fishing a 10ft 4wt and recently went to a 10/6 3 wt. Im looking for an opinion /suggestion for a new reel. Maybe a choice of 3 . Maybe a reel in the 200s . 300s and another. Know doubt something very good is attached to ur t & t.
Thanks again. Keep the videos coming.
Appreciate you watching, Dave. I have a Galvan GEN 3.5 in this video. I also have a Ross Evolution LTX 4/5 that I love. The new Diamondback Ideal nymph reel is a great one as well. I am partial to lighter reels. All of these reels weight less than 5 oz and make the whole outfit light in hand. Orvis Hydros has a great euro reel that weighs more than 5 oz., but is under $300. I've always liked Orvis reels.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
@@OldDominionTroutBum and Cory, on that Galvan GEN 3.5, are you using the added Galvan 1/2oz counter-weight with it or naked? (T&T 11'9" 2WT or 3WT?) Lastly, how many yards of backing on that Galvan?
Thank you so much for all the videos! I’ve learned so much from you already! Just got into nymphing and I’m killing the beaver kill! Just wondering what size you’re rod is and what brand! Thanks again!
Glad you are enjoying them, Jacob. Love the Beaverkill-such a great place, My rod is a Thomas & Thomas Contact ll 10ft 9in 2wt. Appreciate you watching!
Hi Corey. Thank you so much. You have great knowledge and you know how to make it simply digestible. Liked and subscribed! Question: Where can I buy the Jack Daniels fly? I'm not a fly tier (maybe some day) and the only seller I find on-line is in New Zealand. Thanks for the work you put in presenting your knowledge.
Appreciate it, Pat! Nice of you to say. You are correct...right now it is only sold in New Zealand. Hopefully, it will be available in the US sometime. Thanks for subscribing and good luck to you!
I really appreciate all your videos. This one may be the best of them. Thanks so much for your time and effort!
Thank you for watching them, David. Happy to do it. Hope 24 is good to you. Tight lines!
Another great video. Thanks!!! 2 quick questions. What size Galvan is that ??? The 3.5 or the 3.7? Also you talked about a micro lead. How long ( Tippet ring to euro line ) is it for your rod? Also tied up some Jack Daniels and they were money last week. 👍🏻
Flyfish, it's a 3.5. I've done a video on my leader. You can check the video out here: czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
It's also in the description. Glad that Jack Daniel's is working out for you!
Thanks so much for watching. Tight lines!
Great video. Big help on my road to tight-lining. So from what you've said about seeing, not feeling, strikes, the rod is only important for casting. How important is lightness of the rod (in grams) for casting? Mine is a lower cost rod, so not the lightest, but its soft tip handles casting pretty well. Seems like going with a micro leader, which would allow me to see strikes better, would give this low cost rod more mileage. Cheers, Al
Glad it helps, Al! The rod is an important tool for casting, protecting tippet and fighting the fish. But in order to get the second two, you have to have the first. The weight is big deal (for me), but it is personal preference. I personally like it to feel light in hand while in a fishing position, plus it makes casting a joy. There is a direct correlation with weight and price. Higher end rods tend to be lighter because of the materials that are used. Going to a thinner leader will most definitely help. Good luck to you and I appreciate you watching.
Great video. Thanks for putting it together. Any chance you would tell us in what part of PA you are in?
Appreciate it! I was in Central PA.
Another awesome video with great tips. How do you organize your fly box with different bead size? I use different color of beads for each size (2.3/silver, 2.8/golden etc). Any tips?
Thank you, Masaki. I keep my bead/hook sizes in the same rows. Starting with lighter/smaller at the top and work down to heavier/larger. Size 18s with 2.3, then 16 with 2.3. Then 16s with 2.8 to 3mm. then 14s with 2.8-3mm. These are my most used. Then I'll go 16s with 3.3-3.5, then 14s, 3.3-3.5m. In a separate area I'll have heavier 3.8-4mm jigged streamers, mops, stoneflies, etc...
Hope this helps. I plan on do a video on organization in the near future. Thanks so much for watching.
Great video. I enjoy all your videos very informative. I have a question about the micro leader. I watched your video about it and started using it and it has increased my catch rate. Under what circumstances would you not want to use a micro leader? Thanks
Appreciate it, Scott! Glad the leader is working for you.
For straight nymphing or even closer dry-dropper work, you can’t beat it a micro leader.
The only time I wouldn’t use it, is say if I was jigging streamers and I was going to be using 4x tippet. In this case I would bump my leader up to straight 3x. That being said-I jig streamers on a micro leader all the time.
Also, if you like to float the sighter-it cannot do it well for any distance. You can however add a thin “curly q” at the end of your sighter and do it.
For 100 percent of my nymphing, I’ll always have a thin leader on.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
Thanks for the good teaching! You have the gift of teaching . I have tried multiple set ups as well. George Daniel continues to evolve so why shouldn't we. I think the biggest myth you did not mention is that ur really Old PA Trout Bum, not Old Dominion Trout Bum...lol! Just kidding. Tightlines brother!
HAHA! I do love your state....so glad ya'll are so hospitable to a Virginian!
Appreciate it, Craig! So nice of you to say. Totally agree-good enough for George, good enough for all! Tight lines to you as well!
thank you Cory. Like always wonderful instruction. I may have missed it could you tell me what your fly line is. thank you
Appreciate it, James! My fly line is Airflo .60mm braided Euro Nymph Line. Thanks so much for watching.
Cory, did I see you use a Davy knot instead of the 16/20? Another great vid BTW. I live Florida, but being retired, I travel and fish Penns a lot. Stay hooked! Bill
Bill, I use the 16/20 on my leader-to-fly line connection (to the loop I made) and a lot when using streamers. I use the Davy when using nymphs. Appreciate you watching. Love Penns!
Hi Cory. Dave here & first time writing to you. Great channel, tips, and you're one heck of a fisherman. My question after watching several of your knot, adjustable dry-dropper, etc. videos is: Is there a video on your channel that best describes the line, leader, sighter & tippet system that you use for "most" of your nymphing? If it matters for sake of any nymphing rig guidance you'd provide, I live in NJ and actually consider the WB of the Delaware my home water. I have a dedicated nymphing rod & reel setup, so no worries re having to change between dry & nymphing rigs. Any rig guidance you can provide would be much appreciated as I'm attempting to get MUCH better at my nymphing game.
Between watching you with your Euro style and Scott with his weighted 3 fly rigs over at PA Woods n Water, it's clear to me that my daytime nymphing fish count is woefully trailing you guys, so I'd like to learn as much as possible from you.
Note that I've already learned to tie some killer Euro and other nymphs from your and other tying channels. Now I'd like to get my rig where it ought to be so I can improve my tuck cast and dial in my sighting and feel to improve my nymphing effectiveness.
Thanks in advance and congratulations on your channel!
Tight lines.
Edit: I just saw your recipe in your MICRO LEADER video. Great. I'll try it. Many thanks!
Hey Dave-glad you saw my micro leader video. It will work great for you.
Your home water of the WB is one heck of a great place. I love all those Catskills rivers…from the history to the incredible fishing. It’s a special place to me-it’s where my Dad introduced me to trout fishing.
I appreciate you watching! Good luck with your nymphing game. Tight lines to you!
Great video and instruction. What are your thoughts on semi-auto reels, seems to be the go to in Europe, not so much in the USA.
Thank you, Michael. I am really intrigued by them and am probably going to get one. I see a massive advantage, especially with thin leaders at the hookup. You can quickly get the slack in and the fish on the reel immediately.
Appreciate you watching. Tight lines to you.
Really good stuff Cory, thank you. Had a question for ya if you have time regarding line hand management. Don’t see too many folks not immediately throwing the line to trigger finger after the cast. I find myself doing it quite often like yourself especially on short close drifts. Pros = it’s really comfortable and easy, and feel like on bigger trout it gives a bit of extra tippet protection. Cons = if they run towards me, or the hook up is smaller fella, the transfer can get a little sloppy for me. So I find myself torn on fixing that habit of mine. Wondering your thoughts on that. Not sure if you’ve addressed that before or not. Apologies if so. Again great videos my friend
Thank you, Severin! Bringing it to your trigger finger does give you more control, especially on the hook set. Sometimes you'll see me kind of "pull" it away from the rod (not putting it in my trigger finger) on casts that are made in faster water, but you are correct, the transfer can get sloppy. The pro is that you immediately start working in the slack-but the con is the farther your hand gets away from the rod, the more control you lose on the hook set. It's fine on short drifts, but a con on longer drifts. I'm really working on transferring it right away to my trigger finger on most of my casts.
It is a great idea to talk about it at length in the future. It really is important.
Thanks so much for watching and tight lines my friend.
Great video as always! One question--does your fly line to leader connection ever go all the way through your guides on fly rod or do you only cast your leader outside of rod. My fly line to leader (micro loop connection on Rio euronymphing line) constantly catches on my guides and ruins my cast with leader/tippet wrapping around rod tip- what am I doing incorrectly? thanks
Not sure why line went through typing!! Sorry!
Haha-no problem, Jim. I can still read it! My fly line does not go all the way through. I’ve done a video on it and I do talk about this.
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
If you lengthen your leader-it will alleviate the problem. Good luck to you and thanks for watching.
Wow a lot of great information! I went out and practiced my casting too. Now so you are using euro line with 4x leader to 6x? Sorry a lot going on in the house trying to watch that part. What length leader are you using? Thanks so much
Glad you got out there and practiced! I have linked a video in the description of my setup. It talks all about my leader. This day I was using 7x tippet. Appreciate you watching!
Got a question. Do you have any issues with your micro leader setup snapping close to the reel? It has happened to me twice in the past probably 2 months, I do fish probably 3-4 days a week and I do tend to keep my drag on the tighter side (probably the issue). Thanks again for the excellent videos!
Hey Cody. I don’t have any issues at all.
The weakest link in your system should be your tippet. Perhaps it had a fray- you have stepped on it, it rubbed on a rock, etc….It could also be your reel. A reel with a low start up inertia is much better than a high start up. Low start up’s protect leaders and tippet much better.
Hope this helps. I appreciate you watching!
Great tips! What are your thoughts on leading your flies through the drift? I lead flies to remain in contact with them but perhaps this is creating drag and thus less hook ups? I got the leading flies through drift tip from old timer Czech guy. Perhaps it's a myth...😂
Thanks, Sky! When you are leading through the drift, you don't want to be "pulling" because it will create drag. The old Czech style is not a myth...it has simply evolved over time. They too, realized that a drag free drift is far better. Like I said in the video-there has been an evolution in techniques, materials, etc...I'm certain if you move away from leading, your catch rate will go up. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
Great video!! Can I load the Rio 3wt euro fly line on my 2wt euro rod to improve casting? Overload might be the term.
Thanks, Alan! Are you talking about casting dries? I wouldn't overload the rod because they are really easy to load. I would go with a 2wt line or even a 1wt line. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Hi,
Great video! I just bought a 10,8 #3 euronympf rod with a Rio Technical euronymph line. The line has a 14’ integrated leader at the end. How would you set it up? Should I cut down the 14’ leader before adding the indicator leader?
Appreciate it. I honestly don't like the RIO Technical Euro Line. It's an all mono core and the leader itself is too thick for my liking. In the winter the euro line will start coiling.
I prefer a braided leader and make my own micro loop at the end. This way you can put whatever leader you wish to fish with on it.
Hope this helps.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Thank you and yes it helps. May I ask what brand och size you use? Do you have any video on you setup leader, indicator, length etc. That would be great!
Here is a video:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
It’s also in the description. Tight lines to you.
Thank you so much for all the help. One last question. I fish small and fast rivers with trees tight behind me. That will make the tuck cast imposible right? How would you cast to get the bugs down fast?
I talk about different casts in this video:
czcams.com/video/oPmcAZZmf-0/video.html
Good luck to you.
It looks like your bugs load your 2 weight rod beautifully on your forward and back cast. Are you able to get the same distance and type of rod loading with a 3 weight? Great video!
Stephen, the 2wt is a great rod and does load bugs easily. It excels with lighter bugs from 2.3 to 3mm (and can go heavier). I love it for the ability to protect light tippet (7x).
The 3wt is a great rod, as well. It casts the same-it excels from 2.8 to 4mm (and can go lighter). If I know I will be casting heavier bugs all day and using mostly 6x-I go with the 3wt.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
@@OldDominionTroutBum Cory, your casting videos and advocacy for actually casting the line with a tuck cast have been tremendously helpful. Watching your casting stroke was the first time I've seen the tip load and unload with a loop, just like with a floating line. It's been a game changer for me. The info on bug weight is really helpful. Great stuff!
Your videos have helped me in one year surpass all the guys on the river that I fish with. On the rogue River out here in Oregon. I was always told, Oh you can’t euro nymph out here, and then after I’ve caught seven or eight nice fish and they’ve caught one I get these looks of how are you doing that. I am going to be back east at the Jersey shore in mid July and want to get a day or two of trout fishing in. What rivers would you suggest I try that aren’t too far from there.
What reel are you using?
Also what was your setup again for line, leader, sighter, than tippet?
Awsome video and alot of helpful information.
Thanks so much. It's a Galvan GEN 3.5. My leader setup is here:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
Appreciate you watching and tight lines!
@@OldDominionTroutBum Thank you Sir. Love your Vids. Keep them coming!
@@OldDominionTroutBum I just purchased one of those reels. I was using a Tilt reel for my euro nymphing and it was what I started with. But I think it's finally time to upgrade. Do you think it will perform better than my Tilt reel? What stands out about this reel that you love.
@@OldDominionTroutBum also what euro line are you using for your reel?
I don't even have a euro nymphing rod or setup, but I really enjoyed this video. What rod, reel, and line are you using?
Thank you, Bobby. Appreciate you watching! The rod I'm using is a Thomas & Thomas Contact ll 10ft 9in 2wt. The reel is a Galvan GEN 3.5 and I have a Euro line with a micro leader that you can see here. Everything is in the description.
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
@@OldDominionTroutBum Would you recommend a 2wt over a 3wt for a first euro nymphing rod?
Great tips and myth busters! I have a few technical questions:
1. What about single flies, especially light beads (2 - 2.5). On our rivers just 1 fly is permitted. Can it be casted like that with micro leaders, or it requires tick leaders?
2. I have same Airflo Euronymph fly line with a welded loop, it's 0.60mm, for me it's better to use thinner FIPS approved diameter - 0.55mm lines for micro leaders. Did you try it?
Appreciate it!
I use a single fly often. When I need pin point accuracy or if it is shallow water- Single fly is the way to go. I use 2.3-2.5s all of the time with my micro leader. It casts great.
On my Airflo line, I cut the loop off, strip the coating and make my own micro loop at the end. Slips unnoticed through the guides. I haven't tried a thinner fly line and am not opposed to trying it at all. I'm sure I will give it a go. I always love trying new stuff.
Thanks so much for watching and tight lines!
What Euro fly line and leader combo do you use? I really enjoy watching your videos!!!!!
Thanks so much, Dan. My setup is here:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.html
Appreciate you watching!
Another 2 question mate: What is that knot that you use to tie tippet to the fly, it looks like The Davy knot? :D I'm using Improved Clinch knot but I would like to try some faster and maybe easier knots for the thin tippet (6x-7x).
Diamondback Ideal Nymph or T&T Contact 2?
It is a Davy. I’m a big fan of it, especially with smaller tippet. It’s fast and strong and will not slip like the clinch is prone to do with small tippet.
I am a HUGE fan of the T&T. If you are going to make me rank them and $ isn’t a factor:
1. T&T
2. DB
That being said, the DB is a heck of a nice stick. For most applications, unless you are fishing large Western rivers, you don’t need the DB 3wt.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Thanks man, let me try the Davy for the next few months, I hate this clinch for the small tippets. :D
I have T&T 10'9 #2 and DB 10'10 #2 and I can't rank them, they're both good, maybe the T&T it's little bit slower in recovery but it's more sensitive for sure. :D
Great video. What are the rings on your rod?
Thanks, Steve. The black rings are rubber O-rings. When it is raining, I spiral my rod from the tip to butt with mono to prevent to leader from sticking to the blank. I'll take the mono and place it under the O-rings, tie a couple of overhand knots in it and it holds it in place. I'll also have small clear othodontist rings for braces to hold my dropper when I put my bottom fly on the hook keeper.
You can see the video here for the mono wrap:
czcams.com/video/AhX95qzfGiI/video.html
Hey Cory, long time subscriber and appreciate your videos. I notice on your rods you have two rings above the hook keeper.
What is the purpose of those “ring”? I have also seen videos where you seem to have something spiral wrapped up the rod. It appears to be some type of mono, and since it isn’t on all videos I’m guessing you put it on for a purpose. Can you comment or perhaps create a short video? - Tad
Hey Tad,
You can see the video here:
czcams.com/video/AhX95qzfGiI/video.htmlsi=zJ7icGVRlnSkQGml
I use the mono wrap for wet conditions. If you look at the update, you'll see what I use the black rubber O-rings for...To keep the mono in place. I also use clear (orthodontist) ones to use as a hook keeper for my dropper.
Appreciate you subbing! Tight lines!
One tactic I have learned is to use the lightest weighted flies to get a natural drift. There needs to be enough weight to get your presentation to where the fish are but unnatural drift “ain’t “ going to fool many wild fish. I know. I know you know this but I thought it worth mentioning.
Definitely the lighter you can go, the better. And it IS worth mentioning!
素晴らしいvideoですね👍
Thanks so much. Much appreciated!
I just got a 10’ 2wt Orvis recon for Christmas. I am hoping to use it for the first time tomorrow! I have not used a nymph rod yet… I hope it’s what you would consider a good rod. My question is… I am thinking about getting a secondary (backup) rod. Should it also be a 2wt, or should I also have a 3wt?
Hey Chris- the 2wt Recon is an excellent rod. Congrats on it. If you want another, I would get the 3wt. It’s always good to have another weight, especially if you go to different streams or if the currents are heavier and you have cast heavier bugs.
Are you using the Pezon & Michel or the Sempe in this video? Is it 18-20ft? It sems shorter. Also, when casting is your loop shape the same as tight loop as in traditional fly line casting?
Hey PJ. I am using Pezon & Michel. Same length setup as always. Sometimes it is hard to tell between the euro line and the leader.
I wouldn't say it is as tight as a traditional line. The weight of your bugs really determines the loop size. Traditional fly line has a consistent weight. With long mono leaders-the weight fluctuates depending on the size bugs we are fishing-so it will affect loop size. Sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller. Hope this makes sense. Thanks so much for watching.
Hey Cory, you said you like the fly line in your hand. How long is your leader from your euro fly line to your tippet ring? Thanks
Hey Damon, it is approximately 23-29ft. This video and description can help you:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.htmlsi=uUkzmPm7DFxy7XqL
Appreciate you watching.
Great video. Curious. On the butt section of your rod just above your handle. It looks like you have two black O-rings. What is the purpose behind those and what exactly are they?
Thanks John. The O-rings are there to slip a mono wrap under them so it holds in place. You can see what I mean here in this video:
czcams.com/video/AhX95qzfGiI/video.html
I have since replace plumbers tape with the rubber O-rings.
@@OldDominionTroutBum thanks for the quick response. I’ll check out the video and come back with any questions I have. Is it basically to hold the tag flies? If so, great idea. I’ve been getting into your euro and having those top two flies dangling around between spots or during transport is a hassle. I like this.
The O-rings are for a mono wrap to keep to leader from sticking to the rod. You’ll understand when you see the video.
To keep the tag fly in place, I use clear orthodontic bands that I put up on the rod.
@@OldDominionTroutBum makes sense. I watch the video. Thanks for the great communication.
Two Questions: Are you using the Davy's Knot? That River looks tough to wade, do you use a wading staff? Looks like Penns Creek. Anyway, great advice Cory! I always enjoy your videos and tips! Well Done!
Hey Uni-I am using a Davy. I like that knot to my fly. It is Penns. I have a wading staff, but I don't use it as much as my wife wishes I did! Glad you enjoyed. Appreciate you watching!
@@OldDominionTroutBum Be safe my friend!
What reel do you use for euronymphing and is it full cage? I'm in the market and figured I'd check with you
I use a Galvan GEN. Its a great full cage reel.
I liked the point you made about the rod casting characteristics that are important for euro nymphing. Can you recommend a rod that casts good for euro nymphing?
Thanks, Paul. Happy to help. I need to know what your price range is before I recommend something.
I do like you Thomas&Thomas rod and was considering such a quality rod, appreciate the accuracy but what rod would be a level B to T&T level A.
@paulbugeja5425 the Diamondback Ideal Nymph is a really good one. The 10ft 2wt or the 10ft 10in 2wt are really good ones.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Just reading about the Diamond Ideal which was designed by Joe Goodspeed who designed T&T Contact rods. Yes, it does sound like an excellent rod for nymphing.
@@paulbugeja5425 I got the Diamondback 10'10" 2wt. Great rod for the price. Joe Godspeed is a great rod designer. This rod.....along with Cory's videos, has really improved my euro game. Micro loop, thin leader, sighter, all helped me put more fish in the net.
Hi there! I'm just getting into nymphing and had a quick question. Are you using a mono rig? Or smaller diameter fly line? Or something different? Thanks!
If you check out this video here, I talk about my setup. It's also in the description:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.htmlsi=Df2jrrIc9xAegg1n
Good luck to you!
You fish pretty wide and flat rivers, I don't have space behind for false casting most of the time. It's either lobbing, water haul or something else very weird like line shooting. This habit continues even when I have some space behind. What should I do?
It is just of those things that will make you better-you just need to teach yourself to adapt to the water you are fishing. Just make a concentrated effort to break that habit. No matter how tight the space, a water load will serve you much better than a lob. It would be best if you got lob out of your vocabulary. Good luck to you.
Cory, I need help. A foot injury is keeping me off of my local stream but now that it is doing better, I have been working on developing a tuck cast in my backyard. I’m using a 10”-6” 3 weight, 20 feet of 3x leader, 3 feet of 4x sighter, and 4 feet of 6x tippet, casting about 17 feet of leader plus siter and tippet. The latest nymph I am casting has 1/8” bead with a small amount of lead wire wrapped around the shank of the hook to approximate the weight of a two-fly rig. My hands are out front and almost all of the casting motion is primary made with wrist movement as I have seen from your videos. I seem to be getting the tuck part of the cast down somewhat, but my accuracy is terrible. At least 2/3, probably more, of my casts are far off to the left of my target. My rod movement is closer to 11 and 1 then it is to 10 and 2 and I think it is straight back and forth, at least it feels that way. Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong, I am running out of ideas, and I have tried a bunch of things, but nothing seems to work. I don’t have a problem casting my conventual rods. Please help, thanks.
Love all of your videos. My entire setup is based on information from your videos.
Jerry, I'm sure that your bugs are not in the perfect 180 degree mark behind you on your back cast. I would slow it down and watch you bugs straighten out behind you to make sure they are at the 180 mark. If it's off by a smidge, it will not be accurate. You can even emulate the water load cast on the grass and get really good at it. It's the same concept-your bugs HAVE to be in the 180 mark behind you. Think of a clock if you are casting to 12, your bugs have to be at 6. If you are casting to 1, they have to be at 7, etc... If your bugs have been landing left and you are a right handed caster trying to cast to 12, then you bugs are only getting to the 4 or 5 o'clock position.
Hope this helps and good luck to you.
@@OldDominionTroutBum I think your explanation is right on, I’m doing something wrong with my back cast, which I suspected but couldn’t fix. When I practice, I cast to my in-ground swimming pool. I do this so I can easily see where the cast is ending up. Just by chance, yesterday when I went out to practice the sun was directly to my back. I cast, no pun intended, a perfect shadow on the bottom of the shallow end of the pool. When I made my first cast, the first thing I noticed was that on my back cast my shadow showed that my rod had a lot of unwanted movement in spite of me not feeling anything abnormal in my hands. I shortened the amount of line I was casting with, reduced my effort and focused on trying to reduce the rod movement I was seeing from my shadow. Instantly my casts straightened out. I think that the cause of the problem was I was trying to overpower my cast. Thanks for your help.
Anytime Jerry. Glad it’s coming together. Keep at it.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Thanks again for all your videos and thank you for your service!
I’m curious as I am new to euro. Do you have the fly line out when casting or is it just the leader?
Alan, there is no fly line out of the rod tip. Watch this video and you will see my setup:
czcams.com/video/_LsHADwel28/video.htmlsi=ubl4t5FS2_u5inCp
Good luck to you.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Thanks! Just watched. Very informative. I need to get out there and practice. Been fly fishing for 35 years. Just recently set up for euro. Seems really fun and effective.
@@alanstrober6296 Glad it was helpful, Alan. It really is all about the practice. Good luck to you!
Do you think 8lbs. Maxima would make decent leader material? I have a spool of it. I have 4x sighter.
When you’re false casting, are you keeping the bugs in the air until you get the cast/direction/distance you’re trying to accomplish or do they water load a bit? Just a little hard to tell on video and that’s not anything you’re doing or not doing it’s just tough to tell
It is just a normal false cast-no different than a traditional fly cast. Hope this helps. Keep at it-it will come together for you.