Euronymphing

[Dielbo]

Getting back into fly-fishing after a few years off. While I was gone European style long-leader nymph fishing has taken off. I want to try it but there is no way I'm buying a 10 ft/3 wt without trying it on my own. Bad enough that tungsten flies cost $4 each!

Anyways, I want to set it up on one of my rods - I have an 8'6" 5 wt and a 9' 6 wt. Both are Orvis, medium action.

I've tried once and it was a nightmare of tangled mono and terrible casts. My mistake was using too short of a leader and the fly-line was pulling the mono back onto my reel.

I'm a bigger for punishment, so I'm not prepared to quit. Also, it makes sense to me that this would be an ideal way to present a fly in certain situations. But I'm also not buying a dedicated euronymph rod... yet. I like to walk (hike) and wade, so being able to do it all on one rod is essential. I do have a spare spool for my reel, so I can run two different set ups. Usually, one is for dry and the other for indicator nymphing and streamers.

Anyways, anyone had success euronymphing on their "regular" fly rod? Please share tips and techniques.

Thanks

[smitty9]

Whatever we call it - Euronymphing, Mono rig - this guy's website is very good, jam-packed full of info.

https://troutbitten.com/the-mono-rig/


Enjoy!

[haggis57]

Orvis has just uploaded a 7 part series on Euro-Nymphing to YouTube. This is the link to Part 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDdg...ture=emb_title

Ken

[NorthernAggressor]

You can absolutely learn and practice euronymphing without a dedicated rod - it's just a little easier to get close to the fish with that extra reach.

The biggest thing you can do to help is to make your mono leader much, much longer on the butt end, to ensure that no fly line is in your guides while you fish. This will eliminate some of the sag that's troubling you. 20 or 30lb mono will do the trick (I use Maxima, but I don't think it matters).

If you don't have or want to buy tungsten flies, you can also use a dropshot rig - i.e., your point "fly" is just a couple of split shot, with your flies on dropper tags above it.

[Flymph]

The point of the 10ft/3 wt is tip sensitivity which can be had in similar rods of a lesser length. Some of the best Czech Nymph fishermen in the world fish 9 ft/5 wt rods Most of the time I fish an Evil Weevil on the point and a Prince nymph or Caddis Larva slipped just above the next blood knot as a dropper. Instead of a sighter I keep an eye on a simple leader link. If the fish are hungry for much smaller fare out comes the 10ft/3wt and and longer, finer leaders and tippetts. Just one old fisherman's answer to a fun way to catch trout. I have grown to love Czech Nymphing almost as much as fishing large dry flies! Good luck and have fun!

[Engels]

I learned to Euronymph on a 9' 5wt. rod. it was fine for the most part however when i caught larger fish I would tend to see some breakoffs because in euronymphing you are generally using finer tippets. ( 5x,6x etc). buying a Euronymphing rod allows longer reach/ better tippet protection and great feel. Again these rods aren't neccessary to fish this method.

To help with your casts i would tie 15'-20' of 15lb mono (maxima chameleon) to your fly line. Then create a your euronymphing leader (lots of variations online that are easy to find). Having that 20' of mono before your leader will alleviate your problem of having your fly line pull your mono leader back towards your reel.

Good luck with your adventure in euronymphing. im not sure if you are a fly tier but I became one because I didn't want to pay $4 a fly! It was well worth the investment.