Eero nymphing.

[1amson]

Tell me about it.  Would love to learn how to be a pro. It would be a great thing to do on these 55° February days.
I’ve watched plenty of vids and read a lot about how to do it… the part that’s unclear is equipment used. Obviously you need a nymph rod and a heavy nymph… but what about everything in between?  What do you look for in a reel? What line do you use? Etc.  All the aforementioned vids and writings are great on technique… but in those sources it seems like everyone’s using something different. One guy’s using memory free mono, another guy’s using proprietary competition line spun from gold, another guy is using floating line with an extra long leader claiming ya don’t need what those other guys are using. It’s a little confusing.

Right now I have a bean nymph rod and am trying to figure out how to figure out what to put on it. Thanks in advance for any info and thanks for taking the time to read. 

[Domf]

Check out "troutbitten mono rig". Def my preferred rig by far and very simple. Some sighter material in the last few feet to a tippet ring and your tippet below that. You can always peel this 20-30 foot of chameleon off, store it in your pack and start casting loops with your actual fly line below 

[1amson]

I’ll look into that. I remember reading about it and wanting to get some chameleon, but never did because i had just gotten done futzing around with some laser line.. which was after some discouraging experimentation with some amnesia… and of course buying a ton of lead core stuff to balance the rig.  I think by the time I learned about that rig i was already having nightmares about buying more line. Lol. 

[changed]

There's a ton of info out there read up on. You have to try things to see which you prefer.

 

I use the TB 'mono rig' also. A spool a Maxima Chameleon, some two-tone sighter material, a tippet ring and flourocarbon tippet and you're good to go.

 

You don't need heavy flies if your casting technique is correct-- a tuck cast propels the flies vertically downward and starts your drift off right. If you want heavy, slotted tungsten beads from 4.0 to 2.5mm is the way to go. Don't feel ashamed to add a small strike indicator to your rig, as this is especially effective in flatter water.

 

Most 5 weight reels will balance a 10-11' nymph rod.

[Mike Oliver]

Google up Howard Croston. He has all you need to know on modern Euro nymphing techniques.  
 

mike

[Kml]

The balance of the reel is important as changed mentioned. I use a 5-6 wt reel on a 10' 3 wt rod. 

One small thing that I do is when I tie the sighter material to the tippet rings I do not trim the tag end of the knot flush. I like a small tag of 1/2 to an inch long to give additional indicator points. 

[Hook I]

I like “Old Dominion Trout Bum“

he really explains “  nymph catching “ his vids are clear and well spoken . 

[John350]

if using thin diameter mono, look into a full cage or euro reel. can be frustrating with the mono slipping through the reel. 

 

 

 

As others have mentioned a tuck cast is key and keep your line and flies up stream on the cast and not across. You want the flies to drift down free flow vs. the swing. Learn to take up on the line imidietaly as the flies hit the water and stay in contact for the whole drift. Will result in many more hook ups.

 

10ft minimum rod with 11ft being ideal.  I often use a 10fter and bring an extra reel with fly line.  Easy swap for dry fly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 17 by John350

[MikeK]

Watch the George Danials and Tommy Rosenbauer euronymphing video where George is teaching Tom the basics of euronymphing.

 

A 10,6" rod and a 5 weight reel is a good setup to start on and probably the most versatile.  While just about any reel will work, I like an actual euro reel that has an adjustable weight system to balance out the longer rod.  

 

To start out, you can very simply spool up with one of the many euro flylines, a pretied euro leader and some 5x fliuro tippet. Rio makes a good line, leader, etc.

 

For nymphs, you want a heavier nymph at the end of the line as an anchor or point fly, with a lighter nymph tied off a dropper tag about 18" above the anchor.   Some people will fish up to four flies on this rig.  After some amazing tangles using three flies, I now only fish a two fly rig.  A thrashing trout in a net with four flies makes a mess fast.

 

You are correct in that it is a great way to fish the winter months and probably one of the most effective methods for trout fish year round.  It's personally my goto until the mayfly and caddis hatches get going.

[BeachBum818]

22 hours ago, Domf said:

Check out "troutbitten mono rig". Def my preferred rig by far and very simple. Some sighter material in the last few feet to a tippet ring and your tippet below that. You can always peel this 20-30 foot of chameleon off, store it in your pack and start casting loops with your actual fly line below 

I'll second or as i continue scrolling now third the Mono Rig. Google Trout Bitten Mono Rig. Be prepared for a rabbit hole though. Make sure you have free hours to make that dive on his website, it's great. 

[SB59]

16 mins ago, BeachBum818 said:

Google Trout Bitten Mono Rig.

Also backing knot. Same site.  And get some sighter wax.

[Kml]

Adding to what Mike said on point/dropper arrangements.

I will often times put the heavy fly on the dropper and a lighter fly on point. 

The thought being that the heavy fly up top will take both flies deeper.  

[MikeK]

32 mins ago, Kml said:

Adding to what Mike said on point/dropper arrangements.

I will often times put the heavy fly on the dropper and a lighter fly on point. 

The thought being that the heavy fly up top will take both flies deeper.  

That's an interesting take on it that I will have to try.  One of the cool things about euro is the experimentation you can do.   If there are rising fish and i dont have my dry rod, I will fish a wet fly or even a dry fly on the dropper purposely fished higher in the water column.  The downstream swing causes the flies to rise mimicking emergers.

[BeachBum818]

Euro Nymphing or just Nymphing in general is like bucktailing for trout. Tick it along the bottom, make sure you're in contact with the bottom without dragging bottom....just like a bucktail. 

[nakedhead]

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One tip I've discovered makes Euro life easier is take the time to stretch the first 30 feet or so of your 20# running line.

String up your rod, wrap the line around a smooth tree, fence, railing, or car bumper. Walk backwards about 20 feet holding the rod in one hand and the end of your line in the other. Holding both firmly, I lean back and try to stretch the line as much as possible....pull hard... and then hold it for a few seconds.  Don't worry, you'll never snap 20# line this way. Reel it all back up and you are ready to go.  You will immediately notice how little memory the running line now has.  It lays out delightfully straight.  Sometimes I'll do it again a few hours later as the mono gets it's memory back.

 

Try it.  You'll start doing prior to every session.

Edited February 17 by TimS
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