There’s no denying that tightline/Euronymphing is an incredibly effective method of putting trout in your net. It’s almost hard to believe until you see for yourself just how effective it is. People aren’t exaggerating when they talk about how their catch rate tripled after learning this technique. Fly patterns that never caught fish for
Category: Euronymphing
Euronymphing at the Swift River Y-Pool
For grins and chuckles, I headed to the Swift River Y-Pool this morning to Euronymph. With schedules tight, I could fish only until 12 noon, and so, the Farmington and the Deerfield were off the table. Chucking bobbers or tiny dries didn’t appeal to me this morning. So, I decided to tightline. I’ve tightlined at
My Euronymphing Leader for Salmon River Steelhead
I received some inquiries about the Euronymphing leader I used on last week’s steelhead trip to the Salmon River’s Lower Fly Zone. (Trip details here; my personal lessons learned here.) Here it is, along with the fly line and backing I used: 150 yards of 30# backing Royal Wulff #6 Triangle Taper floating fly line
Gear Review: The Thomas and Thomas ‘Contact’ Six-Weight
My hands-down favorite trout fly rod of all time is the Thomas and Thomas Contact three-weight (review here). But, for high flows and bigger fish, I leave behind the 1133 and bring its bigger brother, the 1086, the Contact six-weight. I brought it last year to the Salmon River for my first steelhead trip, and
