10/4/18 edit: I’ve started playing with thin Euronymphing leaders, which supposedly are better. Details here. For your convenience, here are the formulas (and, links to materials): Part of the fun, and challenge, of tightline nymphing is that there are no standards. You ask two competition anglers about how they construct their leaders, for example,
Category: Techniques
Tightline Nymphing for Steelhead
Up above, is a very cool video. I find that the older New Fly Fisher videos can be hit or miss, but, they seem more informative these days. This video is about tightlining for steelhead. They cover the rig in the early part of the video, and there’s a very nice fish landed towards the
‘Sight Nymphing’
I really like Noel’s recent post about being open-minded and taking on new challenges. One thing I’d encourage people to try is this: “sight nymph.” Fish one small fly with no split shot, putty, indicator or dry fly. It’s an approach that emphasizes many skills and focuses one’s attention on the best indicator on earth:
New Tightline Nymphing Video
I blogged yesterday about Devin Olsen, who is with Fly Fishing Team USA. Coincidentally, I just learned that he and Lance Egan, a true legend and also on the national team, have produced a new video on tightline nymphing. Trailer up top. Egan is one of the best anglers in the world and invented some