Master Your Positioning: EURO NYMPHING Techniques
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Positioning is crucial for fly fishing success. Where we place ourselves in the stream sets up the perfect drift. The more perfect drifts we get, the more chances we have to put fish in the net.
Join me as I fish for brown trout on a pressured Central, PA stream in May. I show you how to place yourself BEFORE you make your cast. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned angler, this video can help you take your Euro Nymphing skills to the next level.
The flies of the day were my Jack Daniel's in a size 16 and 14, Olive Flash Perdigon in a size 18, size 16 and 14 Walt's worm, and a size 14 Stone Pony.
Tight lines!
Cory
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Rod: T&T Contact ll 10ft 9in 2wt.
Reel: Galvan GEN 3.25
Line: Airflo Euro braided line
Leader: 29 feet of .16mm Pezon & Michel Color line Pink/white to a tippet ring
Tippet: Cortland Ultra 7x
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Thanks for the new video. I study them like it’s a college class. You inspired me to get into euro nymphing 3 months ago. I have your leader set up and tie most of your flys and fish two handed like you( one for the rod one for the leader). I have so much fun and catch more fish than ever before. Thank you Cory!!!
Really nice of you to say, Jared! So glad the channel has been helpful. Continued success to you and tight lines!
Yes, thanks professor
@williamblair2934 haha. Appreciate you watching, William!
I would not be having the success I'm having with Euro nymphing if I have never found your channel. Great information and tips! Tight lines from NE PA
Glad it has been helpful, K! Thanks so much for watching. Continued success and tight lines to you!
One of your best Cory! This one for me was a masterclass on positioning and reading the water
Appreciate it, Mike!! Hope the spring has been good to you. Tight lines!
Cory! You have offered an abundance of very relevant detail here. Impressive and well done. Your content is on point as always! Tight lines my friend!!
Vinny! Thanks so much, my friend! Appreciate you watching. Hope the spring has been good to you. Tight lines to you, as well!
Fun to watch Cory - great stuff. My buddies and I have learned/used a lot from your channel - nicely done. This video will cause some serious debate amongst the guys bc it looked like you were handling alot of the thin 4X mono leader material (rather than euro fly line) on the thinner sections of this stream. My message to the boys (as the leader junkie who makes euro leaders for the group) is that there are tradeoffs - meaning if you want Cory's range and his 26ft leader...then there are gonna be times where you have that 4X super slick Pierre Sempe stuff in your hands while trying to set the hook and it can slice you up a bit if you're not careful. There is no "have it all...one length fits all ranges" leader formula.
Thank you, Jeff. You are correct, there are always trade-offs on the length of the leader. As you can tell, I was fishing a longer one here. It was actually 30ft straight .16mm to the tippet ring. I was casting a lot of light bugs that day (80% of the time) and I like going longer for that. You can really shoot a single 2.3 or 2.5 when with that setup. The beauty about starting long is it is easier to go shorter. Appreciate you watching and tight lines!
Cory, another great video. Nice job of showing and explaining how to position, cast and adjust weight in windy conditions and changing water flows. You caught ...and lost some very nice fish. lol. I don't know what more you can ask for in a video, tuck casting, weight management, reading water and some salty language thrown in...lol. Thanks again for sharing those helpful tips. I always come away with some new insight for my next trip on the water. Tight lines buddy.
Thank you, Frank! Super nice of you to say. Boy, I did lose some nice ones. Still feel the burn! Appreciate you watching and tight lines to you as well, my friend!
Good stuff man, your videos are top notch. I found you last fall and you changed my game up, i had grown bored with the usual techniques and wasn’t fishing as much as I once had. Now I can’t stay away, I’m finding fish in places I never thought they’d be using your tips. Thanks and if you get back up to Maine I’ll point you at some water, we have a lot of it.
Thanks so much, MT! So glad the videos have been helpful and you are back at it! Maine is a special place and I need to get back there. Continued success to you!
All the vids you put out I admire the casting the most. Working hard on it because you said so.
Thank you, Pete! Appreciate it. Keep at it and it will come!
I was fishing the Davidson and North Mills recently - both are heavily trafficked rivers - and positioning as you note allowed me to catch fish where others were not. Terrific advice and the bit about changing flies is super important, especially in the fast moving waters I fish in Austria, Slovakia, Norway, and Slovenia. I also have to applaud your set-up as I fish the same rod/reel as part of my quiver and the TnT makes catching smaller fish in smaller rivers so much darn fun! Looks like I"m gonna hafta take a trip to PA someday, that water looks lovely. Tight lines brother and keep the great vids coming - watching your vids while I tying flies is one of my favorite pasttimes!
Nice of you to say, Jimmy! So important to be in the right spot to set up the drift.
Funny, I would love to fish your waters someday! Appreciate the kind words and thanks for having me on when you are tying! I'll keep them coming. Tight lines!
@@OldDominionTroutBum Norway is amazing; a very fishy culture and you can fish almost anywhere with little to no pressure or cost. The other countries are more restrictive (especially Austria) and daily fees are anywhere from $30-100+/day, but you are fishing private waters and there is very little pressure. The Soca in particular is legendary and a glimpse of what heaven looks like to a fly fisherman. When you can drink the water you are fishing in, you know life is good. Never hesitate to reach out if you head to Europe.
Well worth the wait for this video buddy, great advice as usual. Tight lines
Thank you, Piscator! Appreciate you watching. Tight lines to you, as well!
I always look forward to your new vids. I have viewed all of them and have enjoyed and learned from all of your videos. Only 4 of out of the many you have posted allow me to actually see the sighter. Being able to see the sighter allows me to see the take. I wish I could see the sighter in all of the videos as it is exciting to share in seeing the sighter jump. Thanks for the education and inspiration!
Thank you, William! Glad the channel has been helpful. Sometimes it is tough because of the distance to see my leader/sighter, but happy you can pick some of it up. It is exciting to see that thing jump. Good luck to you and tight lines!
Nice day on the water Cory! It cleaned up nice from when I was there! Thanks, David
Thanks, David! It was in great shape! Appreciate you watching and hope you get back at it soon!
Another great vid. Love those red tails from that water!
Thanks, Matt! That stream does put out some beautiful fish. Appreciate you watching!
Thanks for explaining the comeback cast and that it’s ok to pull the rod back while pulling in slack at the same time. In the ideal position, that technique seems necessary, fishing up stream in fast current…I’ve been keeping my rod tip still after the bugs hit the water and struggle to bring in slack fast enough to stay tight to sighter. Great video and great advice!
Happy it helps! I appreciate you watching and commenting. Good luck and tight lines to you!
another great video, loved it.Had a perfect father, son weekend last week on the Beaver kill thanks for the tips on your videos we caught a bunch of fish. Tight lines buddy.
Appreciate it! Glad you had a special time on the Beaverkill. Congrats on your luck. Tight lines to you as well!
Another good one Corey 👏 You’ve been mentioning positioning for awhile now, and I have been implementing it on the river for awhile now with great success! I also love when you mentioned going to a single fly in certain situations , as I do in conflicting currents , and do quite well ! You always seem to catch some of the most beautiful trout, although I would have loved to see that 20 incher that busted you off ! Feel your pain on that one buddy! Tight lines 👍
Thanks, Tony! Glad the river has been good to you. And trust me, I'm still thinking about the one that got away. I'm going to get another crack at him soon! Appreciate you watching. Tight lines to you, as well!
Pretty work!!
Thank you, JB! 3!
Amazing advice!
Thank you, Isaac! Appreciate you watching!
Thanks for sharing another class while you’re enjoying your day. Can’t believe you don’t lose more on 7x as broke off 3 yesterday on 5x and there were no curlys, just straight snaps. That said, I do get excited…Thanks again.
Thanks, Anthony! Oh, and I get excited as well....I use a lot of 7x (based on the conditions). Between the tippet, stretch of the leader, and tip of the rod-you can protect 7x pretty darn good. Thanks so much for watching.
Great video Corey! When you are tightlining and a hatch comes on, what system do you use to switch to dry fly fishing? Might make another great video!
Thanks, RV. If I feel a hatch will pop up, I'll bring an extra spool with me and change, especially if I am far from my vehicle. But honestly, most hatches this time of year where I was fishing, don't occur until late in the evening, so if I am close to my vehicle, I'll just go get my dry fly rod.
It is all situational to the river system. Out west, in the afternoons, from 4pm on, I carried an extra rod with me, because when a caddis hatch popped up, I wanted to be ready. But until that point, I left it in the car.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
Great video on tips and tactics Cory always learning from you like the one two and three method awesome video thank again
Glad it was helpful, Jerome! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Tight lines to you!
Another great video thank you Cory 👏👏👏
Thank you, James! Appreciate you watching, my friend!
Wow! What a gorgeous red tail that one had!
It was pretty, Wendy! Thanks so much for watching!
Cory, It's been a while. Hope all is well and looking forward to more content! Glad to see you back at it!
Thank you, Uni! Good to be back! Hope all is well with you and more is coming for sure!
It amazes me just how close you can get to the fish in your waters. The rivers I fish, here in the UK, you just can't do that. Hell, if they hear you pulling up in the car park, they just bugger off. There really has to be a bit of colour in the water otherwise it's futile. The rivers you fish look amazing, thank you.
It’s all being stealthy and using everything to my advantage to get me in the right spot. We are blessed with some beautiful trout water. And Central PA has lots of it. One of these days I do want to fish your UK waters. Appreciate you watching. Cheers, mate!
Reading the water to find the fish is half the game. Getting in the right spot to actually catch them is the other half. When I look at a piece of water there is almost always a "better side" to fish it from due to the current, structure, or overhanging trees. There is one stream I fish occasionally that had a "problem spot" where I always saw fish but could never catch them. A few years ago I finally realized that I needed to go downstream, cross the water, walk back upstream through the brush, and fish it from the other side. As soon as I did that, I started nailing them. Better positioning translated to a better drift and the fish ate it. Also, when I round the bend and see fast rolling water I instantly get excited because I know that it's probably loaded with fish that I can catch.
Right on, Eric. So important to be in the right spot. Makes it so much easier to get that perfect drift. Appreciate you watching. Hope you have been getting at em. Tight lines to you.
As always super nice Video 😍
Thanks so much, Matze! Tight lines to you!
Great video, thanks.
Thanks, Thomas. Appreciate you watching!
Love that section of one of central Penns best creeks. Fairly certain I’ve caught that reddish colored up brown a couple times. Wish Pennsylvania would expand Catch and release regulations to add more great fishing opportunities. Thanks Cory
It's a great area, Michael. Love Central PA. Things can always be managed better, but PA is one heck of a trout state. Appreciate you watching and tight lines.
Another great video on weight management and wind along with position Cory! You losing 3 fish. Beginning to think you may have lost your mojo!😂
Haha! Seriously...I went through a rough spell for sure! Appreciate you watching, Brett. Tight lines to you!
You ought to interview the high-holers some day. A whole special episode, dedicated just to them.
Haha. EXCELLENT idea, JP!
Hey Cory! Super video. Lot of good advise. That’s awesome that you take your time from fishing to fully explain what is going on. You talked about that fast water,so many people just walk right by it or don’t fish it properly.What X tippet are you using? Thanks and Tightlines my friend.
Thank you, Dale! Appreciate the comment, my friend! I was fishing 7x Cortland Ultra all day. Thanks so much for watching and tight lines!
Another great video. Thanks for all the breakdowns! How do you cast out into the river with trees and brush behind you? I’ve gotten pretty good at the tuck cast when the river is open, but often when I’m fishing I can’t cast out into the middle where I want it because I don’t have 15/20 feet of clear area behind me for the backcast so I end up doing a lob with a haul. Basically areas where if you were fishing with a normal fly line you would have to roll cast. Any tips? Thanks!
Thank you, Leo! Sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get the cast out. Doing it your way will work, but I like to have the line come down from the tip and swing it like a pendulum, the do a single haul to shoot it out. It is hard to explain in writing, but I'll be doing a video on different casting techniques soon. Hopefully, it can help. Tight lines to you!
First, thank you for all of the outstanding content! I feel like I'm on vacation watching your videos. I have learned so many things and can't wait to see what new content is coming. I have a non-fishing question if you would entertain it? Your videos are extremely great quality and clarity. It appears that you are using a GoPro camera to film your on the water content. I am trying to video more of my outdoor activities including fishing. I was wondering if you would share what exact camera your are using, what mount you use, your camera settings, and what filter(s) you have attached (the clarity on the water and the ability to watch your sighter is amazing)? Sorry for the non-fishing question but in watching your videos, I hope to be able to record my time on the river with the same great detail. Thank you again for such a great channel!
Appreciate it, Scott! Awesome to hear!
I use a GoPro 9 Hero Black with a chest mount. My settings are Standard 1080/60/W. Boost is on. I keep it pretty simple, then download the video in 1080p60 HD. Hope this helps. Thanks so much for watching.
Hey, great video 😁 can you explain the purpose of the "give" after stopping the rod. I want to learn how to get better contact at the start of my drift so I'm wondering if this can help ...
Thank you! You want to give so your bugs are able to sink down into the column. Plus, if you don't and you just start moving your rod back downstream in that quick water, your flies will reach the end, then snap back towards you. If they do, now you are trying to "catch up" to them and they will get ahead of your sighter.
Next time you are out and fishing quick water, slow the process down: 1. Cast. 2. Give. 3. Come back. You will see what happens. Now start speeding the process up into a fluid motion until you get it down. Hope this helps. Tight lines to you.
@@OldDominionTroutBum thanks heaps I'll definitely give that a try
Cory, Nice vid! Where are you fishing…not that I’ll ever fish there. Va? Pa? Tony
Thanks so much, Tony, I am in PA. Appreciate you watching!
i've got a case of the euro / mono affliction and your instructions are really, really helpful. Question... i see that you sometimes hook your line with your rod pointer finger and other times you just loop the line in your left hand. Any reason to switch those positions up?
Great question, Josh. You are correct, I manage my line 3 different ways and a lot of it is instinctive (just happens), but it is usually based on the current speed and length of drift. When you see me just use my left hand, it is usually because it is faster water. If you watch this video here starting at 16:10 it will explain more:
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Thanks so much for watching and tight lines.
@@OldDominionTroutBum Copy that. I see how current speed could make a difference in that hand positioning.
Nice
Thank you, Dave!
Have u ever hooked one on your downstream load, lol?
Haha. If I've had it linger a little too long, I may have hooked a few in my day! Appreciate you watching!
Hey man, I freaking slayed them today. Got the grand slam for the first time. Brooke, brown, rainbow, and tiger. Tiger was a surprise because they don’t stock the area I was at and he must have snuck in there from a different streams. Anyways, enough bragging, do you have any tips for when it rains? It’s a pain in the a$$ because the micro leader sticks to the rod like crazy. I didn’t want to quit because of the pressure drop the trout went bananas.
Sounds like a heck of a day, NJTS! Congrats!
I have done a video on how to deal with leader stick. Check it out here:
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This 100 percent works and you will never deal with leader stick again. Thanks for watching!
@@OldDominionTroutBum your da man
Thank you for the video. On average how much line did you have out past the tip?
Thanks, Michael. I was casting anywhere from 20-25ft on average. Appreciate you watching.
What’s your set-up that you are using? Can you specify reel/line set-up? Thanks.
Everything I use is in the description. Appreciate you watching.
What are you using as your leader just looks like indicator material
Jamie, I'm using straight Pezon & Michel pink/white bi-color in .16mm.
I felt the pain on that lost monster. We all know that pain.
Something we all share at one time or another. Those big ones stick with you for a looooong time. Appreciate you watching. Tight lines to you!
On your next video, add a counter at the bottom of the screen to see how many times you say the word really😅
Mr. J, I’m just reeeeeaaally excited to be out there😬
As my highly respected US euro nymphing mentor and guru, I’m getting a little worried that you missed 3 in a row takes and made a 3/4 hook up from the 300 ish fish you caught today 😂 it’s not as if you don’t know this river like the back of your hand so come on amigo, please take your fishing a little more seriously 😂 brilliant video as ever Cory, thanks for sharing yet more small detail tips from your extensive experience …much appreciated …love the ‘ comeback’ cast…have a great season , best wishes to you and yours
@@Tjk186 HAHA. I'm losing my edge, TK!! Always appreciate your comments, my friend!
I hope your season has been good to you. Best wishes to you and yours, as well. Tight lines to you!