Short clip and soooo much information to only be watched once, top 5 best clips in this platform about nymphing .Thank you for sharing but the fish it’s going to hate you. 👌👌👌 Best Mag
A lot of people are always adding too much weight when tight line nymphing. You should add that a single tungsten size 16 fly on the point and a smaller lighter fly off the dropper is enough to get down! You don’t need lead weights.
Unless you want to manage your line, or fish the recommendation distance and depth…2.5 the distance of the rod. 11 ft*2.5=27.5ft. You’d have to put down your rod an pull line in with your hands like peasant!
I usually make my tippet as long as it needs to be depending on the river im fishing at. If there is deep water its usually around 8 feet long. Also im fishing with 3 nymphs most of the time so i need to have longer tippet because flies are supposed to be ~50cm apart. Im also using coloured (neon yellow) 0X monofil as my main line up from the sighter, that helps finding your sighter at night a lot.
@@newflyfisher I have been using that kind of setup for about 10 years now. I feel like its more adapting to the river that you are fishing at. Fast and deep waters --> heavy flies, long tippet. Shallow and slower water --> smaller flies, shorter tippet and maybe just 2 nymphs. I mostly fish at fast rapids so im using quite heavy size 8 larva/pupa as an anchor. When the rivers are flooding i might use even two of those to really get down to bottom fast. Allthough you should not fish with too heavy flies in slower water cause it makes them swim unnaturally ofc. So everything really depends on the river. One of the best sides of that 0X monofil as a main line is that its so light that it basically stays straight and there is no slack. Also it doesnt catch too much wind cause of its small diameter. So you can still feel your flies further away even if its bit windy. The thing is that there is basically no rules how you _have_ to do anything. Trying different kind of setups and finding the way that works for yourself. This is just something that i have used and it works for me and for brown trouts here in Finland. Solid video btw! Should be bit longer though. :P
@@newflyfisher look forward to that video. The local fly shops also have a booklet that you can buy showing the different holes and other spots on the Farmington, Guitar Factory, etc. As I recall it's published by a local TU chapter. Don't know if it's still in print.
He didn't say how long the tippet is from the tippet ring down to the first fly (where he ties the double surgeons). I'm guessing you want this 1.5 times the depth of the water, since this is the submerged section.
Hopefully in a good way! Next week look for the full-length version of this video which will provide more information and details....in a longer format!
Short clip and soooo much information to only be watched once, top 5 best clips in this platform about nymphing .Thank you for sharing but the fish it’s going to hate you. 👌👌👌
Best
Mag
Yeahh boyyyy, I love Farmington river. I've fished that river while I live in Hartford CT..
How do you know how long to make you line after the sighter?
A lot of people are always adding too much weight when tight line nymphing. You should add that a single tungsten size 16 fly on the point and a smaller lighter fly off the dropper is enough to get down! You don’t need lead weights.
Lewis my light flies are typically my point fly then I have a slightly heavier fly as my anchor fly.
@@coreystoner4129 out of jail now? I see....
Excellent Video! Perfect situation to use a Tenkara rod
Unless you want to manage your line, or fish the recommendation distance and depth…2.5 the distance of the rod. 11 ft*2.5=27.5ft. You’d have to put down your rod an pull line in with your hands like peasant!
So what I don’t understand is how do you get your nymphs to stay just above the bottom and have a tight line and not be on the bottom
Only 18 to 20 inches of tippet below the sighter? Doesn't seem long enough to hit bottom. Thx
I usually make my tippet as long as it needs to be depending on the river im fishing at. If there is deep water its usually around 8 feet long. Also im fishing with 3 nymphs most of the time so i need to have longer tippet because flies are supposed to be ~50cm apart. Im also using coloured (neon yellow) 0X monofil as my main line up from the sighter, that helps finding your sighter at night a lot.
Great information, thanks for sharing that. Will help everyone including us who are learning to do this nymphing technique
@@newflyfisher I have been using that kind of setup for about 10 years now. I feel like its more adapting to the river that you are fishing at. Fast and deep waters --> heavy flies, long tippet. Shallow and slower water --> smaller flies, shorter tippet and maybe just 2 nymphs. I mostly fish at fast rapids so im using quite heavy size 8 larva/pupa as an anchor. When the rivers are flooding i might use even two of those to really get down to bottom fast. Allthough you should not fish with too heavy flies in slower water cause it makes them swim unnaturally ofc. So everything really depends on the river. One of the best sides of that 0X monofil as a main line is that its so light that it basically stays straight and there is no slack. Also it doesnt catch too much wind cause of its small diameter. So you can still feel your flies further away even if its bit windy. The thing is that there is basically no rules how you _have_ to do anything. Trying different kind of setups and finding the way that works for yourself. This is just something that i have used and it works for me and for brown trouts here in Finland. Solid video btw! Should be bit longer though. :P
Can you do a video on fishing the Farmington
we did do a show, coming soon to the channel. thanks
@@newflyfisher look forward to that video. The local fly shops also have a booklet that you can buy showing the different holes and other spots on the Farmington, Guitar Factory, etc. As I recall it's published by a local TU chapter. Don't know if it's still in print.
Okay, will check it out, thanks for the info and feedback! Have a great season.
Lorne Hargis if u go to upcountry fly shop ask for a map of some of the holes and they’ll mark it all for you (so you don’t need to buy it)
He didn't say how long the tippet is from the tippet ring down to the first fly (where he ties the double surgeons). I'm guessing you want this 1.5 times the depth of the water, since this is the submerged section.
Yes but don't you get moss nearly every time you cast?
not necessarily. you can adjust your rig to have the weight on the bottom with the fly suspended if you're in grassy conditions.
Nice video Colin 👍
thanks andy, appreciate it. you will love the full-length show coming in a week on this channel. have a good fishing season!
I have better luck tight lining small water and indicator nymphing big water
Good Lord... my head is spinning...
Hopefully in a good way! Next week look for the full-length version of this video which will provide more information and details....in a longer format!