Never fished in CO, but here in Aus. sometimes you just need to let those complex currents do what they want with your fly and not try and fight them, especially in the heads of pools. Most trout are extremely opportunistic feeders and will grab anything (and possibly spit it back out again). Also, Russell, what's with the lack of a wader belt?? Gives me the heebie jeebies watching that...
Thanks for the valuable information. I asked this question after another one of your videos, so my apologies for the repetition. But, I'd be curious what a good day on Cheeseman (in terms of #s of fish caught) would be for an excellent angler such as Russ.
100% not telling people who make a living on fly fishing how to fish BUT when y’all pan to things like 6x and even useless 7x during summer months in cheeseman it is extremely misleading lol. The average Joe will break off their entire rig 99% of the time using 7x in the winter when it’s flowing at 40 cfs - much less at any flow the south Platte has seen over the last year, leading to more rigs being left in fish, getting trapped, and potentially dieing. The idea that people should use 7x in cheeseman is, in my opinion, irresponsible. Like I mentioned, I understand y’all make money, or are considered professional, but hinting at the use of 7x is nonsense. Tippet is, and should be, dictated on the flow of the river, and secondly the size of your flies. Anyways, just thought I’d add my two cents in so noobs don’t see this video and start tangling fish up on their broken 7x rigs.
Conor, we appreciate your passion in this regard. It's a different ball game when it comes to Euro Nymphing. The tips on the euro rods are extremely forgiving and can more easily protect those finer tippets. If you're fishing a more conventional fly rod, yeah, 6 and 7x tippet is tough. You won't catch me fishing that light in the summer with a traditional rig, but this is Euro Nymphing. A different approach calls for a different set of rules.
@@TroutsFlyFishing I euro nymph the canyon regularly and would love to see someone use 7x and even 6x last month when it was flowing 3-400 cfs ha. Seems unnecessary to me and I know I would snap almost every fish off just because of the current. However, I’m not on any level close to y’all so just a thought.
@@conorlinehan4434 At 300-400, those small tippets would be tough. No arguing that. These are general tips meant for more standard flows. Those higher summer flows would definitely be an exception when it comes to the ultrafine tippets.
Thanks Russ..your the champ my friend happy fishing..
Never fished in CO, but here in Aus. sometimes you just need to let those complex currents do what they want with your fly and not try and fight them, especially in the heads of pools. Most trout are extremely opportunistic feeders and will grab anything (and possibly spit it back out again). Also, Russell, what's with the lack of a wader belt?? Gives me the heebie jeebies watching that...
Great advices!
Thin to win and tuck them in! 🎣👍
Russ, what's in that wader chest pocket you carry? you've done a breakdown of your bandolier, but there's more goodness to be found!
Thanks for the valuable information. I asked this question after another one of your videos, so my apologies for the repetition. But, I'd be curious what a good day on Cheeseman (in terms of #s of fish caught) would be for an excellent angler such as Russ.
Great russ
Do you ever use split shot with small bugs in the canyon or always just weighted flies?
Drop shotting during low flows can be extremely effective.
For this Euro Nymphing approach, Russ is only using weighted flies.
Please tell me the name of the product you used to spray your Dry Fly? Thank You
DRY SHAKE SPRAY! troutsflyfishing.com/products/tiemco-dry-shake-spray
What did Mr. Craven call Euro Nymphing? LOL!!!
Effective and... 😂😂😂
100% not telling people who make a living on fly fishing how to fish BUT when y’all pan to things like 6x and even useless 7x during summer months in cheeseman it is extremely misleading lol. The average Joe will break off their entire rig 99% of the time using 7x in the winter when it’s flowing at 40 cfs - much less at any flow the south Platte has seen over the last year, leading to more rigs being left in fish, getting trapped, and potentially dieing. The idea that people should use 7x in cheeseman is, in my opinion, irresponsible. Like I mentioned, I understand y’all make money, or are considered professional, but hinting at the use of 7x is nonsense. Tippet is, and should be, dictated on the flow of the river, and secondly the size of your flies. Anyways, just thought I’d add my two cents in so noobs don’t see this video and start tangling fish up on their broken 7x rigs.
Conor, we appreciate your passion in this regard. It's a different ball game when it comes to Euro Nymphing. The tips on the euro rods are extremely forgiving and can more easily protect those finer tippets. If you're fishing a more conventional fly rod, yeah, 6 and 7x tippet is tough. You won't catch me fishing that light in the summer with a traditional rig, but this is Euro Nymphing. A different approach calls for a different set of rules.
@@TroutsFlyFishing I euro nymph the canyon regularly and would love to see someone use 7x and even 6x last month when it was flowing 3-400 cfs ha. Seems unnecessary to me and I know I would snap almost every fish off just because of the current. However, I’m not on any level close to y’all so just a thought.
@@conorlinehan4434 At 300-400, those small tippets would be tough. No arguing that. These are general tips meant for more standard flows. Those higher summer flows would definitely be an exception when it comes to the ultrafine tippets.