Euro Nymph Line Setups // ESN Quick Tip
Summary
TLDRIn this comprehensive guide, Joe from Red's Fly Shop addresses the most common question about setting up a Euro nymphal line and leader system for fly fishing. He discusses the advantages of a dedicated Euro nymph line, explains the benefits of a traditional fly line for versatility, and offers various setups to balance control and sensitivity. Joe also provides tips on leader customization, including modifying the leader for better drift and feel, and emphasizes the importance of practice and preparation before fishing.
Takeaways
- 🎣 The video discusses how to properly set up a Euro nymphal line and leader system for fly fishing.
- 🔍 Joe from Red's Fly Shop addresses the most common question about Euro nymph fishing setup, emphasizing the importance of feeling the strikes for an effective fishing experience.
- 💡 The video aims to be comprehensive, covering technical aspects and different line systems to help beginners understand the setup process.
- 🤔 The presenter shares his experience with various leader systems and suggests the best options for different fishing scenarios.
- 🎏 The true Euro nymphing setup with a dedicated ultra-light and sensitive rod is highly effective for controlling nymphs on a tight line.
- 📏 The thin diameter of the Euro nymphing line is crucial for its effectiveness and the feel of the rod.
- 🎈 For versatility, a traditional weight-forward floating line can be used but may reduce touch, feel, and control compared to a dedicated Euro nymphing line.
- 🔗 The video describes different ways to attach a leader to a traditional line, including using a mono-filament or a Euro nymphing shorty for convenience.
- 📝 Customizing the leader with finer diameter material and whiskers can enhance the presentation and control in the water.
- ✂️ The presenter suggests cutting the leader to an optimal length to prevent knots or connections from sliding in and out of the rod guides.
- 🛠 Essential materials for starting with Euro nymph fishing include indicator material, tippet rings, fluorocarbon leaders, jig head nymphs, and a Euro nymphing leader.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video is how to properly set up a Euro nymphal line and leader system for fly fishing.
What is the advantage of using a tightline nymphing line?
-The advantage of using a tightline nymphing line is that it provides a direct connection between the angler and the fish, allowing the angler to feel the strikes and have better control and touch when fishing with a sensitive rod.
What is the recommended starting leader for someone new to Euro nymphing?
-The recommended starting leader for someone new to Euro nymphing is the Rio Euro Nymph Leader in the 0X to 2X range, which comes with a highly visible white butt section for better tracking of the presentation.
Why might an angler choose a traditional fly line over a dedicated Euro nymphing line?
-An angler might choose a traditional fly line for versatility, to avoid carrying an extra spool, or to save on the additional cost of a dedicated Euro nymphing line, especially if they are unsure about how much they will enjoy this style of fishing.
What is a 'Euro Nymphing Shorty' and how does it work?
-A 'Euro Nymphing Shorty' is a product that serves as a substitute for a long leader, allowing an angler to use a traditional fly line while still benefiting from the advantages of Euro nymphing. It is looped on both ends for easy connection and fishing.
What is the purpose of the whisker on the leader?
-The whisker on the leader serves as a visual aid to help the angler see the drift and read the water, as well as to measure the depth and provide an indication of when the fly has made contact with the bottom.
Why is it important to keep the tippet ring just out of the water while fishing?
-Keeping the tippet ring just out of the water is important to maintain the finest possible connection with the fly and the trout, ensuring the most sensitive detection of strikes and taps on the bottom.
How can an angler modify a factory leader to better suit their fishing needs?
-An angler can modify a factory leader by cutting off excess length from the butt section and adding finer diameter indicator material for better control and presentation, as well as attaching a tippet ring for easy connection to the tippet.
What are some essential materials for starting with Euro nymphing?
-Essential materials for starting with Euro nymphing include a suitable fly line, indicator material in various sizes, tip rings, absolute fluorocarbon leaders, tungsten jig head nymphs, and a Rio Euro Nymph Leader.
Why is it recommended to prepare and tie knots for Euro nymphing at home before going out to fish?
-It is recommended to prepare and tie knots at home to ensure the setup is correct and efficient, making the fishing experience smoother and more successful. Tying knots can be difficult in the field, and practicing at home allows for better knot quality and familiarity with the setup.
Outlines
🎣 Introduction to Euro Nymphal Line Setup
Joe from Red's fly shop introduces the video's focus on setting up a Euro nymphal line and leader system, addressing the most common questions from customers who've recently purchased new rods. He emphasizes the importance of feeling the strikes and the addictive nature of tightline nymph fishing. Joe promises a comprehensive guide to help beginners understand the different line systems, their pros and cons, and how to choose the right one for their needs.
🔍 Choosing the Right Line System for Versatility
The script discusses different line systems for versatility in fishing. Joe explains the trade-offs between using a dedicated Your Own Imping (YOI) line and a traditional weight-forward floating line. He points out that while the YOI line offers superior sensitivity and control, the traditional line can be more versatile for various fishing scenarios, despite reducing touch and feel. Joe also mentions the advantages of a traditional line in handling large trout and the potential for less line breakage due to the thicker diameter.
🎨 Customizing Your Leader for Enhanced Fishing Experience
Joe delves into the customization of the fishing leader, starting with the Rio YOI leader and explaining how to enhance it for better performance. He suggests using a finer diameter material, like a 4X tippet, to improve the drift and reduce the impact of wind and current. Joe demonstrates how to add whiskers to the leader for depth measurement and provides tips on cutting and tying the leader to optimize the fishing experience. He emphasizes the importance of practicing at home before going out to fish.
⚖️ Adjusting Leader Length for Optimal Drift
The final paragraph focuses on adjusting the leader length for an optimal drift. Joe explains how to determine the right length of the leader by casting and observing where the connection point should be outside the rod tip. He advises cutting off the excess leader material and tying a perfection loop for easy swapping of leaders. The summary also includes essential materials needed for setting up the line and leader system and encourages preparation at home for a successful fishing experience.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Euro Nymphal Line
💡Tightline Nymphing
💡Indicator
💡Leader System
💡Rod Sensitivity
💡Tippet
💡Whisker
💡Duracell Nymph
💡Loop-to-Loop Connection
💡Perfection Loop
💡Versatility
Highlights
Introduction to the video on setting up a Euro nymphal line and leader system.
The importance of a tightline nymphing setup for feeling strikes and effective fishing.
Different line systems and their pros and cons for the Euro nymph game.
Advantages of a true Euro nymph line for a dedicated rod.
The ultra-light and sensitive nature of a 10 to 10.5 foot rod for nymph fishing.
Loop-de-loop connection for a Euro nymph line to maintain rod tip integrity.
Versatility of a traditional fly line for various fishing conditions.
The trade-off between control and versatility when using a traditional fly line.
Using a traditional line for larger trout to avoid tippet breakage.
Three ways to handle a traditional fly line setup for nymph fishing.
The concept of a Euro nymph 'shorty' as an alternative to a long leader.
Customizing a Euro nymph leader with a 0X to 2X tippet for better presentation.
The impact of leader material diameter on drift and presentation.
Technique for modifying a leader with finer material to improve drift.
Using a whisker on the leader to measure depth and improve drift control.
Adjusting leader length for optimal drift and rod tip management.
Essential materials for starting with Euro nymph fishing and leader setup.
Recommendation to practice leader setup at home before fishing.
Transcripts
it's Joe at Red's fly shop here and I'm
gonna field the week's most common
question and that is how to properly set
up your euro nymphal line and leader
system we've been selling a lot of Euro
new fing rods and people want to do it
right and there's pros and cons to the
different kind of line systems that you
use this is going to be a fairly lengthy
video but if you're in the Euro nymph
and game and you're just kind of getting
into it I think you're gonna find it
extremely useful and I'm gonna try to
make it comprehensive to answer a lot of
questions all in one video so your own
imping is tightline nymphal no strike
indicator direct connection between you
and the fly but more importantly you and
the fish you are going to feel the
strikes and the first time you have a
fish intercept they fly under tension
that you're bringing downstream it is
super addictive so and it can be highly
effective too as well so I'm gonna try
to stick more on the technical stuff so
I've dabbled with all sorts of different
leader systems over the last couple
years and getting into this trying to
help the general public better
understand how to get themselves set up
I'm gonna start with the best system for
somebody who has a dedicated your own in
f---ing rod and that's just what they're
gonna do with it there really isn't a
better system than a true you're a nymph
aligned take a look at how skinny that
is that's why that line is so effective
right there it is extremely thin and the
skinny diameter of that when you have a
rod that's a 10 foot to weight or a 10
and a half foot 3 weight that rod is
ultra light ultra sensitive and we pay
top dollar for those because the rod
makes a huge difference in controlling a
little nymph like that on a tight line
ok so the thin line the weight of that
line as it goes out the rod tip doesn't
preload and bend the rod at all and you
have really good feel and touch when I
use a your own imping line like this
I have it loop-de-loop connection and
that stays that is going to be connected
to my leader and that is gonna stay out
my rod tip so I don't have knots or
connections sliding in and out of my
guides if I'm gonna shoot a little bit
of line I'm not
making long casts but I might shoot 10
feet of line this shoots and casts much
better than the alternative systems that
I'm going to talk about ok so true your
own imping setup you're gonna be
dedicated to it you're gonna do it right
just get the Rio your own imping line
there's a link in the video description
to get that line now if you have a setup
that you want to be versatile maybe
you're gonna you're gonna pack one rod
down the hill and you're gonna fish all
day and you might throw some dry flies
you might even throw a small streamer or
a dry fly drop or something like that
you want to have use of a traditional
fly line but you don't want to carry
another spool or you're just getting
into this and you're not sure how much
you're gonna like it you don't want to
spend the extra 60 bucks on the line I
get it trust me
I own a lot of stuff and I want to make
sure when I buy something it's wise one
thing you can do is this is a
traditional three weight floating line I
want you to notice right away how much
thicker that line is kay that's a weight
forward floating line it's a scientific
anglers line pretty standard taper much
thicker than this when the weight of
this line is laid out through all ten to
ten and a half or even eleven feet of
that rod the weight of this reduces the
touch and feel and control that you have
with that fine rod okay so the other
thing is when this extra line weight is
hanging out that rod tip believe it or
not we're feeling for subtle strikes on
those tiny nips this will deteriorate
that control you have just that
additional weight now you can still be
effective doing that okay it's just not
as good as a traditional gyro tandem
fishing line so what I like to do is
I'll use both systems from time to time
and I will still use a traditional
flight line like this knowing that I'm
going to lose a little bit of control
one of the upsides to a traditional line
like this that I want to mention is the
thin diameter of that line when I hook a
large trout on a river like this right
here it's a pretty good sized stream I'm
gonna expect that trout to take off and
it's gonna peel line all the way across
the river at times when that trout is is
dragging a large thick diameter line
like this around on five or six
it'll break my tippet just based on the
load it doesn't matter how light my drag
is if it's towing 40 or 50 feet of line
up and up current especially it'll break
the line just by dragging this around if
it's just dragging this around I don't
lose nearly as many fish so I want to
make sure that's clear to you as well
but if I have a system or setup and I
might throw dry flies I might throw an
indicator I might you run in a
traditional fly line is a good way to go
there's three ways you can handle a
traditional fly line setup one is I can
simply just attach my Rio gyro NIM
f---ing leader to the end of this and
I'm it's hunky-dory and I go your own in
fishing understanding that I lose a
little bit of control and finesse and
that's fine
super simple turnkey but it's not going
to get you the best presentation of the
most control the next setup is that I
dabbled with really a lot was just
simply using 20 feet of mono
at the end of my line and running this
mono all the way back to my reel and I
get pretty good touch and control with
that system because I don't have weight
of the line going through all down 10 to
11 feet of that really finely tapered
your a rod that mono works pretty good
but it's kind of a pain to handle I can
stretch the memory out of it and get it
pretty straight but it's just not the
same as handling like a traditional fly
line it just it isn't quite as easy of a
feel but it keeps me it keeps me
versatile I could throw on that long
leader that I've built and I could take
it on and off when I wanted your own
m/vs do those other strategies like a
small stream or a dry fly or an
indicator or something like that so
that's one option is the long mono
attached to the leader the third option
for using a traditional fly line like
this is something called a euro nipping
shorty we sell the Rio your own imping
shorties they're pretty dang handy and
they're essentially a substitute for
this long leader that I was talking
about putting on there except they cost
a little bit more I think they're thirty
bucks for that but they're pretty handy
and they allow me to use a traditional
fly line and essentially put on the end
of my traditional fly line a euro nymph
in
lying on the end it's looped on both
ends easy to hook up easy to fish with
pretty handy instrument right there and
there's a link to that product in the
video description as well with that
being said before I start in on how to
set up a leader that's a handle that
question the shop every day as does
Bobby when he's on the phone to a windy
out here is you can also use this line
and you can turn this line around
backwards and get twice the use out of
it I want to make sure that I point that
out so if you're thinking that you want
to have one of these shorties you can
also convert this into one of those two
if you're okay tying an Albright knot or
even a nail Mont there's some options
where you can actually make your own
shorty out of a your own imping line and
it's hardly any more money maybe more on
that later but for those of you that are
capable of doing those knots are
probably thinking what I'm thinking cut
that in half have two of these things
and you could still be modular and put
it on the end of this line and have a
longer line than this shorty is so
regarding leaders okay so those are the
options hope those make sense to you
there's no wrong way to do it there's
just some pros and cons to each one now
I want to set up my leader so I suggest
everybody starts there you're an infant
journey with just a Rio your own imping
leader as you get better at this you're
gonna find a couple of things I
recommend starting which is the 0 X 2 X
they make one called the technical
leader but I think that you probably
want to start with a little bit heavier
one the nice thing about these leaders
again there's a link in the video
description there is the white butt
section that this comes with it makes it
highly visible so I can track my
presentation and I can see it quite well
it tapers down to what we call the side
er down here the leader makes a profound
difference in your presentation okay and
as I've gotten better and better at this
and I've gotten better at teaching my
students that come out and learn with me
on the river
I found a certain ways to set these
leaders up for quick success so you can
see there's a color change after the
where it goes from white to pink and
then alternating colors and this is a 2x
piece of cider material now one thing I
want to explain to you and then there's
a Rio tip it ring on the end that's the
large size that's easier to tie okay so
one thing I want to explain to you is
that when you dip this 2x iter into the
water
the current pushing on that large
diameter line is significant and it is
gonna it is going to disrupt your drift
you can see the wind pushing on that
right there okay and that's just a very
light breeze at the moment that's just
like the current the current is gonna
push the larger diameter that is the
more the current is gonna push on that
okay so I try to set up at the end of my
leader with at least four feet of tippet
and what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna do
this real time here okay
and I've done this on other videos but
I'm going to show you how to make a
really easy modification using this
material to greatly enhance your factory
leader okay so I'm gonna cut about 18
inches of the 4x 2 tone indicator
material alright you can see it's much
finer diameter it is maybe 1/3 the
diameter or less and I'm gonna do a
triple surgeon's knot okay
nothing fancy here you guys I'm just
gonna tie it up right there like that
I'm gonna wet the knot so it doesn't
melt and I'm gonna be left with two tags
there okay and those tags are now going
to be whiskers to help me see my cider
and read and understand what my drift is
doing I generally do to wind I don't
need two tags in one spot the more junk
I have tied on there the more breeze
will disrupt it I'm gonna take that
whisker right there and I'm gonna tie a
little half hitch around the main line
it's very easy don't be intimidated
you're gonna have to play around with
this a little bit and then that's gonna
come out at about 90 degrees so I'm
gonna straighten it a little bit and now
I have a marker okay I don't want to
fish with that whisker below the surface
of the water
because this is my heavy diameter cider
up here it's going to be a poor drift
when I dip this in now if I dip the 4x
cider material into the water that's
very thin I can actually dip and I can
measure my way down maybe and I'll
finish the leader here and I'll explain
the rest of this and it's actually a lot
easier to explain on the shore versus
fishing but I'm going to tie this tippet
ring back on and when you cut tippet
rings and deal with them always leave a
little bit of material attached to them
because they're really small and hard to
deal with so anytime you cut those off
always leave a little bit of the
material on there so that green I just
had left on there that's a pro tip right
there you're welcome people so now I've
got my tip ring reinstalled
I've got thin cider material on the
bottom I've got a whisker which will
help me measure depth now we're gonna
pretend I have say four feet of 5x
fluorocarbon on the end of this right
now
and I've got maybe my anchor my jig
prints nymph right there there's a link
to that fly in the video description
that makes a good large anchor fly and
I've got a Duracell nymph right there
and I'm not going to go through the
whole nymph setup that's been done on
enough videos already but what I want to
show you is I've got my tippet ring at
the end and I'm gonna make a
presentation and I'm gonna I'm gonna
find the bottom and I'm gonna lead that
fly through and my goal is to keep that
tippet ring just out of the water most
of the time so that I'm getting the
finest possible connection with the fly
and the trout now if I fail to make
connection with the bottom or I fail to
get a strike and I'm not I'm not either
feeling the fly tap the bottom or
reading my cider to see cuz usually what
will happen is my cider will be dipping
in like this and it'll tap or tick or
give me some type of indication that
I've made contact if I'm failing to make
contact on my first drift what I'll do
is I'll just go a little bit deeper so
my cider is closer to the water surface
little bit deeper a little bit deeper a
little bit deeper and eventually I may
get up to this whisker right there and I
know exactly how deep I'm measuring down
and adren
every drift might not be the same the
beauty of this system is I may start my
drift very shallow early in the drift
and then I may fish down a little
depression and bring my nips and down a
hill or down a riffle but that's my
leader system the only other
modification that I'm going to show you
right here is what ends up happening is
we we have a long leader here and this
leader comes 11 to 12 feet it says on
the package which winds up being way too
long and I'm just gonna loop to loop
this connection in here and I'm gonna
show you what happens and I do this in
all of the classes that I teach we
determine after a couple of casts how
much of this but section on the leader
we need to take out so on average
there's not an exact formula here but on
average my cider is gonna wind up being
about three feet long with a whisker
about a third of the way up from the
bottom with finer cider material here
heavier cider material there so I have
about three feet here and the bud
sections on these very is slight bit but
I've got about six feet there and then
I've got all another three feet what
ends up happening is this connection we
want that loop-de-loop connection right
there we want that outside the rod tip
whether it's on a traditional fly line
like this or on one of those Rio your
own imping lines it doesn't matter
I want that connection outside my rod
tip okay with this leader being as long
as it is there's no way when it's a
factory leader that that's going to stay
out my rod tip for most practical
fishing purposes so after a few casts I
try to determine where my optimal drift
is and where that should be so my
optimal drift I might cast fifteen to
twenty-five feet in
present Oh about ten to 15 feet of water
in front of me this is these we're
taking very small bites out of the river
here after I throw a couple of casts
this loop the loop connection is gonna
be somewhere down inside my rod once I
found my optimal drift ranch case it
might be this far down my rod it might
be this far down my rod if I'm using an
11-footer
whatever the distance is I'm gonna look
up my rod and I'm gonna go okay that's
two feet down my rod and it doesn't have
to be exact but what I'm gonna do is I'm
gonna come to this leader and I'm gonna
cut a certain length off and I'm just
gonna estimate right there for my ten
and a half foot to ten foot rods and I'm
gonna retie I'm just gonna get rid of
that butt section material because I do
not want that connection inside going
sliding in and out of my rod tips and
will drive you absolutely insane people
so now what I'm gonna do
there's other videos on this I'm not
gonna teach you how to tie perfection
loop on this video but I'm gonna I'm
gonna come here and I'm going to tie a
little perfection loop and you can do an
Albright knot you can do a nail knot and
I'm just gonna use that to pull that
through there not to cut it yet
you can do it Albright knot you can do a
nail knot there are some other systems
you can do I tend to keep my stuff
pretty modular because I'm changing
leaders for my students and things quite
a bit and I'll tie a perfection loop in
the end of that so that I can swap that
leader out I can put it on another rod
if I need to really really quickly but
some people will take and they will tie
on a nail knot or a perfection loop and
then use like some UV resin so it does
slide through the guides a little bit
easier I tend to find people are most
successful when we keep that loop the
loop connection completely outside the
rod tip so essential materials I'd say
for getting started here you're gonna
have to make a decision on the fly line
like I said you're going to be a gyro
nymph or just get the right line do it
right if you're gonna dabble with it a
little bit you have some options for the
fly line but the essential materials
outside your fly line selection are
going to be
get some indicator material of a couple
different sizes I keep 2 3 4 & 5 X on my
kit bag all the time get some tip it
rings the scientific anglers absolute
fluorocarbon leaders the best get that
and then tungsten jig head nymphs Reds
has 'm we got links to all this stuff in
the video description and then of course
a Rio your own imping leader to just
kind of start the whole process and then
you'll figure out how to custom
customize these things a little bit but
but by all means before you go stand in
the river in the wind and think you're
gonna tie all this up prepare it home a
little bit get your system dialed in tie
these knots in the comfort of your own
living room like on the couch for
instance before you go out there to make
sure that you're set up and you're able
to do that right
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