Man between you and Ben with Huge Fly Fisherman, I'm binge watching and loving every minute of it. Will be sharing with every fly fisherman I know. Thanks for the great videos learning tons.
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, truly appreciate the kind words. It’s what keeps me going .
@paulabradfield58933 жыл бұрын
OMG.... perfect explanation! I am going out this afternoon to the arkansas river to do just that! You filled in the holes! As always, great video, James!
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paula!
@fenrirunshackled43194 жыл бұрын
Euro nymphing has innovated so hard that it invented indicator nymphing P.s. great video
@OnTheFlyNZ2 жыл бұрын
This made me lol, I often try get super innovative and realise I've gone full circle. Most ideas I trash but every so often I stick with one.
@bigtasty25534 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always. We enjoy your vids! Thanks for answering our questions and making these videos. Trust me they help so much!
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Truly appreciate the kind words. I’m so happy to hear you’re getting something out of it .
@Toddcm4 жыл бұрын
Very well done James. Excellent info.
@IceCold4504 жыл бұрын
Great tips. I will have try this out. Keep the videos coming.
@wesleywillard4 жыл бұрын
This was a really fantastic explanation, thank you!
@edscully85314 жыл бұрын
Good ideas. Will use them. Thanks.
@brianconroy91094 жыл бұрын
Awesome tips looking forward to using this in some of our home waters here in Missouri
@3amigosriding4 жыл бұрын
Great info James! It can get a little windy around here so I have a feeling I will be using this technique often! I’ll be building a new leader using the formula in your other video today! Stay Thiqqqq!!!
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Stay thiqqqq
@k9s4conservation654 жыл бұрын
Cool tip about not cutting the tippet! I'm going to try that!
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Game changer
@jayfalzarano80462 жыл бұрын
Nice work Mate!
@the_fishing_enthusiast2 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic man.
@AboutTrout2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great niche technique for when the situation demands it. Hope it’s puts a few more fish in the bag for you.
@WhatMyLensSees4 жыл бұрын
Great tips and excited to try this out now that things are warming up!
@jaredjohnson23684 жыл бұрын
Great video! If you haven't already I would love a video explaining the difference between thiqqq and thin euro leaders or diffedent types of leaders and there applications.
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love . Thiqqqq leaders are easier to cast , turn over better and are good for floating the sighter and casting dries. Thin leaders are best for fishing lighter bugs , wind , and especially fishing lighter bead sizes at distance. Even a “thinner” leader formula will start to sag at distance. I fish mostly a 2x sighter but if I know they’ll be dries or If I’m floating the sighter I’ll fish a 0x or a FullingMill sighter . Hope that helps !
@sgm5054 жыл бұрын
Cant wait to try it at the San Juan. Thanks for all your info!
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
It’s great for slower shallows stuff like in the braids and lower flats even 3 Island
@bobbyk17964 жыл бұрын
Thanks AboutTrout! I have my first ESN rod arriving this week to begin using out here in the great PNW 🎣😁👍
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking out the Channel, hope the life the ban on Wa fishing soon!
@bobbyk17964 жыл бұрын
Me too! 🎣🥺👍
@sethallyn77124 жыл бұрын
Such a helpful video! Thanks for making such great content
@terp534 жыл бұрын
Great tip. Thanks 👍🏼
@taylorutah4 жыл бұрын
Very informative! This is a technique I've yet to try.
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching !
@coreytohme98614 жыл бұрын
I've learned so much so far. You're the best. I feel like I have graduated from Euro nymphing and debating which to tackle next - Asian Nymphing or African Nymphing. And for clarification, in American nymphing, should my worm be on the point, and the powerbait on the dropper or is that backwards? Thanks so much. Tight lines.
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Tightest of lines to you kind sir. First things first , how much siqqq butter do you want to net and also , are you trying to get sponsored ? In American nymphing it depends. If the fish just came from the truck I actually perform a double corn rig . But generally I’ll go worm on point power bait on the dropper . Hope this finds you well !
@briansyat71144 жыл бұрын
I liked, I’m commenting, good info thank you and I subscribe as requested.
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@OnTheFlyNZ2 жыл бұрын
This channel is top shelf. Very hard to find youtube content beyond basic stuff with euro nymphing. I sometimes use a small piece of thin as possible backing, absorbs floatant great. But I will try this thicker leader, I assume you switch between floating and regular euro with this same setup also?
@craigtwaddell44913 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a closeup of how you tie that dropper knot. Watching you do it just shows how bad I am at knots!! :-)
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
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@jennifermorgan69134 жыл бұрын
Thanks👍helpful info.
@mariaavila454 жыл бұрын
Love this!!!
@komando83654 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man!
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@alexargyros71864 жыл бұрын
Terrific video. To perhaps change the subject slightly, could you tell me if you use a Euro rig to fish the tiny flies normally used on the San Juan? If so, do you put then on dropper tags, or do you trail them behind a heavier fly?
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Heavy fly on dropper , unweighted midge on point .
@alexargyros71863 жыл бұрын
@@AboutTrout Thanks for the reply. Two more thoughts: 1. Pat Weiss uses a floating sighter for most of his nymphing, so you're in good company. 2. Howard Croston has a video about the same subject. He recommends putting a slight coil in the sighter (not a coiled sighter, just a regular sighter that's been pulled against a knife or something like that). He says that watching the sighter open up is a great way to notice a take.
@midgemaniaflyfishing3 жыл бұрын
Mannnnn I want to try this so bad..but I feel like I won’t be able to see the take..guess it’s bobber fishing for me lol
@jp4103 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. So when you want to go back to normal EN you just wipe it down and you're good to go?
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
That’s right. Great way to fish light flies at distance
@alexargyros71863 жыл бұрын
I have another question. If you know that you're going to "float the sighter," why use a sighter in the first place.? That is, if you're fishing primarily upstream, wouldn't upstream nymphing using a floating line as your "sighter" be better, since the line is much thicker, hence floats better, and sag isn't an issue? Btw, I understand that Pat Weiss, perhaps the best comp angler in the U.S., fishes like this a lot.
@alexargyros71863 жыл бұрын
By the last sentence, I mean that Pat Weiss float the sigher, not that he uses a fly line as a sighter.
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
Thicker = less sensitive also you can’t pivot from techniques
@andrewmcgaha96293 жыл бұрын
No sarcasm, just a guy learning the art. Is there a major difference between sighting the leader and using a traditional indicator?
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
It acts just like a traditional indicator , however it doesn’t fix position and suspend . This system also allows you to fish “up and across” . Hope that helps
@andrewmcgaha96293 жыл бұрын
@@AboutTrout Looked up "up and across"... found another AboutTrout video :) Instantly my favorite channel!
@justaguy1112 жыл бұрын
What would be a realistic distance to cast with this technique? I was thinking of using this in conjunction with the D. Olsen knotted dry fly leader. Also adapting to using a straight 4x micro leader. How well would greasing these leaders work? Thoughts?
@AboutTrout2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t try this with a micro leader as the mass of the beads would drag it down. I will do this on a micro leader when fishing unweighted flies high column it in the film. I like a thicker leader for this usually terminating in 02x-2x. Depending on how good you are at tip casting and leader construction,
@rjf18772 жыл бұрын
Great explanation, I sure even Devin would be impressed with your explanation ! ! I've been using the micro leader set up lately but I haven't tried floating the sighter, and I sure can see the advantage on thinner water ( which is what I predominantly fish! ). Do you think that the micro leader set up, using 8 lb. maxima, is too light for casting two #18-20 nymphs ? Thanks much, and keep up the good work. Bob
@AboutTrout2 жыл бұрын
Bob, 90% of the time euro nymphing I just run straight 4x to a ring unless I know I’ll be throwing dries or fishing greased. While I could just change to a knot less tapered and throw dries casting a euro leader is fine (if thicker) and saves time especially if the hatch is short. 8lb is probably too small to float weighted nymphs but if you’re confident in a tip cast it shouldn’t be an issue turning over small less air resistant dry flies. While not “comp legal” if I want to fish suspended and am fishing light leaders I just use FullingMill pinch on indicators. They can add a little mass to make casting dries easier and are buoyant enough to suspend lightly weighted nymphs at distance.
@johnbailley44682 жыл бұрын
@@AboutTrout Does this mean that you first tie the sighter on the nypmh line and then run 4x to the ring off the sighter?
@AboutTrout2 жыл бұрын
@@johnbailley4468 I fish usually 20 ish feet of 4x bicolor from my fly line to a tippet ring. Then usually run 5/6x off the ring to fish.
@scottnock52414 жыл бұрын
Great tip will try for sure, learning this euro stuff.. complicated!!! What polarized glasses do you recommend?
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feed back! My best advice is to think trout first . Think about where the fish are and how to get your flies to them. This will help you in terms of bead size , tippet length etc. I love my Smith High waters. They have an optional integrated sunglasses strap. I hate wearing chums but loose glasses all the time . This has been the longest I’ve ever owned a pair because the integrated strap is un noticeable .
@sunnybradford8944 жыл бұрын
Are you using a floating fly line or euro nymph fly line? Thought I saw it floating.
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
I have a euro line rigged up , it floats... kind of .
@keiranrooker79814 жыл бұрын
So my sighter line isn’t straight when I try to euro nymph will my sighter straighten out when I have a fish or will it stop and start to tighten I don’t want to gut hook trout because I don’t know I have a fish I’m kinda nervous to try it out
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
A curve in the line is fine. Always set never regret. Unfortunately gut hooking fishing is a reality in all forms of fly fishing . In my experience it hasn’t happened anymore than than suspension nymphing which is rarely .
@westside86344 жыл бұрын
I'm from Pueblo Colorado , how do you fly fish high running water..... Arkansas river
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
I have a video about that from last year but I need to re do it . Two options , fish light and off the banks or go heavy and find obstructions breaking the current and nymph those . Very general answers but hopefully will get you going in the right direction .
@fredleroux69203 жыл бұрын
What is you favorite paste for floating the sighter ?
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
Loon Payette Paste
@reese9244 жыл бұрын
Is it illegal to wade in hot creek? Why couldn’t you wade there? Bad for the stream bottom?
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Not illegal, just the culture . With so many anglers , wading that spring creek would rip up the stream bottom. It’s a gorgeous fishery if you ever have the chance .
@reese9244 жыл бұрын
AboutTrout awesome! I’m all about doing what’s best for the streams and the fish. When I was a bigger noob than I am now I didn’t know or understand much about fish handling and whatnot or really anything about trout. The more I learn the more I want to go back and teach old me or teach other noobs about the fish and the environment. I think I will get to hot creek someday soon.
@RGJR024 жыл бұрын
So that method works good in San Juan? Perdigon on dropper then maybe a rs2 on point?
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@RGJR024 жыл бұрын
AboutTrout What about a dropper tig on the San Juan?
@AboutTrout3 жыл бұрын
Depth to dropper then 24” to a typical Juan bug like a ufo in 24
@gladegoodrich2297 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of not being able to use 2 flys? Never hear you say anything about a San Juan worm fly. Pink is a killer here in Utah.
@AboutTrout Жыл бұрын
2 fly maximum. We definitely use San Juan worms down here lol.
@markmahoney144 жыл бұрын
Float the sighter bra!
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
Fishizzle
@tobyobst64224 жыл бұрын
Pattagucci is essential
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
If you fishing the frying pan and don’t take a selfie in your pattagucci did you even fish it?
@everythingaction39274 жыл бұрын
Do you have fishbrain?
@AboutTrout4 жыл бұрын
I don’t , I keep a manual log . I can’t give away all my locations lol