Fly Fishing: The Best Dry Dropper Rod?

[@Browninglover1]

I won’t fish any other rod on my small rivers/streams besides my eurorod. It’s an absolute game changer as I get better drifts and for some reason I don’t get caught in the trees as much. Great video!

[@RealTomCurtis]

I fished the same setup on the Henry's Fork last week and got SLAMMED on the chubby!!! My first time trying that and it was AMAZING!!! First brown chomped the chubby and shot down stream taking me to my backing...HUGE brown, but broke off. The control you can have with the dry fly placement and so much less drag on the water...can't wait to try it again.

[@peconicgp]

Funny you post this today. I myself was tightlining today and our local river in the North East is actually running high from the rains so I explored a small side channel that looked fishy in high water. The current was just a bit too slow to tightline so I made the switch to dry-dropper with the tightline set up and caught 5 brookies and a rainbow. You guys did another video on it before and I always think of that when I am out fishing. Thanks!

[@devonbustard1623]

Wishing Cheech the best and a speedy recovery

[@cesarspalaceslc6235]

I'm digging the new Unabomber look 👀. Great video. Going to buy some Red Darts soon. Cheers!

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

I don’t know what the unibomber look means 🤷‍♂️

[@andrewmcgaha9629]

I can’t thank you enough for this video. This is the info I have been waiting for. Filled a huge knowledge void for me.

[@markusviol200]

Do you give a review on the 11ft helios? Interesting to see of it's really a rod that feels like a shorter rod as orvis proclaims 😀

[@carlparisi9749]

I’m trying to figure out the secret recipe for dry dropper setups currently. It seems like if I’m not using a foam fly my fly gets sucked under a lot. Is there anything you recommend doing for using a fly like an elk hair caddis with a dropper that will help me keep the caddis afloat?

[@martinhodell8465]

I'm no expert- but a) foam flies b) elk hair caddis (with the palmered hackle) c) something with lots of CDC like the corn-fed caddis d) something with a synthetic wing (EP fibers etc) that you treat with floatant- could be big bug or even a smaller stonefly (#12 or #14). I also have problems with dries sinking when using daintier dries like parachute adams

[@FlyFishFood]

There is a fine balance of finding a fly big enough to float a tungsten nymph. If it’s getting pulled under you just need to find a bigger dry or a smaller nymph

[@fenrirunshackled4319]

Are you using any floatant? Using a floatant like gink will help a lot. Just put a little bit on your fly and massage it in for a second. I've had good luck flotating pretty big tungsten flies under ECs and parachute adams, albeit in fairly calm water

[@carlparisi9749]

@@fenrirunshackled4319 yeah I use gink and it works fine most times. I might be over complicating it but I think my dad has better luck with flyagra.

[@martinhodell8465]

Out of curiosity- what was leader for this set up? If different from your typical euro rig, how so (less sighter? stiffer sighter? to aid with leader turnover?)

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

Micro leader. All .007” from the euro line down to the sighter. Turnover is helped by fishing a tungsten nymph on the terminal end of the tippet.

[@fredleroux6920]

Great insights and awesome video, thank you 🙏

[@scottnock5241]

Great video guys!! Lance your super human!!!! I learn a lot from your videos tying in fishing! Question what rod do you use for your euro? And what is your leader set up? I’ve tried dry dropper in with my euro rig does not cast as well as my traditional fly rod so I don’t love the feel so I’m looking for maybe a different leader set up and maybe a different rod set up. Thanks

[@patches152]

looks like a t&t contact ii rod with a micro thin euro leader (i spy 6lb green amnesia on the butt section in one of the shots). there's another video talking about micro thin leaders that goes into detail on rigging and leader recipes

[@rileymurphy8329]

What line and leader setup was used?

[@kush252]

Which rod do you think is better for this technique, a 9.6 ft 3wt or a 9ft 4wt?

[@andrewmcgaha9629]

Looking for a starting point. What size chubby and what size/weight dart were you using here.

[@FlyFishFood]

Size #10 Chubby and #16 Red Dart with a 3.0mm bead.

[@justinmcquaide4862]

Lance is the fish whisperer lol

[@zackosborn7530]

What backpack is Curtis using??

[@danvenditto6802]

Lance what fly reel are you pairing with the Thomas and Thomas 10ft. euro rod?

[@ibookje]

Lamson Speedster

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

I was using a lamson litespeed. Current equivalent is the -5+ size.

[@FishfearmeStudios]

They sure like the red in that slightly murky water.

[@Adam-eats]

The reason you guys caught a good amount was because Cheech wasn’t there to spook all the fish away. Hope you’re doing well Cheech!

[@xoshooter]

Lance what was your line/leader set up for this? Thanks

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

I was using the SA competition nymph fly line and a leader/sighter that is .007”.

[@EBFISCHADLER]

pre surgery? Hope Cheech is OK Best wishes for him

[@michaellorio7979]

Anybody have a good formula for 20ft leader if yo want try tying one yourself

[@FlyFishFood]

Check this out: www.flyfishfood.com/pages/custom-dry-fly-leaders

[@dols94]

How long was your line from the dry to the dropper?

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

Tippet from dry to dropper varies depending on depth but generally in the 24-30” range.

[@dols94]

@@Lanceeganflyfishing thanks for the reply. How close do you want the fly to the bottom generally?

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

As close as possible but it isn’t worth changing tippet lengths all day in every single place so I’d suggest setting it based on average fishing depth and then adjusting drift lengths to compensate.

[@dols94]

@@Lanceeganflyfishing thanks Lance.

[@willdykema]

@@dols94 good rule of thumb, if you dont get snagged every once in a while youre not deep enough. the ideal thing is to see your dry ticking some/all of the time where it sort of vibrates as the nymph bounces off of rocks. also it depends on the speed of the water on the surface but good idea is to take the depth your fishing and tying somewhere from 1 to 1 and 1/2 times the length in tippet.

[@captainkoo]

The fish whisperer. Unbelievable …..

[@harrison_ingram]

I always fish my 10’ rod on pocket water so I can high stick it

[@FlyFishFood]

A great idea if you like to catch fish!

[@JosiahLaser]

15:40

[@cedricvinuesa5353]

Hello to France Lance why Don t you use a 11 foot Same nymphmaniac or jmc performer 10.9 ft 3/4 Thanks to explain the Spanish dry nymph to the Americans nymph Fisher. When they knows every subtilitis of this technical, there will Be a drug!! It s very tactil and there can use in Boulder river and regular current. This for the nymph the method for learn "the weather of the river day. " Thanks for your Nice vidéo. A little French compétitor.

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

I haven’t liked rods that long. They’re too heavy and lack the accuracy I like. They also feel cumbersome to me. I tend toward 10 foot rods. Occasionally 10.5’.

[@MrSofthackle]

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[@AnonymousOtters]

Might as well just use a Tenkara rod

[@maxsaltern5421]

How would a 10’ 6” rod fair on that river? I got a river that’s about the same size where I’m at and I’m concerned I might catch more bush and tree than fish.

[@maxsaltern5421]

Never mind Curtis answered my question at the end thank yoy

[@jmikeq]

We want all the secrets :)

[@rschreck876]

No need to learn to cast a fly rod anymore. Just lob everything. 🤣

[@FlyFishFood]

Horizons were made to be expanded Mr. Schrek.

[@patches152]

@schreck you must have missed Lance bombing it on the stillwater game.

[@martinhodell8465]

Or cast- using a long mono rig. You can throw loops with 20# maxima and "cast" while still eliminating line sag and high sticking the dry-dropper rig. Lance just did it his way. Read the Troutbitten blog- Dom explains it.

[@cesarspalaceslc6235]

😅

[@rschreck876]

@@FlyFishFood I think it’s awesome. Now people can save a ton of money and just buy a Tenkara rod.

[@FlyRiderFishing]

I'm sorry, but I'm sort of displeased by the way some of the fish caught were handled. Otherwise interesting video.

[@FlyFishFood]

We knew this was coming. Water was very cold and the fish were landed very very quickly in order to give them the best chance of survival. Quickly landing them like that is much better for them than fighting them to exhaustion.

[@Lanceeganflyfishing]

Fly Rider, you’re displeased that we didn’t handle all of them? Your logic is flawed. Fighting them quickly and releasing the fish without handling them is better for the fish. Simply because it’s not what you’re used to seeing doesn’t make it wrong. Happy angling however you choose to (legally) do it.