How to Euro Nymph // READING WATER - Euro Nymphing with Russell Miller

Reading water and understanding how to present and fish your fly in a specific section of water trumps fly selection in many ways. We're excited to launch a new SERIES on our KZbin Channel titled: "READING WATER." In each episode of READING WATER, we will tag along with a skilled and experienced angler who will give us insight into how they approach a specific section of water from all angles - GEAR, RIGGING, FLY CHOICE, SEASONALITY, FLOWS, and the like.
For this episode of READING WATER, we joined Umpqua's own Russell Miller as picks apart a classic western freestone riffle-run sequence with a variety of Euro Nymphing Tactics. Russ talks through his gear selection, available forage, fly selection, rigging, approach, and a variety of presentations with the long rod. From multi-fly nymph rigs to dry-dropper fishing to jigging streamers, Russ puts the pieces of the puzzle together on the water within the framework of the Euro Nymphing technique. Enjoy in HD.
In addition to this READING WATER episode, we'll be releasing (in the coming days) companion videos on rigging and fly selection from our day on the water with Russ. We're calling the three video series "Euro Nymphing - CRASH COURSE."
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[@yussefedwards]

Best thing about this video is that even a pro can go long periods of time without catching a thing... makes me not feel so bad. Nice work guys!

[@miketuomey8519]

Pleasure to view and learn, Russ. And so refreshing you all didn’t edit out the real stuff, like a tree snag or missed take.

[@Czoofie]

Really loved this video. Watching a pro like Russ navigate the challenge of being in great water and having to figure out the right setup was so helpful. This is the process I feel like I try to go through every time Im on the water so hearing Russ talk his process out loud is gold.

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

Thanks for the comment, Joshua! That's the goal of this series and it's great to hear you enjoyed this episode. Cheers!

[@samwell7640]

Agreed with everything said above! This is pure gold! would love more videos like this

[@johnshand6176]

Great to watch you searching with the numerous patterns and weights. A great lesson to us all. Thanks from down-under in NZ.

[@stephenhumber9763]

This series is so good. Love the talk and the split screen and the whole deal. Thanks! // Sometimes it can be difficult to see the rod and line and certainly where the flies land depending on light, height of drone, etc. I know it would affect the "purity"* of the shot, but it will be so cool to have a little flash of graphic, maybe a little colored circle when/where the fly hits the water. Just to key in quicker and see where the angler is casting. * Makes me think of when people freak out with tracer lines on televised hockey!

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

that's a great idea. we'll see how good I am with motion graphics in the next episode. 😂😂

[@jamesdoonbeg]

Love the video. Love how your talking through what you are doing. Got a subscriber!!!

[@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland]

Very nice. I like that 😁😎🍀

[@blackflycreations]

Awesome Russ! Wish I could change flies that quickly! Excellent tutorial, thank you guys for sharing!👍

[@patches152]

practice tying your knots

[@blackflycreations]

It's not my knot skills it's my blind 50yr old eyes🧐 Haha..But you are correct "Practice makes improvement".. Tight lines Patches, Steve @blackflycreations ✌️

[@patches152]

Oof, yeah. I hear that.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

Really enjoyed watching this, over the past 2 days I have spent about 12 hours in American fork canyon catching 8 to 12 in browns, new place, lost my net, not the point of my comment, but what I really want to know is how do you choose what fly to use when and where? On day 1 I caught several fish on a parachute Adams, and a bright orange beaded sow bug. On day 2 didn’t get a bite in 2 hours, but caught everything that day on a pheasant tail looking copper John that I forgot I had. I’m not really set up for nymphing though.

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

Look for the more detailed Rigging and Fly Voice videos to be uploaded to the channel over the next week or so.

[@yahhboyDrewskii]

great success

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

very nice.

[@iammikemunn]

Love that the first thing you did while euro nymphing is pick up a dry fly rod…

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

Russ...like any of us...can't resist a rising fish.

[@chrisbray3236]

Stopped by the shop a couple of days ago and Kevin hooked my bro-n-law and I up with some flies. I was intent on trying euro for the 1st time. Kevin showed me some good leader selections and shared a little euro theory. Yesterday fished the dream stream. Good water to start on. Low flow, clear, deep pools. Caught 4 bows and 1 brown, had a few others on. Steep learning curve for sure. One question, though: Do you WANT your lowest nymph bouncing along the bottom, or do you want to estimate the depth and have that nymph just occasionally hitting bottom? I've caught the euro nymph bug for sure. Now to get a suitable rod/reel setup. Casting a nymph on leader/tippet on a 5wt was like casting a shrimp with a12wt. My shoulder was actually sore last night 🤣.

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

Chris! I touched base with Russ and he confirmed the following..."So for this…just like a bobber, touching the bottom every now and then is ideal, but typically you don’t want to be dragging flies on the bottom or never finding the bottom." Thanks for swinging by!

[@chrisbray3236]

@@TroutsFlyFishing That makes total sense now. I was freaking out, thinking of taking this method to the BigT and spending the entire day getting hung up. 🤣 Merry Christmas to everyone there!

[@johnyorchak5162]

Would have loved for you to try a mop fly thru there. :-)

[@danm66]

Or a micro leach, but I think you will need a heavier anchor fly to make sure it gets down with either of them???

[@omgryang]

I need that hat, where can I snag one at?

[@dankochanek8056]

Does Trouts sell those cool Umpqua hats?

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

We've been known to have some in stock...but, we're currently out of stock. I'll let you know if and when they come back, Dan.

[@dankochanek8056]

@@TroutsFlyFishing OK

[@Czoofie]

Is this Pueblo?

[@robertlynn7332]

You know, trout are pretty conditioned to avoid being eaten by things hovering in the air over the stream- eagles, osprey, etc. Do you think that maybe the drone was spooking them?

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

There's always a chance. I generally flew it downstream or high above the water to try and avoid that potential issue. In the end, Russ found the formula that worked. We ran out of drone batteries, but Russ put quite a few more in the net after he put together the right formula...and maybe the drone being gone. 😂

[@robertlynn7332]

@@TroutsFlyFishing I remember fishing in my local river (the Bitterroot) and a guy in an ultralight plane kept flying overhead, probably 400' above me. Every time his shadow would cross the water the fish would spook for the next 20 minutes or so. Really annoying

[@curtisgallagher]

You said you have a level line, what does that mean?

[@TroutsFlyFishing]

That means that the fly line doesn't have a taper like the more traditional Weight Forward and Double Taper fly lines. This means casting will work a little bit differently and the taper of the fly line won't aid as much in "loading" the fly rod.