Euro Nymphing: Spring in the Pocono Mountains, PA 

Appreciate it Dave! Nice of you to say! Thanks for watching!!

I believe it is the best. It's really good. Cory knows and understands this style of fly fishing. I've scanned YT for several years; there is nothing like this material. If there is a channel with something better, it's hidden somehow because I would have found it. The west is loaded with good trout water but Cory has shown that the east has some equally good water; maybe even better trout water. Great "stuff" on this channel!

Wow….Awesome of you to say, Truth Seeker!

Appreciate it Scott! Had a blast out there. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Wow...Really appreciate the awesome comment! Thanks so much for the support. Tight lines to you!

Haha! Appreciate it Trevor. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Scott! Had a blast out there. Thanks for watching!

Thanks David! Tight lines to you!

Appreciate it Jeff! That is an awesome area around there. The Poconos and the Lehigh Valley has some incredible streams!

Appreciate it Justin! It was a fun day. Yes, the cicadas are coming and you are going to be right in the middle of them in your area. Gonna be fun fishing.

Thanks Rich! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Tight lines!

Thank you!! I’ll keep em coming! Tight lines to you!

Two great places, Glenn! Too many places is a great problem to have!

Thanks so much Anthony. It is a great feeling to have them on the reel and have them rip some drag out. Love that sound.

Appreciate it, Parachute! Really love that stream. It’s a good one for sure. Thanks so much for watching the channel!

@@OldDominionTroutBum Amazing how those big browns know how to get off. They never stop trying.

@@TheXeniaman they never do!

That's awesome, Larry. Appreciate it! That was a heck of a fish and a beauty of a stream. Thanks for watching and cheering!

@@OldDominionTroutBum - Do you find that these northeastern streams generally get inordinate amounts of pressure? Most of the time, you appear to have the stream to yourself...

@@holyworrier Larry, they are generally pressured (Some more than others-where roads parallel the stream). But just like most places, if you walk farther away, you can usually find less people. If I run into people, I'll back off or just pick up and keep walking.

Appreciate it Michael! It is a beautiful stretch of river. Your brother lives in a great place. There is a ton of great trout water in that area. Tight lines to you!

what creek is this

Much appreciated Mike! Searched all kinds of areas before I finally realized they were in the same type. Just a fun day. So nice to see the bugs popping now. Spring has sprung for sure. Tight lines to you as well!

Thanks Peachy! It was a fun day out on the water. Cheers to you mate!

Appreciate it Antonio! I will do the Stupid Simple PT video soon. Thanks for watching. Tight lines!

Thanks so much Ed! Really appreciate it. And thanks for watching!

Appreciate it Scott!!

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching Jim!

@@OldDominionTroutBum yes sir that was a hoss !!!

Thanks Mike. Appreciate it!!

Thanks so much. Awesome that you know it’s a Pat Weiss pattern. I appreciate the compliment on my fly tying videos. I will do a video on it, but in the meantime here are the ingredients: Nature’s Spirit pheasant tail: Bleached CDL tail Copper bead and small copper wire for rib. Brown thread I use only 2 pheasant tail fibers to keep it thin. Wind the fibers up behind the bead and tie off. No dubbing. No thread hot spot collar. Just stupid simple as Pat says. I asked him what was his reasoning for it and he said. “It’s just something non-threatening with no weird colors to refuse”.

@@OldDominionTroutBum Just to be clear, are you using bleached PT or bleached CDL (which I've never seen). It is funny how what is old is new again.In the March 1981 issue of the old PA Angler magazine, columnist Chauncy Lively (one of my fly-fishing heroes) describes his Pheasant Tail Midge Larva (a typo in the title called it the Pheasant "Trail") . It was exactly the same fly, except no CDL (hadn't made it here from Spain yet, and no bead (not a "thing" yet). I think with the increased popularity of Euro nymphing techniques and the immense pressure on fisheries in Central PA especially, many of the best anglers, like Pat Weiss, are moving to more drab flies, ones where there is less for the trout to find fault with. Josh Miller (TroutYeah) ties his Walt's Worms the same way; no flashy rib, no hot spot, not even Antron in the dubbing mix. He's "de-Sexied" the Walts Worm to even less than Walt did on the original (Walt used Hare's Ear Plus dubbing, which has Antron blended in).

@@leighs522 It is Bleached Pheasant tail. Sorry for the confusion. That's the exact reason why I have drab bugs as well. My drab bugs are plain PTs, plain France Flies and plain ole drab Walts worm like Josh's. I use them on clear water conditions or if I am at a super pressured stream or just not having the luck that I think I should be. Funny when you break out the "unsexy" stuff how your luck can change.

Appreciate you watching Zivko, but out of respect for a lot of locals that fish there I don’t name a stream unless there are countless articles written on it. There is a great book called: Keystone Fly Fishing. It’s an awesome resource and will help out tremendously with tons of new spots.

What exactly is ur version of blue perdigon? I did google it n have seen a couple versions

Thanks so much, Dave. You live in a great neck of the woods! It is a gem of a stream with some beautiful brownies. Appreciate the invite! Tight lines to you.

I use Harline UV Blue Krystal Flash. UTC 70 Dark Gray thread (or an 8/0 Uni Iron gray). Red collar and silver bead. Dun CDL tail

My birthplace, for 27 years resided many years out west for a bunch and came back. Urban jungle now. I saw that video for se pa and sparked interest! Dont think im familiar with that one.

Thanks Scott! A blast of a day for sure. I do fish farther away when the conditions allow. That’s one of the big benefits from a thinner leader. It allows you to fish farther away without any sag.

Thanks Nick! I’m using a Thomas & Thomas Contact ll, 10 ft. 2 wt. I personally like a fighting butt for a couple of reasons. One, it helps with balancing the rod (as does the down-locking reel seat). Two, it helps with leverage while fighting fish.

Really appreciate it, James. Buy the book: Keystone Fly Fishing. It is the Bible for PA trout fishing. It tells you everything about each section of the state. I do fish for other species…but my first love and passion is trout. Tight lines to you!

@@OldDominionTroutBum Took your advise and picked up Keystone Fly Fishing. Is this stream in the book?

You will love the book, James. And yes it is…every trout stream in the state is in it. From the well know to the least and everything in between.

Thank you! I was actually using a 10ft 2wt T&T contact ll.

No…everywhere I fish is public. Thanks for watching, Dominic.

Andrew, I use a micro leader. You can watch this video or look at the description for details. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_LsHADwel28.htmlsi=NN1REleR5LSCBKIO Thanks for watching.

Matt, it is a very thin leader. Starting with Cortland Euro line to .18mm Sempe mono (12 ft) to 4 ft of 5x sighter material to a tippet ring. From there I run straight tippet.

@@OldDominionTroutBum Thanks for the complete info.

@@OldDominionTroutBum Cory how do attach your mono to euro line

@@dylansavarese956 I strip the coating off the end of my euro line and whip finish a small loop at the end. Then I tie my leader to the loop with a 16-20 knot. Devin Olsen has a video on how to tie the loop into your euro line. The core needs to be braid.

It was Kevin. 6x and a single Davy. Appreciate you watching!

@@OldDominionTroutBum man I love it. Your videos are like crack(from what I’ve heard about crack 😆)

Hahaha!

Thank you , Jay. Out of respect for the locals-I'd rather not say. It is a stream that doesn't get a lot of press. Hope you understand. Appreciate you watching.

@@OldDominionTroutBum Corey… I am the secretary for the Pike/Wayne County, Trout Unlimited organization… I wonder if you would be interested in attending and giving a talk to the local members about Euro-nymphing? (We are a Pocono Chapter)

@@jaycannavo2730 I would love to Jay. Please reach out to my email: cuje0930@gmail.com

Jay How do you become a member of your organization if you don’t mind m asking?? Corey,,I must honestly say I watched a billion videos on Euro fishing and you are absolutely my favorite go to,, thank you!!

Frank… The Pike/ Wayne county trout unlimited organization meets at Coras restaurant in Hawley Pa. on the second Tuesday of every month. This month we will meet on 14 February at 6 PM… Feel free to attend. We can sign you up there.

Out of respect for the locals-I'd rather not say. It is a stream that doesn't get a lot of press, Hope you understand.

Robert, out of respect for the locals I don’t mention streams that don’t get a lot press. Hope you understand.