Hats off to you buddy on doing the slow-mo showing how subtle takes typically are. One almost develops a "sense" that you need to strike rather than my brain processing, "my sighter just hesitated, I should strike." Your video is the best I've seen showing the basics of euro-nymphing a small stream. Great work.
Benny, your enthusiasm and enjoyment with each catch is incredible.....I love it. You really do a great job explains the details and the nuances of the strike....thanks so much. And such a effective and straightforward system....just fun to watch. I’m sitting here on Jan 14th in Southeast PA. watching all your videos (including last week’s with Iron Mike), and I keeping saying to my wife sitting next to me, “I’m going fishing, I HAVE to go fishing,......I NEED TO GO FISHING!” I plan on using these techniques a lot this year. Thanks again for taking the time to create these videos.
Benny, thanks so much for putting these videos up! Love that you enjoy the educational part of fly fishing and help others to fish better. Great positive attitude and awesome looking fishing!
I know this videos a couple years old but it’s the best nymphing video I’ve seen. Very informative with the set up and techniques. Great job and thank you 👍🏽
Benne great solo work👏! Not only did you shoot well, you caught fish while doing so and continued to instruct us🤙. That’s the ticket bruh.. keep on keeping on
I think ive watched Benny 100.000 times already on this video. Great coaching and super clear quality!! Thanks for making this video dude! I can see ur sighter and every strike, i really really thank you!! God bless
I love how hype you are man...i'm sitting here watching along like...."theirs a hit!!!" and your johnny on the spot! i just bought some sighter material and am pumped to try it out, i generally fish almost the exact same set up, just with a small corkie and no sighter..so this should be interesting...i was also thinking of a way that would to fish something like this from a drift boat, although im not to sure if it would work as intended....ahh time for some experiments. thanks for the vid!
Great video!!! This one my favorite so far!!! I've learned a lot. I just received my first order of Lively Legz. I can't wait to get out on the water!!! More orders to come!!!
Your video is exactly what I've been looking for. You explanation of nymph fishing was very helpful. You explained what I needed to know as to when to set the hook. I'm finally getting to fly fishing after years of things getting in the way. I'm now tying simple flies for the spring. I'm keeping with the sucker spawn and the worm combo. for early season. I'm watching how your tying the flies on your other episodes. I used to build my own fishing poles when I was younger and never had the chance to really fish the fly rod. This spring I'm forcing myself to learn and not meat fish for the trout. With my family now gone there is no reason to keep trout. I'll eat them once in a while but the family were the ones who ate them. Catch and release will be what I'm going to do this year. I'm excited for the northeast pa. fishing season that's only a couple of months away.
I could have wrote your post except I live in south central PA I don't keep many either usually just a few stocked trout in the beginning of trout season. My family is mostly gone now too and most of my old fishing buddies have either passed away or quit fishing for health reasons. I have time to fish now after retirement but do it by myself.
Quick tip. Put your tippet rings on a snap swivel. Tie onto the end one and once it’s on your sighter line take it off the snap swivel. The swivel gives you something to hold onto to cinch up your knot and holds your extra rings.
Great info. I love this set up. Sometimes on deeper water I use longer piece of tippet and cut my indicator line in half and retie a blood knot. I don't cut the tag ends totally off and I usually leave about an inch and a half on each side. (makes little wings) When I cast up stream it will float for a while and it makes it super easy to detect strikes. Also thanks for making all these choices of bugs and fishing accessories you have on your website at the prices you do. all have worked top notch for me.
We really appreciate this and I have seen that some people leave the tag ends and I'm sure that really gives a great focal point. We really appreciate the support and the feedback! Best of luck on the water.
Nice video Benny, some great fish. Thanks for the info on how to make a shorter leader for small streams. Looked like you really enjoyed yourself. Tight lines
Great video! This is a nice, simple setup for nymph fishing with a sight leader. I always keep my tippet rings on a snap swivel to make them much easier. Just get the top one (closest to the opening) and put your leader through it before you remove it from the swivel. Makes it much easier!
excellent video i have fished my whole life but never fly fished so i am watching every video for tips- i am from PA also and with the abundant trout water we have its about time for me to learn
I’m real late to the party, but this is a great video. Love your enthusiasm. Just picking up Euro Nymphing and gearing up for a week on the Little Red River this Thanksgiving giving this new tactic a go.
Thanks so much for the comment and all the best as you hit the water. If you have any questions on this style of fishing feel free to shoot us an email at livelylegz@gmail.com and check us out at livelylegz.com.
I'm obviously slow on the take - much like the trout - since it's been 1.5 years since you posted this - but, very informative video. Thanks for sharing. I felt your excitement and thrill with each hook set and landing. Well done, sir!
Thankyou so much for showing us what a strike looks like while euro nymphing thankyou this was so helpful I’m gonna be buying a euro nymphing rod for little rainbows browns and native brook trout
Actually, I have a question, Benny. As you know, the comp guys all swear by fishing a second nymph on a dropper tag (of course, they have to in comps). Could you explain why you fish your nymphs in-line? Also, did I see correctly that your middle nymph is tied eye-to-eye? Alex
Chris, I hope it made sense on the stream and it is a little different, but stick with it and you will see the improvement in your fishing. Thanks for the comment and best of luck on the water.
What better way to spend a portion of my morning before going out to the stream than to watch your video. Okay, I am motivated, so I am out of here. Thanks Ben...Tight Lines
Had an outstanding day, will be processing the video tomorrow. Here's a heads up, I tied a new mop fly pattern, I call it the Lively Legz Mop, yep put LL on a mop fly dubbed body, slotted tungsten on one of your jig hooks. We did some real time lip ripping today. You can check my channel out here in a few days.
Little streams like this I D by even bother with tapered leaders. I just use cheap mono with some tippet. Things happening so fast on most drifts fishies don't see line. Nice fishing there buddy. Small streams are the funnest
Nice demonstrations. Thanks. What's the most line you will let out for this technique? It looks like here no more than maybe tippet, sighter, leader and maybe up to 5 feet of fly line, but usually the full leader doesn't make out of the tip?
Super nice instructional video!!! will continue nymphing (learning) here in the next month. curious about the reels you use as i'm getting ready for the 10ft 2 wt. i know it's mainly to hold line, but what else should i consider? thanks, Benny!
Thanks Mike and I have been using a 5wt Redington Rise reel with 5wt line. That has not made enough of a difference for me to change and spend money on something else so I just go with what I already have. It has worked great with my 2wt and I know where I am with the set up and don't want to change. Really no method to that part of the madness, but the rod is super sweet. If the line and reel weight were giving me weight issues I would lighten up, but they have worked great for me. Starting fresh I would go a size lighter with the reel and line as that 2wt has a powerful butt section that can handle it no problem. I hope this helps and best of luck when you make it out on the water.
Maybe it's just me but I always feel the take more than anything. When I'm tight lining I use the sighter more as a depth gauge and I wait for the bump. I never have trouble catching fish but maybe I'm missing more subtle ones. Also, I actually prefer small barrel swivels to tippet rings. I don't notice a difference in the feel of a take and it allows for the tippet the rotate. It's really helpful with a dropper because I can leave a long tag end from a clinch knot on the swivel to tie the second fly. It's much stronger than doing the surgeon knot dropper and it allows the top fly to rotate freely with the swivel so it's less likely to tangle on the main line.
Hi Benny, great video as always. I can see your fly line and I am assuming that you are using euro line? I do not like feeling mono on my hands, I prefer the fly line texture. Do you keep your leaders short? what length ? Thank you
Great video as always .. Benny I have a question for you .. The water I fish is wider and slower than the water I see in your videos and I'm wondering if this style of nymphing would be productive .. I normally fish my water on a swing without an indicator .. What's your thoughts?
Thanks and I do fish this style with a longer nymph leader on bigger water. I mostly fish further out from my body, have a little more sag in the line and I let my drifts swing at the end which can be very productive. So I guess I use both styles on bigger water. I hope this helps and best of luck to you on the water.
Very Good instructional video!! I've actually used a technique similar to this at one of my favorite trout streams in Mo. and I've watched other people doing it as well. The only difference was that I was using a different fly, but the bite was still the same. Keep slack in your line as the fly is drifting and watch closely for any subtle interruption in the drift of the line. BTW- I'm putting together an order with LivelyLegz.com as I'm watching fishing videos by LivelyLegz.com LOL, how ironic. This is my New Favorite sub and hopefully someday before I'm gone I will make a trip northeast of Missouri and fish some of those wild trout streams.
Thanks for the comment and as you catch more and more wild browns you can tell by some of these characteristics. Bright orange or red dots, longer skinny heads, with a blue faded dot sometimes behind the eye. The top back fin closest toe the tail is called the adipose fin and on a wild brown it is usually big and has red on it. The anal and pelvic fins will often have white lines on the outside edges like a brookie. Lots of times it wont have so many black dots if it is wild. Look at the pic in the video title. You will see some of these things I pointed out. They are just beautiful. I hope this helps and best of luck when you get out on the water.
Just found your videos, and think they're very helpful, especially for someone new to the sport like me. I have a question about the setup -- I've never before seen or heard of using a tippet ring. I assume it's so that you don't to eat into your leader when you add/change tippet. Are there disadvantages to using a tippet right? Other advantages? Keep up the great work!
Bob, I once wondered myself and they are really awesome especially with the sighter line. You can easily chance tippet and never have to worry about eating into your sighter line. It is a must have for me on my nymph rigs and from that ring you can go any length you need per water depth and that makes is a flash to do this. I hope this helps and we just got back to you on another message. Feel free to email us as well and thanks for checking us out.
@@living4theoutdoors Thanks for your quick responses to my two questions and your great videos. Just bought a box of your flies, and hope I can do half as well as you folks do with them!
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NFTrjx98P3s.html this is a video from Tightline video if you have not seen it yet. It is about tippet rings
I am interested in the same exact rod with the fighting butt. What is the primary reason you chose the fighting butt? If I were to go with one, without the fighting butt, would i need a lighter reel to balance?
Hey Jim, I am and if I could get away with pants waders all the time I would. I do have to keep up with all of my waders and small leaks, but that is with any pair and these have been very good and put through a lot. I hope this helps and all the best to you as you hit the water.
Hey Joey, Thanks for the comment and I do often use a 9ft leader on the mid streams. I don't mind fishing away from my body and will even go longer as the stream gets larger. I just try to stay focused and set the hook fast. If I think I am missing too many I will shorten the leader and get closer to the fish, but if I can stay back without spooking them I will do that and fish it longer. I hope this makes sense and best of luck when you hit some water.
Hey Michael, I am using floating line. I still have never tried the nymphing fly line. I'm so use to my floating line and cast it very well so I just keep on using it. I hope you are having a great year on the water.
Michael, I just switched to a nymphing specific floating mono-core fly line by Cortland. I would recommend it if you plan on using a rod setup strictly for nymphing. The sensitivity is an advantage and it doesn't sag in your guides as much as traditional floating line. It definitely allows you to "feel" more takes. However, if you're only using one rod and may want to quickly switch to a dry, i'd stick to more standard fly line for ease of casting.
I'm not familiar with the Rio Line. Here's a link to what i use. I have the www.cortlandline.com/collections/competition/products/competition-mono-core
Sorry for the deluge of questions, but your videos are thought-provoking. So . . . assuming that you're fishing exactly like you show in the video (nymphs, small stream, essentially using short upstream casts), what would the disadvantages be in using a small strike indicator (perhaps one made of yarn to minimize splash) instead of a sighter?
Hey Alex, Thanks for your comment and here is the way I look at any indicator that works as a flotation device. First off it adds one more hinge point to the setup that can delay the hook up. Second when I fish water that is not the the same depth throughout, like the front of a run leading into a pool, when you throw up into the run you have way too much line under your strike indicator and it's just a bunch of slack between the strike indicator and to the fly. As your drift goes down stream and enters the pool now your nymphs may be off the bottom and not where the food naturally travels. Fishing the style I am fishing in the video give you, not a strike indicator, the control of how deep you fish your flies. If you keep a little sag in your line, no matter if you are in a foot of water or 4 feet of water, you are always bouncing the bottom and ready to set the hook. I do feel there are times when a floating strike indicator works great like long deep pools where the current is slow. In those pools I prefer a strike indicator. I hope this explains why I fish this method on small streams and not a floater. Best of luck when you make it out to some water.
Wtf you use a splitshot on a euro nymphing setup... You have missed the whole point of euronymphing... just use a heavy tungsten bead on the bottom fly!
