euro nymphing Archives

Tuesday Tips: “Hit the Head” for More Trout

May 11, 2021

Written by: George Daniel, Livin On The Fly

The head of a run is a like a food funnel for trout, so the big ones will often nab this prime lie.
Photos courtesy George Daniel

No, this is not about your bladder and its relation to fishing. Instead, it’s a fishing bum’s opinion on where some of the best fish hold during peak hatch season. Here in central Pennsylvania, . . .

Video Pro Tips: How to Euro-Nymph a Run

October 29, 2020

When you’re faced with a run that seems fairly featureless–with no boulders, obvious seams, or troughs–it can be tough to decide where to fish. In this great video from The New Fly Fisher, Orvis product developer Jesse . . .

Video: George Daniel and Tom Rosenbauer Talk Euro-Nymphing

April 17, 2020

Here’s the Facebook Live from April 16, in which Tom Rosenbauer talks to George Daniel. One of the country’s top authorities on nymphing, George operates Livin On The Fly, a guide service in State College, Pennsylvania, and he now teaches the famed . . .

Pro Tips: Try Softer Sighter Material for Drifting Light Rigs

May 10, 2018

Written by: George Daniel, Livin On The Fly

The author with a fine brown trout he caught on a light nymphing rig.
Photos by George Daniel

We all have opinions about our fly-fishing tools and how we use them. Anglers develop confidence in certain tools that have produced positive results on the stream and often stick with those tools for . . .