Euro Nymphing for Trout: A Masterclass With Fly Fishing Legend Pat Weiss

Описание: Pat Weiss has been euro nymphing for trout for many, many years. As an avid competition angler and constant innovator, he was fishing and testing euro nymphing methods before they were popular in the US—and before the materials were available. He has tested virtually every method possible, and has thus refined his techniques to absolute perfection. Among top fly fishing anglers in the world he's regarded as a true wizard.

In this video Pat goes deep into how he approaches and reads trout water. He talks about his wading, his drifts, his presentations, his flies, and a host of other details. This video primarily focuses on fishing single flies in shallow water, and Pat dives into floating the sighter as well. For those of you euro nymphing for trout, this information is as good as it gets. When the fishing gets technical, many of these tactics become absolutely imperative.

00:00 Introduction
00:32 Starting to wade
01:33 Painting with your flies
02:58 Fishing your drift downstream
04:16 Insight into Pat's thoughtful process to wading
07:50 Change your drift rather than adding weight
08:50 Reading trout water
10:14 Euro nymph pattern: Weiss' Firefly
12:04 Reading shallow trout water
13:41 You don't know until you try
14:15 Grid off the water
17:37 Always work your way into a run
19:07 Pat's position in the run
20:30 Reading your floating euro nymphing sighter
22:59 Manipulating your drift
24:07 Jigging your nymphs
24:53 Modify your presentation
28:06 Euro nymph pattern: Weiss' BP
31:10 Dealing with a bad angle
32:40 Blind setting
35:34 Chopping the water with short drifts

Pat Weiss has been a member of Fly Fishing Team USA for 12 years. A lifelong angler and tyer, he's honed his skills on technical wild trout in Pennsylvania where he lives. Pat's a Signature Tyer for us at Fulling Mill, and he has some extremely popular patterns. His flies have no frills and are purpose built. They are durable fish catching machines.

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