I develop an accuracy and familiarity that cannot be gained by changing rods for every situation. If it was convenient to carry a second or third rod, or if the truck was closer than it usually is, I would still rather use one tool to get the job done.īy working with one versatile fly rod in my hands, I learn it completely. While wading, I use the same fly rod all day long. Photo by Chris Kehres One Rod to Rule Them All But one thing remains constant as I wade upstream into the current - my fly rod. These things may change: the size and type of flies, the tippet length and diameter, the addition or subtraction of a suspender. And I enjoy adapting my rig (the flies and leader) for what will best catch a trout. I’ve come to know what changes are required on my favorite stretches of water. The following week, after a bit of rain, the same fish may be more responsive to a larger stonefly pattern or a streamer paired with a small nymph. On a late summer morning, I may need a pair of small nymphs cast into broken water at the head of a pocket. From season to season, from day to day, from seam to seam, changing and adapting to the conditions is the most important variable for success. Improvise | Adapt | OvercomeĪs the river changes, so does my strategy for approaching fish and getting a fly to them. ** NOTE ** Scroll below to find my favorite fly rods for the Mono Rig and Euro Nymphing. With so much time spent with a nymph at the end of the line, what’s the best fly rod for nymphing? And when we do switch to streamers, can we fish them with the same fly rod? The biggest and best fish are underneath, so that’s where I put my flies. And often, a dialed-in and targeted nymphing game will also produce the best size. That’s especially true here in the fertile limestone spring creeks of Central Pennsylvania, but no matter where I’ve fished (whether a tailwater, freestone or limestone river) nymphing produces the best numbers. And throughout the seasons, simple nymph patterns catch the most fish. Nymphing is usually the best way to meet trout on their own terms.
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