Reply To: Czech Nymphs

Mike,
Most euro nymphing rods are in the 2-5wt range with 3-4wt pretty much the standard. The rods are usually 10-11 feet long. The reason for a 3wt rod is for the feel while your nymphs are bouncing on the bottom. The rod has to be sensitive to pick that up so the rods are longer, “smaller” wt and more sensitive tips. The leaders are long – sometimes 20 feet or more. You are not suppose to use an indicator (illegal in competition). In euro nymphing you hardly ever use fly line and the fly line is different also with very little head or forward weight. They are pretty much like a double taper line. I guess it’s like Tenkara fishing – I just didn’t say that out loud – did I?