Euro Line users- Are you using enough mono to make it so your euro line stays around the first couple of guides, or are you using less mono, and having your euro line come out of the rod tip?
I was fishing the river today using dry flies. A mix of spiders, olives & Parachutes but they definitely wanted nymphs today. A warm 27c air temperature, which is absolutely melting for Scotland but the fish were still feeding actively, clearly. I had fished a pool with dry flies for a while despite no luck so I moved on. I usually bring my Euro rod but this time decided to fish dries. Once I moved on another angler came into the same pool, I was next pool down, he was Euro nymphing. He managed 8 or 9 fish within 15 minutes in that same pool Euro nymphing. The 1 day I don’t bring my Euro rod & decide to fish dries they are loving nymphs 😆
I did eventually manage to fool this little guy though!
Anyways, I asked him what he was using later on once we met again as we were both leaving. He showed me & it was pretty much this fly. Essentially a zebra midge with an oversized red hot collar except his version, had a red wire rib I only have silver or gold, so opted for silver. I was straight home to tie a few up! I’m not the greatest at tying, these may not fish but I’m sure hoping they will. It’s nice that people share what flies are working on certain waters at certain times.
I don’t like knots in my euro mono rigs, I use about 35ft of straight mono to tippet ring and currently using Adams 4.5x which is ok but want to go thinner.
Looking at the pierre semp 0.14mm or 0.16mm and recommendation for best colour? Solid or multi? Can always use a sakura marker for solid line.
TIA
Just got started in euro. Never seen these patterns before. Anyone know what they’re called? Also any guesses on bead size?