It’s mid-November 2019, and we recently went out on the Mad River to do some fishing and product testing. It’s one of our favorite times of the year to fish. The leaves are clearing out and the fish are putting on the feed for the winter season. So we thought it was the perfect time to try out new RIO Euro Nymph Shorty and the Scientific Anglers Euro Nymph Kit that came out this fall.
With how popular the Euro style of nymphing has become, how important it is to us on the Mad River we’ve found these two products to be especially useful.
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Rio’s Euro Nymph Shorty is an ultra-thin, super-sensitive fly line designed for Euro nymphing. The line is deliberately made short (20 feet) so it can be added to the front end of a regular fly line utilizing the thin welded loop on each end. The idea is that anglers can fish their normal fly fishing style with their regular trout line, and when they come to a run they want to fish Euro nymph style, they simply loop the Shorty on and start nymphing. Quick, easy and no need for an extra rod or reel.
The Scientific Anglers Euro Nymph Kit can convert almost any single hand trout rod quickly to a Euro Nymphing setup. The kit includes a 20′ floating Euro Nymph Tip (0.25″ diameter), our Absolute Euro Nymph leader, and foam storage spool. It’s compact and quick to use!
If you want more versatility on the river with more convenience and options, we’d definitely recommend you pick up one of these and try them out. Let us know what you think!
