"American Nymphing" - It's better than Euro Nymphing Right?

[long_rod_silvers]

All this talk about Euro Nymphing. Got me thinking - why haven't we (America) claimed our own nymphing style? What would it be?

 

[longputt]

Until earlier this year according to IGFA only one of the methods (#5 maybe) you proposed were fly-fishing. Now you can use 2 flies.

Indicators and trolling still do not qualify as fly-fishing by the IGFA.

 

[MGTom]

This with a bead?

or this with a big dry up top

 

[KillerDave]

Indicators are OK with the IGFA.

 

[Rob Allen]

Point blank euro nymphing is just the tight line nymphing that people all over the world have been doing for decades and that conventional anglers have been doing for even much longer. Steelhead fishermen call it drift fishing.

However someone needed to make money and a name for themselves so they rebranded it and made specialized gear for selling to do it.

Euronymphing gets the big old yawned from me, but by all means if you enjoy it? Go enjoy it, that part is awesome..

 

[Ian Horning]

None of the above. The correct answer is Chuck and Duck

 

[Rob Allen]

As far as what American nympging is? Ask Joe Humphreys

 

[Salvy]

American nymphing better than Euro nymphing?.... Well, Freedom Fries are better than French Fries, so, duh.

 

[Salmo_g]

American nymphing in this land of freedom loving rugged individualists would necessarily be the style that fits the least common denominator. That is, it is a style that requires the least skill and talent, generally the simplest tackle arrangement that can be purchased from mass market sporting good stores, including Wal Mart, and may or may not include garden hackle. A complete American nymphing setup includes a hat or belt holster with cup holders capable of holding two cans of macro brew cheap azz beer. Cuz 'Merica!

 

[quilbilly]

Let me tell you about nymphing, America has the best nymphing. Nymphing like you've never seen before, so much nymphing, the best nymphing...and its done in America, by Americans.
No Chinese necks used in nymphing, just American nymph parts, made in America.
But the failing, fake news Dry Fly media doesn't want to talk about nymphing, its all about a bunch of dead guys in ascots, Halford...not even an American.
MNGA

 

[GAT]

Point blank euro nymphing is just the tight line nymphing that people all over the world have been doing for decades and that conventional anglers have been doing for even much longer. Steelhead fishermen call it drift fishing.

However someone needed to make money and a name for themselves so they rebranded it and made specialized gear for selling to do it.

Euronymphing gets the big old yawned from me, but by all means if you enjoy it? Go enjoy it, that part is awesome..

Rob is absolutely correct. It's just dead drift nymph fishing with very long leaders … I was amazed when suddenly the technique was called Euro nymphing when I've always known it as dead drift and something most steelheaders (spin or fly) have used for many, many. many moons.

It ain't new...

 

[mcswny]

PATRIOT NYMPHING.

 

[long_rod_silvers]

Rob is absolutely correct. It's just dead drift nymph fishing with very long leaders … I was amazed when suddenly the technique was called Euro nymphing when I've always known it as dead drift and something most steelheaders (spin or fly) have used for many, many. many moons.

It ain't new...

Exactly. That's why we need to have American Nymphing!

 

[Old Man]

If I ain't Euro Nymphing or Czech nymphing, I'm doing it all wrong. Will I get laughed off of My skinny water. Or maybe a ticket for doing it all wrong. I have no idea what is right or wrong. I just know the way I do it works. So I'm going to call it "Jim's Nymphing". So there.

 

[Brian Miller]

...it is a style that requires the least skill and talent, generally the simplest tackle arrangement that can be purchased from mass market sporting good stores, including Wal Mart, and may or may not include garden hackle.

Except for the bold comments you were describing traditional fixed line Keiryu (garden hackle), and Tenkara (unweighted artificial flies)