Five Things an Expert Euro Nymphing Angler Learned this Year, with Jesse Haller

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

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🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

We all learn something every time we go fishing, even the amazing vacuum cleaner Jesse Haller, our resident Euro nymphing expert. So I asked Jesse what he has learned over the past 12 months, and it’s a fun and eye-opening interview that got me excited about trying some new ideas and strategies for Euro nymphing. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.

In the Fly Box this week, we have the following questions:

Is there a good way to figure out what fly sizes I can use on a given rod?
Can I use big trout streamers for Atlantic salmon? Why are traditional salmon flies tied they way they are?
I have trouble with line handling with two-handed rods. What should I do?
I can’t find smallmouth bass in my river even though I know they live there. What kind of water should I look for?
Why do some hook styles come in odd sizes like 13 and 15?
I can’t get enough distance on big lakes with my 9 foot 6 weight Recon rod. Would a longer rod help? Would a two-handed rod get me more distance?
Is it necessary to pinch the barb on hooks smaller than size 20?
Why can’t I get flies shipped from the US to Canada, and is there any way to get around this?
If I catch a big fish, is it OK to go back to try and catch it again in the same day?
I am having trouble deciding on the right line for bass fishing on my 909 rod. Some bass bug lines are rated two line sizes heavier. What should I do?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast.
0:07.0	This podcast is being courted on July 3rd, 2019.
0:15.0	And today in the show, we're going to be talking to Jesse Haller.
0:20.0	Desi's been on the podcast a number of times. He works here at Orvis as a product
0:26.0	developer and he is our resident, one of the resident tightline Euro nymphing experts and we're going to ask Jesse about the five
0:37.0	things he's learned in the past year new things that he's learned it was eye-opening to me and got me excited to go out and do
0:46.3	some tight-line nymphing and I'm sure it will for you as well. But first, let's answer some questions on the flybox. You can ask some
0:57.6	questions if you want by sending an email to podcast at oarivist.com. I read them all or you can send a voicemail
1:12.0	message the best way send a voicemail message.
1:14.0	The best way to do it is to record it on your phone as a voice file and then email it to that
1:19.1	podcast at Orvis.com address.
1:22.0	If you're not comfortable doing that, you can send me a voicemail,
1:29.4	leave a voicemail at 802, 362,80000, but with the preponderance of cell phones these days instead of
1:39.3	landlines, the audio quality isn't always as good and sometimes you blip in and out and I can't hear your whole
1:46.4	question so it's a lot better to send a voicemail or a voice file through email if you can.
1:59.6	And a voice file through email if you can. And a couple other things. You can follow me on Instagram if you want
2:03.0	want to do interesting stuff I try to do educational stuff you won't see a lot of
2:07.2	grip and grins from me because there's plenty of people doing that kind of
2:10.9	stuff but you know I try to mix it up and make it
2:14.8	interesting so it's at Rosenbauer T and my new book is out the
2:21.2	orvis flyying Guide which has been around in another version since I think
2:28.3	about 2000 2001 but I have completely redone the book all new photographs new patterns mostly new patterns I had to keep in
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