Fly Fishing With a World Champion: Howard Croston on River Nymphing

When it comes to nymphing for trout, few people have more experience than Howard Croston. Through his time on the English International Team, he's traveled the world fishing for trout and grayling in rivers. As such, he's refined his tactics, setup, approach and flies to nymphing rivers. In this video, Howard breaks down a run on a river in low water conditions on a hot and sunny summer day. Whether you're a beginner or expert at nymph fishing, Howard has tips and tricks for everyone.

00:00 Introduction
00:32 Approaching the river
01:45 Howard's nymphing rods
03:26 Howard's nymphing leader
04:47 Howard's trout fly patterns
05:40 Starting in the river
08:01 Assessing depth and fly weight
08:27 Find a reason to strike/set
09:23 Changing flies
12:15 Seeing through the water
13:21 Playing a fish
14:54 Dealing with wind
17:23 Don't wade where you haven't cast
19:28 Don't fish too close
21:03 Fishing a single nymph
26:16 A competition trick

Howard Croston is a World Fly Fishing Champion (2019) and member of the English International Fly Fishing team. He’s also the Global Brand and Product Manager at Hardy. As one of our Signature Tiers Howard is constantly innovating new flies, and has many proven trout fly patterns in our collection.

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