Nymphing the New Way: French leader fishing for trout

(Hardback)

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French nymphing, or European nymphing as it is often known in the US, is the most important new development in flyfishing for a generation. The use of ultra-long tapered French leaders provides huge advantages both in terms of reducing drag and dramatically improving fly presentation. These methods, which have already revolutionised the world of competition flyfishing, are now also proving themselves to be a game-changer for the recreational fisherman. This is the first book to explain all branches of French leader technique: . Sight nymphing . Short and long-range indicator nymphing . Dry fly . Fishing for grayling, carp and steelhead . Masterclasses from leading experts Cody Burgdorff (USA) Julien Daguillanes (France) Stanislav Mankov (Bulgaria) . Tips for fishing in all types of river and clear stillwaters in the UK, Continental Europe, the USA and the Southern Hemisphere.

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"It is a good shot in the arm for anyone who fishes larger rivers, especially where sport is tough. I often swear by a long leader on stillwaters, but am considerably less brave on running waters. The French Leader technique is something I intend to try more often after reading this book. The information is incredibly thorough but there are also some inspiring fishing stories and useful bits, from leader construction diagrams to tips on fly fishing for grayling, large trout and even carp. Refreshingly varied and well worth a look for any fly angler I'd say." -- Dominic Garnett Blog, Fishing Roads and Fishing Reads

"This is really practical and useful stuff. If you want to understand what it is all about, and incidentally pick up a very efficient way of catching non-rising fish in numbers which would not have been thought possible a few years ago, Nymphing -- the New Way is thoroughly recommended." -- The Wye and Usk Foundation newsletter

"I tied all leaders in the book and spent several weeks testing them on challenging spring creeks, freestone, and tailwaters throughout the Northeast. I was impressed with the performance of each for the conditions and tactics they were originally designed for. The section on leaders is worth the price of admission, but there's much more within these pages. Nymphing The New Way will help any open-minded fly fisher use the specialised tools needed to tackle the most demanding trout, and take their fly-fishing skills to the next level." -- George Daniel, Fly Fisherman Magazine

Author Bio

Jonathan White has flyfished widely for trout, sea trout and salmon in the western USA, the Kola, Iceland, Chile and Argentina, as well as saltwater flyfishing in the Seychelles and Bahamas. He started flyfishing on the river Teme in Shropshire as a ten-year-old and has now fished the Welsh border streams regularly for 45 years. Since retiring from a career in international banking, he fishes several times a year on the southern chalkstreams, particularly the Test, and also often visits Scotland to fish on the Tweed and the Spey. Probably his most unusual feat of flyfishing was to catch trout in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. This is unlikely to be repeatable in the near future as this area is currently in the hands of the Taliban! He is Chair of the Trustees of the Severn Rivers Trust.