Any rod will work, but you'll likely get pretty tired over the course of a day with that. I played around with my 8' Steffen a couple of weeks ago and while it worked, it didn't work nearly as well. Plus today's actual "euro" rods are designed to be lighter, stiff butts, and flexible & sensitive tips to better suit the style of fishing they're designed for.I have a Hydrogen 11' 2wt spey rod I really enjoy using for streamers on the Yak. Would this give me enough 'sensitivity' to effectively use the same size flies for nymphing I would use a 4 wt euro rod for? I'm not sure how easily I could switch from using it as a streamer rod to a nymphing rod on the water..: )
I'm not asking that this euro/streamer rod be perfect at both. I feel confident with my abilities to swing flies if I can get even a 40 foot cast out there....but contact nymphing....I would have no idea if I was not getting the results due to ability or equipment. As I understand it, this seems to be the one type of fly fishing where the rod means the most. The idea of being more proactive with the fly rather than just trying to get a drag free drift and watching an indicator is what seems appealing to me....even more than simply catching more fish.
I think it would work. Euro is really, for me, a visual thing. Get your fly/flies in the zone and wait for your line/sighter to pause or move in a way it shouldn’t. I find that if I wait to feel it, even with dedicated rods, I miss a lot of eats. You can euro nymph with a lot of things. My 7'6" 3wt has done some nymphing in tight quarters, for example, and many folks do it with 9' 5wts-m when starting out.I have a Hydrogen 11' 2wt spey rod I really enjoy using for streamers on the Yak. Would this give me enough 'sensitivity' to effectively use the same size flies for nymphing I would use a 4 wt euro rod for? I'm not sure how easily I could switch from using it as a streamer rod to a nymphing rod on the water..: )
I'm not asking that this euro/streamer rod be perfect at both. I feel confident with my abilities to swing flies if I can get even a 40 foot cast out there....but contact nymphing....I would have no idea if I was not getting the results due to ability or equipment. As I understand it, this seems to be the one type of fly fishing where the rod means the most. The idea of being more proactive with the fly rather than just trying to get a drag free drift and watching an indicator is what seems appealing to me....even more than simply catching more fish.
Yes I do, and it is. I usually fish streamers or braces of wets, across and down, with it . I like a longer rod for nymph fishing upstream of my position.Tom, don't you have the Steffen 8' 5/6? that rod would be perfect for the streamer fishing you describe, especially for your waters. I too am always searching for a great all rounder that can do multiple things very well. Haven't found it yet. Some, like my broken Strike did multiple things good, just nothing great.
I got mine used from Gila Trout on the other site some time ago and I'm glad I did. Price seems like a bargin now.They did mention the Recon 4 wt as a possibility for what I want to do.
If you're talking streamers 2" and above, there's not a single euro rod on the planet that will be good for that type of fishing.
pretty sure OP is talking about troutcentric contact nymphing rods...I was with my reply. But, congrats, you're right.T&T and Diamondback make some "6wt" euro rods, for steelhead. I believe they have the butt of a 7-8wt, with a very soft tip.