How to Fish Emergers for Trout

Emergers are a lot of fun to fish, so here's a basic demonstration on how to fish them.

[williamraudenbush]

This video made me really happy. I'm so pleased there are masters out there sharing incredibly competent and well produced instructional videos like this one to help those who need to advance and grow their abilities.

A word of caution: when you start to use techniques far superior to the ones you were using, there is a tendency to get tunnel vision, and to not switch techniques and/or flies. We've all been there. (I'll admit i still catch myself doing it from time time.)

The best thing you can do for yourself when you are seeking to expand your abilities is to get a seine, catch yourself some bugs in the water column, and get really passionate about etymology and the life cycle of aquatic insects. Watch the fish, observe the birds, and when the fishing gets great, . don't forget to take a moment to realize the conditions, not just the technique that produced results.

[izaakwaltonflyfishingclub]

Nice demo on the lower third of the Grand river tailwater.
Excellent presentation. Thanks

[RonMTube]

Well done and very helpful. The most successful fly fisherman I know pretty much uses this technique all the time.

[eyeintheskiesdavid]

I wish that i had found this video before it really helped me out alot i was fishing the other day and had the greatest day fishing in years catching fish after fish because I was always retrieving with the figure 8 and never got any takes untill I tried your tips and had the best day ive ever had fly fishing thank you so much for making this video really helped me out alot thank you so much for tips and techniques really helped me tight line's my friend keep safe and catch you on the next video 🤝👍

[richardc]

Looks like you are having a great time. My favourite emerger is a Klinkhamer. I find the trout like it as well!

[tomlevine]

Thanks so much for the instructive video. I've only been fishing for a little over a year, and the river I most commonly fish does not have huge hatches or even visible insects on the water, but there have been days where you see vertical fish or "bulges" on the water. I missed the fish completely by either fishing a weighted nymph setup or trying to float dries. I can't wait to try the emerger technique.

[canadiangemstones]

That is some tough water right there, you did well!

[DAVIDDAMIENR]

GREAT VIDEO !!!! Thank You for sharing !!!!

[troutstalker]

thank you for all the good advise and tips.. you da boss..tight lines. i sub

[snappakingie]

Great video, I learnt a lot from this
Thanks.

[tylervisina]

Quite a nice looking flash of a trout at 2:29 exactly downstream of the fisherman

[vishnudass]

great demo. this video helped me to understand more clearly that the difference between fishing a nymph and an emerger. I want to make sure I understand correctly. The nymph rides deeper in the current as it may recently crawled out of is casing, whereas the emerger is just about to reach the surface, but not quite. Is this correct? If so, would not emergers and nymphs be effective during these times, as it seems like a short period between both phases of the insects life? Thanks again

[andrewbowen]

Fascinating stuff. On my local river I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen fish rising, only to put on a nice hackled dry fly with no drift and yet the fish have refused infact not even looked at the dry? I’m guessing that these fish would be taking emergers?

[clammerify]

Hi Peter, great vid and quick question. Do you ever fish emergers off a dry (eye/bend of hook) or just solo?

[tim]

I've a confession to make, I've fly fished a long time but very seldom fish dries, and when I do fish dries it's usually a big terrestrial. My question is: do adult mayfly actually spend much time sitting on the water once hatched? I didn't think they did, but could be wrong. If they don't, wouldn't we be better off exclusively using emergers rather than duns? I'm just trying to understand why there are so many mayfly dry patterns and why they're popular. I guess they obviously must work!

[shad]

I've never fished emergers before but I do have a couple in my box and would love to give them a try after watching this. You explained it very simple and directly! Do you use a small split shot to get the emerger sub-surface?

[johnhoyle]

Just to clarify, your fishing an emerger at the end of your leader/tippet, no indicator? And swinging it almost as a wet fly? As well as a dead drift? Thanks for the video, got yourself a subscriber.

[AdamCraigOutdoors]

will this work ok with a indicator on stillwater?

[michagradon]

I just have a one question. Where is it?

[Man-ugyh]

Fly fish 🐠 s so don't fferent because i had a meeting sh on and the door dnt even fill the take the only way I knew was when I went to cast the line