Joe Humphreys | Nymphing Techniques

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8 жыл бұрын

Joe Humphrey teaches the essentials of nymph fly fishing. This full-length show was shot in Joe's home region of Pennsylvania. Far more than a fishing show, this detailed video is about this legendary angler who has made a positive impact on fly fishing and people's lives.
If you enjoyed this video, we strongly recommend you check out the documentary film about Joe called "Live the Stream - The Joe Humphreys Story". You can learn more at www.livethestreamfilm.com
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@cbut098 5 жыл бұрын

I bet the fish ask for his autograph after he catches them. Amazing man.

@Jonathan-fc2gt 2 жыл бұрын

I fished with him 3 weeks ago

@ellederberryblue8377 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely comment.

@flyguy1457 3 жыл бұрын

Legend! The man has forgotten more about fly fishing than I will ever know!

@davenotyerb4923 4 жыл бұрын

I remember a few years ago fishing with my daughter at a culvert down the road from our house. There is a huge brown that lives there but it takes off anytime someone gets close enough to cast at it. So one day my daughter had an idea, she said that we should go to the other side of the road and feed our fly through, under the road through the culvert and sure enough, that big brown trout took the fly. I rushed over there and netted it. We took a photo and let it go. It’s still there and a lot of people fish there.

@stevechristian5268 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome story! Sounds like my daughter and I!

@Transblucency 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your daughter is a natural strategist, which is awesome. It took me years to realize that I do much better when I think through how to approach a swim, pool or lie so that I can present my fly in a way that is going to give me my best advantage. Took me a long time to realize that I had much better luck that way rather than keeping on doing what I was doing, i.e. simply favoring an upstream approach (I mostly fish dry flies because I enjoy it the most) and casting up or across to likely spots. Now I spent a little bit more time observing and thinking about food sources, wind direction, undergrowth, likely feeding channels and lies, water depth, turbulence and clarity, and how best to approach and move through a pool in a way that (hopefully) will ensure my best presentation to where the fish are. Now I just need to learn acceptance; dry flies aren't always the way, no matter how much I enjoy fishing them. Fishing with nymphs and other wet flies has far greater value than the dropper afterthought to which I have previously relegated them. Oh yeah, and how to unlearn my many bad casting habits. Having a strategy for a fishing spot helps me to compensate for any shortcomings I might have in casting technique.

@johnjhay74 4 жыл бұрын

"It was an ongoing process and I'm still learning at 84" . That is it right there 👍❤

@davelester3357 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a national treasure....have learned tons from him over the years. Now I teach it to my boys. Tight lines Joe.

@TheXeniaman 2 жыл бұрын

I love he still gets thrilled with the connection. It never gets old.

@englishroundtable 5 жыл бұрын

"I lost him, but I got him"

@troybaucom2051 2 жыл бұрын

The World would be a better place if there were more people like Joe Humphreys...

@justinpartington9220 Ай бұрын

WHO SAYS YOU SHOULDN'T "DRINK MILK"!!, absolutely a great life for this man.

@joeloverti672 21 күн бұрын

A few decades ago I had the pleasure of attending a fly fishing school taught by Joe Humphreys and Ed Shenk at the Allenberry Inn. Both of these men were fantastic teachers. So many good memories of them both.

@brentalous 4 жыл бұрын

What an absolute boss. Wasn't prepared for those feels at the end!

@chjamie 4 жыл бұрын

I feel you

@paulpaul1815 4 жыл бұрын

I got something in my eye too

@23v0lv32 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the greatest clips of fly fishing media. Period.

@randalltom9750 2 жыл бұрын

I’m Sixty-One. And I’ve flyfished over many productive waters for over fifty of those years. Joe Humphreys is a true master. As simple as it may seem, mastery of nymphing is difficult. Ask any golfer, as they face a lifetime of challenge to perfect their game. Yet, it is the love of the sport which makes such toil, pure joy.

@gregoryc5431 2 жыл бұрын

This was incredible! I've always heard the OG's here in the hills say: the difference between a average nymph fisherman, and a great nymph fisherman is a couple of splitshot!! R.I.P the #goat 🙏

@DarthInsomnis 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been learning to fly fish now for about 4 weeks, and I have to say this man is not only very knowledgeable, but helped me understand better what fly fishing is all about. God bless this man.

@milangradinac9148 8 жыл бұрын

This is a real gentleman, a good man, an excellent fly fisherman, if you listen to him carefully, and with understanding, you're not aware of how much good tips you can pick from the real, true master. I am also an experienced fisherman, 45 years old, from Bosnia, from the age of seven fish in mountain streams. In this gentleman seeing myself in the future, and I really admire him, his every word it is in place. The first time I watch this video, I immediately received a confirmation for some of my personal experiences in which I was not 100% sure. These are some little things that can be read between the lines, but which are often crucial for a good, successful fishing. Max

@kenankamaric4252 7 жыл бұрын

Milan Gradinac I am bosnian as well. I am just getting into fly fishing. i picked up allot from this video even though I knew quite a bit. Such a legendary fisherman.

@karenolivo117 4 жыл бұрын

@@kenankamaric4252 all I can do is cry and pray that somebody with some sense will make that Pebble mine thing go away and leave Bristol Bay alone I grew up in Alaska I was lucky I love Alaska and all things in it it's not to be destroyed but to be preserved for my great-grandchildren and my great-grandchildren great-grandchildren please please don't let them destroy Bristol Bay

@1001SHAD 8 жыл бұрын

I met him once, in Philadelphia at a talk he gave and I showed him a few flies I had tied for the friend who invited me. He gave them a close inspection and told me "I could have used these yesterday." Nicest guy on the water and a real privilege to meet him.

@johnsmith-em2wp 5 жыл бұрын

I graduated from Penn State, took his class the semester after he retired. Timing is everything they say

@alanvangorder8145 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-em2wp damn it

@ethanbertini721 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@chjamie 4 жыл бұрын

What a man! I nearly cried when he told his resume of his lifetime (at 20:30 ) . He seems like such a great guy! I want to look at my life like him when I am his age and I hope he can catch (and release) trouts until the end of his time...

@thecalfisher 8 ай бұрын

I’ve watched this video over and over again for 9 years straight. I learn something every time.

@wlnlax14 2 ай бұрын

Saw this video was I years old and got worried he wouldn't be around still. Turns out he's 94 and still fishing 👌 seems like good therapy indeed

@xeverettx2564 Жыл бұрын

What a man! I owe everything to him when it comes to the almighty fly! I also like joe, love nymphing small streams in heavily wooded areas in Pennsylvania. So naturally earlier season cold wether calls for a good bead head rabbit ears nymph. I always had success on that pattern and then I heard about joe and my nymphing went from good to great, an exact since you’d might say. I’ll call up a buddy and say hey meet me at this stream in one hour. To which they usually reply “why would you waste your time there it’s not even a stocked stream” well after a mile or two walk back in we are landing little 7,8,9, and even ten inch native browns and brookies that are pretty as a peacock! In fact I can’t even tell you the last time I landed a big ol stocked rainbow and with those I’ll keep 2 or 3 just to make the family a fresh homemade meal that night with pan fried trout. But if it’s not stream to table I still throw those back because I’m not freezing em. Let some lol young fella have the time of his life catching a big ol 18 rainbow which will put a great memory in his head so that he’ll wanna fish year in and year out! Thanks again Joe you are a national treasure!!!!!!

@istvan_david Жыл бұрын

Wow. The world needs more people like him. Thank you Joe.

@eyeintheskiesdavid9277 Ай бұрын

I’m learning from a true legend of fly fishing and thanks to you I’m catching more fish than I ever have in years of fishing thanks very much 🤝🇮🇪🎣

@favirefunnyfarm1043 4 жыл бұрын

I met Joe several times over the years and always told him he made my life better by lightning the fire to fish under me. Always kept me out of trouble and he is right it’s the best therapy ever to hear the water running and the birds singing. Thanks Joe I will never forget the gift you gave me.

@dfow999 5 жыл бұрын

This actually brought a tear to my eye, what a wonderful man.

@austintrenkamp8205 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, such an inspirational fella whose every bit of heart and soul is in this way of life we all call being a fly angler

@terry1965 Жыл бұрын

I have been nymph fishing for years this gentleman Joe has got it figured out. One of the best fisherman I ever saw. Terry Farrell Lake of the Ozarks Missouri

@Bay_32 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing you explain how you fish is so incredible. You think about everything!

@martuni1539 3 жыл бұрын

What a gentleman and master of the art. From the younger generation, thank you Mr. Humphreys!

@DrJohn493 5 жыл бұрын

...and he's a lefty too! Amazing the shared experiences. Like him, after school, I'd jump on my bike, head to a nearby creek and fish the deep holes for largemouth bass. Only two lures, a plastic worm and a Rapala top water minnow. Years ago, I transitioned to fly fishing and only then did I realize how therapeutic the art of trout fishing can be. Mr. Joe summed up the zen of fly fishing very poignantly for all of us who came to it later in life.

@dattack1970 4 жыл бұрын

I don't even fly fish but I am mesmerized by this documentary.

@bellliberty4500 5 жыл бұрын

What a legend. 84 years old with the kneeling, flawless, bow cast, which instantly produces a brookie. So cool!

@vonhaynes6163 5 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone not give a thumbs up to joe humpherys. He has tried to teach any and everyone how to fly fish to their best ability. Give gratitude to who it is deserved.

@areess6209 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a fly fishing tutorial where some is actually catching fish. Wish I could shake that man's hand. Thank you sir.

@timmcfadden432 4 жыл бұрын

I went to Penn State in the 60's and he taught a baitcasting class. Talk about learning from the Master! A wonderful person with a calm, serene manner.

@paulsnyder681 2 жыл бұрын

Learning from the legend in person is an amazing experience and he is why I got into fly fishing. Love our PA mountain streams.

@richardarizaga1979 3 жыл бұрын

IT WAS AN HONOR FOR THESE FISH ,TO GET CAUGHT BY A LEGEND.

@maverick120adventures8 2 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to fish with this man on Clarks Creek in Pennsylvania. It was many years ago I was a burgeoning fly fisherman he did his dissertation on leaders and nymphs we all listened then we fished we stopped at a good section of pocket water Mr Humphries gave me a few pointers I think I made a few casts and sure enough I caught a fish! I believe from that moment the next five years the only kind of fishing I did was with a fly rod I was hooked for life.

@renewenergystructure 5 жыл бұрын

Was lucky enough to meet Joe twice so far at fly fishing symposiums both in Northeastern Ohio and then again over a decade later in Pleasanton, CA. Taking a fly casting lesson from him on the second meeting. He taught us to cast from our knees in order to help encourage a proper loop. He said "You're going to be a good caster some day". (I think that meant I needed a little work) His words were similarly colorful and full of imagery as well as contenting as seen in this video. Fished Sugar Creek, Oil Creek, and Caldwell creek in PA not too far where Joe lives. On my hands and knees I used his bow and arrow cast to get under some hanging fir limbs and managed to hook a decent sized fish which rolled quickly and was gone. Hitting the Sierras this weekend and was doing a little surfing when I stumbled upon this video. Hey Joe!

@bobdonaldson445 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched this video several times and it never gets old. I’ve been fly fishing for over 30 years and the older I get the more I understand everything Joe is talking about. He’s a real treasure!

@cassandravasil5057 7 жыл бұрын

this video was the first i watched when gaining an interest in fly fishing. im in my 2nd year of fly angling and recently started tying flies and nymphs, and as joe mentions, studying the underwater species of bait fish and bugs. several times on the water, and during times of no rises or no bites i flip stones and observe the bugs and such. this season has been my most productive on the water catching everything from trout to bass to various species of pan fish all on the fly. thank you joe for sharing your knowledge and inspiring me to be a better angler. and thank you to the new fly fisher for providing us with these informative videos. like joe here teaching the masses his skills, i have 2 children who i take fishing as often as i can and my oldest son who is 6 is gaining interest in fly fishing. again thank you, and good luck to all the angler who view this video and comment. keep them lines tight! - jake

@danhewko1093 6 жыл бұрын

I had the Penn State fishing course co-taught by Joe and George Harvey around 1970. Two very knowledgeable and capable fisherman and teachers. Glad to see he is still out on the water. I was fortunate to fish throughout PA and now in NZ, his best advice is to monitor and adjust to each situation. In fly fishing you never stop learning.

@TroutbumBlazer 5 жыл бұрын

Ive met Joe a number of times when I was in school at Penn State and a member of the Penn State Fly Fishing Club and while living in State College. Great guy, every time I met him I learned something, he's a natural born teacher. Crazy that he's almost 90.

@canadiangemstones7636 3 жыл бұрын

So glad these legends of the sport are being preserved, and put on KZfaq!

@ronaldpurvis4293 2 жыл бұрын

I've admired you for many many year's Joe. We were in State College one evening and went to a Inn on the main street going through State College, don't remember it's name. We learned from the hostess that you were always seated at this one booth. We asked if we could be seated their, she said certainly. We had a wonderful meal that evening and felt so honored 🎖to be seated where you would be. I am also a avid fly fisherman. Keep a tight line Joe.

@OtherEndofLine Жыл бұрын

I don't fly fish (yet) but what he said at the end of the video really moved me. I hope I can do the same thing. Thanks to Joe and all the people who made possible to let us watch this video. :)

@theboy7740 Жыл бұрын

What a sweet man. I hope to find half the satisfaction in anything I do as he finds in fly fishing.

@Sport--willow Жыл бұрын

One of the if not the best video I have seen on youtube to date! While watching, you can not only hear the love and compassion, but feel it too. Thank you for sharing, it was the exact video I was in need of seeing this morning.

@newflyfisher Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Dieiamgi 6 жыл бұрын

I'm lucky to get to fish with a older generation fisherman who teaches me a lot about fly fishing and helps me get out into the mountains. I just came back from a creek and was catching baby brook trout like he had on this video. They are beautiful fish.

@stonefly4894 8 жыл бұрын

I have studied and learned Mr. Humphrey's nymphing techniques over the years,the downer and upper cast,the tuck cast,adjusting weight, rolling the bottom with your nymphs. All I can say is buy a copy of Trout Tactics, study it , and watch your fishing get a lot more productive. Thanks for passing your knowledge along Mr. Humphreys.

@Sveinn1984 3 жыл бұрын

This is the coolest video ever. This man is an artist! Just bought my first fly rod and found the PERFECT channel. The wisdom this fella has!

@newflyfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@showmemotion 2 жыл бұрын

i bought the documentary about Joe Humphrey, pretty awesome. glad this video was made with him

@DGK007 5 жыл бұрын

There are many more learnings here than fly fishing. A true example of a life well lived.

@milesanthonystaub9435 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve known Joe Humphries since I can remember. My pap and him are in the same rod and gun club in state college on spruce creek. Thanks for treating me like a young man and teaching me tips and tricks that turned me in to the angler I am today. A purely amazing soul

@newflyfisher 4 жыл бұрын

joe is awesome and responsible for helping many people learn to fly fish

@AdoNaVodi 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful message at the end! Great guy!

@Brew2626 6 жыл бұрын

Had me in tears at the end, what a legend!

@justinmorlock4281 4 жыл бұрын

You sir, are what many of us aspire to be. You leave large boot prints to fill. One day, I hope we can find the compassion and the patience to learn to love one another and teach each other without the woes and cares of today's world. Just fishing and the love of the outdoors.

@BGIS2000 2 жыл бұрын

His lost words just like mine "memories". Great man.

@ontarioriverguides2084 8 жыл бұрын

That's one of my favorite episodes of the New Fly Fisher. What a privilege to get to meet and fish with such a great icon of the sport.

@Tabascorider 3 жыл бұрын

one of the most humble men I have had the pleasure of seeing doing this

@NjordFishingChannel 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Great angler and person! Really enjoy the end of the video! Congratulations from Portugal

@fshng2fish 7 жыл бұрын

Great video Joe. Thanks for keeping the sport alive and teaching many people how to do it.

@tonymarshall1931 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed Mr Humphreys the most! The rocking chair is closer to me than ever before and that's my plan too!

@Piedscooter1 8 жыл бұрын

I personally in the flesh have studied under the tutelage of Joe Humphreys. His books along with books by George Harvey, Ed Shenk, Charlie Fox, Datus Proper, and Vince Marinaro have shaped my fly fishing life. This video from 20:00 to the end really chokes me up..........................

@newflyfisher 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and glad to hear you met Joe. Great man and educator.

@seanearnest 8 жыл бұрын

Very heavy closing segment. He seems like a really great man.

@ptolemy7918 8 жыл бұрын

What a true fisher - beautiful film, beautiful man.

@ericlewis3681 9 ай бұрын

Great to see an old Master still at it!

@ryanglenn7565 8 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. Thank you for posting. Mr. Humphrey is an inspiration.

@douglasfields3942 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!! I saved it so that I can watch it over and over and over again. You don't get to learn from legends everyday.

@keiranrooker7981 4 жыл бұрын

I remember my great grandfather edward Rooker telling me about when he and joe humphry fished together and he taught him a lot of stuff with fly fishing and joe showed my papa some stuff too

@Northy678 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mr. Humphrey! What a great video.

@NHWildscapes 5 жыл бұрын

Your one of the best Joe! Always been one my iconic fishing idols since I was a kid in the 70’s.

@EweCantHandletheTruth 4 жыл бұрын

Joe is the kind of angler that all who fish should strive to be...his knowledge, philosophies and appreciation for the gift that he learned is infectious

@lito_al_booboo 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing. It takes good energy to catch good fish like he does.

@alancarlyon3928 5 жыл бұрын

What a great man sharing all his knowledge with us all! Many thanks as you have taught me a few things!

@Mojsinjski 5 жыл бұрын

A legendary video ! Legendary master ! Thank you.

@23v0lv32 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow what a spectacular video. His monologue at the end gave me chills

@cuttzizzle 4 жыл бұрын

He's still amazing all these years later. Watched him on Fishing Creek one day around 30 years ago.

@henrysiegelson8342 3 жыл бұрын

This video was a revelation. Technique, love of his craft, and elation about a vey tiny catch. Thank you so much for this

@stevepileski614 3 жыл бұрын

Those ending remarks were incredible. God bless you, Joe.

@uni_shadow164 3 жыл бұрын

Those smaller brook trout streams are Tough! Fished some in Tennessee! God Bless you Joe!

@loudol4 7 жыл бұрын

Thats the best video i've seen. Thank you for it. I love Pa. streams and enjoy Joe. What a Great story.

@SticksAandstonesBozo Жыл бұрын

I just watched a 19 part series on fly casting / fishing and all 19 parts where solely about the movement of the pole. This is what people need. Actual info on how long and where in the water , what to do with weights , etc. Sure wish I found this before I spent hours watching 19 parts about moving the pole lol.

@oceanexploration 6 жыл бұрын

For those who are complaining about Joe lipping trout, I have a couple points to this. First, he does so gently. He doesn't yank them out of the water. 2nd, these aren't particularly large trout. Even if they were, just think about it. Every time you hook a trout, you hook it somewhere in the mouth and the fish is fought, you guessed it, from the mouth. I highly doubt lipping a trout is any worse for the fish than the initial hook set, which does actual tissue and cartilage damage. Personally, I land using a net and try not to handle the fish unless I am taking a picture. Plus I do not have tough thumbs like Joe. Mine would get bloody in a hurry. That said, he catches far more fish. Enough said.

@JoshuaCrunk 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Quickly and securely lipping a small trout has GOT to be better for it than squeezing it to death while it's squirming, possibly dropping it onto the bank, etc. to get the hook out. People complaining about the way he handled those trout have not actually done much fishing.

@kevinblanchard611 4 жыл бұрын

Boy your smart

@therusfosterson238 4 жыл бұрын

With all due respect to Joe (and he is due A LOT of respect) there is no reason to touch a fish when releasing it. Use forceps to grasp THE FLY, turn the hook upside down (so the barb is pointing down towards the water) and gravity gently pulls the fish off. The fish never comes out of the water and is never touched or injured by hands.

@Ragadadalad 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this two years later, and I first felt uncomfortable about the lipping too. But then I noticed that he always keeps the fish just hanging there vertically. This is in extreme contrast to trying to present the fish horizontally as many do with bass (which have stronger jaws that will do this without complaint to some extend). Regarding the force applied to the jaw, this makes an immense difference.

@dylanmounsey7515 3 жыл бұрын

Therus Fosterson you shouldn’t even be fishing these creeks with barbs on your hooks bud come on now

@KutthroatOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

What a legend, every ounce of information he gives is a gem and you can tell how passionate he has always been for the sport!

@user-iz7zy7rx9t 7 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS!!! new to fly fishing and learned a lot from this video.

@caileanmoore2835 7 жыл бұрын

Joe, you're a true gent and such an influence on the young and mature fisherman of today. Wishing you all the very best from Scotland.

@LarryLeFoy 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Joe. I really enjoyed the tips and watching you handle your fly rod. Thankyou again!!!

@indyjones5265 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Tom is a class act, thank you.

@dfzurichch 8 жыл бұрын

Good man passing on all this good information, I started out the same on small country streams and river looking for insects and see if I could catch a fish. What a beautiful time. Well done.

@timothybladon9958 10 ай бұрын

I live near a lake where there are few if any trout and I don't mind driving 100 miles to go fly fishing. I checked out a book by Joe Humphreys from the local library so many times that they gave it to me. There is a ton of information in the book that he covers in this video and it is now a prized possession.

@davem776 4 жыл бұрын

Hadn't understood fly fishing until watching this video. Thank you

@Girt- 3 жыл бұрын

I love that basically every informational fishing video the whole intro is just a flex

@zackamig4446 5 жыл бұрын

I'm brand new to fly fishing and this was an incredible video. Watching a true genius at work. I'm from central PA and cannot wait to go hit the streams

@johnshand6176 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to watch such a great American educator and humanist. A life led to the full. Thanks from down-under in NZ.

@dmetzgarful 7 жыл бұрын

Greatest fishing video I have seen. Really fun to watch.

@erikmorrissette6749 5 жыл бұрын

The sound of the small stream, balsam for the soul. I can never stop looking for fish.

@PerfectoM 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, I love his passion and love for the sport. Just amazing and yeah you keep catching those trout.

@ome69 4 жыл бұрын

What a lovely man and so healthy for 86, he has a poetic way with words.

@kerrypitt9789 8 жыл бұрын

The very first Video I ever watched back in the early VHS days, was by Joe I have fished by his advice for many years.

@PaulKenyonFFD 8 жыл бұрын

A wonderful instructional and inspirational video from master fly fishing instructor and author Joe Humphrey. Packed with invaluable tips and techniques