Blowtorch

The Blowtorch Nymph remains one of the most reliable competition-style Euro nymphs for targeting trout in fast or deep water. Below is a quick-reference summary of its core components, optimized for your fly-tying bench. The Blowtorch Nymph remains one of the most reliable competition-style Euro nymphs for targeting trout in fast or deep water. Below is a quick-reference summary of its core components, optimized for your fly-tying bench.

In 2014, while training in the Czech Republic for the World Fly Fishing Championship, Olsen was fishing a challenging stretch of the Vltava River. A Czech competitor named Michael Adamcik recommended that Olsen try a traditional European pattern known simply as a Tag Nymph.