July 22, 2025
By Fly Fisherman Staff
Josh Miller is author of the best-selling book Euro Nymphing: Tips, Tactics, and Techniques (2024), guide and owner of the Trout Yeah Guide Service, and head coach of the US Youth Fly Fishing Team that won gold medals in Bosnia (2023), in the Czech Republic (2024) and in Idaho (2025) earlier this month for the three-peat. In this episode, coach Miller discusses his introduction to fly fishing, his journey through the ranks of competitive fly fishing, and digs into his simplified nymphing system. Josh carries only a few fly patterns indifferent sizes, weights, and colors. In his mind there’s often no need to change the fly pattern, the better choice is to make a better presentation.
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00:02:29.320 --> 00:03:03.280: Our guest today, we are very honored to have Josh Miller in our studios today. Josh is, for the last two years, has been the coach of the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. He's an amazing guide here in Pennsylvania. He's done a lot of competitive fly fishing himself. He has written a book on Euro nymphing. You can see it right there behind him, Euro Nymphing Tips, Tactics, and Techniques.
00:03:03.280 --> 00:03:12.320: This guy is a maestro. He is a vacuum. You do not want to be fishing up the river behind him. Welcome, Josh…
