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Very nice video. What #16 olive were you using, and did you think the pattern makes a difference ?

Hi Roderick, I really enjoyed watching your video. I'm looking to upgrade my landing net, the one you have in the video looks great. Who is the manufacture and where did you buy it?

Very nice fish, and video.

Hello Roderick always enjoy your video’s, I fished Hury last year the water was a lot higher then but still enjoyed my day pity it’s eighty miles from my house in Leeds. Not many opportunities down here to fly fish. 🎣

What dries were you using please?

beautiful rod movement, majestic

Some lovely fish there as well as the river, a nice relaxing watch. Well done.

What a beautiful place to catch the wild 'uns. I would have preferred to see you using a landing net rather than hauling them out and using dry hands to take the hook out!

I really enjoyed your video and think you did a good way of showing how you can catch sea trout in daylight! Many people I’ve spoken to over the years have stated that you can’t catch them unless it’s dark. Fortunately I myself knocked that one out of the park, like you it can be done. One thing I’d like to mention which you picked up on is about people thrashing the water with spinners, well I used to feel the same about this, until a group of us (6 in fact) fishing on the Welsh Dee . Five of us were spinning, myself included when John K said you guys go first and he had a 15 foot split cane fly rod with a salmon fly on and he pulled out a beautiful salmon. Since then it never bothered me if guys spin before I use a fly. I think it can wind the fish up into getting aggressive and then a fly gets the reward.

awsome video 👌👌👌 and really relaxing music

Lovely video. You are right about wild fish.

Well done

I know that stretch, its one of my beats but I've not fished it yet. What flies do you find work well on there ? 😊😊👍👍

Fine trout for a small river 👍

I fished Cow Green a week after this video was posted. I had a fantasic day fishing size 12 wets on a floating line. I went from the car park on the north shore all the way down to the river. Hard work on foot but worth the effort as I managed some decent fish for this water.

My Dad passed away 2 weeks ago. Our last trip was up to Cowgreen. He loved his fly fishing and went to Cowgreen all the time. Thanks for the video.😢

Are you trying to charm the fish with the music 🎶 😊😂nice stream tight lines

Nice relaxing bit of water. Which river is that, it looks familiar. Swale ?

your channel came up on my recommended page, so therapeutic to watch. thank you

What time of day is that ?

Looks like they are rising subsurface.

Hi Rod, can I ask what size rod and line weight you use for rivers please? Kind regards Arthur

I’m unsubscribing I don’t understand the need for the music in your videos why can’t we just hear the sounds of nature

Looks like a really nice place to fish never tried it myself is it easy to get to from ashington. Thanks for sharing

Evertime i go to fontburn i avoid the shop side the banks are far to high. I like to go on the other side much easier to fish and land them it gets busy in the summer but if i go early enough i normally get a good spot

Looks like a wonderful place to fish, thank you.

We have a local river just like this, as in you need an expedition team to get to the water in order to fish due to the extreme overgrowth. As for the geese, I can understand your plight, the local swans have kept them at bay for some time recently, whereas before this they were very noisy and disturbing on the still water I fish.

Thank you for your video and your visit to Sweethope. Many thanks Lisa Meadows.

looked like a great days fishing and excellent value. Thanks for showing 👍

How much does it cost to fish there ? And any idea why Langley was shut ?

great vid. thankyou for sharing. what was your leader/tippet setup and length?

One of my favorite lenses! It’s a beauty.

Looks like somewhere to fish from a boat. Still it's good it's browns.

Must have been a very disappointing trip for you. Thought we might have seen you on the river this week trying for a seatrout after the recent flood.

always wanted to try fontburn now I'll not bother , stick to hury,chatton,thrunton and sharply

I'm glad you shared this, I was thinking of trying Fontburn. I've dodged a bullet thanks.

Well done. Proper fly fishing. None of the pellet fed rainbow rubbish there. Don't get me wrong I fish for rainbows at times but love fishing for our native wild fish. What I think is troubling is the way fishing has gone with stockies and the competition fishing ethos, a culture has crept in over the years where people expect and demand high stocking rates and unrealistic numbers and size of fish. Blanking is now regarded with almost disgust and shame when it's a healthy part of natural fishing. The methods have also been degraded to the point that there is little to no respect for the heritage of our sport a sort of do what you like, anything goes with a whole strain of fly-fishing barely discernible from float fishing.

Cow Green is an absolute gem of significant national importance as a wild brown trout fishery (our native fish that we should be protecting and championing across our waters). Love the place. I find I catch well fishing it traditionally, on the move, step and cast with traditional loch flies and methods. As with such fishing the wind can be a benefit if you can adjust your casting and retrieve to suit varying conditions. Had great days there when it was blowing hard tripping Ordies or retrieving a daddy long legs or Grouse and Green if mid to late in the year. Otherwise typical patterns work but read and work round the water as needed for proper brown trout fishing.

I enjoyed thanks buddy

I see you were wearing sensible footwear.

There is more to fishing than catching fish although one or two is a nice bonus but you can enjoy the walk and scenery. Tight lines 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

I'd be interested in other people's experience, but I find at Cow Green the wind can really kill sport, so I always look for the most sheltered areas. I don't know what your energy levels are like, but with the wind in that direction, you might've done better walking down to the dam and across onto the other bank. Health issues ate keeping me at home this year, so it's particularly intetesting to hear how you do on these Teesdale reservoirs. Thanks for the vids, and I look forward to more of your adventures.

A just got a new 8 foot 5 wait rod loveing it got to wild rainbows first day our about 3 pounds both then really nice rod fight was amazing going to get ma dad one tomorrow

The adventure is just as important as the catching as long as you get to enjoy the day. Thanks for sharing.

Thats a very nice video especially with the music.

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Very intetesting vid. If there's a gentle westerly breeze, I like fishing off the Cumbrian shore at Cow Green, especially later in summer. Your experience is similar to mine, if the fish aren't in the mood, they're hard to tempt, but on the right day it's magic. Dry black hopper my go-to in decent conditions.

Great video thank you for the helpful information, keep them coming

Another interesting and enjoyable watch many thanks

I really enjoy your videos, particularly as all the fisheries are in the north. Please keep them coming.