I have moved strictly to the top shelf hopper and perdigon combo from watching your videos! I don’t know why I bring any other flies because I seem to always find myself fishing this combo!
Drew You ever around in Littleton Colorado Look me up I'd Get A Kick Fishing with ya! I am ging back to my Roots and hit the San Juan River By Navajo Dam and Film it All. I am new but getting going . Love Watching you your a wealth of Info. For Sure . Cool See Ya
Just starting out trying fly fishing, and learned a lot from your videos. I have a question for you. Where would you recommend that I buy flies from online?
Thanks Drew. Will be going to the Black Hills in two weeks. Bought a fly tying vise and some basic materials. Will try some of these types…something simple.
Great video, Drew! I’ve been a big fan of hopper-dropper rigs for a long time as well. In high mountain streams and lakes in MT, WY, and AB my go-to is a size 10-12 Adams Irresistible with a size 14-16 generic nymph like the Pheasant Tail, and like you I’m big on tungsten beads. I’m gonna look in on your tying videos to get some new hopper patterns now.
Interesting (and at first sight very plausible theory): big fish come to the surface to take big baits because of the energy efficiency. However..., my experience is that I catch the real big ones mostly on (very) small nymphs (size 14-16). Often same with the dry ones. Do you have an explanation for that?
You should do some fishing in Michigan at some point. We’ve got some great trout streams in both the upper and lower peninsula. I’d be curious to see how well you did.
I was killing it yesterday with a size 14 stimulator and size 20 midge dropper ,i just ginked up the stimulator it was able to handle also a tiny split shot
Caught several trout using my usual euro- nymphing rig on the Naches river this week. When I noticed that several were in shallow water below a riffle I figured a dry fly should get their attention too. Based on your superb videos, I built an 8.5 Rainwater Rod this spring and tied up some top-shelf hoppers using your tying video and, sure enough, got hits right away and caught my first trout on a dry fly I tied myself -- I'm a convert! Thanks so much!
Drew, I just started fly fishing this year and I love your videos. Been fishing chubby hoppers with flash back pheasant tail droppers and killing it here in Colorado.
Would love to buy a box of these flies to try out! Understand about staying neutral and not getting into sales. I enjoy the vids talking about flies and their use.
Hey Drew I’ve tied up a dozen top shelf hoppers size 12 according to your video.The first dropper fly I attached to the hopper was the black one you recommend in this video (#16 jig hook,3 wraps of 0.02 lead wire,3mm T bead) Cast it out appears like the hopper is struggling to hold the fly up.Two more casts and the whole rig including the hopper sunk.Surely with 4mm foam on the hopper it should easily stay afloat with the fly?Any advise?
At 4:07 good GOLL that fly looks like the dog got it! Omfg!!! Hahaha that is SICK! You love to see it!!! And I love that they have little pieces of tippet still knotted on! This is authentic Drew’s flies right here! Awesome man. Thanks for sharing!
Drew, you are the man! Thanks for this rare footage of a talented fly fisherman who really shares his secrets-that's the stuff that we really want to know! Now I need that list of rivers and streams!! LOL, I would pay dearly for a set of your favorite flies! and the secret list od streams!! This is where you could cash in and do us all a favor!!
Great content. General hopper dropper question. Headed over to the white in a few days for hoppers and droppers. Never fished dry dropper on the white before. When you were on the white a couple videos ago , what distance was your dropper from your dry fly.
This was awesome Drew. Thank you as always for sharing your insight with us novices! Do you sell any of your flies? I'd be extremely interested in getting some of your perdigons and Top-shelves, because I don't tie myself.
I don't. Barely can keep up with what I need. Plus there's already a ton of skepticism around youtubers only promoting the brands or products they use for profit. I don't want my channel to be associated with anything related to sales.
@@LooknFishy Understood Drew, and I think that is admirable. Guess I better learn how to tie then! 😁Thanks for all the great content and information from your experience!
Thanks drew, most people wouldn't give out that kind of info. I have my own patterns that work well for me, but Thanks to you I have been tieing up some foam hoppers to try and add to my arsenal. Enjoyed watching. 👍
Love your site. Wish you talked SLOWER.
I have moved strictly to the top shelf hopper and perdigon combo from watching your videos! I don’t know why I bring any other flies because I seem to always find myself fishing this combo!
I wonder that myself sometimes lol!
Drew You ever around in Littleton Colorado Look me up I'd Get A Kick Fishing with ya! I am ging back to my Roots and hit the San Juan River By Navajo Dam and Film it All. I am new but getting going . Love Watching you your a wealth of Info. For Sure . Cool See Ya
Just starting out trying fly fishing, and learned a lot from your videos. I have a question for you. Where would you recommend that I buy flies from online?
Do you ever think about maybe selling some if you’re flies in an online store or something.
I have but don't want people to think I'm sharing there to persuade people to buy them from me. Plus, I can barely keep up with what I need.
Makes sense. Keep up the great content.
@@LooknFishyimagine tying millions of flies lol I'd not even wanna fish after that kinda stress haha
😂
Do you tie your nymph off the bend in the hook? Or do you put your dry on a tag?
Enjoyed the video. Nice knowing what works for you. Some good patterns. Appreciate you sharing your experience. A1
You bet
You mentioned Bull Shoals ….. fish in Arkansas regularly?
All the time. I was born and still live in AR...been fly fishing our tailwaters for nearly 20 years.
Thank you! From Northwest AR.
Do you guide on any of the tailwaters?
I don't live close enough to guide. usually I just fish with my buddies up there and several of them guide.
@@LooknFishy 10-4…. I live in Northwest Arkansas. Would like to fish with you sometime if you are in the area.
i love the foam has so many teeth marks, it shows it works well. this has to be the most informative video for myself as a start out for dropper rigs.
Take at 4:47 drift was awesome to see. I love it when you can plainly see their decision making process and method for taking a fly. Good stuff, Drew!
Drew, what's your preferred way of rigging up your hopper dropper setup (e.g., eye-to-eye, end of the hook, etc)? Thanks much and I love your videos!
Off the bend...I don't like from the eye...seems to impact drift
Drew, Have been watching your videos for quite awhile, yours are the best. Curious: do you sell your flies?
Sorry but I don't. I barely have time to keep up with what I need...often need to bring my tying kit/materials with me on trips.
Thanks for sharing Drew! Lots of cool patterns that obviously catch fish! I'm gonna tie your top shelf hopper and fish it.
Tight lines,
Steve
Been a good bug!
Your fly line??
Great video. Thanks for sharing the information. What size beadhead do you use on your flies?
Thanks Drew. Will be going to the Black Hills in two weeks. Bought a fly tying vise and some basic materials. Will try some of these types…something simple.
I’m heading there in September. Where do you plan on fishing?
Great video, Drew! I’ve been a big fan of hopper-dropper rigs for a long time as well. In high mountain streams and lakes in MT, WY, and AB my go-to is a size 10-12 Adams Irresistible with a size 14-16 generic nymph like the Pheasant Tail, and like you I’m big on tungsten beads. I’m gonna look in on your tying videos to get some new hopper patterns now.
Great video Drew! I’m surprised that perdigon doesn’t sink the ant. So the perdigon sinks quickly because of the slender profile, not the weight?
Interesting (and at first sight very plausible theory): big fish come to the surface to take big baits because of the energy efficiency. However..., my experience is that I catch the real big ones mostly on (very) small nymphs (size 14-16). Often same with the dry ones. Do you have an explanation for that?
Butter
You should do some fishing in Michigan at some point. We’ve got some great trout streams in both the upper and lower peninsula. I’d be curious to see how well you did.
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I was killing it yesterday with a size 14 stimulator and size 20 midge dropper ,i just ginked up the stimulator it was able to handle also a tiny split shot
Caught several trout using my usual euro- nymphing rig on the Naches river this week. When I noticed that several were in shallow water below a riffle I figured a dry fly should get their attention too. Based on your superb videos, I built an 8.5 Rainwater Rod this spring and tied up some top-shelf hoppers using your tying video and, sure enough, got hits right away and caught my first trout on a dry fly I tied myself -- I'm a convert! Thanks so much!
Great video. Thanks for showing and helping other to understand better.
Glad it was helpful!
Drew, I just started fly fishing this year and I love your videos. Been fishing chubby hoppers with flash back pheasant tail droppers and killing it here in Colorado.
Thanks for sharing Drew- your videos are top shelf. I watch them all. Always amazed at where you find fish. Safe travels!
Small streams its always good to fish a foam strike indicator with a hook in it and drop off wet flies in the fish's face.
Thanks drew. Information is always good. Keep up the great shows. Thanks
SINGLE BARBLESS HOOK.......these illegal in many waters.....
Nice run thru! What weight and length rod do you like to use for these setups?
Would love to buy a box of these flies to try out! Understand about staying neutral and not getting into sales. I enjoy the vids talking about flies and their use.
Drew, I learn every time I watch your videos, which are also Top Shelf!
In the fall when fishing slows down what are your favorite flys
Hey Drew I’ve tied up a dozen top shelf hoppers size 12 according to your video.The first dropper fly I attached to the hopper was the black one you recommend in this video (#16 jig hook,3 wraps of 0.02 lead wire,3mm T bead) Cast it out appears like the hopper is struggling to hold the fly up.Two more casts and the whole rig including the hopper sunk.Surely with 4mm foam on the hopper it should easily stay afloat with the fly?Any advise?
You tied the hopper like in my tying video...2 pieces of foam...th-cam.com/video/O72lsumSuWA/w-d-xo.html
Yes
Weird, I'd like to see it. Can u send me a picture, looknfishy@gmail.com
No problem I’ve emailed you
This helps tons since I'm headed to Montana tomorrow for a week.
At 4:07 good GOLL that fly looks like the dog got it! Omfg!!! Hahaha that is SICK! You love to see it!!! And I love that they have little pieces of tippet still knotted on! This is authentic Drew’s flies right here! Awesome man. Thanks for sharing!
Did I mention it's also durable lol!
Very helpful! Thanks for sharing.
first class video, telling my friends they need to watch this one
Loved this little insight into more of the detail of how you fish. Thanks Drew.
Drew, you are the man! Thanks for this rare footage of a talented fly fisherman who really shares his secrets-that's the stuff that we really want to know! Now I need that list of rivers and streams!! LOL, I would pay dearly for a set of your favorite flies! and the secret list od streams!! This is where you could cash in and do us all a favor!!
Spot burning is a big no no
Always great info Drew!
thank you, lots of info, very helpful
Thanks. During a recent trip to Colorado Ski Country, I got my first trout slam in a day. Hoppers and perdigons. That’s all I used.
Good stuff!
Great content. General hopper dropper question. Headed over to the white in a few days for hoppers and droppers. Never fished dry dropper on the white before. When you were on the white a couple videos ago , what distance was your dropper from your dry fly.
4ft ish...but that was in 4 units. I'd absolutely adjust based on the current flow at the time!
Folks…Drew is our generations Gary LaFontaine. Still waiting for him to drop his own personal fly…“The Drewtastic.”
Thanks for this teaching!
Where’s the zebra midge? I’ve probably caught more fish on that than any other fly.
I think the perdigon resembles the zebra midge talked about that in a video once and edited it out of this one lol!
Great fly selection
Great content thanks for sharing
What kind of fly line is that? It sounds so good going through the guides and I wanna buy something like that, seems so smooth!
Orvis pro textured. I dig textured lines..the shoot and mend great!
Awesome video Drew 🤟🏻
Thank you good sir 😎
Thanks Drew.
Thanks Drew..
Thanks Drew
Nice video Drew.. me and my son have caught a ton of fish on the top shelf hopper .. they flat out eat em up
That's awesome
@@LooknFishy it's a awesome pattern for sure ! Tight lines man
This was awesome Drew. Thank you as always for sharing your insight with us novices! Do you sell any of your flies? I'd be extremely interested in getting some of your perdigons and Top-shelves, because I don't tie myself.
I second that! Count me in I'd pay a premium to support your YT channel
I don't. Barely can keep up with what I need. Plus there's already a ton of skepticism around youtubers only promoting the brands or products they use for profit. I don't want my channel to be associated with anything related to sales.
@@LooknFishy Understood Drew, and I think that is admirable. Guess I better learn how to tie then! 😁Thanks for all the great content and information from your experience!
Thanks drew, most people wouldn't give out that kind of info. I have my own patterns that work well for me, but Thanks to you I have been tieing up some foam hoppers to try and add to my arsenal. Enjoyed watching. 👍
Glad to help!