Beautiful fish, excellent video. Well worth the time to search the water for those rainbows you were after. Patience is a big factor reading the water! Thanks for sharing!
When you're sight fishing in clear water it's so true. Taking the time to scan everything is important. Fish can as easily disappear into the depths or under a rock shelf and then next thing you know there's 2 in the pool that previously had 1! Thanks again for stopping in to comment:)
That's a solid suggestion that will actually be extremely simple yet incredibly complex to set up to share given how we go about it. CErtainly an item for a solid video this year :)
Just watched the hopper video with the 5Lb rainbow and 7Lb brown steeling the fly from the bow. I've watched a lot of videos over the years and that had to be one of the best produced videos I've ever seen. From the filming and camera angles, to finding the the most perfect day and certainly the quality of the fish. It's just like it's supposed to be: On any given day, it's only flyfishing. Tight lines 🎣
it is only fishing and what we each get out of it is ours and nobody else's unless we share what and how we want to. So glad we had the camera going this day and that hopper day. For us the fly fishing wouldn't be the same without the camera - it's just so neat to capture trout behaviour and share :)
Fun to watch your teamwork in this one and the 'live as it happens' is very instructional as to how to sight and decide how to approach a specific fish is really interesting. Thanks for sharing a fun day with us!
Your videos are just awesome and this is no exception. The combination of excellent camera work, editing, incredible scenery, fishing tips, and of course absolutely gorgeous specimens you consistently bring to the net make them some of the best I’ve seen. Keep up the great work, I really enjoy them! I relive my 1 week fishing trip to NZ every time I watch one, and it encourages me to get a second trip on the books.
That's fantastic to hear. Thanks for taking the time to comment and share. Adding a bit of inspiration and hope to you in your fly fishing journey is what it's all about to us. Here's hoping we all can get a trip booked to NZ sooner than later:) It's a crazy world alright.
It ain't always easy to have one eye through the lens and one on the water while trying to holler instructions and film/track a fish in low light and dark water! 🤣🥳
Hopefully conditions are decent for you and you'll get a chance to get out for some fishing in your neck of the woods soon. Thanks for stopping by again:)
This is my first year fly fishing, and I have learned a lot whit your videos. Thanks for your passion on this beautiful sport. I have only an small request. Can you show the flies you are using? Maybe a side frame. Thanks.
Great to hear that you're finding our videos are helping you as an angler. It's one of our main focuses through our sharing. In our As It Happens video Series 3 we began using a different style of filming and in many of the videos this incorporates talk of the fly we're using, but this particular video you watched is from our As it Happens Series 2 where we filmed a lot in high frame rate and didn't use as much in camera discussion, whereas now we talk through a lot more of what we're doing through the use of a GoPro camera, so hopefully moving forward you'll keep finding the information you're looking for. All the best as you continue to discover and learn in your fly fishing life.
Once again, another outstanding video and editing! Incredibly beautiful. I'm curious what state you're mostly fishing for these rainbow and brook trout in the crystal clear streams/rivers?
Yes, this one was from a stream in NZ, but our content is from a range of places (Canada, USA, Argetina, & Chile. It's been a gift to find crystal clear streams whenever possible in all of these countries.
This was one of your best so far. Love the double dry set up. Does it matter how far in between the flies? Also, who bought coffee at the end there, lol!!
AJ made the coffee back at the van! :) Usually 12 to 18" between dries unless fishing small flies - then about 6 to 10". BUT, on flat water it gets dicey as you don't want too big of flies nor too close for fear of the SPLAT factor :)
@@dankochanek8056 if there's chop on the water, sure. If no chop I almost never mix foam with light mayflies - if I do I'll go18" apart and dampen as much as possible. Make sense? :)
@@dankochanek8056 caddis, stone, another smaller foam beetle, dropper nymph. All that but of course that's not absolute. In those waters where you are drawing fish out from cover and casting 3 feet out from cover the foam can work and sometimes a small mayfly will be taken. Nothing's absolute, just trends :)
Awesome content! Any video recommendations of yours that show the whole fight From bite to net with no edits. Trying to learn how to land bigger fish. Thanks!
Maybe have a look at the one we just uploaded today, from this season, as we take on a new approach. Look for "Nymphing Rainbow Trout in Ultra-Low, Gin-Clear Water". Should be the top of our video list. Cheers
@@Ralphieisthegreatest ugh. well for once you can't blame Canada for that weather! We're bluebird and mid 60s. But yeah, those are the days of spring, ain't they? Ours are coming...
Just wonderful, great job you two. Nice reads, patience, steady hands, working together, well done. Hopeful to plan trip to NZ winter 21/22 with rod in hand. Can you divulge the river? Thxs Steve
Glad you enjoy it all. This one is about as popular a rainbow trout stream as there is on the S Island so you'll find it :) But truth is if you drive down any road you'll come across a stream or river with gorgeous fish every 5 minutes... quite literally. :) Happy planning!
Excellent video, really enjoyed it. Which brand hook do you use for dry flies? I have had numerous issues with hook bends when hooking into a decent size brown.
I'm sorry folks, you are certainly entitled to turn your flyfishing into a supertechnical experience. I have been fly fishing for 60 years, and to analyze a situation like you folks would make me want to quit. Footprints dont bother me. Thats part of the game. The fun for me is to hit the river, rig up some combination bugs, and fish. I very rarely sight fish. The excitement is the surprise of catching a fish you couldnt see. It isnt that technical. Too many folks are making fishing far more than it is. Im there to relieve my brain not tax it. By the way, I have no problem catching fish. Nice video though.
That's completely accurate and true... in some regions. We're talking globally, of course. If you have a stream with 150 to 500 trout per mile then absolutely, go fishing and have fun. But sometimes we run into waters where there are literally 5 to 10 trout per mile due to habitat restrictions... and that's what this video is about. If you head out and fish follow up on that EXACT individual fish, now you have no choice but to be somewhat "technical", which is simply another word for considering how to overcome a spooky fish. We share our thoughts in the video because of exactly that - if we don't make those considerations and go in blind and bombastic without knowing where that fish is, we'd spook it and go home empty-handed in this situation. But that is the point of what we share on this channel - a lot of different situations and how to go at them. If all we did was head out, fish and show fish after fish, does that do anything for you? Our goal is to share a bunch of different scenarios and the how we do things. And by all rights, yes, reading then fishing the water is spot-on many locations, just not places like this one. Fishing's just fishing and we make it what we want it to be by going here or there and doing as is needed here or there and it often ain't technical... until you have to think this or that specific fish or spot through. That's really all this video is - a sequence of fish needing thinking through. All the best and hope your spring season goes well :)
I think rainbows are the most incredible fighters. They're beautiful and I love to watch them. Sadly, in my home waters they're stockers only. DNR says they're not self sustaining due to their unpredictable migration patterns...
They sure are! The acrobatics you get to experience when you hook up can be so much fun on a fly rod.If That's a bummer. Too bad you can't get some river spawning rainbows stocked where you are.
Beautiful fish, excellent video. Well worth the time to search the water for those rainbows you were after. Patience is a big factor reading the water! Thanks for sharing!
When you're sight fishing in clear water it's so true. Taking the time to scan everything is important. Fish can as easily disappear into the depths or under a rock shelf and then next thing you know there's 2 in the pool that previously had 1! Thanks again for stopping in to comment:)
Brilliant fishing wish I could get fishing there
A wonderful gorge to enjoy a few fish for sure.
Would like to see a short video of your favorite flies that you use. Close up images with size ranges. Like all of your videos.
That's a solid suggestion that will actually be extremely simple yet incredibly complex to set up to share given how we go about it. CErtainly an item for a solid video this year :)
@@jensenflyfishing Something simple in your studio not in the field. As a fly tier, I like to see what other's favorites are.
@@66Cardiff well, there's a local pheasant shortage for a reason ;)
Cool beans. Another great video 👍👍🤜🤛
Thank you! Cheers!
Just watched the hopper video with the 5Lb rainbow and 7Lb brown steeling the fly from the bow. I've watched a lot of videos over the years and that had to be one of the best produced videos I've ever seen. From the filming and camera angles, to finding the the most perfect day and certainly the quality of the fish.
It's just like it's supposed to be:
On any given day, it's only flyfishing. Tight lines 🎣
it is only fishing and what we each get out of it is ours and nobody else's unless we share what and how we want to. So glad we had the camera going this day and that hopper day. For us the fly fishing wouldn't be the same without the camera - it's just so neat to capture trout behaviour and share :)
Looking forward to watching more of your videos 🎣
Fun to watch your teamwork in this one and the 'live as it happens' is very instructional as to how to sight and decide how to approach a specific fish is really interesting. Thanks for sharing a fun day with us!
Great to hear - we're certainly moving more in that direction with things and glad that it works well for you :)
What a beautiful place!
Absolutely gorgeous water and setting 😊
This video is a lesson in why we all love this sport so much!! Looking forward to more great footage---thanks for sharing
We're glad you felt this way:) Thanks for stopping in to watch and comment.
Your videos are just awesome and this is no exception. The combination of excellent camera work, editing, incredible scenery, fishing tips, and of course absolutely gorgeous specimens you consistently bring to the net make them some of the best I’ve seen. Keep up the great work, I really enjoy them! I relive my 1 week fishing trip to NZ every time I watch one, and it encourages me to get a second trip on the books.
That's fantastic to hear. Thanks for taking the time to comment and share. Adding a bit of inspiration and hope to you in your fly fishing journey is what it's all about to us. Here's hoping we all can get a trip booked to NZ sooner than later:) It's a crazy world alright.
Some spot,beautiful trout
They sure were wonderful fish to fish to.
Nice video can’t wait to go fishing
We hope you're able to get out soon and we're glad you enjoyed this one.
@@jensenflyfishing fishing the creeks diferente this year thanks for the tips
Geeeeeez Dave
Good skills with the spotting/camera and the direction.
AJ was looking cool as a cucumber mate.
😁🙃😂
It ain't always easy to have one eye through the lens and one on the water while trying to holler instructions and film/track a fish in low light and dark water! 🤣🥳
@@jensenflyfishing No !!!!
Really you are a legend mate.
Awesome video.
Cheers Craig
Well it doesn't always go so well... 🤣😊🤓
These amazing footage makes our fishing nothing excited anymore
Love being on the water together and able to share them :)
너무 멋진 영상를 보여주셔서 감사드려요.
Glad you enjoyed this one! 🙂
Gorgeous place
Really is.😊
you guys are a great team .love muste and kathleen
thank you and great to hear :)
Another instructive video on a beautiful NZ river - somewhere......Sth Island .... I gather. Love to be there right now...
Hopefully conditions are decent for you and you'll get a chance to get out for some fishing in your neck of the woods soon. Thanks for stopping by again:)
This is my first year fly fishing, and I have learned a lot whit your videos. Thanks for your passion on this beautiful sport. I have only an small request. Can you show the flies you are using? Maybe a side frame. Thanks.
Great to hear that you're finding our videos are helping you as an angler. It's one of our main focuses through our sharing.
In our As It Happens video Series 3 we began using a different style of filming and in many of the videos this incorporates talk of the fly we're using, but this particular video you watched is from our As it Happens Series 2 where we filmed a lot in high frame rate and didn't use as much in camera discussion, whereas now we talk through a lot more of what we're doing through the use of a GoPro camera, so hopefully moving forward you'll keep finding the information you're looking for. All the best as you continue to discover and learn in your fly fishing life.
great entree to race 7 of the Americas cup yacht racing
Perfect!
Great video, not many opportunities in WV, US. Too many fisherman and put and take streams..
That's always a gut punch that keeps us away from getting our. Hmmm... hopefully a road trip is possible for this summer then!
Once again, another outstanding video and editing! Incredibly beautiful. I'm curious what state you're mostly fishing for these rainbow and brook trout in the crystal clear streams/rivers?
Just realized you're fishing NZ. Very nice.
Yes, this one was from a stream in NZ, but our content is from a range of places (Canada, USA, Argetina, & Chile. It's been a gift to find crystal clear streams whenever possible in all of these countries.
This was one of your best so far. Love the double dry set up. Does it matter how far in between the flies? Also, who bought coffee at the end there, lol!!
AJ made the coffee back at the van! :) Usually 12 to 18" between dries unless fishing small flies - then about 6 to 10". BUT, on flat water it gets dicey as you don't want too big of flies nor too close for fear of the SPLAT factor :)
@@jensenflyfishing Say a 14 Chubby in front than a 18 Hendrix?
@@dankochanek8056 if there's chop on the water, sure. If no chop I almost never mix foam with light mayflies - if I do I'll go18" apart and dampen as much as possible. Make sense? :)
@@jensenflyfishing I think so. What would follow foam in in a small size?
@@dankochanek8056 caddis, stone, another smaller foam beetle, dropper nymph. All that but of course that's not absolute. In those waters where you are drawing fish out from cover and casting 3 feet out from cover the foam can work and sometimes a small mayfly will be taken. Nothing's absolute, just trends :)
Awesome content! Any video recommendations of yours that show the whole fight From bite to net with no edits. Trying to learn how to land bigger fish. Thanks!
Maybe have a look at the one we just uploaded today, from this season, as we take on a new approach. Look for "Nymphing Rainbow Trout in Ultra-Low, Gin-Clear Water". Should be the top of our video list. Cheers
Amazing content as always, thanks for sharing! What kind of camera and mm lens do you use?
Glad it connected with you and thanks for watching.
We use a GH5 camera with a 14 - 150 mm Olympus lens.
@@jensenflyfishing Thank you so much! Love your channel!
@@ryanjarvis6232 :) thanks, that's great to hear :)
There's not a dry fly in the whole state of Nebraska today!
Are you sure? Got 3 on dries way up here in Crowsnest Pass of Alberta yesterday. 😊🍻
@@jensenflyfishing 5 inches of rain today on the east end and blizzard on the other end yesterday and today.
@@Ralphieisthegreatest ugh. well for once you can't blame Canada for that weather! We're bluebird and mid 60s. But yeah, those are the days of spring, ain't they? Ours are coming...
Just wonderful, great job you two. Nice reads, patience, steady hands, working together, well done.
Hopeful to plan trip to NZ winter 21/22 with rod in hand. Can you divulge the river?
Thxs Steve
Glad you enjoy it all. This one is about as popular a rainbow trout stream as there is on the S Island so you'll find it :) But truth is if you drive down any road you'll come across a stream or river with gorgeous fish every 5 minutes... quite literally. :) Happy planning!
Excellent video, really enjoyed it. Which brand hook do you use for dry flies? I have had numerous issues with hook bends when hooking into a decent size brown.
Hi there - we now use Daiichi nymph hooks for our dry flies and nymphs. :)
@@jensenflyfishing Is it Daiichi 1560? Many thanks.
@@basant5551 yes, and sometimes 1120 will still get the nod, but the majority on those
@@jensenflyfishing Thank you for the prompt reply, I look forward to tying some dries on your recommended hooks.
@@basant5551 haven't bent many out (single digits) no matter New Zealand, Patagonia, Alberta, Montana. Should be good!
What kind of fly do you put after the dry, is it a nymph
It often is a dropper nymph, but you can also fish 2 dry flies.
what hooks do you use?
Daiichi nymph steel
Do you offer guiding services?
No we don't.
Changed hooks? Name names, from what to what? You started it....
just stick to the well-reputed names! :) We now use Daiichi :)
@@jensenflyfishing I'm with ya, just messing with you. Good hooks make a difference for sure. Nice vid.
@@michaelwoehrl1746 I think that hook company was messin' with me too! ;)
I'm sorry folks, you are certainly entitled to turn your flyfishing into a supertechnical experience. I have been fly fishing for 60 years, and to analyze a situation like you folks would make me want to quit. Footprints dont bother me. Thats part of the game. The fun for me is to hit the river, rig up some combination bugs, and fish. I very rarely sight fish. The excitement is the surprise of catching a fish you couldnt see. It isnt that technical. Too many folks are making fishing far more than it is. Im there to relieve my brain not tax it. By the way, I have no problem catching fish.
Nice video though.
That's completely accurate and true... in some regions. We're talking globally, of course. If you have a stream with 150 to 500 trout per mile then absolutely, go fishing and have fun. But sometimes we run into waters where there are literally 5 to 10 trout per mile due to habitat restrictions... and that's what this video is about. If you head out and fish follow up on that EXACT individual fish, now you have no choice but to be somewhat "technical", which is simply another word for considering how to overcome a spooky fish. We share our thoughts in the video because of exactly that - if we don't make those considerations and go in blind and bombastic without knowing where that fish is, we'd spook it and go home empty-handed in this situation. But that is the point of what we share on this channel - a lot of different situations and how to go at them. If all we did was head out, fish and show fish after fish, does that do anything for you? Our goal is to share a bunch of different scenarios and the how we do things. And by all rights, yes, reading then fishing the water is spot-on many locations, just not places like this one. Fishing's just fishing and we make it what we want it to be by going here or there and doing as is needed here or there and it often ain't technical... until you have to think this or that specific fish or spot through. That's really all this video is - a sequence of fish needing thinking through. All the best and hope your spring season goes well :)
I think rainbows are the most incredible fighters. They're beautiful and I love to watch them. Sadly, in my home waters they're stockers only. DNR says they're not self sustaining due to their unpredictable migration patterns...
They sure are! The acrobatics you get to experience when you hook up can be so much fun on a fly rod.If That's a bummer. Too bad you can't get some river spawning rainbows stocked where you are.