Awesome video Tom. I can’t stress enough how great and informative your videos are! I just bought my first fly fishing outfit the orvis Clearwater 10’ 5 weight and I can’t wait to put it to use! I also was gifted a fly tying vise and took kit and can’t wait to start tying my own flys.thanks again for the great videos keep them coming!🤙🤙🎣🎣🙏🙏
Yesterday, I went to the Blanco River, wanted to try out some flies I tied . Using a wholly bugger variant I call a Sparkle Minnow. First cast, across current, let it swing down and as soon as it hit the slack current, started to strip the line. Instantly got hit, a Guadalupe Bass! It was as if the fish had seen the same videos on Swinging Streamers.
A good majority of my fishing is done with small streamers (#14 muddlers, micro buggers, etc). Small muddlers are a pitch perfect fly for more woodsy areas like mine. Unweighted ones imitate hundreds of moth species, large caddis and terrestrials…you can skitter them across the surface. Coneheads represent drowning versions of everything mentioned PLUS baitfish and all that fun stuff. One oddball technique that works on wild brook trout and stocked trout is to let it hang in the current downstream. I can’t tell you how many times I’d gotten to the end of a “drift”, let it hang for a second and BOOM. I used to resist that because I considered it to be bad technique. But it works beautifully and I’ve caught untold hundreds of trout that way over the years. Experience will always teach you what’s right and wrong. Aside from the muddlers, a dark woolly bugger (or woolly variant) is almost always gonna be king. Whatever they think it is, they often want it and I’ve long since stopped fighting that. If trout are highly educated, some of these things won’t work. But if you do your homework, know your quarry and plan accordingly…small streamers are about the best go-to, confidence bait out there…especially when there’s nothing hatching.
When fishing in water with also pike in it, how do you prevent their sharp teeth will cut of your streamer? Using steel wires degerades the streamer's action. Especially smaller ones. What would you recommend to do?
Tie a lot of flies. Seriously terminal tackle is expendable.. Always tie a minimum of 5. One to lose, two for the ones that get destroyed when fishing is good and two for your fishing partner of they need.
Your options are limited I’m afraid. Using heavy fluorocarbon or wire leaders are pretty much your only options to prevent bite offs. If that’s not something you aren’t willing to do, you’re going to lose flies so tie lots of them.
I am not a fan of “indicators”. I love to watch for the movement of the fly line at the leader connection when a fish takes the streamer. Adds to the art of fly fishing, and keeps it simple! Even a subtle strike is evident by the little jerk of the junction at the leader and fly line. Compare both options and see which one is more satisfying to you.
Yea well, goodie for you. My eyes aren't what they were 40 or 45 years ago and indicators help me keep fishing. Sorry if I'm not "artsy" enough for you.
Here's a question, what weight fly rods would be suitable for walleye, pike, catfish and carp currently I only have a 5wt and definitely wouldn't trust it for those larger fish.
its not so much what fits the fish, but what fits the fly you're throwing. I think 8 wt is great but if you 7 wt you can throw more bass flies if you care, but it all depends on if you like throwing huge streamers, smaller craw and worm imitations and what have you
Streamers are one of the older forms of fly fishing, most of the time they are pretty significantly lighter than what you'd throw on a spin caster, In some places a fly rod lets you cast a lot more precisly than a spinning rod
Awesome video Tom.
I can’t stress enough how great and informative your videos are!
I just bought my first fly fishing outfit the orvis Clearwater 10’ 5 weight and I can’t wait to put it to use!
I also was gifted a fly tying vise and took kit and can’t wait to start tying my own flys.thanks again for the great videos keep them coming!🤙🤙🎣🎣🙏🙏
Tom’s fly fishing is the most funny show!!
I used a franceasy yesterday and caught my first river trout 😊
Wow! This was great! Thank you.
Very informative video, I give my thanks and appreciation,tight lines
Yesterday, I went to the Blanco River, wanted to try out some flies I tied .
Using a wholly bugger variant I call a Sparkle Minnow. First cast, across current, let it swing down and as soon as it hit the slack current, started to strip the line.
Instantly got hit, a Guadalupe Bass! It was as if the fish had seen the same videos on Swinging Streamers.
What’s the streamer shown around the 0:07 mark?
Would it be a material like EP ANADROMUS Brush
doesnt look like anything ive seen, but appears to be tied out of shanks and could be a peanut envy for whatever that's worth
Looks like an articulated snake pattern. Found similar flies at Fullingmill and FlyandFlies
It is a MOAL Leech. Also called a string leech.
They are very effective.
Exactly what I was thinking "WHATS THAT STREAMER!!!" 🤣
Very nice video followed by many useful tips! Thanks!
I do not remember watching this, but I gave it an updoot at some point. I'm going nuts trying to learn how to tie large streamers that work well.
A good majority of my fishing is done with small streamers (#14 muddlers, micro buggers, etc). Small muddlers are a pitch perfect fly for more woodsy areas like mine. Unweighted ones imitate hundreds of moth species, large caddis and terrestrials…you can skitter them across the surface. Coneheads represent drowning versions of everything mentioned PLUS baitfish and all that fun stuff. One oddball technique that works on wild brook trout and stocked trout is to let it hang in the current downstream. I can’t tell you how many times I’d gotten to the end of a “drift”, let it hang for a second and BOOM. I used to resist that because I considered it to be bad technique. But it works beautifully and I’ve caught untold hundreds of trout that way over the years. Experience will always teach you what’s right and wrong. Aside from the muddlers, a dark woolly bugger (or woolly variant) is almost always gonna be king. Whatever they think it is, they often want it and I’ve long since stopped fighting that. If trout are highly educated, some of these things won’t work. But if you do your homework, know your quarry and plan accordingly…small streamers are about the best go-to, confidence bait out there…especially when there’s nothing hatching.
Exactly - after the swing ends I’ll let it pause and the pull it upstream slightly and then let it drop back . Many times it triggers a hard strike
Great video and tips!
What's the white streamer at the start around 0.08? It looks like it was furled??
When fishing in water with also pike in it, how do you prevent their sharp teeth will cut of your streamer? Using steel wires degerades the streamer's action. Especially smaller ones. What would you recommend to do?
Tie a lot of flies. Seriously terminal tackle is expendable.. Always tie a minimum of 5. One to lose, two for the ones that get destroyed when fishing is good and two for your fishing partner of they need.
Your options are limited I’m afraid. Using heavy fluorocarbon or wire leaders are pretty much your only options to prevent bite offs. If that’s not something you aren’t willing to do, you’re going to lose flies so tie lots of them.
Wonderful 👍
Love it thanks
What about fishing lakes and ponds with streamers?
If it looks like a bait fish, just match the size to the fish in the pond. I caught a catfish on one the other day.
My biggest hassle is the trees
I want to know where the pace with the waterfall is about half way through the video
could be Bond falls in the UP, but i don't think the film crew would go there (near Watersmeet & Bruce Crossing)
Praise Tom
I am not a fan of “indicators”. I love to watch for the movement of the fly line at the leader connection when a fish takes the streamer. Adds to the art of fly fishing, and keeps it simple! Even a subtle strike is evident by the little jerk of the junction at the leader and fly line. Compare both options and see which one is more satisfying to you.
In Poland, for example Indicators are illegal
Yupppp
@@3gzen453 Out of curiosity, why are indicators illegal in Poland? I agree it takes away some of the artistry for sure but making it illegal?
Yea well, goodie for you. My eyes aren't what they were 40 or 45 years ago and indicators help me keep fishing. Sorry if I'm not "artsy" enough for you.
You’re missing a crazy amount of takes then lmao
where is that spot at 14:00 my god its gorgeous
yukon canada, dalton trail lodge
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing what is that streamer at 00:07
2:47 we throwing a football?🧐😂
Do you fish the grand river
Here's a question, what weight fly rods would be suitable for walleye, pike, catfish and carp currently I only have a 5wt and definitely wouldn't trust it for those larger fish.
7 or 8
8wt
8 wt is what I use for those species. Ive been very happy with my TFO black label 8 wt
its not so much what fits the fish, but what fits the fly you're throwing. I think 8 wt is great but if you 7 wt you can throw more bass flies if you care, but it all depends on if you like throwing huge streamers, smaller craw and worm imitations and what have you
Nice my friend place 🔔🔔👈👈🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗
Класс! 👍🤝🇰🇿
Thanks dad.
Egg stash egg patterns
Nought not Ought . Dreadnought means Dread Nothing. In England and Australia we say 1/0h and so on .
Not often I see anyone with the reel handle on the correct side.
Can I have your job? 😂
Reels on the wrong way round 👍
Just don't bother and get spinning rod.....it's hardly ' fly ' fishing??
Streamers are one of the older forms of fly fishing, most of the time they are pretty significantly lighter than what you'd throw on a spin caster,
In some places a fly rod lets you cast a lot more precisly than a spinning rod
And if you want to save money and catch more trout a size 2-3 maps spinner in gold
More trout? Hahah. Fly fishing is much more versatile…you can do way more with a fly rod than you can a single spinner. Your comment is moronic
Lol whatever, nerd.
Really?
The narration is hard to endure.