I've got a beautiful old split cane rod that looked unused when I found it at the local amenitie site and someone gifted me a beautiful fly reel with 4wt floating line almost brand new it was my friends who was left it along with tons of Stuff when his mum passed away and he said he has zero interest in taking up fly fishing so I could take it to go with the split cane and it matches beautifully, the only thing is I'm too scared to use it as I'm awful at casting and I wouldn't want to damage it, instead I still use the same £39.99 starter kit 7wt rod and reel that came with a box of 50 fly patterns tippets leader etc and I've had a couple nice trout but I also put a fast sinking line on and fish for Pollack with it and it's so much fun hooking a 5lb Pollack off the rocks compared to a half pound trout, anyway I mentioned this as you said you set yourself a budget and the cheap starter kit is good because if you break the rod its cheap to replace and better to get practice in with something cheap get the hang of it then when you can afford it buy a better rod and casting will come pretty easily compared to a cheap rod but you wouldn't mind breaking a cheap rod while practicing. Good luck
Hi Nath nice video and very stunning place n river, love it when you just pop in a different vid now & again you have some great places up your way.. . And a nice little brownie too. Tight lines mate 👍🎣🎣
Thanks man; no, like really thanks! Today has brought me some seriously sad news but your video has given me a few valued moments to appreciate life. Not just mime but others. My mother in law died half an hour ago and, no, she wasn't your typical mother in law. My dear wife is with her in Germany but I am here in Spain fulfilling my residency requirements. I feel like I have failed them both. Gutted! The phone pinged and, for whatever reason I clicked on to it. My absolute favourite you tuber! You were out of your comfort zone but doing your best, just like me at that moment. Thank you. I don't quite know what it was that you shared but it immediately inspired me to tune into your positively. This is not a 'One off". I've been here since the beginning. You are not just a TH-cam fisherman but a positive lifestyle inspiration. Thank You
I'm really sorry to hear about your mother in law and, in my opinion (for what it's worth), you can't have failed either of them. Completing residency obligations will provide amazing opportunities and a particular way of life for you and your wife long into the future, even if it feels terrible in the moment. Despite the awful news I have to thank you for sticking with the channel and writing such an open comment, reading it has been a real an eye opener for me at how far reaching a seemingly simple 15 minute fishing video can be, and what an effect my videos can have. Life can get boring living in a bubble and being out of your comfort zone is the only way of expanding that bubble, and it sounds like you're doing just that by gaining your Spanish residency. THANK YOU and best wishes for the future, Nathan.
Absolutely excellent vidio, as usual, good job you had sturdy boots on, traversing across that treacherous grass, instead of being a alpine Ibex, ho ho ho. Those little wild browns, never know when to stop. Love the videos.
It is lush up here, and it's called the Quiet County for a reason, well worth a visit. That title could be in jeopardy if I keep posting these vids, though😄
Lovely video - I caught my very first artificial fly caught trout on the NAF waters on the Tyne at Prudhoe in the early 'Seventies! Great waters to fish.
@@SlippyLimpets I don't know if it is still allowed - but you could fish with minnows after a certain date. With a bit of colour in the water it was lethal and picked out some big fish. Fly was great in the spring - that was a long time ago now!
Thanks for the comment Jon and welcome to the channel. I made a little mistake in the video by saying 1lb when it was actually 2lb. I'd bought some new tippet on the way up that was meant to be 2lb, it felt really brittle so I tricked my self into thinking it was 1lb, just to be on the safe side.
excellent film, my friend! lovely location, the Cheviots are magnificent! I agree about the light , balanced tackle thing, I use a 3 weight 7 ft rod on my local woodland stream, a half pounder is a good fish, but they fight like stink. I don't think id ever go down to 1 lb tippet though, 3 lb flouro is as light as id ever go for trout, much heavier if using streamer lures (I bet in those conditions you'd have a chance of a much bigger one on the streamer) id save the 1lb for match fishing on canals for tiny roach! hands up, Im bloody hopeless with lure fishing off the rocks!!
Love it,I miss the Fly fishing,never ever caught anything with a hares ear or hares Lug as my wife called it,lol,mostly always had success with Wee Bibio,Great fly for the lochs and burns here in Scotland,All the Best,Ally
@@SlippyLimpets Aye BIbio with a bit of Red in it is good,another great fly was a Montana,Black with Green in it my Friend,you have some great fishing waters where you are,Tight lines and all the Best,Ally
Thanks mate, really appreciate that! I love making these vids but they never do as well on TH-cam as the saltwater ones. Might sneak a few more in before the season closes
I’m a novice and have just started fishing the Coquet. That area looks absolutely beautiful. I’m going to have a look there this coming week. Steven from the Hardy shop recommended following you on TH-cam
another great video mate..one of the best channels on here mate..in have never fly fished but love being in the river with my stick float,i went yesterday it was hard work but still got a few.water levels are really low where i am. im doing my editing and while it does its thing i always look forward to your content..keep up the good work mate..tight lines
Thanks mate, glad you like the channel. I'm the other way, never float fished in a river but would like to give it a try at some point. Hope the editing is going well and tight lines 👍🎣
Last time I went fly fishing I caught my buddy in the head with the hook. I'll stick to my usual methods, but like you said its soooo windy and unsettled at the moment. My lures are getting dusty lol. Patience is a virtue, as they say...I can smell the early Bass and Pollock from here :-)..well done on the brownies, nice fish....Tc and Tight lines bud
Great video bud and well done on getting that brownie, they go pretty darn hard! I dunno if it's much help, but I've found fishing with a wool indicator to be a useful alternative to a big dry: easier to mend without ruining presentation, less tangles and you can change the depth of the nymph. Then again, your fish took the daddy, so what do I know! 😉
Haha, plenty mate. You're right about the indicator, use them all the time in winter for grayling, and make fishing a nymph dead easy but was hoping for a dry fly hit this session.
Eyup Nathan. What a brilliant place. I find I have to go a long way or get up early to experience something like that. I spotted the cast that put the fly in front of the fish and I 'knew' it would take. That's a damn good section of filming when I think about it - you used to need the BBC and a big arse budget for that sort of thing. Bloody well done. I'll sithi after, Dave.
I'm really lucky in that respect, it's still an hours drive but not too bad. I've always tried to film from cast to release videos, not just the landing of fish, and thankfully the gorpo allows for that to happen. Wish I had a big arsed budget to film with...maybe one day. Tight Lines Dave👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets I just watched this again and spotted the 'suits you' Kenneth tailor 'Oh!' moment after you hooked up. I'll get to Wales again in a couple of weeks and that'll be happening on purpose every time I hook up for certain. It's been a long time. Thanks for keeping me sane for 18 months! Holy shit it really has been that long. And away!!!! Dave
Cant wait to get back into my sport due to a dislocated collar bone from falling...but way to go. Just looking at the video has upheld my passion. Great work on the brownie! Tough fight hey lol
Been snorkelling a lot lately up there, seen quite a few the same size as you caught, few more pools further upstream, how far up does the licence allow, it’s really deceptive how the depth varies, 10 inches to 10ft in a very short space. Seen some huge salmon further up in a tributary that you could step over with salmon of 7-8lb. Just beautiful up there. Great video 👍
I'm able to fish to about 100m of the the farm and small tributary that comes in from the right. Seems you might be a little bit further than I'm allowed to fish. Still, the fish have to pass through my permissable area to get to where you've been snorkeling.
I would love to fish for wild trout down here in Hampshire but the cost of it excludes me. Have to put up with the fisheries which is a challenge of its own. Cracking video mate.
I'd be in the same boat if I lived down your way, it seems like the prices make fly fishing an elitist option and not for me. I'm lucky in that respect. Tight lines mate
It was a bit of a yomp but at least the walk was pretty flat with cliffs to scale 😄 It's not often I catch a fish heavier than a 1lb so the 1lb leader is to try and balance the tackle a bit.
Another good video Slippy, if we ever meet I'll give you some even better spots as you don't mind hiking. Suggestion, take that kayak of yours into co-tidal stretches of the bigger rivers, you'll be surprised, I was.
Sounds good, love a good hike to go fishing Give me a shout if you ever see me around. I'm always in for a new experience so will have a go at the tidal rivers too. Tight lines👍🎣
God I miss that river. Fished Hepple/Caistron down to the bottom of Flotterton Hall all my life until my father died. Never fished up towards Barrowburn though. Looks splendid.
@@SlippyLimpets Thanks, had a great day .The lads from the NAF were friendly and helpful and i learned four casts on the day. Going to doing a follow up day with them.
@@anthonybeattie5689 yes, 9-10.30 session, spoke to all the lads from the NAF on the day. From memory, think it was Graham who taught my group casting techniques, though with my memory could have been someone else!
I’m less than a week into fly fishing I’ve done it before years ago but after not catching anything on 3/4 outings gave up so saved up to get proper sock foot chest waders & new boots a rod n reel & all the accessories can you tell me what knot you use to tie your nymph to your dry fly hook please 🙏🏼 thanks in advance ✌🏼💙🎣🏴👍🏼
Hi been watching a lot of your fly fishing program s think there great am new to fly fishing and wandered were on the Tyne I can fish and do I need a permit Thanks very much for taking the time to read this message
Hi Stephen, Aye, you need a permit and rod licence to fish on all of the rivers in our area. Some permits are cheaper than others but have a look on tyneriverstrust.org there are loads of beats to go at and they're dirt cheap. Fishpal is also worth a look. Northumbrian Anglers Federation is a good club to join since it's cheap and have a lot of water to fish, including a stretch on the Tyne. Hope this helps
I enjoyed that Slippy 👍 I'm the opposite to you, I'll hit the sea with lures when I can't fly fish but they are both great fun and as long as I'm fishing ... 😉
Nice one mate, that's definitely the way to learn quickly, and a wonderful place to fish. I taught my self and it probably shows in my casting. Glad you liked the vid and
Great fishing man ones again Em I just got a fly rod and reel there is line on it so will I use any leader the same lent or what do you recommend? Please its for next year anyways😊👏
Use anywhere between 6 and 8ft of leader, the clearer the water the longer the leader normally needs to be to help avoid spooking the fish Hope this help
Glad somebody actually shows the hard part of fly fishing: getting the leader tangled. Not all parts of fly fishing are great (speaking from experience)
Thanks, appreciate it. As you can probably tell I'm pretty poor at casting and have been trying some salt water fly but having major problems with it- How do I avoid trailing loops, my fly keeps catching the underside of my fly line on the front cast? Only asking because of your handle👍
@@SlippyLimpets couldn’t buy a tug mate. I fish the river irthing on Brampton club waters if you fancy a day it’s only £7.50 a day ticket Hard river to fish as most is still water it runs along under the wall
Hi what a beautiful spot to fish, I live in Leeds my wife and I have been coming up to Northumberland for over twenty fire years we normally stay in Seahouses I fish Chatton and Thrunton while we are there and I was wondering would it be possible to buy a day or a weekly ticket to fish the spot where you fished
Hi Peter, I think the club do day and week tickets for visiting anglers, I've added a link for the federation's website to the description of this video. You should be able to get all the info you need from there. Hope this helps
@@SlippyLimpets I’ve been up twice now. Once for a look around and today to fish. I found the Ford but fished a few hundred yards upstream closer to the road. I caught one but struggled with the wind behind me. I just loved being there and will return often. Thank you so much for all your help
I guess the daddy long legs is a fairly good indicator if your eye sight is good but I couldn't see one 5 ft away so wondered do you ever use a coloured indicator? I see a few guys who use a booby or a pink shrimp fly on the top dropper as an indicator but also has the advantage of being a fly so if a fish goes for it instead of the nymphs below you have a fair chance of hooking up , I ask because I see alot of people especially in the USA use a sliding barrel indicator luminous green which I thought would spook fish .
I've used those coloured barrel indicators but found fish went for them, so changed over to this technique to fish a dry and a nymph at the same time. A brightly coloured floating fly would work the same as the barrel, but with the added benefit of having a hook. Hope this helps
I caught my first ever fish which was a brown Trout on the river coquet in Rothbury - I will never forget it - I must go back up there one day and catch some more - Have you ver fished the river coquet
That seems way high-up the Coquet.....didn't know the NAF had any beats up that high?? You sure you were on the NAF beats lol?? Usually, those high beats are eye wateringly expensive salmon/sea trout syndicate beats exclusively.
Haha, yeah its definitely NAF water, it's the highest stretch they have on the Coquet. I've heard the stretch I'm fishing in this vid can for migratory fish can be good so good value!
Wish I could have, it looks a cracking wee pub, but it's a canny drive home from there. Might take my tent up one time then can enjoy the rose as much as the fishing🍻
Great job!maybe get in him quicker if you dead drift or just even get up stream with your cast. I believe always better to keep fly line above your leader. Makes for a much better presentation and less likely to spook the fish. Congrats!
@@SlippyLimpets Rowlands Gill one, there are two clubs, the upper Derwent Angling Association which I'm a member of, and the lower club Axwell Angling Club which covers Rowlands Gill. Our club has 15 miles of water to fish from Derwent Reservoir down to Lintzford, some really wild Brown Trout and one of best Grayling rivers, £65 for yearly membership or £8 day ticket
I use what I call a stopper knot. In terms of fly fishing, I'm not sure if it's the correct knot to use but it's never let men down and it's easy to tie. Hope this helps
Thanks. Enjoyed watching your trip on the river. Have been fly fishing about a year now, fished Sweethope and Sharpley springs. Would love to have a crack at the rivers
I used to fish Sharpley a bit in the winter but prefer rivers. There's a few that you can get day tickets for so you can give them a go before buying a season pass. The Derwent, Wansbeck, coquet and the Tyne. Have a look at the Tyne Passport website, loads on there for about 8 quid per day.
Full marks for making the videos, but I'd recommend some casting lessons - you hit the water several times during your false casts and that really doesn't help. Your line crashes into the water on the final cast a lot more than it should as well, so spooking the fish is a real possibility.
Float tubing looks cool as, but hard to justify one when I have kayak. Although I am hoping to get a pike and perch session in before the end of the summer.
@@SlippyLimpets Looking forward to seeing that. LRF and soft plastics is dynamite for Pike and Perch. I'm also trying to find a spot for fly fishing for Mackerel. I think that could be sensational. Have seen a few videos and it looks incredible.
I've got swff setup and had a pollack on it but my casting isn't good enough yet. My mate has got into it this year and just released a video of him catching mackerel. Looks great fun. Would be even better on a 4 wt!
Been meaning to get into fly fishing for a while now and I've finally allotted myself the budget to give it a good go; I appreciate this video.
It's a great way to fish and doesn't need to cost a lot, unless you get a bit of fly fetish. Hope you enjoy it!
Do it, it's a great way to fish. Not too expensive either. Hope you enjoy!
I've got a beautiful old split cane rod that looked unused when I found it at the local amenitie site and someone gifted me a beautiful fly reel with 4wt floating line almost brand new it was my friends who was left it along with tons of Stuff when his mum passed away and he said he has zero interest in taking up fly fishing so I could take it to go with the split cane and it matches beautifully, the only thing is I'm too scared to use it as I'm awful at casting and I wouldn't want to damage it, instead I still use the same £39.99 starter kit 7wt rod and reel that came with a box of 50 fly patterns tippets leader etc and I've had a couple nice trout but I also put a fast sinking line on and fish for Pollack with it and it's so much fun hooking a 5lb Pollack off the rocks compared to a half pound trout, anyway I mentioned this as you said you set yourself a budget and the cheap starter kit is good because if you break the rod its cheap to replace and better to get practice in with something cheap get the hang of it then when you can afford it buy a better rod and casting will come pretty easily compared to a cheap rod but you wouldn't mind breaking a cheap rod while practicing.
Good luck
Hi Nath nice video and very stunning place n river, love it when you just pop in a different vid now & again you have some great places up your way.. . And a nice little brownie too. Tight lines mate 👍🎣🎣
Hi mate, Yeah it's good to mix things up a bit, for my fishing if not the channel. I get bored of doing the same thing over and over. Tight Lines🎣👍
what a great place to fish chap , a wee bit better than the rocks your normaly climbing down lol, great video stay safe slippy
Not sure if it's better but it's nice to have a break from steep approaches and uncomfortable rocks 😄
Thanks man; no, like really thanks! Today has brought me some seriously sad news but your video has given me a few valued moments to appreciate life. Not just mime but others. My mother in law died half an hour ago and, no, she wasn't your typical mother in law. My dear wife is with her in Germany but I am here in Spain fulfilling my residency requirements. I feel like I have failed them both. Gutted! The phone pinged and, for whatever reason I clicked on to it.
My absolute favourite you tuber! You were out of your comfort zone but doing your best, just like me at that moment. Thank you. I don't quite know what it was that you shared but it immediately inspired me to tune into your positively. This is not a 'One off". I've been here since the beginning. You are not just a TH-cam fisherman but a positive lifestyle inspiration. Thank You
I'm really sorry to hear about your mother in law and, in my opinion (for what it's worth), you can't have failed either of them. Completing residency obligations will provide amazing opportunities and a particular way of life for you and your wife long into the future, even if it feels terrible in the moment. Despite the awful news I have to thank you for sticking with the channel and writing such an open comment, reading it has been a real an eye opener for me at how far reaching a seemingly simple 15 minute fishing video can be, and what an effect my videos can have. Life can get boring living in a bubble and being out of your comfort zone is the only way of expanding that bubble, and it sounds like you're doing just that by gaining your Spanish residency. THANK YOU and best wishes for the future, Nathan.
Nice to watch you do something different, very much enjoyed 👍
Thanks Clive, glad you liked it👍🎣
sky view of the river is fabulous;fly fishing looks really complicated but exciting--!!great area;thank you for the visit---
I would say it's more absorbing that complicated and totally worth giving a try!
Absolutely excellent vidio, as usual, good job you had sturdy boots on, traversing across that treacherous grass, instead of being a alpine Ibex, ho ho ho. Those little wild browns, never know when to stop. Love the videos.
I almost got vertigo it was so flat😄
Fantastic video. Because of you I’ve got to visit Northumberland in the future. Beautiful scenery 👍🐠
It is lush up here, and it's called the Quiet County for a reason, well worth a visit. That title could be in jeopardy if I keep posting these vids, though😄
@@SlippyLimpets 😂 Shhhhhhhhh🤫 I want it all to myself 😁 Hopefully next year 👍
Mum's the word. Hope you get up and enjoy the quiet county
@@SlippyLimpets Hope so. Next years 🤞🐟😃
Nice video Slipster,just catching up now.....and more to do, keep up the great work.🎣
Will do Davester, hope you enjoy the vids you've missed!
@@SlippyLimpets lol,will do buddy. 🎣
Nice little trout.seems like a nice river.i love trout fishing 🎣.lovely scenery.really enjoyed this one.thanks mate.tite lines.
Yeah it is a great river, loads of variation with steep drops and meandering bends further down stream. Glad liked it and tight lines 👍🎣
Awesome video brilliant views captured, and no blanks 💯% entertainment 🎣🐟🐟🤘👊
Thanks buddy!! Tight lines👍🎣
Great video mate your drone shots are incredible. Some great scenery too
Thanks mate, appreciate it. Filming with the drone is a work in progress but loving the perspective the can bring
Wild brown trout, hard to beat, nice video, lovely river
Wheres abouts is this, I don't recognize it, someone mentioned a pint at the rose and thistle, I know where that is, I will be in it at the weekend
Cracking little fish, such a big heart, they just keep going!
It's the river that runs passed that pub. Just follow the road passed the pub for a couple of miles and you'll see the river.
So amazing and peaceful keep up the great work ❤
Enjoyed that, great that you can get to such a beaut spot when the sea isn’t accessible.
It's a bit of a hike to get up there but we'll worth the diesel. Glad you liked the vid and thanks for the comment
Good video. keep them coming.
Lovely up there at the start where fountain thing is we used to jump off there swimming haha
Well done good video, nice river, lovely spot Best wishes from Belfast
Hello Belfast! Glad you liked it 👍
What a beautiful spot to fish in!
It is a stunning place to go fishing. I'm very lucky to have places like this to fish nearby
Lovely video - I caught my very first artificial fly caught trout on the NAF waters on the Tyne at Prudhoe in the early 'Seventies! Great waters to fish.
They've got some great waters for the price of their tickets. Not tried the Tyne yet but thinking about giving it a go soon
@@SlippyLimpets I don't know if it is still allowed - but you could fish with minnows after a certain date. With a bit of colour in the water it was lethal and picked out some big fish. Fly was great in the spring - that was a long time ago now!
I think they've banned that now, and only worm on certain sections unless coarse fishing.
Beautiful video really pleased I Found your channel. Im currently living my by watching you. 1lb tippet!!
Thanks for the comment Jon and welcome to the channel. I made a little mistake in the video by saying 1lb when it was actually 2lb. I'd bought some new tippet on the way up that was meant to be 2lb, it felt really brittle so I tricked my self into thinking it was 1lb, just to be on the safe side.
@@SlippyLimpets no problems. It felt like the battle was like a sea trout/ salmon trying to get down stream 👍
It felt like that to me too 😄
Thanks very much for teaching me that wee trick I’ve alway tied another dropper to the line you attached it to the actual fly! smart!!😮
Wish I could claim it as my own technique, but I learnt it from watching some fly fishing vids from New Zealand. Happy to pass it on though👍🎣
Excellent video I’ve just started fly fishing and in the middle of getting my casting good 😎
The hard work will pay off, wish I was better at casting but don't fly fish enough to keep my eye in
excellent film, my friend! lovely location, the Cheviots are magnificent! I agree about the light , balanced tackle thing, I use a 3 weight 7 ft rod on my local woodland stream, a half pounder is a good fish, but they fight like stink.
I don't think id ever go down to 1 lb tippet though, 3 lb flouro is as light as id ever go for trout, much heavier if using streamer lures (I bet in those conditions you'd have a chance of a much bigger one on the streamer) id save the 1lb for match fishing on canals for tiny roach!
hands up, Im bloody hopeless with lure fishing off the rocks!!
Yeah it is a lovely place and I reckon you're right about the leader, way too light. Won't go lower than 4lb after this experience👍🎣
Love it,I miss the Fly fishing,never ever caught anything with a hares ear or hares Lug as my wife called it,lol,mostly always had success with Wee Bibio,Great fly for the lochs and burns here in Scotland,All the Best,Ally
I don't think I've got any Bibio's in my box, I'll have to order and few and give them a try! Cheers Ally!
@@SlippyLimpets Aye BIbio with a bit of Red in it is good,another great fly was a Montana,Black with Green in it my Friend,you have some great fishing waters where you are,Tight lines and all the Best,Ally
As much as I like your sea fishing, think the river fishing just edges past, amazing landscape you have up there 💪👍
Thanks mate, really appreciate that! I love making these vids but they never do as well on TH-cam as the saltwater ones. Might sneak a few more in before the season closes
I’m a novice and have just started fishing the Coquet. That area looks absolutely beautiful. I’m going to have a look there this coming week. Steven from the Hardy shop recommended following you on TH-cam
It is a beautiful spot. The next stretch down is worth a visit too. I'll have to thank him the next time I need to spend some money!
Got a taster session with Northumbrian Anglers Federation on 13/6 on the Coquet at Rothbury, never done fly fishing before so looking forward to it
I lived in Northumberland as a kid ( 9 - 13 years old )
I didn't appreciate it's beauty at the time . 40 years later I did and moved back..!
It's a stunning place!
another great video mate..one of the best channels on here mate..in have never fly fished but love being in the river with my stick float,i went yesterday it was hard work but still got a few.water levels are really low where i am. im doing my editing and while it does its thing i always look forward to your content..keep up the good work mate..tight lines
Thanks mate, glad you like the channel. I'm the other way, never float fished in a river but would like to give it a try at some point. Hope the editing is going well and tight lines 👍🎣
I,like you,love the coast and shore fishing,but sometimes the change if scenery is just beautiful and tranquil,awesome as always nathan,stay safe
It's nice to mix things up, and really handy if the sea isn't fishable, just to get the fishing fix. As always tight lines👍🎣
Really enjoyed this video, thanks. Any suggestions on accommodation within easy striking distance of this area?
I don't know of any specific places but there's plenty in the Rothbury area, which is about 20 minutes drive
@@SlippyLimpets thank you 👍
Last time I went fly fishing I caught my buddy in the head with the hook. I'll stick to my usual methods, but like you said its soooo windy and unsettled at the moment. My lures are getting dusty lol. Patience is a virtue, as they say...I can smell the early Bass and Pollock from here :-)..well done on the brownies, nice fish....Tc and Tight lines bud
That's why I fly fish by my self, it's much safer for my mates 😂 Not long now until the proper fishing starts. Tight lines 👍🎣
Another great video Nathan. Much better fishing the rivers than just whipping water on managed reservoirs. Stay safe and tight lines. Mike.
Thanks Mike. Couldn't agree more!
Brilliant video
Your videos are class mate, well done 👏🏻
Thanks mate, appreciate it 👍🎣
Great video bud and well done on getting that brownie, they go pretty darn hard! I dunno if it's much help, but I've found fishing with a wool indicator to be a useful alternative to a big dry: easier to mend without ruining presentation, less tangles and you can change the depth of the nymph. Then again, your fish took the daddy, so what do I know! 😉
Haha, plenty mate. You're right about the indicator, use them all the time in winter for grayling, and make fishing a nymph dead easy but was hoping for a dry fly hit this session.
@@SlippyLimpets Yeah, can't beat a take on the dry!
Eyup Nathan. What a brilliant place. I find I have to go a long way or get up early to experience something like that. I spotted the cast that put the fly in front of the fish and I 'knew' it would take. That's a damn good section of filming when I think about it - you used to need the BBC and a big arse budget for that sort of thing. Bloody well done. I'll sithi after, Dave.
I'm really lucky in that respect, it's still an hours drive but not too bad. I've always tried to film from cast to release videos, not just the landing of fish, and thankfully the gorpo allows for that to happen. Wish I had a big arsed budget to film with...maybe one day. Tight Lines Dave👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets I just watched this again and spotted the 'suits you' Kenneth tailor 'Oh!' moment after you hooked up. I'll get to Wales again in a couple of weeks and that'll be happening on purpose every time I hook up for certain. It's been a long time. Thanks for keeping me sane for 18 months! Holy shit it really has been that long.
And away!!!! Dave
Haha, I'd not noticed it but now that you've mention it it's obvious! Hope you have a good one in Wales!!
Awesome vid budd!! nice to see you in a safe mark lol !!
Haha, yeah it's a wee bit different from my usual spots.
Cant wait to get back into my sport due to a dislocated collar bone from falling...but way to go. Just looking at the video has upheld my passion. Great work on the brownie! Tough fight hey lol
Sounds painful! Hope you get back out soon! Tight lines for 2022🎣👍
I sometimes still forget we've got these kind of places on our doorstep. 👍
Nice surroundings and easier to access. No clambering down over cliffs. 🎣
😄 yeah a much more relaxing session than normal👍
Nice Video - Beautiful Nature - Regards
Thanks, it is a lovely area!
content lately been good mate
Thanks mate!
Been snorkelling a lot lately up there, seen quite a few the same size as you caught, few more pools further upstream, how far up does the licence allow, it’s really deceptive how the depth varies, 10 inches to 10ft in a very short space. Seen some huge salmon further up in a tributary that you could step over with salmon of 7-8lb. Just beautiful up there. Great video 👍
I'm able to fish to about 100m of the the farm and small tributary that comes in from the right. Seems you might be a little bit further than I'm allowed to fish. Still, the fish have to pass through my permissable area to get to where you've been snorkeling.
@@SlippyLimpets very true seen some monsters further down at the waterworks at warkworth. Hoping the sea calms by middle of next week. Atb
I would love to fish for wild trout down here in Hampshire but the cost of it excludes me. Have to put up with the fisheries which is a challenge of its own. Cracking video mate.
I'd be in the same boat if I lived down your way, it seems like the prices make fly fishing an elitist option and not for me. I'm lucky in that respect. Tight lines mate
Well there I was thinking you hadn't had to walk far !! Lovely area,and a 1lb leader ?!!!
It was a bit of a yomp but at least the walk was pretty flat with cliffs to scale 😄 It's not often I catch a fish heavier than a 1lb so the 1lb leader is to try and balance the tackle a bit.
Sweet looking place there.!!!!!!!!
It is gorgeous up that way!
Lovely video. Where about on the Coquet is this?
Up at Shilmoor
Good Stuff!!! - 👍
Another good video Slippy, if we ever meet I'll give you some even better spots as you don't mind hiking. Suggestion, take that kayak of yours into co-tidal stretches of the bigger rivers, you'll be surprised, I was.
Sounds good, love a good hike to go fishing Give me a shout if you ever see me around. I'm always in for a new experience so will have a go at the tidal rivers too. Tight lines👍🎣
God I miss that river. Fished Hepple/Caistron down to the bottom of Flotterton Hall all my life until my father died. Never fished up towards Barrowburn though. Looks splendid.
Got a taster session with Northumbrian Anglers Federation on 13/6 on the Coquet at Rothbury, never done fly fishing before so looking forward to it.
Nice one, it's great fun and a lovely place, hope you have a good one👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets Thanks, had a great day .The lads from the NAF were friendly and helpful and i learned four casts on the day. Going to doing a follow up day with them.
Where you in the morning,Jon
@@anthonybeattie5689 yes, 9-10.30 session, spoke to all the lads from the NAF on the day. From memory, think it was Graham who taught my group casting techniques, though with my memory could have been someone else!
I’m less than a week into fly fishing I’ve done it before years ago but after not catching anything on 3/4 outings gave up so saved up to get proper sock foot chest waders & new boots a rod n reel & all the accessories can you tell me what knot you use to tie your nymph to your dry fly hook please 🙏🏼 thanks in advance ✌🏼💙🎣🏴👍🏼
Hi been watching a lot of your fly fishing program s think there great am new to fly fishing and wandered were on the Tyne I can fish and do I need a permit
Thanks very much for taking the time to read this message
Hi Stephen, Aye, you need a permit and rod licence to fish on all of the rivers in our area. Some permits are cheaper than others but have a look on tyneriverstrust.org there are loads of beats to go at and they're dirt cheap. Fishpal is also worth a look. Northumbrian Anglers Federation is a good club to join since it's cheap and have a lot of water to fish, including a stretch on the Tyne. Hope this helps
I enjoyed that Slippy 👍
I'm the opposite to you, I'll hit the sea with lures when I can't fly fish but they are both great fun and as long as I'm fishing ... 😉
That's the key for me, just need to get that weekly fix! Glad you liked it Corto and tight lines 👍🎣
My type of place to fish, miles from anyone ! Do you not find that an 8” dropper off the DLL alters the dynamics of your cast? 👍
Nice video what size leader and tippet have you used please
Class video! I've just started with a local club in Northumberland. I'm being taught by a fellow member and friend. Another crackin' video. Thank you!
Nice one mate, that's definitely the way to learn quickly, and a wonderful place to fish. I taught my self and it probably shows in my casting. Glad you liked the vid and
Great fishing man ones again Em I just got a fly rod and reel there is line on it so will I use any leader the same lent or what do you recommend? Please its for next year anyways😊👏
Use anywhere between 6 and 8ft of leader, the clearer the water the longer the leader normally needs to be to help avoid spooking the fish Hope this help
Would love to see more of this.
I'm away for the next couple if weeks but plan on hitting the river when I get back. I've been missing it
Are you fishing on the Upper Coquet, I’d guessed it was before the end of the film
Yep, well guessed!
Glad somebody actually shows the hard part of fly fishing: getting the leader tangled. Not all parts of fly fishing are great (speaking from experience)
Nice change mate from the sea lovely area we live in
Yeah we're very lucky!
Great video
Thanks, appreciate it. As you can probably tell I'm pretty poor at casting and have been trying some salt water fly but having major problems with it- How do I avoid trailing loops, my fly keeps catching the underside of my fly line on the front cast? Only asking because of your handle👍
What a take! Brilliant.... though somewhat of a departure for you this time. Nevertheless, a great video - thanks for uploading...
It did smash the flying! I like to mix things up once in a while, keeps my love of fishing from going stale. Glad you liked it!
Class mate I’ve just getting home from the river
Love a bit of river fishing. Hope you had a good one
@@SlippyLimpets couldn’t buy a tug mate. I fish the river irthing on Brampton club waters if you fancy a day it’s only £7.50 a day ticket
Hard river to fish as most is still water it runs along under the wall
REALY enjoyed the video, have you ever fished in County Durham
Glad you enjoyed it. I've fished the wear once but tried anywhere else in Durham
4 wt is such fun. I bought one last year and even a fish that's a third of a pound gives you a superb fight.
They are great fun! Took mine to a stocked pond and those rainbows don't half fight on light tackle
Hi what a beautiful spot to fish, I live in Leeds my wife and I have been coming up to Northumberland for over twenty fire years we normally stay in Seahouses I fish Chatton and Thrunton while we are there and I was wondering would it be possible to buy a day or a weekly ticket to fish the spot where you fished
Hi Peter, I think the club do day and week tickets for visiting anglers, I've added a link for the federation's website to the description of this video. You should be able to get all the info you need from there. Hope this helps
@@SlippyLimpets would the spot you fished be on the federation’s website in the maps section, many thanks again
It is, it's the very top of the river Coquet. Look for the Shilmoor map.
@@SlippyLimpets
Brilliant, we come back up to Northumberland in September really appreciate your time 👍🎣
Are there any useful landmarks to look for up at this area. I’m going to have a drive up to have a look round
There's a Ford at the bottom end of the run that's a good point to look for. Parking is at the bottom of the big hill. Hope this helps
@@SlippyLimpets I’ve been up twice now. Once for a look around and today to fish. I found the Ford but fished a few hundred yards upstream closer to the road. I caught one but struggled with the wind behind me. I just loved being there and will return often.
Thank you so much for all your help
Nice one! glad you got into the fish. It's a great area just to be in even if the fish aren't biting.
I guess the daddy long legs is a fairly good indicator if your eye sight is good but I couldn't see one 5 ft away so wondered do you ever use a coloured indicator? I see a few guys who use a booby or a pink shrimp fly on the top dropper as an indicator but also has the advantage of being a fly so if a fish goes for it instead of the nymphs below you have a fair chance of hooking up , I ask because I see alot of people especially in the USA use a sliding barrel indicator luminous green which I thought would spook fish .
I've used those coloured barrel indicators but found fish went for them, so changed over to this technique to fish a dry and a nymph at the same time. A brightly coloured floating fly would work the same as the barrel, but with the added benefit of having a hook. Hope this helps
Totally agree m8 that's what I was taking the long to say.
I caught my first ever fish which was a brown Trout on the river coquet in Rothbury - I will never forget it - I must go back up there one day and catch some more - Have you ver fished the river coquet
I have, this video was actually filmed on the coquet only much further upstream to Rothbury
That seems way high-up the Coquet.....didn't know the NAF had any beats up that high?? You sure you were on the NAF beats lol?? Usually, those high beats are eye wateringly expensive salmon/sea trout syndicate beats exclusively.
Haha, yeah its definitely NAF water, it's the highest stretch they have on the Coquet. I've heard the stretch I'm fishing in this vid can for migratory fish can be good so good value!
EXCELLENT
Where were you Slippy, is it the upper reaches of the Coquet?
Yep, exactly there. Shilmoor area
Where abouts are you there on the coquet ? Or till
The upper coquet
Hope you went for a pint afterwards at the Rose and Thistle.
Wish I could have, it looks a cracking wee pub, but it's a canny drive home from there. Might take my tent up one time then can enjoy the rose as much as the fishing🍻
the coquet valley is stunning. thank you!
Well spotted mate! It is a stunning area and really glad we live in such an area. Lucky us 😀
I think Al have to be having a look up there, am from Consett and me daughter lives up newbiggin by the sea so not too far away
It's definitely worth a look, and the rest of the Coquet too
Great job!maybe get in him quicker if you dead drift or just even get up stream with your cast. I believe always better to keep fly line above your leader. Makes for a much better presentation and less likely to spook the fish. Congrats!
Thanks for the info and glad you liked the vid! Tight lines👍🎣
Hmm.. A lot of false casting into
fairly calm water doesn't help much either .?
do you have to pay to fish this stretch of river? or do you just need your rod license? thanks
You have to have a membership for any stretch of this river
Great fishing up there, was heading up this week until broke me big toe wading up River Derwent 😭
Ouch! That sounds painful. Is the Rowlands Gill Derwent of the other one in Derbyshire/Yorkshire?
@@SlippyLimpets Rowlands Gill one, there are two clubs, the upper Derwent Angling Association which I'm a member of, and the lower club Axwell Angling Club which covers Rowlands Gill. Our club has 15 miles of water to fish from Derwent Reservoir down to Lintzford, some really wild Brown Trout and one of best Grayling rivers, £65 for yearly membership or £8 day ticket
I normally fish the axwell park waters in winter, but yet to try further up stream. Maybe this winter. Hope your toe heals quickly and tight lines 👍🎣
Hi bud what river are you fishing on there up at Northumberland and who do I need to contact to fish there
It's the upper Coquet and you can get tickets from the NAF website www.northumbrian-anglers
.co.uk. hope this helps👍
Where abouts is this? Would love to give this place a go!
It's the River Coquet. There's a link to the website who run the water in the description of the vid
@@SlippyLimpets Thanks! I knew it was the Coquet, just wondering which section?
@@arch.guardian my bad. It's the shilmoor section
@@SlippyLimpets Thank you! Keep up the great work!
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Cant beat some dry fly fishing, even better if you are catching on your own tied flys or grayling nymphs
I've not tied my own flys yet but definitely need to get into it
@@SlippyLimpets coming into the grayling season, get on the nymphs 👌
That's my usual target on the fly so will give it a go
@@SlippyLimpets if you can get your address to me will chuck some in the post to try out
Drop me an email at slippylimpets@outlook.com👍
Been a long time since I wet a line on the Coquet. Was from Newcastle., I’m now in Broome Australia
You couldn't get much further away! Must admit though, think you might have it better down there 😉.
I am going fly fishing tomorrow on a boat in scotland lockglow
Sounds great, hope you have a good'n👍🎣
Cracking bit of water, I've fished it a few times. It can be hard but it's so beautiful you don't care 😬
It's a lovely little stretch. Thinkni was lucky spotting those fish too given how high the water was. WI will be heading back there again!
Hello you make cool videos🎉🎉
Hello and thank you 😊
Ace man .try the max catch line ,it has no memory. £10 from amazon.
Thanks for the info, that's way cheaper than the snowbee line I've been using, will check them out!
I’m really new to fly fishing what’s the knot you used to tie the nymph to the hook of the daddy long legs
I use what I call a stopper knot. In terms of fly fishing, I'm not sure if it's the correct knot to use but it's never let men down and it's easy to tie. Hope this helps
That’s a good looking stretch of river , I think that’s why I like fly fishing as those small trout can give you a good scrap on light fishing rods.
Yeah you're right about that and, like I said in the video, very similar to LRF in that respect.
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Hello in Casablanca! That's weird, i've not seen that error before. Hope you got it sorted
Which fly line do you use/recommend mate?
I've used a few but have settled on a snowbee xs. Not cheap but it's outlasted all the other lines I've owned over the years
Thanks mate. Do you get any memory issue with that?
Only if I haven't used it for a few months but I just give it a stretch before use and it is fine
Thanks. Enjoyed watching your trip on the river. Have been fly fishing about a year now, fished Sweethope and Sharpley springs. Would love to have a crack at the rivers
I used to fish Sharpley a bit in the winter but prefer rivers. There's a few that you can get day tickets for so you can give them a go before buying a season pass. The Derwent, Wansbeck, coquet and the Tyne. Have a look at the Tyne Passport website, loads on there for about 8 quid per day.
Full marks for making the videos, but I'd recommend some casting lessons - you hit the water several times during your false casts and that really doesn't help. Your line crashes into the water on the final cast a lot more than it should as well, so spooking the fish is a real possibility.
Thanks. Yeah I know my casting isn't great, I was really struggling with the wind.
what camera you using
Gopro hero 8 and a Samsung s20
@@SlippyLimpets Thank you
Nice one it's years since I fished up there on the river Till keep it up fella
It's a great spot 👌
Ps: really nice video
Great to mix things up a bit.
Keeps my fishing fresh and hopefully the channel too.
@@SlippyLimpets very much so, would love to see you do a spot of float tubing too, maybe for pike, perch, trout etc.
It's my favourite way to fish.
Float tubing looks cool as, but hard to justify one when I have kayak. Although I am hoping to get a pike and perch session in before the end of the summer.
@@SlippyLimpets Looking forward to seeing that. LRF and soft plastics is dynamite for Pike and Perch.
I'm also trying to find a spot for fly fishing for Mackerel. I think that could be sensational. Have seen a few videos and it looks incredible.
I've got swff setup and had a pollack on it but my casting isn't good enough yet. My mate has got into it this year and just released a video of him catching mackerel. Looks great fun. Would be even better on a 4 wt!