Fly Fishing Small Streams - How To - The New Fly Fisher
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Date: 2022-05-15
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manifestgtr
This is the soul of fly fishing imo. Yes. catching a 10lb brown or the king salmon of a lifetime is amazing. But some guys get hung up on that. I remember talking to this dude at a gas station a while back and he was perplexed at the fact that I was bothering to fish this little brook you can hop across for 8- brookies. I mean, he asked questions. It didn-t make sense to him. why bother with the headwaters when the main river has salmon and smallmouth bass? The headwaters have a magic to them that the main river just doesn-t. There-s a sense of adventure and solitude. Every bend has some new, interesting obstacle and under every log, there could be a 12- brook trout. A 12- trout in a tiny stream might as well be a state record brown in my mind. Since I was a kid, I-ve been just completely fascinated with fishing small waters. A 5 lb bass in ankle deep water, a foot long brookie in a remote brook. It-s the last frontier of freshwater fishing and it-s ALWAYS closer than you think. I grew up in the ghetto. we-re talking gang fights, gas stations and stabbings. 15-20 min away, brook trout heaven exists.
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This is the soul of fly fishing imo. Yes. catching a 10lb brown or the king salmon of a lifetime is amazing. But some guys get hung up on that. I remember talking to this dude at a gas station a while back and he was perplexed at the fact that I was bothering to fish this little brook you can hop across for 8- brookies. I mean, he asked questions. It didn-t make sense to him. why bother with the headwaters when the main river has salmon and smallmouth bass? The headwaters have a magic to them that the main river just doesn-t. There-s a sense of adventure and solitude. Every bend has some new, interesting obstacle and under every log, there could be a 12- brook trout. A 12- trout in a tiny stream might as well be a state record brown in my mind. Since I was a kid, I-ve been just completely fascinated with fishing small waters. A 5 lb bass in ankle deep water, a foot long brookie in a remote brook. It-s the last frontier of freshwater fishing and it-s ALWAYS closer than you think. I grew up in the ghetto. we-re talking gang fights, gas stations and stabbings. 15-20 min away, brook trout heaven exists.
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Burnsy
got a 6' 2wt coming in the mail going to use it for my small urban creek wont need to make casts past 35 feet and it does have a full flex lived next to this creek 3 plus years and herd it held Brook trout fished it a lot this year finally i caught a 10 incher but my 9' 5wt is way to long and hard to travel with through the bush and very tight areas to cast in short is better for me plus i can use it in the kayak on the lake for panfish and the canals. fyi the little brookie i caught on a #12 trout hook with a garden worm
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got a 6' 2wt coming in the mail going to use it for my small urban creek wont need to make casts past 35 feet and it does have a full flex lived next to this creek 3 plus years and herd it held Brook trout fished it a lot this year finally i caught a 10 incher but my 9' 5wt is way to long and hard to travel with through the bush and very tight areas to cast in short is better for me plus i can use it in the kayak on the lake for panfish and the canals. fyi the little brookie i caught on a #12 trout hook with a garden worm
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Alex
I've done some small stream fly fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and it's a blast. Even in the overcrowded state of California you can still find remote and wild places with wild trout. Of course part of the reason no one is down there is that it's very steep and difficult to get to. But it's awesome being walled in away from the rest of the world by steep canyon walls and alder trees, rock hopping and nailing 10-15- wild bows and browns in every little pool and pocket.
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I've done some small stream fly fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and it's a blast. Even in the overcrowded state of California you can still find remote and wild places with wild trout. Of course part of the reason no one is down there is that it's very steep and difficult to get to. But it's awesome being walled in away from the rest of the world by steep canyon walls and alder trees, rock hopping and nailing 10-15- wild bows and browns in every little pool and pocket.
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Tina
Harry Gray:
What I love about small streams is that you can actually feel like you are HUNTING for your catch. Large streams you don't often see the trout or have clear target areas. Where as in a small stream you can often spot the trout or use the old adage, rocks rock, foam is home and wood is good. Also, change! Where you see a change in the flow of water such as the head or tail of a pool. First rule, ya catch fish were there are fish. Tom, you da MAN and your video is a CAN do!
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Harry Gray:
What I love about small streams is that you can actually feel like you are HUNTING for your catch. Large streams you don't often see the trout or have clear target areas. Where as in a small stream you can often spot the trout or use the old adage, rocks rock, foam is home and wood is good. Also, change! Where you see a change in the flow of water such as the head or tail of a pool. First rule, ya catch fish were there are fish. Tom, you da MAN and your video is a CAN do!
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David
I only started fishing this spring (2020. From a map I picked a brook just like this in Southern New Brunswick to get started. Didn't catch nuttin'. Then I watched this video and practiced what ol' Tom preached. Learned to roll cast; up-lined my Clearwater 7'6- 4wt. to 5wt. DT and caught my first fish ever. It was great. But better than that rush was -- again from another Orvis video -- I had the fish off and swimmin' again in about 90 seconds from settin' da hook. Thanks Tom & Orvis.
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I only started fishing this spring (2020. From a map I picked a brook just like this in Southern New Brunswick to get started. Didn't catch nuttin'. Then I watched this video and practiced what ol' Tom preached. Learned to roll cast; up-lined my Clearwater 7'6- 4wt. to 5wt. DT and caught my first fish ever. It was great. But better than that rush was -- again from another Orvis video -- I had the fish off and swimmin' again in about 90 seconds from settin' da hook. Thanks Tom & Orvis.
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Joe
Small stream trout fishing is my favourite type of fishing. Many of the streams that I fish, I take note of when I drive by, or I will check Watershed report cards for my local area. Sometimes, there will be data on the types of fish in each body of water, and with a little exploration, I have found some hidden gems and some very large fish as well! I find that brown trout can get very big in some small streams.
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Small stream trout fishing is my favourite type of fishing. Many of the streams that I fish, I take note of when I drive by, or I will check Watershed report cards for my local area. Sometimes, there will be data on the types of fish in each body of water, and with a little exploration, I have found some hidden gems and some very large fish as well! I find that brown trout can get very big in some small streams.
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Hockey
This video perfectly explained and illustrated everything I envisioned in fly fishing and hope to experience. Although I am a long time fresh and saltwater angler I am just beginning my fly fishing journey because of all the exact reasons you explained in this video, from the exploration to the solitude and simple appreciation. This really inspired me a lot. Thank you!
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This video perfectly explained and illustrated everything I envisioned in fly fishing and hope to experience. Although I am a long time fresh and saltwater angler I am just beginning my fly fishing journey because of all the exact reasons you explained in this video, from the exploration to the solitude and simple appreciation. This really inspired me a lot. Thank you!
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Aaron
I'm staying at a house in July with a stream right next to it that is a tributary of a famous trout river and most likely has trout. The owners say they've seen people catch fish there. It's approximately 5 months til I go there but what better to do than research? Also, I think Huge Fly Fisherman would be disappointed in your support of tenkara
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I'm staying at a house in July with a stream right next to it that is a tributary of a famous trout river and most likely has trout. The owners say they've seen people catch fish there. It's approximately 5 months til I go there but what better to do than research? Also, I think Huge Fly Fisherman would be disappointed in your support of tenkara
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Yamakawa
What a wonderful presentation, really useful information, practical examples and high production quality. Apart from using topo maps to check for stream location and path, consider using a geological map if you can find one for your area, look for areas of limestone that may support better plant and bug life. Y
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What a wonderful presentation, really useful information, practical examples and high production quality. Apart from using topo maps to check for stream location and path, consider using a geological map if you can find one for your area, look for areas of limestone that may support better plant and bug life. Y
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Robert
Small streams in Utah are where I learned to fly fish, and I still prefer those to the bigger more famous rivers in my home state, for the fact that I almost always have the stream to myself, and it's much more peaceful. I've never had to worry about combat fishing on my favorite small streams.
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Small streams in Utah are where I learned to fly fish, and I still prefer those to the bigger more famous rivers in my home state, for the fact that I almost always have the stream to myself, and it's much more peaceful. I've never had to worry about combat fishing on my favorite small streams.
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