Beautiful... I wish I could get all my students in the Fly Fishing merit badge class and the Certified Angling Instructor classes to watch this video... Excellent video. You nailed it.
"Bad casting spooks fish" . This was one of my favorite episodes from the past. Excellent angler information but the filming was exceptional. Love the takes from a single dry fly and the effort to make a perfect cast. Also noteworthy , most anglers aren't that concerned about spooking fish because they'll just hang a nymph and hide their inaccurate cast. This episode is what dry fly fishing is all about .... patience, positioning and raising ones' skill level and less dependency on luck.
I've been fishing Spring Creek for over 16 years and you nailed it! That's how it's done! Be patient, be stealthy, be accurate. Size matters so match the size of the hatch!
Great job 👍. When you say, Master Class is not just about techniques but how anglers performed at the highest level, you nailed it! Appreciate Peter Corbett's last comment- If you define success by the number of fish caught, you're missing the point of being out there. Very entertaining film. Thanks.
Pete your experience and thoughts on what we need to do and look at when approaching a spring creek is very enlightening and helpful, thanks for sharing things we need to keep in mind when fishing for these highly challenging fish!
I love this kind of stream and I appreciate that you and Pete showed us how fly fishing can be about stealth, stalking, and taking a careful, thoughtful approach. Though I haven't been in many years, fishing Silver Creek in southern Idaho back in the '90s scratched that unique "Spring creek itch" for me. I didn't catch a ton of fish, but the uniqueness of the experience always pulled me back. One big difference I noticed between fishing Silver Creek and, say, The Harriman Ranch (only fished briefly a couple times) Depuy's or Armstrong's (only seen on video), was that dry flies were almost always presented downstream at Silver Creek. Also, another important thing to avoid on Silver Creek in terms of stealth was the spray from false casting. I noticed this didn't seem to matter for your situation here or at least you didn't mention it. So here are my questions, particularly since I haven't fished a ton of spring creeks OTHER THAN Silver Creek: Are you able to present flies upstream in most spring creeks? Do you use fluorocarbon and mostly tippets 5x and lighter? I've always just assumed Silver Creek was almost unique this way, mostly due to high angling pressure . I would love to see one of your videos from the Silver Creek Conservancy. It's a unique place and I'd be really interested in seeing how you fish it, from the Shark tank, through the S curves all the way down to Kilpatrick Bridge. Also, I never did justice to the Harriman Ranch so I gotta get back there. Anyhoo, thanks for talking about Spring Creeks. You've got me thinking more about heading inland. Tight lines.
Where to begin? Totally awesome video like all of yours, Todd, but I swear they keep getting better. I'd rather fish a dry fly than anything so really enjoyed this video. I also love anything you do with Peter Corbett in it. He is so fun to watch having fun and catching fish. His comments on bad casting, line color, why you should be out there, etc. are spot on. I really like his comments on fishing vests. I sometimes feel like the odd man out when I see everyone using packs, but I love and use a vest. Anyway, great video and thanks for sharing your passion and great work.
Great video! Soaks all the perfection in fly fishing. Many in today's world forgot what fly fishing truly is. Hope that you will do more of these videos, simply perfect.
Master class content right there and beautiful video as always. Thanks Todd, I'm always excited to see a new video from you...you never disappoint. Cheers mate.
Ditto's on the fly vest. I tried all the waste and sling packs and whatnot. They are ok for blue line fishing, with a minimal amount of stuff- My favorite is a little fishpond, one box a spool of 5 x some fly float, and nippers. Late July and August, Ants beetles, and hoppers. I like the slower rods too, most of my rods were purchased in the late 1970s to early 1990. Scot G's two-piece. my 4 wt 8'6" Scott is a favorite when I am on the PA spring creeks. I love the yellow breeches since it was the first spring creek I fished. I will be going to the Wisconsin Driftless Area for the whole of July Aug, and Sept- I am going to buy a Tom Morgan Favorite just because and put a DT-F 4 wt on it. I am even going to buy a Hardy LRH for it too- I just love those. They should have never discontinued making them.
AMAZING, Literally my favourite spot by the look, you know small body of water, beautiful fish... Just looks amazing. Hope I get the chance to go there one day. Amazing job Tod!!
Great video!!! (Ang great song....similar as the other)....anyway they help me a lot. I'm fishing in hot Creek near upper Owens CA and having amazing times catching big bows and browns....now I know how's the feeling fly fish in spring Creeks.
This is all true, but the most important thing is that there are fish in the river, otherwise it will be useless. There are very few fish where I live. When I look at your films, I dream of fishing in such a river at least once. Great movie anyway. Greetings from Poland!
Sometimes, when I'm out fishing. I don't catch a thing. And those can be the best days for decompressing from the work week. No expectations, no adrenaline of getting that big fish on the line. It's always all good.
@@CatchMagazine I’m moving to Ennis for my first summer in Montana here soon and wanna say thank you for your work, as well as being entertaining I feel your videos have given a lot of insight to different fisheries across the country, thanks Todd!
You didn't talk about frequency of the caddis hatches or the time of day they occur. I have seen swallows and bats flying over the river, and when they stay at a particular part of the river feeding, the trout are also feeding. I've noted that it doesn't happen every night, but you mentioned that the hatch move upstream. Thanks!!
Hi, yes. It means waiting for the bugs to hatch. When fishing PMD‘s, the hatch usually starts between 10 and 11:30. BWOs come off during the Fall and winter during the warmest part of the day… someone between 11 and 2.
Hi Mike, I start with a 12-foot 4x tapered leader and add 1-2 feet of 5X and then 2 to 4 feet of 6X depending upon how spooky the fish are. Three or four feet of 6X makes it a lot easier to make a parachute cast, but tends to make wind nuts more of a problem. Good luck, Pete