High up on the Dartmoor stream 

Cheers, Rick, you're never going to catch anything above 1/2lb, but I think it's still my favourite type of fishing .

Sounds like a good fish Carl, is that lake a day ticket water?

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 Yes. But some of the lakes in North Wales uplands are actually free as no one knows who owns the fishing rights.

I've not fished the Usk Peter (another one for the list), but that sounds like some tough fishing. The great thing about this little moorland stream is that in most conditions, if you can present the fly properly, you're going to get some rises. Hooking them, now that's another matter.........

I have tried it, but it feels a bit heavy and cumbersome. I might have a look at a vision one. I need something to go on the Christmas list.

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724Sorry to butt in, but I'm getting a vision nymph rod, but can't decide between a hero or a nymphomaniac? Which one are you going for Chris? Nymphomaniac is expensive but everyone raves about it. Apparently the 3 weight is super sensitive and more like a 2 weight which appeals ( I haven't got a 2 weight ). I have also been told that it makes an excellent Dryfly rod too. I've said I don't like euronymphing in previous comment, but having the Welsh dee on my doorstep and grayling season approaching, I'm thinking maybe such a good rod will make me start to like it and anyway it will make a great ultralight Dryfly rod when rivers are low.

Hopefully tjk will come back with an answer Carl, hint hint.

I see they do a 9'6" 3 weight version, hmm.

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 I confess I didn't read his full message, but have now and he says his vision 3 weight feels like a 2 weight so I'm assuming he's got a nymphomaniac?

Thank you for the kind words Peter, and for watching. Maine USA, excellent for brook trout apparently (I've been watching Tom Rosenbaum, new fly fisher 👍).

I'm glad you enjoyed it .It's a very picturesque place for filming 👍

Cheers, Peter, it's a fantastic place to cast a fly. I'm hoping to get to the cherrybrook on Dartmoor this week, so I'll give the daddy another go👍

Thanks Ian, five more weeks and another season will be over, and everything gets packed away again. Where did 2023 go??

Hi Mike, still waiting for some proper rain here, we had a serious cloud burst last week which flooded the road to Crediton but hardly touched the river levels. I have to admit I've been ignoring our lowland streams recently as they're just too difficult. "There's gold in them there hill's " well golden trout anyway👍

It's a magical place, Davie. I'm hoping to explore a bit more of it this week👍

Hi Ian, Yes, I put one inch marks from 8 to 16", our club likes a return to keep track of fish size and numbers. Originally I used some thin strips of electrical tape, then rod whipping (which took too long) now I use a pen that rod makers use to sign their work covered with a drop of rod varnish, much quicker.

I wouldn't be at all surprised. It's not that far from the Army camp. In fact, there's a chance it might be possible to drive up onto the moor near the camp and walk back downstream to fish. Whether it will be any quicker is debatable.

Nice one Carl, I wondered if anyone would pick up on that👍

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 Let's be honest, we all pretend to be old Wilson when we are playing a fish 😂

Never given ticks a thought Fred, but I suspect there will be some. Hopefully, the waders will protect me? I've been using the camera at work for some promotional videos and didn't change it back. I can confirm that your suggestion of proxy files worked 👍

Great to see so many perfect trout in the small stream brilliant

Hi Robert, I've just been watching your video in preparation for a trip to cherrybrook (ashamed to say I've never fished it). If you register on the Devon Rivers forum, then I can send you some details about the stream in a private message👍 there's a recent post about fishing cherrybrook that you could add your experience to devonrivers.proboards.com/thread/1424/hours-on-cherrybrook

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 thanks, Chris, Cherry Brook had so many fish but I made a hash of recording any footage - forgot my camera on Day 1 and ran out of battery on day 2! I picked up on your comment about a #4 rod - I was fishing a similar weight and struggled with hook-ups.

Just registered.@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724

Message sent Robert 👍

Damn it, Brian, swmbo just caught me looking at "more" fishing rods.

Totally agree...such a versatile rod

you in trouble now then. i have a mate who has a new one but is not well. i dont think he will ever use it. he has the matching reel with it. i can ask the question if you are interested or you can borrow mine i can @@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724

@@Tjk186 Which vision are you on about? Hero nymph or nymphomaniac? Cheers

It was not happy, Brian. I think a double scotch might have been more appropriate. In the end, I had to turn everything into a proxy file just to make it play. Bloody fan sounded like a hairdryer.

So many streams, so little time, Paul Kenyon has some videos of the Yealm on youtube somewhere 🤔 I'm hoping to get up on the Duchy water sometime before the season ends.

It's already changing, there should be more trees and a lot less bracken. It's still a stunning spot, though.