thanks for that George, in my 40 years fishin i never realised that...it makes such sense. I grease my leader ing a couple of feed of my line...every day is a school day!!!
On a slightly related theme. I was fishing a few weeks ago and a chap was packing up to leave. He'd stripped off a lot of line and was wiping it down with a cloth upon which he sprayed a silicone based spray. He pointed out that a clean, 'greased' line lengthened the lines life, extended the life of the rings and helped the line fair shoot out when casting. He didn't mention the line being extra floaty on having been cleaned/silicone but as silicon dispels water then it would not be at all surprising if it did float better. Not yet tried it but I shall do
Delighted you upgraded your camera, it will be no bother to a man like yourself!!! Best of luck with it! Ive just started using a 10ft 4wt on my river rather than a 9ft, 5wt and I honestly think that my hook ups have improved purely from the extra height when I strike. Thanks again 👍🇮🇪
I have a greased cloth in my fishing west and pick it out to cleanse and grease the line several times a day in som muddy waters. Crystal clear mountain streams in Sweden only in the morning. But in the south several times of the day. There was a superb nymphfishing line sold in the 90s. Airflo with Teflon coating and kevlar core. Superb for heavy nymphs and streamer since of it had low density and was a highfloater. But it had a really high friction coefficient if the water was above 15 degrees.
As always George, no nonsense, simple good advice. I was upstream nymphing today on the Avon around Salisbury waiting for the Mayfly hatch and took some lovely wild brownies and OOS Grayling with a well greased floating line and a 4 ft furled leader. It amazes me that people don't do it, the difference is profound in, presentation, bite detection as well as hook ups. Took a few lovely fish on your Mayfly patterns today mate. Looking forward to your videos with the new camera. Cheers!
Good luck with new camera! Set up the resolution 1080p which is HD and see how goes. Some programs will upscale this to higher res if needed. This way you won't have full memory I'm your pc . Great tip .. I often forget about the grease... Cheers George 👌👌👌
Thankyou for sharing this insight on increasing your catch rate on dry fly and nymph fishing! What type of grease do you recommend putting on the line to achieve the desired effect for flotation?
I mainly fish wet flies on loughs and reservoirs, but on the occasions when dries would be best I have always been left frustrated with the number of missed takes I've suffered, despite trying different strike timings. Your advice makes so much sense when I think that through logically. Thank you for this! Every day is a school day, and I think you've just taught me an important lesson! Have you any thoughts on the timing of the strike fishing wet vs dry?
Nice video George and best of luck with the new camera, I will look forward to seeing the higher resolution footage. In my own experience, I have found mucilin to be one of the better ones for treating the end of the fly line with, it seems to last a good while. Gink is grand for flies, but it doesn't seem to last half as well as the mucilin does for keeping the fly line floating
Great video, What sound equipment do you use George, one thing I always notice in your videos is you always have good sound whether your close to the camera or far away
Hummm... In the USA, the advise is to clean your line but not lubricate it. An example of this is the Orvis Company short video "How to care for your fly line" on UTube.
Great as always thanks I have just started doing this I have a question about hooks if you don’t mind I got some partridge of Redditch barbless Klinkhamer hooks but they seem to bend easily just tying them I put a bit of pressure on it with my finger and it snapped in half easily could you recommend a brand of barbless hooks thanks
hello another watcher from NZ, you didnt mention anything about timing of the strike in realation to hookups? on dries i.e struck to soon. We here in NZ loose a lot because of this, is it not a factor for you?
The speed of the strike can vary according to the species of insect and at what point in its emergence the trout are taking it.However the sunk line will cause a miss irrespective.
Timing is largely dictated by the insect the trout is feeding on, eg a spinner is a slow sipping rise and requires a delay, whereas a rise to a skating caddis needs to be immediate, however none of these will likely work if your line is sinking.
