Small Creek Fly Fishing | HOW TO 

What a high value video. I really benefitted from learning the control drag technique.

The best flyfishing instructional video I've ever seen, covering my very favorite kind of fishing. This is such a quality channel. Thank you, sir. :-)

I can tell by the look on this man’s face and his voice that he really loves the challenge of creek fishing. I am on a creek often and still learned a few things from this intimate video. Thanks for making this video!

I mostly fish small creeks (had an absolute bonanza last week…15 brook trout in less than two hours on a creek that was roughly a rod length across in most parts). There are two main concerns when it comes to small creek fishing. First is locating the fish…sometimes you’ll walk several hundred yards of pristine looking water that’s just empty for some reason or another. That DOESNT mean there aren’t fish there…keep going for a bit. They usually show up slowly…you’ll get a tiny one here, another one there, you’ll swing and miss on one, etc. Then eventually you end up where the biggest population is…at that point, it’s game on. The second consideration is casting. You might as well forget about traditional fly casting for many of these places. A lot of bow and arrow casting and little plops…lift your fly up here, plop it back down there. It’s TOTALLY worth it though. Taking an 8” brookie from a tiny creek is every bit as fascinating as hooking into a raging, tailwater steelhead…trust me.

I like the combination of short rod and short leader and this video is very helpful.

I loved this episode. While I do fish a big river, the Lower Sacramento, I most enjoy getting up into the mountains and onto a creek. It's fun, intimate and makes you feel a part of your surroundings. I see so many videos that say "Small stream" that look nothing like my mountain waters tumbling over volcanic rocks. This video looked enough like my waters that I found myself nodding. Very good tips. Thank you especially for the message at the end. My goal is to leave my water and fish as close to as I found them as possible. Micro trash (your tag clippings etc) is a challenge to manage. But it's important to do so. Thank you Simon. You are welcome on my NPR Podcast any time! (Not literally but certainly figuratively if you get my drift -- Hopefully trout won't but you will!).

If anyone is wondering, the same exact set up but with a weightless nymph under a small popping bug or hopper is the absolute best and most fun way to fish for spawning sunfish. Even works for shallow spawning crappie.

Love this episode. Bigger isn’t always better. This is a different kind of fishing. Different enjoyment. Simon very easy to follow. Great teacher.

Those creeks look like what I have close to me. I'm about to start fly fishing (or trying to) here soon, a friend I met at work gave me a rod and reel he found forgotten in Colorado years ago (Temple Fork Outfitters Lefty Kreh Professional Series 3 wt rod and a Ross Reels CLA 1 reel for anyone interested). Thanks for making these kinds of videos, they're helping me a lot.

Great video, Simon really knows what he is talking.

It was opening day yesterday here in Michigan and I had some issues. I've moved to a new area due to work and had to change my whole technique due to no open rivers or streams. This video has given me some new ideas that I'll try today, thanks.

Thanks Simon.

Thank you for all the information. You guys rock! 🤙👍

I'm blessed to live in the Alberta Rockies. I have everything except salt water. Creeks and streams are by far the most enjoyable in my humble opinion.

Great video

I was totally expecting to see Tom Rosenbauer talk small creeks. I know Tom is not the Rio Spey guy, Simon...buuut, could we please hear Tom try Simon's accent in the next video?!? BTW, Reddington makes the best creek rods for dirt cleap. Can't see spending $800+ a Sage creek rod. Well done Farbank.

I euro fish my small water on my 10’ 2wt. It’s perfect for bow and arrow casts.

A warm river is the time to break out the bass flies

One thing about rod size... most of the time youre better off with a longer rod that you can high stick with. Unless you are really penned in. But realistically if you are actually casting, it doesnt matter if your rod is 6 or 9 feet. Your line is flying way behind you anyway

I guess Orvis doesn’t sponsor The New Fly Fisher anymore.

Dont want to tell people about small creeks... lest all the thousands of idiots who flood Roscoe will start spreading out in the 30 miles around it that currently are empty year round 😂

Way too much extra filler stuff in this video. You talk too much.