The Mysterious Art of Fishing the Hitch 

Really a fantastic way to fish. I caught a salmon by Riffling Hitch in Finnmark, watching so big fish coming up on surface it's really unforgettable. Love it!

Newfoundland is the hitch capital. Good video

A tantalising glimpse of the most exciting way to hook an atlantic salmon, thank you! You could do a much longer and more in depth instructional video, many of us would be glad to watch it. I have carried some of Derek Knowles Yellow Dolly "dry" flies for 30 odd years, they don't often work in England but oh when they do it's so worth it!!

takk Micke for this amazing talk with Arne, so inspiring!

The actual name of the hitch is the “Portland Hitch” it was created by the local guides of Portland Creek Newfoundland Canada! Visiting Fisherman from all over the world would come to Portland Creek River to fish the abundance of XLarge Atlantic salmon. They would be using salmon flies with leather loops. If the loop broke, they would toss the flies away and the local guides, who did not have a lot of money or access to flies/materials as that area was extremely isolated, would pick them up and reuse them by half hitching them to their line! I have been fishing Portland creek for over 30 years and met some of the old timers who were the guides back then and they are always happy to tell the stories of how the hitch was born!

Thanks! Mikael This is definitely a exciting way to fish, caught 3 fresh fish on it and my 1st biggest Salmon on it. I have struggled ever since.... Find it hard to keep hitch from dipping below the surface with my switch rod...but good to learn more about this technique. 🤷‍♂️🤔

Amazing knowledge. This video gave me so much when im planning my next salmon fishing trip. I was going to mainly use dry flies and some regular francis flies but now i realise i have to start hitching. Seems like a very exciting technique and has a lot of variety in it. Seems perfect for small river for 1-5kg salmons. Damn im looking forward to it.

Love listening to experts! You can just tell this man forgot more than most will ever know

Thank you Mikael, very nice, good info!

Thanks again Mikael. an early Birthday present just for me! from the fly fishers of the UK.

Hitchin' blue charms and undertakers - quintessential salmon fishing in Newfoundland.

a friends of mine got a 17.1 kg salmon in lakselva in Norway with hitgh. Only wearing his normal boots and a 7# singel handed fly Rod

Good job! Thx!

Beautiful.☺️☺️☺️👍🙏

The problem is most people try hitch as a last resort only, when conditions are bad and chances of catching are low. More people should start on the surface more often and fish gradually deeper.

Fantastic video, Mikael, which rod do you prefer in small to medium sized rivers for hitching? Single Hand line 7, 10 feet?

great tips! what size of leader would you recommend, mid size irish river with potentially big fish?

What do you guys think about hitching for balticsalmon ?

Great video, many thanks! Do spring Salmon take the hitch also or primarily a summer grilse technique please? Thanks, Paul

Sounds kinda like playing with a cat and a ball on a string - to fast or slow - no trying to catch it, but within the right speed they rarely can resist.

Having lost 4 salmon using the hitch I finally got my reward on the tweed last week 15 lb salmon on the sunray hitch seeing the fish take it was class 🎣

Very useful and I will try, my only question is whether the head of the fly/tube should be pointing up or downstream?

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What is not clear from the video is how you hitch your tube flies. Traditional grease line has the hitch coming out the bottom towards you on a hook. Jason Thornton of Kola Flies ties a Pete’s Special with left and right holes in tubes. He marks the fly with red and green thread to indicate port or starboard bank. Martyn White of Flicking Feathers has the hole coming out the bottom of the tube.

Arni is correct. Same fish all over the world.

Looks like loyd bridge's lol.

But in Norway some rivers are coco and musky colours, wouldnt this technique work best on clear rivers?

I love worm fishing

Just throw some addicted beads brah.

Ok what is a "hitch" a type of fly ? a tequniue? Help??