What Fly Line Should You Use For Trout? - Intermediate Fly Fishing Lines 

Your the only bloke on you tube that disseminates and delivers information I understand. Cheers for the knowledge Rhys.

Nice to see you still at it Rhys 👍

Thanks Rhys, two day's after receiving my newly bought 40+ slow intermediate, used it yesterday at Papermill, seven fish on various damsels (trying some new ties out), keep em coming mate.

Brilliant enjoy all your vids , really informative on why you use these lines

Amazing content and delivered simply Great stuff Rhys

My all time favourite is the Airflo Ridge Clear, not an expensive line at all, and I’ve had the same one on my reel for over 10 years now! It’s got a nice amount of stretch, which I like for fishing the washing line, damsel style booby in a size 12 on the point, two Diawls or crunchers up the cast, lethal for fishing the top 2 or 3 ft of water nice and slowly 👌 Great video again Rhys.

Awesome as always. You are becoming my bible. Please keep all the advice coming. A very big thanks from me.

Taken your advice on Rio aqualux after using many different brands including others from Rio, and I have to say.. by a country mile! The best line I’ve ever used!

Thank you for sharing good information. Good stuff.

The Rio aqualux is an amazing line .... casts like a torpedo .... I use it on my 5wt orvis and Its amazing

Great video Reece

The Airflo 40+ Expert and Extreme slow and fast intermediate lines are on sale now for between £24.99 - £29.99 and both are really superb. They cast like rockets. The Hardy Horizon taper camo intermediate is also reduced down to £25 and again really superb.

Some great advice on your content bud 👍

Would be good to see links in video description to the various products you discuss. I look forward to the next one!

Great video again Rhys, I’ve got a couple of these and though I am catching I’m struggling with polyleader vs straight through fluro, what do you attach to your lines or does it depend on fly size etc. Cheers.

Was looking into neutral density and glass intermediates yesterday so this couldn't of come at a better time.

Please talk about when why and how to fish each lines. Ur vids are so short for the amount I wait for them 😂😭

I bought the Aqualux on your recommendation and... wow! It's just perfect! I'd be really interested to hear your take on fast sinking lines - I bought some di5 Airflo Sixth Sense but the memory is terrible! It's like a slinky!! 😅

Have you ever tried a Sunray line ?

It gets all technical now, due to the manufacturing technology available these days. Price is an issue too. Good tutorial videos. Like the rehearsal ends.

Would you be able to do a video on loch/ reservoir style methods and the benefits of each category of line? Cheers chief

Needed that l'm buying an intermediate line so very helpful. Background music is too loud for me. Going to Draycote Reservoir this weekend and will get you a sub from a mate who is swapping course fishing for trout.

Hi Rhys have you ever tried the sunray fly lines by Tom bell I find them quite good as I've only been fly-fishing for a couple of years now my casting isn't brilliant but getting better perhaps you could do a video on the fly casting as I like the way you explain things cheers mate.

Hi Rhys another quality video. Always great advice. So what in your opinion is best situation to use a slow intermediate. As in conditions and that.

Rhys…this is great. Thanks for the leads. As someone who fishes that airflo hover line I totally agree…for most boat fishing on our trout club waters I find it covers well all the different depth areas of our lake. That’s always an issue which you didn’t mention…many small waters….at least here in Ontario…are full of remnant snags from downed trees or timber…using a washing line set up on a 0.5”/ sec line with booby or fab on point and lighter nymphs on the droppers really is great for fishing shallow lake margins where creeks come in bringIng food and cool water…esp in our 30 C summers all of us are experiencing now! One cheap solution to a .5 line…just coat your floater with Loon sinking line treatment. Eh voila! 🤑 Or simply let you floater get really dirt. Works like a charm.lol. cheers, Michael todd

Great vid Rhys.... can I ask a quick question on indicator fishing... can you fish let’s say 2 eggs, one on the point and one on a dropper? Thanks

Hi Rhys, First I must say I really love your videos and I learned quite a lot from you - huge thank you! As a sort of beginning stillwater fly angler, who is unfamiliar with the stillwater scene in the UK, you have sort of touched on a topic of interest for me. UK stillwater fishing is of great interest to me, being on the outside looking in. I wondered if you could make a few videos about getting started in stillwater fly fishing (UK-centric for obvious reasons)? Like I have two topics in mind: 1st: Say I buy an Airflo Switch Pro fly reel with five cassettes. What lines would you recommend a beginning, non-competitive bank angler to put on the cassettes? Floater, multiple intermediates, how about sinking lines? Which sinkers to get? How would a midge tip fit into this setup? Like if you had to limit yourself to just 5 lines, which would you pick? Do your line choices change when fishing from a boat? 2nd: Say as a beginner I know nothing about fly selection, and I buy one of those larger fly boxes: what basic fly selection would you recommend for a whole season of stillwater fishing? I see many videos "tie this or that fly", but I have difficulty finding a comprehensive guide what an adequate basic fly selection should look like. Surely it must contain buzzers, midges, blood worms, some dry flies, diawl bachs, boobies, fabs, blobs, eggs, some lures? Of course, there a load of assumptions to be made answering the questions above. I figure having a #7 rod and a cassette reel is a good start. As a competitive fly fisherman, you probably know more about the sport than I can imagine, but I'd really like to pick your brain to make entering stillwater fly fishing easier for beginners. Hope to see more of your marvelous videos! -Fly Rider

Could you do a video like this for floating lines? I'm sure I'm not the only one that's a bit confused with all the low stretch, short front taper, long front taper, double taper if you could do a video on the essential floating lines it would be a big help

Great video again mate. I have a Rio midge tip and I’m looking to buy an intermediate to get a little deeper. Is there much off a difference between the slow intermediate and midge tip and should I just skip the slow intermediate and go straight to mid intermediate or fast intermediate?

Hi rhys I have a challenge on with Sean to catch the most fish in 2023 any tips bro need all the help I can get he's a good Angler.

Would I be better buying a 6/7 weight

hi mate when would you use a tungston leader /ray from ellerdine

G’day Rhys. You seem to be using Airflo Switch reels and spools. Any tips on how to easily change spools on this reel?

so thats what a glass line is hahahah cheers good video

Hi budy I have just bought still miniac 10,7 and looking the perfect floating distance line for it l see you use the same rod what do you recommend

Hi, thanks for the tips. I used to go fly fishing with my dad but have now taken it up. I’ve got two reels with a spare spool for each, should I put intermediate slow and fast on one reel and then a floating line on the other or would the three lines (all intermediate) you mentioned in this video cover me for still water trout fishing in the U.K.? Thanks

what size/weight rod would you recommend for river fishing here in south wales as a beginner.

Hi great videos, thanks. Any reccomendatiins on a decent rod, 9-6 6wt for small still waters here in Ireland 2-3 acres. Something 8n the £100-200 bracket. Very hard make a decision, there are so many

Hi Rhys, or anyone reading this that knows more than i do what floating line would you recommend for someone newer to the sport. I got a lot of old stuff from a friend to start with but i want to build my own now, i can cast 1 fly ok but for some reason if i try 2 or 3 i tangle a lot with my current set up and my current line is in poor condition. My rod is wf7. I've seen a few recommend the rio stillwater can help with multi fly turn over etc but at £99 i feel it's a bit steep.

Morning Rhys what tactics in this sun today mate, thanks

Barrio GT90. Best intermediate fly line.

I dont spend more than £12 for a fly line. My entire setup is a 8ft 5wt that was £20, £60 Redington Crosswater reel, £10 floating line from amazon. Brandless, the reel being the most expensive part. CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. Caught plenty and wouldn't change any time soon.

Hi Rhys Do you know where I can get my hands on the Rio Aqualux II intermediate, I’ve tried everywhere and can’t find anyone that has the line in #7 . Cheers Bob.

Hi Rhys. I'm planning to fish a washing line for our (unsuspecting) Canadian panfish and would appreciate you suggesting what type of line I should consider. The lakes are clear and the fish feed on buzzers and nymphs just off bottom in 12 feet of water. I was thinking that a Type 3 (3 IPS) or maybe a Type 6 Full Sinking line would work. What do you recommend? Thanks!

Hi rhys I'm looking to get new fly lines and only have to reels/spools. Currently got floater and sink tip would u recommend same or something different

Can you use a 7/8 weight line on a 7weight rod

for those slow or fast intermediates, how long is your leader off them?

So lets say i fish a lake with average depth of 4 feet what 3 lines do you reccomend to cover most situations

Where does a sinking line come into action on small still waters. Is there any need for sinking lines at all.

It is Helios 7 weight

Are intermediate lines only used on stillwater? Can I use an intermediate on the river when I want to fish a wet fly or small streamer on the swing? Or would you recommend some another line for that purpose? Thanks for reply Rhys. Subscription👍. Greetings and tight lines 🎣 from the Čech Republic 🇨🇿.

Hello can u do a video on fast sinking line

can't believe that 3 years ago a line that cost 45 quid is now 79 lol

Never trust a man with shiny gear.....