That cast at 13:51 was beautiful... I had to rewatch it a couple times to lock it in my memory

I learn a lot just by watching you fish. Please keep uploading!

I love such small streams. They offer kind of intimate fishing, usually light or no pressure and loneliness on the water.

I just learned so much by watching you. These videos are great especially with the bug info! Thank you very much

Thank you Peter, good stuff,, that knot you tie is intriguing, also nice gear.

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm using a uni-knot.

Yep, just like I was taught. Nicely done.

I was born and still are in the wrong country. My friends could not understand me,when I said this when we were young. This feeling is only got stronger as I got older. I use to dream that the little forest at the edge of my home village was like Canada or Alaska.That the small and only (called) mountain there was much bigger. Unending great.With RIVERS. Where I lived in my own build house. With rifles en fishinggear and canoes beneathe at the river where my house was on the mountainhill!!. You have those everywhere over there.And SO Much more. I am glad that these kind of vids are made by enthousiasts like you sir. It calms me,and for a brief small period,I'm not here in (cursing)Europe. But in a country where I should be. I know from my flyfish vacations how it really is,so I said nothing to much I think. What can you really do,for whole days and year around long,without getting bored?? Flyfishing and walking in the trouts and or salmons habitat.

@awaken77

5 жыл бұрын

what country you from? Im in Poland, and there's plenty of fly fishing possibilities, either on the south or on the north. also in neighboring countries like Slovakia and Czech

@canadiangemstones7636

3 жыл бұрын

I live an hours drive from this stream, and not a day goes by that I don’t wish I lived somewhere with good fishing, lol. Like the Green River in Utah... ten to twenty thousand browns per mile. This river you’re happy with one small brown a day...

Very informative video. I can see this working in a few of the rivers I fish. It might be a bit easier than nymphing upriver in some stretches as well.

A beautiful video of my favorite river. Tough fishing, but she sure is pretty. Never done well swing a wet downstream, personally.

A great look at real-life fly fishing...Wading downstream swinging a fly across while "pulsing" can really work ...Lots of good info...

Great video, thank you Peter

How much would it cost to buy to your tranquility and calmness? I mean when I go fishing I'm very relaxed but just by your tone of voice you're on a whole different level of tranquility. As if you've never been in a rush before. So well collected and organized.

@hooked4lifeca

9 жыл бұрын

Roni Manasi It's called 'retirement' :)

@xjok3rxs351

9 жыл бұрын

hooked4lifeca I'll be looking forward to it then. Where is this creek?

@hooked4lifeca

9 жыл бұрын

Roni Manasi Southern Ontario. It's a well known Great Lakes steelhead nursery.

@jakebevaart

6 жыл бұрын

hooked4lifeca shhhhhhhhhh lol

Lovely stream. Could do without the background music, the sound of the water is music to my ears.

I was fishing the south fork of the Rio Grande and the trout were rising in the riffles. I had read that if you swung your fly they would take and it worked. A fish on every cast. They wouldn't touch a dead drifted fly.

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Love that bamboo fly rod

I fish the same way and do quite well

@briantalbot7929

Жыл бұрын

I don't use wet flies though but I fish the same way in small creeks and I swim my streamers alot and when the fly starts to rise up in the water column is when I would get most of my bites

What kind of line you using?

what kind of rod is that it looks awesome i might have to get something similar to that

@hooked4lifeca

8 жыл бұрын

It's a 7' 4/5 wt. bamboo built by Ted Knott.

Hi. I am still a beginner but I always thought it was important to fish up stream. For reasons such as stealth and the ability to set the fish better. I'm curious as to why you fish down? Is it because of the technique you use? Specifically talking about small creek trout.

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

Fishing downstream is a classic wet fly method used for many species. Look up Yorkshire wet flies or North Country wet flies to see both the flies and the technique. Also check out books by Sylvester Nemes and Dave Hughes if you wish to learn more about the method.

@bensteer3778

4 жыл бұрын

hooked4lifeca that’s a common misconception over your side of the pond. North country wet, spiders and Clyde style flies were generally fished upstream here in Scotland and the north of England. All the old writers say it. Tod stoddart, TE Pritt and WC Stewart all recommended the upstream wet. Swinging was just for sea trout and salmon. Lovely vid though😊

Is the act of swinging flies the same concept as swinging streamers? I have a hard time understanding if I am doing something right or wrong when swinging wet flies and soft hackles. Any tip you can give me that might help? It was difficult to convey what I wanted to ask hopefully you understand what I am asking. Thank you for the videos keep making them!

@hooked4lifeca

2 жыл бұрын

Simplest approach is to think about what we're imitating. Wet flies imitate insects so they must be moved slow as insects don't go ripping through the water. Streamers and bucktails imitate baitfish that do swim well, so we present them faster.

when you get a bite, instead of hook setting with your rod do a strip set which is basically hook setting with your line, sort of like your stripping it back to you.

@hooked4lifeca

Жыл бұрын

Usually in a wet fly swing, we just let the fish hook themselves. A hook set is often counter productive.

@zionsbackyardadventures6096

Жыл бұрын

@@hooked4lifeca oh ok

Hi Peter, nice creek, and a nice video, thát knot at for instance 12.45, I have never seen thát before, what is it called....?

@hooked4lifeca

3 жыл бұрын

It has two names, Grinner or UNI Knot

Love the rod! Can you tell me more about it and the reel?

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

The rod is a 7' 4/5 wt. built for me by Ted Knott, 20 years ago. The reel is a J. Austin Forbes Thistle.

@jared5862

4 жыл бұрын

hooked4lifeca VERY NICE!! I have a 6’ 4wt custom built by Phil Smith about 5 years ago that I love. It’s my go to rod for hitting the tiny Native Brook trout streams.

very enjoyable

You need your 1 wt. Rolling out there 👍😁

What Bamboo Rod are You using? Nothing like catching Trout on a Bamboo Rod!

@hooked4lifeca

2 жыл бұрын

It's a Ted Knott 7' 4/5 rod based on a Payne taper.

What knot are you using to tie on the fly?

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

It's a Uni-Knot, otherwise known as a Duncan Knot. It's a slip, loop knot.

Little stream? Humm. I caught trout in a stream in which you could not possibly cast, in any fashion: And in two wide steps you were across on the other side! So how did I fish it? I threw, by hand, the fly into the stream and left it drift. I caught two 1.75 pound trout in 5 minutes. The stream was south of Sabrina lake California, north of Bishop.

curious, is this up close to forks of credit area?

@hooked4lifeca

3 жыл бұрын

No it isn't the Credit.

thanks! p.s. audio levels perfect.

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I used a Zoom H1 with a lav and synched it to the two GoPros. The audio from GoPros are unusable, except for synching in post.

@jackkrag

4 жыл бұрын

truely. one of the best . i am a guide and kind of a fly vid nerd. k

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

@@jackkrag Thanks, I appreciate that. It was my first attempt at decent outdoor audio and it turned out pretty good. Coming from a still photography background, I didn't find the visual part of video a big hill to climb, but the audio aspect remains a constant challenge. Full respect to the audio techs out there.

Are you located in British Columbia Canada?

@hooked4lifeca

9 жыл бұрын

jaxon mackie No, I'm in southern Ontario

What was the knot you used on the wet fly please?

@hooked4lifeca

2 жыл бұрын

It goes by either UNI Knot or Grinner Knot - same thing. I have a video on how to tie it.

What kind of rod is that 😍

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

It's a 7' 4/5 wt. bamboo rod built by Ted Knott.

Great video! Can't say the same about the music.

The one that got away was always much bigger. Funny how that is.

@hooked4lifeca

3 жыл бұрын

It's always that way - it's a rule.

What knot are you tying your flies on with?

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

I typically use a Uni-Knot

@stephennolin8129

4 жыл бұрын

Could you show how you tie it, please? Your small creek video you tied that knot a few times by looping the line on your finger but did not show how to tie the knot. I understand that was not the focus of that video... btw .. you were fishing a Beautiful bamboo rod in that video, just felt it needed mentioning. Cheers

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephennolin8129 I haven't bothered doing knot videos as there are so many already out there. Here's a good sample: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5VrtcWMZqjMf7w.html

What taper was that split cane rod modeled after?

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

Ted Knott built the rod and he would tweak existing tapers. I'm not sure, but it was based either on a Payne or a Leonard. Unfortunately Ted is no longer with us otherwise I would ask him.

@m40_kid70

7 жыл бұрын

Whats the length and line weight, cause it looks like it does a marvelous job at wet flies.

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

It's a 7' 4/5 wt. with an older Airflo 5 wt. Ridge Presentation line on it. The reel is a J. Austin Forbes Thistle.

@tonyyoung2509

6 жыл бұрын

While I was watching you fish I was thinking this rod was maybe based on a Payne. It looks like it has that smooth and pleasant way about it.

What did you catch??

@hooked4lifeca

5 жыл бұрын

Both rainbow and brown trout are in that creek.

What is going on with this line management? Everything else is well done...

is it soft hackle ?

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

It's a fly of my own design, sort of a cross between a downwing caddis dry and a soft hackle wet. It imitates female Hydropsychidae as they dive down in riffle water to lay their eggs. They swim down and back up using their wings as if they're flying through the water. Neat to watch as they're all a flutter as they come up through the water column. The fly has to be built to move, plus the pulsing, to imitate the flutter. One of these days I'll have to do a video on tying it as it's a great pattern when the females are active egg laying.

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

Forgot to include that the common names for Hydropsychidae are Cinnamon Sedge, Spotted Sedge or Tan Caddis. Here's some links about them: www.troutnut.com/common-name/339/Spotted-Sedges bugguide.net/node/view/13136

@awaken77

7 жыл бұрын

interesting fly, i'd appreciate if you show it in bigger picture

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

Not the best picture, but it provides the general idea: www.hooked4life.ca/h4l/files/caddis.jpg It's usually done with a dubbed tan body, but I always tie a few up in caddis green as well.

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

The more beaten up the wing becomes, the better it fishes as then it flutters more easily.

Sir. How were you tying on that fly???

@hooked4lifeca

7 жыл бұрын

I use Uni-knot

Awesome video, information & scenery, disagree that swing'n flies for steeles & salmon,some of my biggest trout & bass came on a swung fly, swinging woolly buggers or other streamers produces some of my biggest fish,tight lines & bent rods

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

You obviously haven't seen some of my other videos. :) To date some of my fish caught on a swung fly, and by no means an exhaustive list: steelhead, chinook, pink, sockeye, rainbow, brown, brookie, Atlantic, smallie, largie, pike, carp, sheephead, black buffalo sucker, channel cat, mooneye, striper, hickory shad, etc.

@Thebreadedfurflinger

4 жыл бұрын

@@hooked4lifeca just discovered your channel & love the old school tying portion & agree with you 🤟

this isnt a small stream. LOL

@johnkosick1464

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.......I don't call that a small creek!

Here in Amsterdam the flyfishers call this kind of fishing "walking the dog". You miss tons of fish like that!.

That doesnt look like a "little creek" to me, or I am going to have to change my definition of little.

@jakebevaart

5 жыл бұрын

Its a good sized creek in some places. Other places its tiny.

ГДЕ РЫБА?СТОЛЬКО ПРИСПОСОБЛЕНИЙ И НИ ОДНОЙ РЫБЫ.ВОТ ПОСМОТРИ :kzread.info/dash/bejne/lI1kwaOAddOWmtI.html

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

It's not always about the numbers and the size of the fish.

You aren't just dropping all those monofilament tags into the water are you......

Get better results casting up stream. It's a more natural drift.

@hooked4lifeca

5 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. This is a very traditional way to fish a wet fly and it is effective. The diving caddis requires movement and doesn't work if dead drifted. It imitates the Hydropsychidae whose females dive down to the bottom to lay eggs. They're very active swimmers and that is what this technique imitates.

why the hell don't you use your spool? Nice video though.

This isn’t swinging.

You talk a lot better then you catch.. :-))

This is too easy man!! Try casting upstream... as proper flyfishing should be done!

@philipgerritsen8430

8 жыл бұрын

It does not matter from where I blow it!Flyfishing down stream.... !! COME ON MAN THAT IS JUST TOO DAMM EASY!!UP UP UP UPSTREAM.... show me UPSTREAM and then catch a fisch like that!! Then you are the mann!!

@hooked4lifeca

8 жыл бұрын

At least I wasn't using worms. I thought we left this sort of thing behind with Skues and Halford. Since this isn't the Test, I'll fish it anyway I choose, up, down or sideways.

@DrunkDrynasty

7 жыл бұрын

There's a time and place for everything. Swinging a fly or stripping a streamer 45 degrees downstream is a good way to catch the biggest fish in the river. Fishing dry flies upstream isn't the only way to fly fish dude especially since he said there was no hatch going off.

@philipgerritsen8430

7 жыл бұрын

Justin Church JESUS MAN!! We are not talking about streamer fishing! I am talking about the the only way of classic flyfishing and that is UPSTREAM with a nimpf or a dryfly. If you are any good you wil catch fisch.

@DrunkDrynasty

7 жыл бұрын

@philip gerritsen I don't care how you fish buddy. Just saying that fishing upstream with a "nimpf" (nymph) or dry fly is not the only traditional way to fly fish. People have been swinging wet flies for hundreds of years. Look it up. I agree with you that i usually fish upstream, but don't knock it 'till you try it man :) Also i added streamers in there because they're fished in a similar fashion. But we don't have to get into that. @hooked4lifeca Sweet video man, keep it up!

What kind of line you using?

@hooked4lifeca

8 жыл бұрын

+Jarrod Wood It's an old, early model Airflo Ridge line and it been left tightly coiled on that little reel way too long.