Always great information. Can I suggest the addition of diagrams/whiteboard to help those who learn visually.

@jimking7400

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion 👌

@gregkosinski2303

3 ай бұрын

Types of learners is pseudoscience. Everyone understands better with a diagram.

New to fly fishing - this channel is just what I've been looking for - thank for all your tips, will put them into action soon.

Rhys, thanks for this! Very well explained and some great options for set-ups!

You just answered a load of questions for me, thank you!

Perfectly explained. Diawl Bach is my favourite pattern.

Priceless videos for any Novice Flyperson , thank you !

Very helpful and well explained ! It is great to see and hear when all is explained thoroughly, well done.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Alastair. Merry christmas

Very useful videos, great for refreshing the old memory

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks stephen 👍

Rhys, your fishing videos are top notch, fished the washing line & the bung from your other video, landed 10 all in, delighted, watching that bung disappear is phenomenal! Thanks again mate 👍🏻

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Great fraser!

Fantastic video rhys a bundle of knowledge as to be expected from the welsh captain 🎣

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad it was helpful!

Really informative that mate , a good video 🎣

BRAVO Rhys !!!!! Thank You so very Much ..... for this Superb Tutorial !!!! I am Better Prepared for this Coming Season !!!!!! ✨🎣💫

@brianfeeney9493

3 жыл бұрын

Morning Rhys ☀️ Having coffee this AM, I realized that I do NOT know how you’d tie these Three flies onto the leader? Please advise ....... I sincerely appreciate Your time Rhys ✨🎣💫

All the best to you young fellow, loads of tips cheers.

nice one mate .full of good info for me keep them coming rhys thanks ray

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray. Glad it was helpful

excellent, clear explanation. just what I needed , thanks!

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Great Glyn!

Really excellent information. Thanks.

Great tips thanks Rhys - great channel

I always learn a lot from you, thanks!

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kosh

Great video Rhys. I'm fishing Clywedog tomorrow. Weather isn't looking brilliant but who cares. I was there last week fishing the washing line set up with some good results. Hopefully I'll have 1 or 2 tomorrow, fingers crossed.

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Hope you had a good day today!

Perfect thank you appreciate that very helpful 😊👌

Nicely explained mate, I’m sure it will be very helpful to many 👍🏻

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching buddy!

Excellent explanation. Thank you.

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching stuart!

Awesome mate!

Dinner bell for trout "love it" 😂 nearly 1000 subscribers well done keep the vids coming

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan. We passed that threshold!!!😄

Nicely explained thanks for that....fished Talybont reservoir yesterday had some nice fish

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Well done!

Great explanation, will be trying washing line next time out.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good luck!

Hi Rhys. Love the videos mate. Keep them coming! An idea… in all your vids, you’re always using a team of flies so you can cover more than one approach/depth/fly at a time (big advantage)… my local lake only allows single flies. Be good to see how you would approach that scenario to find the fish quickly. Cheers mate

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Will do Steve!

Cool video, keep up the good work.

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching graham

Helped me out cheers !

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I can’t believe you let Mr Lumber beat you 10 - 5!🙀😆 Great informative videos Rhys, thanks and keep them coming.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Phils one and only win 😄

Really nice work!

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi Rhys, I started watching your videos and found them very interesting, I fish wild lakes in Ireland for wild brown trout, I was speaking to a group of friends I was telling them about your videos as they are more into rainbow trout fishing then me. Now they are arranging a trip to clweydog lake which I am very much interested in going to in July any tips on flies and gear would be appreciated, keep up the videos Thanks Paul

Awesome video. Illegal to use more than 1 fly where I live unfortunately!

Great explanation 👌

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Well done Rhys. Most waters I fish are single fly only. I understand that this is due to droppers not being tied properly and therefore fish swimming around with tippet and fly hanging out of mouth.

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching shaun! Hope all is well mate!

Love your work Rhys, I think I've watched all your videos now and they've helped my fishing enormously, thank you! With the second method in this video, would a sink tip pull the FAB under the water? Or it is meant to sit on the surface like a booby would?

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

It would, but that isn't a bad thing. On it's day you'll find that a fab sitting a few inches under the surface will outfish one sat on the surface 👍

Hi Rhys another excellent video thank you. I know you fish quite a few small stillwaters, do you always use flurocarbon for your leader regardless of whether fishing dries or nymphs? Can you recommend a flurocarbon and breaking strain for small still waters with pressured fish? Keep up the good work!

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph. Yes, fluorocarbon is all I use. Even on dries. It will work as long as you scale it down appropriately. Vision make a great all rounder fluorocarbon which I've been using the past few months. 6lb for dries/8lb for nymphs. Hope that helps!

Please explain your leader set up. Is it straight fluorocarbon or a combination of a tapered poly leader and fluorocarbon tippet? Thanks.

@RhysFishes

9 ай бұрын

Straight fluoro

Hi Rhys, loving the videos pal just started out and really getting into it. Normally I’ve been only using one fly and seen a few of your videos suggesting using more to test what level the fish are feeding but my problem is my droppers keep getting tangled on the line! 😫 any idea what I might be doing wrong? Cheers, look forward to the next one 👌🏼

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Ensure your flies are spaced fairly well. If your used to fishing one fly, then step up to 2 flies, fished 6ft apart and ensure your fishing strong enough leader that it's helping your flies to turnover

@thehclan3923

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes super, I’ll try that pal. Thanks for getting back to me 👍🏼

Fantastic tutorials thank you Rhys. I am new to this and need to ask whether the 15ft fluorocarbon leader you specify is direct to the fly line or you have a tapered leader in between.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Direct to fly line :)

Hi ryhs my name is Dean I watch u loads I'm a big fan .I only like fishing 1 fly but I do want to fish 2 flies a washing line set up wots the ideal flies for this

Rhys, love your videos, also watch Lyndsey's. Notice right off that my flies are one to two sizes smaller than what you guys typically use, 10s on their way. Two points, first, what Fritz do you use on your fabs and blobs and second how about a demo tying a mop. Thanks.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks rob. Celtic blob company and FnF for fritz mate 👍

loving these videos Rhys are you on Facebook my friend and do you sell any of your flies ?

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks johnty. I am @rhyswadley on fb. I dont sell though unfortunately!👍

Hi m8 firstly as a new fly fisher I find your videos really informative. You talk about “the washing line “ here and you mention the Black booby. My apologies but the caption says “two jail bar “ flies. My apologies but I couldn’t catch the name you said exactly. ( and I’m from Scotland so can’t sconce anyone’s accent)😂 can you tell me the name please? Keep up the good work. Very informative m8👍

Thanks great piece. Can you help pal taking me to clywedog in may says wait for beetles to arrive . Can you advise another method to combat his beetles plan plan please?

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Washing line will be going well come May on a Airflo slow tip. Nymphs or cormies 👌

Great video. Well explained. Tried this method before but my droppers just tangle and wrap around the leader. Any tips?

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Keep enough space between the droppers (4ft minimum) and dropper length no more 8 inches. Hope that helps reduce the tangles!

You should have at least 50k subscribers.

@hansel2001

3 жыл бұрын

He should. Video quality is so high and educational. But his style of fishing is way too esoteric. Nobody here in the US does stillwater fishing for trout. This is very UK-type fishing. When I go to a magazine stand for fishing magazines here in CA, there are magazines specific to Stillwater...all published in UK (small market). The major US magazines for trout have very little info on Stillwater (1 in 50 articles?).

@brianr9529

3 жыл бұрын

@@hansel2001 well said han solo

Awright Rhys, great video when’s the best time to use the washing line method?

@RhysFishes

4 ай бұрын

Spring and summer but it works all year round. If the fish are in the top 5 foot, it’s the go to method

hi, what would be the best colours fab to have in march :) great vid :)

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Black and green, orange, sunburst. Tightlines!

Great channel! Please can you show us the different retrieves you could use with these methods..

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The retrieve for the washing line varies but you wont go far wrong with 2 long strips followed by a steady figure of eight until the hang!

@GarethYNWA

3 жыл бұрын

Rhys Fishes thanks! Will definitely give it a go this weekend at loch Leven👍🏻👍🏻

Just subscribed.

Can you advise on retrieval rates when fishing floater or sink tip from the bank please. Excellent vid .

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Static or a very slow figure of eight

@jwgitface

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes Cheers , FYI I love fishing the washing line but I catch 80% of my fish on the blob or booby and wonder if it is even worth the hassle of fishing with 2 dropper flies sometimes , especially in a bit of a wind.

Great video. Very helpful. Can you recommend a good floating fly line? I have a forty plus fast intermediate that loads my rod nicely but I can't find a floating line with the same sort of power. Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Take a look at the vision and rio ranges. Great lines!

@benjaminkelly2277

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes thank you, I'll look them up. Tight lines

@TheSavagederek

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the Airflo Superflo or Cortland 444 lines.

What setup would you use if you can only fish 2 flies? Thanks

Hey, thanks for all the great videos. A little confusing thing for me is. 15ft leader but what about tippet. I get that you call tippet a leader but then does that mean you tie it directly to the line??? So what it is? Line + leader + 15ft tippet or no tippet and Line + 15ft leader??? Thanks again!

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Tippet and leader are the same thing, just different terminology. So from the end of the fly line I have 15ft of fluorocarbon straight through with no tapering. The flies sit at 5ft intervals = 5,10,15ft. Hope that helps :)

Hi Rhys, Great explanation thanks. For the method described how far apart would you place the droppers from the point fly? Targeting rainbows is not something I have historically done but been having a bash recently and would like to up my catch rate. Tight lines.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

5ft or longer if your comfortable

@Pikeandslippers

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes Thanks. Does casting become more challenging if droppers are placed further apart or is it solely length of leader that makes casting 'difficult'. I'm relatively inexperienced fishing this method so am stixking with 12ft leader for the moment.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pikeandslippers a mix of both. Stick to what your comfortable with. I often fish a 2 fly cast on small stillwaters just due to angling pressure

@Pikeandslippers

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes this is good to know. Thanks again.

Very interesting. I've been fly fishing my whole life and I really underestimated fishing in still water. Ps: 15ft leader, how often do your taper your leader?

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

For the washing line it’s predominantly one breaking strain fished straight through. So 7lb breaking straight without any tapering for example.

@ahmetgeril8233

Жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes Thank you for you quik reply, that has helped me a lot.

Hi Brother, thinking of switching to fluorocarbon 15ft as you suggest mate. Do you use a tippet or fluorocarbon from fat casting line straight through to your fly, Cheers for top video DaveO 📹 👍

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Yes, straight through 7lb fluoro for this method. 🎣

@Pennel-Pirate

Жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes OK cheers Brother, you tying droppers on with same fluorocarbon bud

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

@@Pennel-Pirate yes

@Pennel-Pirate

Жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes Cheers Brother 🍻 👏

Rhys, would you recommend 15ft of fluorocarbon as a minimum for these setups? Could you go shorter ? Sounds like a lot of leader on a 9’6” setup for me? Is it critical? Great video by the way, very informative 👍

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing stopping you going shorter but a 5/5/5 is always a good starting point for a 3 fly set up.

@gtrfanclub4001

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the reply, I will be trying this out tomorrow with buzzers to see how it goes 👍 great channel with great content by the way.

Hi Rhys when I make a washing line what length should the dropper be. Thank you Lyndon

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

6-8 inches

Hi Rhys! What type of rod (length, weight and action) would you recommend for fishing a washing line from a boat?

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

7wt, 10ft, medium to fast action is ideal

@hankvana2149

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes Thanks Rhys! I'm ordering one now! 😀

Hey rhys can you please tell me the rod you use is it a very soft action rod,

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Atm i use 2x stillmaniacs and the 3rd rod changes depending on method/time of year

🔥

What kind of length do you set your droppers at bud?

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

6-7 Inches

👍

Love the way you say booobie 😁

What method do you use to tie your droppers?

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

3 turn waterknot👍

Tried the last method described, booby on point was just floating and not sinking, the blob was just below surface. How do you get the booby to sink? Cheers

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Heavier leader or a smaller booby

Is there a app or something that will say what type of fly works best month by month through the year

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not

How much - if anything - has water clarity to do with this method and fly selection?

@RhysFishes

3 жыл бұрын

Not much really. The method excels at targeting certain depths for an extended period

@charlesloftis2920

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes: Thanks, Good Sir!

I dont know anyone who can fish 15 leader… get on my nerves these vids.

@RhysFishes

2 жыл бұрын

Then you're in a minority. 15ft isn't even that long or difficult to cast with. Most beginners can manage that with a bit of patience and practise. Glad I got on your nerves, it's been a highlight this evening 🙂

@Bikemad24

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes i didn’t mean you personally…..i just find 99% percent of fly fishing videos are aimed at experienced anglers. No one actually show what mono there using and actually breaks it down just a little more. The sport is dying…if we dont try and show people how to fish then it’s over..

@Bikemad24

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes btw, im welsh, i fish the resivours ie Brenig, llanwedog.. badly. I ask for advice and most if the time it makes nooooo sense.

Are you Irish? And which area are you fishing usually ? My family is right next to lough arrow and I am there few times every year. Love the fishing there. The fishing in Germany except few spots is very poor and over fished.

@RhysFishes

Жыл бұрын

Welsh and mainly wales waters :)

@weisswurstfruhstuck8523

Жыл бұрын

@@RhysFishes ah okay nice :) enjoy the time at the water :)