Fanatical FlyFishing is aimed at Fly Anglers who love to watch light hearted and informative footage about their sport. Nick Dunn is behind the channel and aims to produce short informative films that hopefully will put a smile on your face. Feedback is always much appreciated so don't be afraid to send a message.
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Thanks for the great video. I’ve never been sure whether to anchor or drift when fishing buzzers, especially when using the bung. Any advice please. Cheers
Hi David, Thanks for watching! Both work well given the right conditions. If it's very windy, anchoring can be easier and more enjoyable, but my preference is to drift and cover new areas and fish that haven't seen my flies yet.
If I could only fish one fly it would probably be something like a Kate McLaren. Semi imitative, can be fished wet or dry, suited to small or large, static or pulling, lake or river.
I realize this is old, but any recommendations on DIY locations within the harbor zone?
Hello nick, never done buzzer fishing before what cast of buzzers would you recommend for a stillwater great video just subscribed to your channel
Hi Martin - thanks for watching! I use 9lb Riverge Fluorocarbon leader material for all my buzzer and nymph fishing. Get the best Fluorocarbon you can afford as it will make a difference to your success rate. Then, follow the leader setups and flies I use in these videos and you will catch fish. Tight lines and best regards - Nick.
Great fishing m8 can I ask what length your droppers are
Hi Martin - thanks for watching! I usually have my droppers at about 5 to 7 inches. Any longer they seem to tangle more often. You can go even shorter if you want, the trout don't care, but it means if you change flies often, you soon run out of dropper!
I have not been fly fishing since my dad passed 18 months ago. But you're videos are helping me a lot to get back into the idea of a buzzer session on Grafham Water this spring. See if I can catch one for my dad without his expert guidance. Great videos, lovely to see people enjoying the sport and sharing the knowledge thanks guys.
Hi Shaun - thanks for your comment, I am so pleased this short video has inspired yo to go out and fish again. I am sure your dad would be proud of you - just follow the setups and flies I used and you won't go far wrong. Tight lines!
Thoroughly enjoyed your success and your reasoning behind the methods. Can you tell me what make is your black and yellow boat box.Does it have wheels and a pulling handle.
Hi Mike - I got the box from B&Q many years ago - it has been very reliable and does have wheels. I haven't seen one of those for ages though so not sure if they still do them. Thanks for watching! Tight lines!
I'm looking for new rod but I don't know what would suit me...
Depends on what type of fishing you do Eddy - Rivers, lakes, boat or bank? Personally, I have fly rods for every occasion whether it is a #5 for rivers or an #8 for Bonefish. Let me know and I might be able to advise.
@Fanatical FlyFishing I'm mainly fishing Elinor from bank and boat depending on time of the year. Occasionally I fish reservoirs but that's all from the bank and mostly I can't seem to reach the fish...
Eddy, the 10 foot D-Flex might give you an advantage for distance from the bank. It is super light and packs a punch. I am planning a possible testing day at Elinor soon so will let you know and you could come along to have a cast or two with a D-Flex rod.
@Fanatical FlyFishing sure just let me know when and I'll try to get out at that day...
What a lovely Brownie. Great video.
Thank you 😋
Thanks looking forward to receiving mine in 2023!
Can't fault this video nick, it's not easy to make a film and catch fish, can't understand these previous comments, would love a days guiding with you next year.
Fishing the bung on Rutland in the spring ........ Do you really believe this is true 'fly fishing',??? Jeremy Clarke
HI love the videos I just found you and subscribed I am heading to rutland for the day next week from Ireland and dont really know it could you give me any advice on flies for this time of year many thx
Hi Thomas , apologies for my slow reply.at the moment t the Rutland trout are busy with pin fry. Look at my pin fry video for the best flies and tactics. Other than that, you will find fish right in the middle that can be taken on washing line tactics or Dries. 3 dries fished blind, best flies are shipmans, midas and daddies. Tight lines!!
@@FanaticalFlyFishing many thx
@@FanaticalFlyFishing hey I would like to thank you for your advice on rutland I had 7 fish to the boat for 7 hours fishing one came in at 5lb 2oz on a 14 butcher with the tag removed all on pin fry as you said
Tiger Trout my arse 😂. Nice Brownie though.
Great vid, but can I ask why you kept holding the reel when playing a fish? Was your drag broken?
Hi Chris, the drag on the loop reels I use is great, but I don't like to have it wound too tight in case it leads to a snap off with a sudden lunge, so I'd rather have it set looser and use palm pressure to control the fishes run. When I use the same reels for bonefish, I have them set to the strongest setting as I am using much heavier tippet that will not be broken with a heavy lunge. Thanks for watching and tight lines 🐟
That isn't gin clear water..
Why did you waste your time even writing this comment, I can't be bothered to reply other than this.
Presumably, ‘rise and fall’ means short pulls rather than figure of eight? I have tied up three of these to try out next week.
Hi Paul, Thanks for watching my stuff! Yes, the retrieve should be such that the fly is allowed to sink, then drawn back up with a ling slow pull, deadly! Tight lines - Nick.
Great water and good fishing too, thanks for nice trip, thumbs up and greetings from faraway land of New Zealand,, Tony.
Why do you have your reel on the wrong way round i take it your right handed
Brilliant video mate subbed, I would just like to ask you what those flys you had on were because I have a smaller version almost like a booby without the polystyrene, it got absolutely mullered and the hook broke so if you could help I would appreciate it. Tight lines👍 Also are they wild browns? Because there monsters 😂 never-mind you said in the video 😂
Hi - thanks for your comment - the flies were self tied humongous patterns tied on size 8 Kamasan B175 hooks. If you buy flies, don't buy cheap ones as the materials, including the hooks are low quality. Buy better quality more expensive flies and they will last longer and let you down much less. Thanks for watching and tight lines 🐟
@@FanaticalFlyFishing thank you 🙏🏼
H can i ask the make and model of the line? Only reason for asking i have just purchaced a reel with the same colour line on and it appears to be slow sinking like yours? Many thanks.
Hi there, it is a Cortland SSI (Slow sink intermediate) which is the equivalent of an Airflo Slow Glass line. Thanks for watching and tight lines!
@@FanaticalFlyFishing thank you I may have bought a bargain then? Keep the film's coming very enjoyable and educational...
@@FanaticalFlyFishing can't find that SSI for sale now must be discontinued.
Sorry but could you tell me how it cost for fishing a day, is there day ticket or seasonal permit ( i have a belly boat) Thank you for your response :)
Hi Olivier, Thanks for watching. For launching a bellyboat in the UK it depends on the lake you intend to fish. Some don't allow them, others do and some of them charge a launch fee where others do not. You will need to check with your chosen venue. Either way you will need an Environment agency rod licence for Trout and a permit to fish your chosen venue. Hope this helps - tight lines!
@@FanaticalFlyFishing Thank you very much for your response, ok i will have a look on theirs differents websites. I must to say it is not easy to fish with a belly boat in England... But i come to learn it's allowed in Lake District for Windermer, Ullswater and Coniston. Even if I don't catch any pike or trout, I will at least have a sense of freedom when fishing in England! Thanks again for your help ! :)
Maybe a coaching video from the bank were the camera is your client for the day, explaining tackle choice, flies,and tactics. And the why of it all.
Nice idea Trevor, thank you. I will have a think about how I can make that work. Thanks again and tight lines.
Educational (Ooops)
Nice video once again Nick. Its been a while, keep your films coming. Edicational as always especially as a travelling angler to the Midland resevoirs. Well done. 👍😀👏
Thanks Ewan, I am glad you enjoyed it. I guess the reason I have not posted anything new recently is because I want my articles to be interesting and on a subject that has not been repetitively covered by other folks. Let me ask you, what would you like to see from a new video, anything that comes to mind that has not been covered? Dries? Deep sunk lures? Cormorants? Thanks, I appreciate your feedback. Tight lines!
@@FanaticalFlyFishing Hi Nick, you dod a bank angling video a ew seasons bag which was great too. Perhaps a video on Floating fry again would be great. Its exciting, seeing fish hase the fly, although not an easy task to capture on film. Cheers Nick.
@@ewanmacgregor3056 Thanks for the reply Ewan, I will have a think about what is reasonably original that can be a good watch. Cheers and tight lines.
Hi Do you sell any of the damsel boobies with the yellow eyes? Just watched your video, absolutely brilliant. Cheers Bob.👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣
Hi Bob, thanks for watching and for your comments. I don't sell them but you can get them from Fulling Mill Flies. See - @t Thanks again and tight lines!
Can you tell me the dressing for this fly. I recognise most of the materials but not sure of the long bits coming out the sides. Thanks
Hi Harry, thanks for your comments, I love getting feedback from viewers. The original dressing has olive seals fur for the body with a green/pearl flashback. The legs are pheasant tail tip fibres. The original has a gold rib but copper works well too. My lazy version of it uses the marabou fibres that are left tied in having tied the tail in place, I just wrap the fibres up to the front and then rib with gold or copper, this gives it a nice mobile body. Thanks for watching and tight lines!
Brilliant thanks👍
Another great vlog Nick. You’re using a 6ft tip here however i think most (including myself) are familiar with a 3. I notice airflo also produce a 12 ft tip in a range of sink rates too. Its all a bit confusing. Any insight into what influences your choice? Many thanks Jon
Hi Jon, Thanks for your comments and for watching my channel. It is a bit confusing but really the Airflo range is very comprehensive giving us loads of choice, but that's where it can be confusing. If you look at their website under Fly Lines / Freshwater you will see the range of tip lines. Basically I use the one that I "feel" is right for the conditions and also based on how quickly I intend to fish the flies. For a very slow retrieve a shorter tip is better (in general) and for a faster retrieve the 12 foot tip lines are great. You might also choose, say a 12 foot fast tip for getting down with a slow retrieve. It all depends on conditions and quite a lot of gut feel. Cheers for now and tight lines!
@@FanaticalFlyFishing thanks for the reply
What was the rod that snapped on you 🐟🎣🤔🙁
It was one I had been asked to test for a rod maker, so best kept under my hat really :-) It was really good, right up to the moment it snapped. I may have over-stressed it trying to get the big brown over the net.
Great video stunning Broon Troot buddy 🏴🏴🐟🎣😁
Thanks Lawrence, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching. That was one of several big Browns I had during the Spring that year, all on Buzzer tactics. Rutland at it's best. Cheers and tight lines.
That’s a sea trout in the thumbnail
Yeah, cos there are loads of them in Rutland Water, that's the massive lake in the background! The Brown Trout in Rutland water are all sorts of colours, a lot of them look just like Sea Trout and have very silver sides. Others are butter yellow and darker.
Great video and so informative. I like the way you explain your tactics and flies. That camera shot through the water with the live buzzers the trout had eaten was amazing. I wish you tight lines for your future trips. Thanks for your posts. John
Thanks John, glad you liked it and got some tips that you can use. I like the shot with the buzzers from spooning a fish too, I wasn't sure if it would work when I tried it but it turned out quite well. Thanks again and tight lines.
Nice one , good video mate..i'll be down at Rutland in two weeks time .. cheers Stevie
Thanks for the comment Stevie - glad you liked it - tight lines - Nick.
@@FanaticalFlyFishing Enjoyed the boat with you last week Nick , the 2nd day Barnsdale switched right on ..Stevie
@@Stevie_ONeill_Flyfishing Thanks Stevie, sorry for slow response, I haven't been off the water for weeks!! Look forward to seeing you again sometime soon and tight lines.
Can you tie this pattern please?
Hi Trevor, thanks for the comment. I don't tend to do many fly tying videos as there are so many other good tyers on KZread. Meantime, this fly is available commercially through Flash Attack Flies. Thanks again - Nick.
Another fantastic days fishing with Nick. We caught 30 fish trout + a 9lb pike.
Great video. Do you use a floating line with that presentation? Sub’d.
Hi Max - Thanks for your comment and for subscribing - yes, a floater is essential for the bung otherwise a sinking line would pull it under.
Wise words indeed Nick! Not done a lot of comp fishing but I wouldn’t want to stick my head above the parapet with ‘drogue shame’ 🙄😄
Great professional videos - I really love the way you explain the set up of the leaders, fly spacing and close up ‘stills’ of the flies you’re using - too often we see videos of people ‘catching fish’ with no commentary and no explanation of what they’re doing…they make nice ‘screensavers’ but that’s about it. Can I ask 1 question - the G clamps you’re using for the drogue look like they’ve got carabiners attached. Did you attach those yourself and if so was it a lot of work? Thanks
Hi Mathew, thanks for your comments, it's great to get feedback from folks who enjoy my efforts. On the question of G-Clamps, the Carabiner clips are simply clipped onto a hole that you have to drill yourself, there are no ready made clamps on the market (that are any good). That allows you to run the drogue rope through the 2 clips (the 2 rope ends are clipped together) and slide it one way or the other to adjust the direction the boat is drifting. Very effective and allows much more control of the boat. Tight lines - Nick.
@@FanaticalFlyFishing Thanks Nick - I had a day out with Tim Joyce and he had an identical set up, but I forgot to ask him whether the holes were self drilled - which they obviously were.. I can’t remember if he said that clipping the 2 drogue ropes together so that you can slide the drogue ropes one way or another, was comp legal or not???
It is perfectly legal in a comp Mathew. One thing though, when you move the boat you must secure the middle joint to the rowlock to stop it from sliding or it billows at the back of the boat and stops you from moving forward - either that or bring it inboard to move the boat. Cheers.
Great vid Nick worth waiting for; great way of fishing one line but being able to change to different methods and showing what the fish were feeding on tight lines buddy look forward to the next vid
Glad you enjoyed it Robert - thanks for your encouraging comments. Tight lines - Nick.
Yet another great video Nick, gees these fish look in great condition! I must try and get up there soon. Ive only ever fished Rutland and Eyebrook many many years ago. Keep up the good work. Cheers Ewan. 👍
Thanks Ewan - yes the fish are in great condition at the Anglian Water lakes. Thanks for your supportive comments - it's always good to get great feedback.
Trout are so beautiful I love the way they look and I feel so outdoorsy when you go out and fish them usually in the woods somewhere it’s most peaceful kind of fishing to me I love doing it I do it on my channel all the time probably one of my favourites even though bass just fight like hell I like fishing trout just as much or more😊
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for your message - tight lines!
These look very nice rods , the only other shaped black the springs to mind other than oval blank was a hexagon shape by Bruce&Walker the hexograth these were heavier rods though
Thanks for your comment - the Hexagraph was very heavy, these are super light. Have a look at www.d-flex.com for more info. Cheers and tight lines.
@@FanaticalFlyFishing usually fish with greys or hardy 7wt and 5wt
Dude, I struggle with one fly so three flies definitely NOT an option...
That's a shame Ian, this method doesn't really work with one fly. You need at least 2, one on the point with some buoyancy and a buzzer on a dropper, worth a try if you can.
Great video that was the best iv seen on what the fish were feeding on keep up with the vids excellent tight lines buddy
Thanks Robert, much appreciated! Look out for part 2 which covers Washing line tactics. Cheers and tight lines.
Brilliant. I really enjoyed your video, very informative as usual. Keep up the great videos. 👍😀🐟
Thanks Ewan - glad you enjoyed it. Tight lines :-)
A cheeky fly; works exceptionally well on naive stockies for when you've just gotta catch every mofo in the lake! Your 'tool finding technique' made me laugh every time Nick!! :-)
Hi, I think Dawia made triangular D profile blanks over twenty years ago for IGFA boat rods. One of the more expensive blank makers produces blanks for Pac-bay in America, based on the same blank profile. Nothing new in the way of innovation. Penn and Able also produce saltwater fly rods in the same profile, for both the American and Australian market. They are quite expensive and rival sage and G-Loomis. You might need to check copy and patent rights. You wouldn't want huge tackle giants to issue lawsuits.
I've just asked a Friend of mine who is a consultant for Hardy. Concerning triangular profile fly rods. Apparently quite a few companies experimented with the idea in the early 90's. In America several companies use a sintrex (Hardy patent) based resins in their triangular shape profile blanks to avoid breakages. Apparently the triangular profile works on the same principle as a long bow with push and pull. Same as a split cane rod which always wants to go back to being straight. In the early 2,000's companies tried oval shaped blanks in fly rods which led to the discovery of sintrex and nano resin technology to help reduce breakage. However the oval blank profile never took off and didn't come to anything. A company called Bruce and Walker tried hexagonal blank profiles in both fly and coarse rods, they are very, very expensive to produce due to the profile shape. They are also heavier than round profile blanks. They used the hexagonal profile due to breakages caused by flat surface profile problems (kinking). Hence the use of spherical glass based resins added to carbon to make the blanks. Food for thought ? In the 80,s one company tried square shaped profile blanks to make match rods but, found that the finished rods were brital and kinked. So they rounded the square profile to prevent kinking . However when they looked at the new profile it was round , circular . There's a surprise.
We'd be interested to see the evidence of triangular rods that have been made by anyone in the industry, as D-Flex owns the patent for rods that are triangular.
hi, today I spoke with my old friend John Holmes, a renowned rod maker. John has over the last fifty years worked with some of best rod Blank manufacturers in the business. He's now eighty years old and still builds custom rods. I showed him your video ,which he watched with interest. He pointed out that the person in the video is not the world's best fly caster or that the blank is a little too stiff for his style of casting. He explained that rod blanks in a triangular profile are stiffer than these with round profiles. Apparently it's to do with the push pull effect when the blank is flexed. Blanks that have this type of profile are usually expensive to produce compared to round profiles. Carbon and carbon resin sheets are easiler to roll into round profiles and are therefore cheaper to produce. The idea of different profiles in rod blanks has always fascinated him . I asked him if other rod and rod blank manufacturers have tried or produced triangular profile products. His answer was Yes. He thinks that the first triangular profile blanks were produced by conoflex for beach casters, he's pretty sure it was marketed as the long bow as it had the same profile shape as an English long bow. It wasn't a great success due to stiffness of the blank and the cost to produce (the problem was the rod joints) .Most rod builders made decent boat rods out of the top section. He also said that an American company produced a much better triangular profile blank by basically splitting carbon graphite blanks of different flexible curves and gluing the strips together, to create the desired curve and flex ,a little bit like making a split cane rod. He added that the idea was always best suited to longer powerful rod uses. He believes that salmon fly and spinning rods would lend themselves more to the technology. He's definitely believes other companies have produced triangular rod blanks. Mainly in far east and America. Jushgang technologies in Taiwan make sea fishing rod blanks. Roadhouse, North fork composites, Rainshadow, Blackhole, Phenix, MHX,T-Russel . All produce rod blanks of many different types and shapes. Of course there's Suzuki blanks of Japan. We all find this a fascinating subject, John's final comment was that he wishes you luck in this project. Check out the new Loop X7 fly rods they have a 2:3:2 profile to enhance performance. Good luck and success in your endeavor. Just remember there's no such thing as the perfect rod particularly fly rods. Everyone casts differently and manufacturers make no two fly lines the same particularly in line weight. Tight lines.
@@d-flexfishingrods9427 apparently the Loop X7 is the best fly rod made at the moment, due to its profile shape. They are very expensive, you don't get much change out of a thousand pounds for the trout models and the salmon rods are well over a thousand pounds. I've asked Loop to lone me a 10 foot 7 weight to test. Would be interesting to see how it compares with the brand new Hardy and sage rods,that I have on test . I'll include you in the feedback. Tight lines..
@@d-flexfishingrods9427 just been reminded by a friend from Harrison. David Norwich produced triangular profile salmon and trout fly rods. Apparently the idea was sold to an American company. Sage are releasing an egg shaped profile blank in the UK later this year. Already available in the States.
I can't understand why the video?
Yeah, its not my best work Doug, it was my first attempt and I was on a steep learning curve.... but I tell you what, its a whole lot better than any of yours - eh?
I do like the Mohican hares ear pattern. I’ll be tying up some of them for Grafham later on this year (hopefully!!!). Cheers
I don’t see the point of watching a bloke catching a couple of trout. We’ve all done it hundreds and hundreds of times. What we’re looking for is a bit of information on methods,set ups location, depth of water, temperature etc etc etc. And what do we get, very little indeed. Come on FF buck up Please! Cheers and more interesting tight lines.
This was one of my first, and probably not one of my best efforts to be honest. Though, I see your "channel" has NO content whatsoever - very interesting David.
@@FanaticalFlyFishing Thanks for the reply. I must say that being over 70, living in Cumbria (which is not entirely stuffed with boat fishing venues like the midlands with all its reservoirs) and doing mainly bank fishing on smallish reservoirs (that’s why I am so interested in videos on boat fishing techniques) may be a couple of reasons for me not to have made any videos. Any thoughts? Cheers. And tight lines to you all