Hi there! I’m John. I want to take the opportunity to inform a little about the content on my fishing channel.
I love flyfishing for salmon and sea trout with a double handed fly rod. My absolute favorite water is the river Mörrum. This scenic river situated in southern Sweden offers magnificent nature and fantastic fishing opportunities for large salmon and sea trout.
I started DrJohnTheAngler back in 2011 and my intention was to document my fishing in short videos only equipped with an action cam.
Beginning with the bite and then take the viewer trough the wild action all the way to the end of the fight where I hopefully would be able to catch and realease the fish.
I think I’ve done pretty good so far. It’s all there. The best bites, the most furious fish attacks and the toughest fish.
In the winter i fish for Pike, filming under water with my action cam. Amazing underwater footage.
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Good to see the use of barbles hooks and the correct handling of fishes! Do I understand correctly; is the actual policy to catch & release? Or not? Stay strong.
Well, I'm not a fan of barbless hooks. All hooks damage the fish but in slightly different ways. The important thing is how to handle and release the fish. As of 2024, it is again permitted to use barbs on the hooks in Mörrum. Now it is allowed to keep six salmon/sea trout per year. This rule will surely change by next year. My guess is that one or two fish at most will be kept. Most still apply catch and release to their catches. The exception is usually the salmon caught during the May fishing. My ambition is to always put the fish back. /John
Ugliness? This 115cm lax was beautiful
I want to get to the level, when it is not fun to catch quantity big salmon an trout in a river like the mörrum.
Great fishing and wonderful fish! The silver one was definitly hybrid, no doubt. Still magnificent fish. The rainbow was really big as well. Great work. I am in Mörrum from 14.-22. sept this year and i am hyped! I spent my anticipation by watching your septmever stuff. Amazing!
Can i buy these flies from you?
Hi! Sorry I don´t sell anything. Try: fiskeshopen.com/flugfiske/flugor/laxflugor /John
Hi Dr.John, where can this " Mosaic dubbing " be shopped, do you have an web. adress
Hi, No, I don't sell anything online. Search for "angel dub mosaic" or just angel dub mosaic. /John
A good reasoned argument and principles concerning the misapprehension and actual negative impacts of introducing barbless hooks !! Thank you for producing and charing,
Can you write down some good places in Stockholm to fish?
Hi! When it comes to sea trout, all the way from the City Hall down to Skeppsholmen. Best time November-April. Fishing is completely dependent on the sluice gates at Riksbron and Stallkanalen being open. /John
@@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg you mean April to November?
No, november to april. Sea trout swim out into the Baltic Sea in April/May and return in October/November. /John
Out of curiosity, do you risk snapping your pole if you hold above the cork?
Possibly. I think the risk increases /John
Thanks for your video! I was a Mörrum lover's for a long time, but it's from 2021 that I had stopped to fish there; too crowded and very low fishes. It's a real pity, because it's a nice place but with bad management. I agree partially with you; right for stop fishing with warm water. I had seen a lot of fishermen likes to play longer with their catches and this is not good. Better a fish lost than kill it. I'm not a catch fanatic, I like to fish with my eyes. Nature beauty is more important. Like an old salmon angler, my opinion is: better a double barbless hook than a treble full of barb, or you must use a n.10 max. Sometimes a treble hooks makes a lot of damages to their mouth. Good luck for your home waters. The climate change remains the worst enemy.
Thanks for sharing! I should return to fish Mörrum 😊
Could you recommend the size of a rod, that would be suitable for this water?
I usually fish with a 13.7 ft rod and line class #8. It works well. /John
Awsome strikes. What camera are you using? Picture quality is excelent
GoPro 11. 2,7K and 240 fps
Great video!!! I have Versileaders in my RIO kit, is that the same (almost) as Polyleaders? I have float, intermediate, S3, S6 and S9.
Yes I think it's just a matter of taste. Same principles, you want to get the fly down deeper. /John
@@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg Tack John!!!!
@@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg I see! I have a 12’ 6/7/8 two handed rod for Mörrum, is that to small? Thinking of getting a 12’8 #9 or is the difference to small?
You can get by just fine with the ones you have. I personally fish with a 12.6 #8 in the summer/autumn and a 13.7 #8 during the May fishing. From the middle of May, the water flow in Mörrum is usually quite low. By the way i think your RIO S3 equals a fast sink polyleader. /John
@@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg Thanks for your answers!!!!
Excellent video!!!
If you use a barbless single hook, it’s even better for the fish. I’ve been fishing barbless single hooks for Steelhead and Salmon for over 25 years along the entire Pacific Northwest America, and Patagonia and it’s just as productive as long as you have pressure on the fish towards the shore when possible. Thanks for sharing and tight lines.
I'm not a fan of barbless hooks, you lose a lot more fish if you use them. There is a reason the barb was invented. But I absolutely think that you should use them if it feels better and if you think they make a difference. However, it is not scientifically proven that barbless hooks affect survival in C&R.
Wise words, Dr John.
Good advice , may I also add wetting hands before handling the fish
Thanks for sharing and educating/enlighting us. See you in Mörrum!
Bra jobbat John!
In my opinion they need restock salmon simmilar to Denmark river
It seems Sveaskog has listened to the feedback. Barbless hooks are allowed again in 2024! Shows the importance of good and constructive feedback.
Yes, I saw that. Very well done by them, I think. It is not always easy to back out of a previous decision. So all credit to them. /John
Love your videos, always very informative 👌
Hi John, what rod and reel do you use for salmon and seatrout?
I fish Mörrum with either a 12.6 ft #8-9 rod or a 13.7 ft #8/9. Which I choose depends on the water flow. Most often it will be 13.7 in May and 12.6 in August-September. The reel is a Danielsson EightTwelve. /John
Hey John, love your videos. Try next season to use single hook loose hanging in the but of the tubefly(not conected with at tube, just a tuber over the eye of the hook and the knot to protect the hook) i recomend owner iseama size 4 and 2. In river skjern we have fished many years without barbs and hook size is also regulated (7mm treble 10 mm single). In my experience a little treble hook without barbs is so thin and sharp and little too, it dont go into the bone of the fish and without the barb it cuts through the tissue in the mouth of the fish, and then you loose the fish... i experienced the same as you with treble hook(when i was 13 the first full year of flyfishing i lost 4 springers due to that problem in april). The single hook have a thicker wire and only one point to put pressure on, so if you learn to hook the fish by letting it turn on the fly with thight line before you lift the rod the hook will be hooked in the edge of the mouth through the bone and around it, then you only loose the fish if the line breaks. The only problem with singe hooks is you cannot set the hook if the fish only taps the fly carefully. But often thats not a problem, because if they just tap the fly carefully with a single hook they dont get stung that often. You just change fly or pace of the fly, and they will take it right when you fish over the fish again.(trying that is a really nice experience) again with the little treble hook without barbs here it will be hooked long out in the mouth because the fish was careful and the thin sharp treble hook wil cut through the tissue and the fish wil be lost and not take again. i have also fished with spinner a lot of years in river skjern and i can tell when you fish over a size 8 treble hook the bars can in many cases be worse than withouth barbs. I have also tried a fish on the fly with a size 10 treble hook(a seatrout in river odense) that was hooked in the gills on fly with barbs and it was to difficult removing the hook without destroying too much gill tissue, so i will say sometimes it can also help on small treble hooks, i have also tried a salmon in river skjern in same senario without bars and that was not a problem at all. then again its very rare to hook fish that deep on fly. And i think you're right it can often make it worse with small hooks without barbs because they jump around in the mouth and can also, go in the gills. i the size of hook they wanna ban barbs on... if they dont however try the single hook. knæk og bræk💪🎣🐟(sorry for bad english, hope you understand the most and find a solution)
i think morrum should look at the size of hook they wanna ban barbs on*
Many thanks! Yes, if the barbless hook rule still applies in 2024, I will definitely have to try different hooks than the ones I used in 2023. /John
Väldigt bra och informativ!👍
Gillar dina filmer. Kul med teorier och fakta. Vissa roliga å vissa tråkiga. Bor i Mörrum men har aldrig fiskat i ån.
Hi John, looking up barbless salmon fly hooks there seems to be only one real option- Partridge CS16/2 BY doubles, # 2-12. Appreciate it if you could show the hook, outline your available options, how about circle hook type? This may be coming my way some time, and if functional, may be better for the fish. Now let me comment on the variables after watching your videos- 1- The rod you use seems to be 4 years old. However I notice it is similar to a bar of iron with little bend playing a fish. So when a light fish jumps, the rod goes back to "neutral" leaving a time gap with no tension. With a soft rod there would be a constant spring, constant tension. 2-Line- could a heavy line/ taper be used as a fulcrum for the fish? try a DT long taper. 3- Hook- bending the gape back seems to be a disaster, no longer functional, whereas a barbless hook design has a long narrow point and a bend? - if they were available. 4- Cast angle- if fished more square would the hook be caught more in the "scissors"- side edge of mouth? from what I can see a direct take is not working out. 5- I would put it to the owners that hook design has not yet followed desire, yes there seems to be single tube hooks, but Low Water hooks, heavy hooks etc are out. Hope this helps you in to the future, banking on a circle design to appear with a wide gape- maybe.
Yes, if this rule is to continue next year, I will definitely have to find another hook. /John
Well Said 👍💪
da man gav lov til spin fiske i flue pool og fluefiske i spinpools kom jeg ikke mere muligvis det dummeste jeg har været med til flue liner fra begge sider i pool 2 og 3 bremser al fiskeri med spin for mange spin fiske i 12 19 osv få de gamle pools tilbage tak for dine videos og tanker
Nice film! But why this sleepy tone in the voice over? A little bit of enthusiasm in your voice would make the film better. :)
Well, it's kind of a sad movie... /John
Been following Dr John for meny season ,love his videos and his opinions on barbless hook , we here in Wales (uk) , have to use barbless hooks , and I for 1 am in total agreement with with Dr John .
It is wishful thinking that it is going to get better in the near future, afther decades to getting to where we are now. We all know what is coming unfortunately! At least you will not see me there fishing with barbless hooks and pay such high day price. I was thinking to go there once for a few years, but no way I will do that under that rules.
Veldig bra film og en tankevekker for noen og enhver :)
Hur många fiskar tappade du i höstas?
Fick 12, tappade 18. /John
@@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg det är tråkigt så klart att man tappar så många men att få 12 är grymt ändå. Jag väntar fortfarande på en napp i Mörrum 😂
As I think you mentioned, some still use hooks with barbs, what is sad to me, that also followed the rule this year, and felt some fish, did not hook them, and have also, sadly, come to the conclusion that I might not return to Mørrum but will go elsewhere. What is really sad is, that it is profiles from the mentioned book, that sadly uses hooks with barbs. The reason being it seems, is that there are no consequence, so why not just do it! :'(
My feeling was that the majority used hooks with barbs and for me it doesn't matter. The rule serves no purpose. But if everyone had followed the rules and fished without barbs, surely the reactions would have been much stronger that the ban on hooks with barbs must be removed and that would have put greater pressure on the management of Mörrum Kronolaxfiske to act. Now they just shrug and say they haven't heard many complaints. It's like water off a duck’s back. /John
Sadly is not only in Morum the river management completely ignores and doesn't listen what the loyal sport fishermens that fish in their "home" rivers has to say. I've used to fish Numedalslagen for 5 years and after stupid rules implemented to "improve" the fishing in the river destroyed our community i've decided to move on.
Sad to hear. It is strange that they cannot understand that it does not make or break for the fish what type of hook is used. However, it makes a big difference for the angler, you lose many more fish with barbless hooks. /John
Alltid trevligt att se dina filmer😊
Mycket bra film, jag håller med dig till 100% 👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent video and fish, well done. Great lesson in calmness and patience! thank you
If I may suggest you need an older English rod, I bought a Hardy Delux 15’4” weight #10 when I started, over gunned for summer sometimes, but excellent for strong water and or bigger fish. Modern trendy rods are fun to fish with but don’t have the power, that’s true of quiet a few American and some European rods. All the best.
Ever tried to put a small cone head or bead on this? I'm not really good at tying and had some length left, so put a gold cone head on one of these.
It is absolutely worth trying. Then the fly will go a little deeper. /John
Don’t give up on barbless hooks so easily, maybe it’s the hooks themselves that don’t suit a barbless design. Also change how you play the fish, you want to keep a tight line, but not so tight that they are shaking there head and the hook out. I use barbless all the time, for many years and will not go back to barbed hooks.
No problem. Everyone should feel free to use whatever hooks they want. The problem in Mörrum right now is that I don't get to choose. Personally, I see hooks with barbs as a better option. /John
Ser ut som en willy Gun variant. 👍
Möjligen, men helt oavsiktligt i så fall. Jag använde det material jag hade tillgängligt och skapade en ljusare fluga jämfört med de jag fiskade med då. Kollade inte på några andra mönster utan det var så här jag ville ha den. Funkade finfint!
You are so right, I would never come to pay money for this nonsense rule. I am thinking about fishing mörrum for a few years, only this rule makes it easy, I will forget about it.
You cant teach people to catch a 10 kilo seatrout, the person need to fish where 10 kilo sea trout exist and need a bit of luck to make one take the fly. That's it.
Come on now! Of course you can! It is also one of the pieces of advice: Fish in a water that is proven to hold large sea trout. You also have to have the right stuff so that you can take the chance if it comes. Flourcarbon and barbless hooks should not be used.
LOL, you do know Uk and canada and Alaska are barbless only for salmon and trout right and we use flurocarbon for 200 kg plus halibut here in Norway. Now personally i have only landed 2800ish salmon here in norway with a top of 132 cm but i DO use flurocarbon and dont have any problems with it what so ever but as the noob i am i dont bother to argue with a pro like yourself so i will let you read this and that's it. i will just watch your videoes and become a pro like you are even if it will take me many many years to get to your lvl of skill and knowledge. @@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg
Well, once again, we have different experiences. If it works for you to fish salmon with flourocarbon, go for it. I stick to monofilament as far as the salmon/sea trout are concerned. Then again, I use oversized fluorocarbon tippets when fishing for pike and zander so I'm not completely rabid about that material.
Are all of the bites in the video from 2023? I can imagine it being frustrating the fish come loose so often. After I hooked and caught my first ever salmon this autumn want to try again next year and now also bring my father. I was thinking of trying in spring (April-May), have you ever fished that season in Mörrum and is there any difference in the presence of the salmon and them biting compared to autumn? Anyway, nice video as always. I do hope you keep fishing for salmon and keep making these videos!
I lost 6 out of 10 fish in 2023. It's usually 3 out of 10… Barbless hooks suck. Spring fishing is tricky. It can be very fun fishing the first few weeks after the premiere, but it can also be the case, as this year, that the fish have already swum out into the Baltic Sea and then the river is basically empty of fish. In May, the salmon then begin to rise in the river. They are fantastic fish but few and incredibly difficult to attract to bite. The biggest chance of getting a fish in Mörrum is to fish in September, but if you have never experienced May fishing, I definitely think you and your father should give it a try. Lots of people, expectant atmosphere, a lot happens in nature in a short time and of course there is the chance to catch the fish of your dreams. Later part of May is preferred. /John
@@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg I've been tinkering with the catch-data of the past 10 years for Mörrum and when I look at May it seems the southern parts show the most catches. I see some catches in Vittskövle and very few in Svängsta, but much less than the classic pools. What do you think, is there more salmon the more south you go (in May) or is this partially due to the fact that more people fish there? I personally liked the north best last autumn and I prefer not fishing in predefined pools, but if there's little to no salmon it might be pointless.
I assume they want to hurt the fish less with barbless hooks. But I´ve heard another story with these hooks. Namely, that they tend to hurt fish more due to it´s non secure caracteristics and therefore puncture the fish repeatedly instead of staying in one place in the fish´s mouth. I don´t know if that´s true or not, but I´ve surely thougt about it many times. Merry Christmas. PS I´m sure you´ll be all jacked up next opening day :) Skitfiske
Yes that's how it is. Barbless hooks jump around in the fish's mouth and injure in several places. Those who claim that barbless hooks are better for the fish are not looking at the big picture. They seem to focus only on the unhooking itself. What happens between the bite and until the fish is landed, they don't think about - or don't understand. All hooks are bad for the fish in one way or another. Merry Christmas! /John
Grattis 🎉
Nope, i dont believe its because of the barbless hooks, it's simply because when there are less fish in the river they dont need to defend their spot so much or at all and they are obv WAY less aggressive and just nibble at the fly and you lose a lot of them. it's the same here in Norway.
Hi, Hooks with barbs are much better at holding fish than barbless hooks. These are cold facts. /John
Well it's a mather of keeping pressure on the fish at all times.... @@DrJohnTheAnglerJohnHedberg