Crazy About Fly Fishing is all about fly-fishing. I call New Zealand home and do most of my freshwater and saltwater fly-fishing here. I catch mainly rainbow trout, brown trout, kingfish, snapper and kahawai and prefer to fly fish most of the time. I aim to make videos that are somehow useful to other fly-fishers. Anything from instructive fly fishing videos and vlog style videos to fly tying tutorials and more. I try to upload twice a week if possible so if you enjoy my videos and want to see more consider subscribing to get notified when a new video is up.
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Amazingly beautiful environment and fish. Paradise for trout fishermen.
Couldn't agree more!
Have you ever caught any of those eels on the fly? That would be a very interesting experience 🤔
It aparently does happen sometimes. I haven't yet nor tried.
Simple yet looks effective
Very effective and lasts well.
Great fly! Try using contact cement instead of CA glue, it is much more durable for saltwater exposure.
Thanks I'll give that a try.
How do you cast this without the nymph getting all tangled in your leader? Every single time I have tried this, it’s been a disaster
It could be your leader setup. If you are getting tailing loops it will tangle. Are you using a tapered leader? They really help to turn over the flies and prevent tangles.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing I buy the premade ones at bass pro, then take a piece of leader and tie it on to the shank of the dry fly.
@Oldmanflyfishing that should work well. Sometimes it helps to let your loops open up a bit an slow down the cast.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing could it be my nymph is to heavy? I use a larger dry fly but not a super small nymph
great drone shots, 3rd person view is great to. what great session!
Great to hear you enjoyed it. Tight lines.
keep your rod tips down and don't trout set. Your hand was too high at that point. I though that I was the only that did that. LOL
Haha yup easy to do the trout set 🤣
After fishing in salt water, what maintenance should I do and how should I do the fly reel to preserve it?
Wash the reel and rod in freshwater agter every day while you are on the trip and give it all a complete clean once home. Check drag, relubricate etc. Make sure it dries well and check for any salt or corrosion and deal with it asap. My reels are simple so I soak them in lukewarm water and change it a few times to make sure all the salt gets out of the backing. Just get that saltwater off anything metal as soon as you can each day while you are out.
Kill the crap music
After riding some bumps, does it feel like its falling apart? Do you think itll last at least for a while?
It's been absolutely fine after both those trips. Nothing broke. Build is decent so I think it will last a while. My only worry for what I do is that it's not fully weather sealed so the battery shouldn't get soaked. It rains a lot here and as you see in the video pretty wet so I am worried about damaging thr battery. But with the battery out I have fully pressure washed it twice with no issues. So it's just the battery that isn't sealed and the connections to it. Otherwise a great fun bike.
great video! what kind of camera did you use for the underwater release part?
Thanks you. I use GoPros. This would have been a 10 probably
Great video Johan as always. Cheers from Texas!
Awesome, thanks very much. Hopefully I'll get a new video out soon. Tight lines.
Euronymphing is not fly fishing, it's pseudo bait fishing, you just use fly gear as a punch fashion statement , you need a fly line for a fly reel and a fly rod.
Well I don't disagree with you that it isn't fly fishing. Yes, the only thing that truly separates fly fishing from any other fishing is casting using the weight of the fly line. Euro certainly uses the weight of the flies. However, regardless of our own opinions of whether it is fly fishing or not , it is very effective and in New Zealand it is a legal fly fishing method that can be used in fly fishing only waters according to the rules, as it is most places in some form. I am not a fly fishing purist in any form anyway and use whatever method I feel like that is legal. Hey I happily bait fish on any day especially with my kids as long as it's legal in the waters I am fishing. To me the method doesn't matter as much I just enjoy fishing. In anyway as I said it is legally considered fly fishing here and while I still prefer casting my fly line, I will definitely Euro when the situation calls for it, like it does in winter in New Zealand's North Island. Always appreciate the input and to have a good discussion. Tight lines and hope you enjoy some of my fly fishing videos instead, there are plenty. I mostly label anything that is exclusively euro nymphing as euro nymphing.
Hi Johan After a year of not actually doing any Czech nymphing, I used my 4 wght Contact on my favourite CHB River and ended up with a lovely 4/qtr. pound rainbow jack. What a awesome feeling, think I will be concentrating on this from now on. Keep up with the vids. Craig.
That's excellent. It's an effective way of fishing for sure. I'll try to get a new vid out soon as I can. Tight lines.
How do you know where to go? Keen to have a Crack on the Surron
I would love to have a go with a Surron. Hopefully I get a chance next year. I only know a couple of places to be honest, both I have been. It takes a lot of research and searching KZread videos and try to work out where people are using quad bikes. Hunting and offroad videos are a good starting point. The are more likely to give the location.
Always insightful videos Johan...great work
Thanks you very much mate! Hopefully some more content soon. Tight lines.
Thank you for producing this video. Very informative and well done.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome
Thanks heaps!
Nice work on the camera set-up. The footage looks great!
Thanks, it's a tad clumsy rig but worked reasonably well. You'll probably see more of it!
Always great content - and very handy tip section too!! Keep it up mate.
Thanks team, will do!
nice fish
Thanks 👍
I'm addicted to your channel. ��
Thanks for posting this enjoable video Johan. Amazing that such a small stream produces such large fish.
Glad you enjoyed it. I think the main reason for the big fish as the lake. They spend their time there getting big before moving up.
Great video thanks. I still refer back to your training material from time to time. Surely helped me a lot. Appreciate your effort with these videos.
Awesome thanks. I hope you have a great season down in Taupo. We hopefully we will catch up on one of the club trips
For sure, they are already pencilled in and booked in advance. Best time of the year 😂
Great cinematography....serenity peace and good session
Thanks, the stream is often very busy but this was a very nice and peacful day. Only saw a couple of young anglers and that was it the entire day. Tight lines.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Yes anytime on a stream my man is a great day. Especially down south, the scenery is breathtaking and the challenge gets me thinking when it comes to landing them I Just cant wait to cross that ditch every 3/4 months...have fun! Keep up the great insights, tips, and beauty on the screen.
Very informative Johan. Wasn't aware of the reels of sight indicator media. Thanks for the vid.
Those yarn spools are very handy. It think the come in 3 colours as well. Makes is so much easier to get the right amount into the tube.
Interesting new/old camera setup. Footage wide and clear, which is great for viewers. Great explanation regarding the indicator, Mr Indicator Barber 😂
Thanks mate, chop chop those indicators nice and tidy.
Another awesome video with some great advice - thanks.
Thanks Dave. Glad the tips were useful.
Another great video Johan, wow that stream has taken a pounding, and from some of the debris some peoples back yards have as well. All the best for the coming winter season and look forward to ay content you share, cheers
Thanks Neil, looking at the water levels there must have been a few places damaged especially wherever that trampoline came from. It must take a lot of water to do that.
If you want to learn how to catch trout consistently in the Taupo Rivers during winter check out my Guide to Fly Fishing Taupo Rivers in Winter here: www.crazyaboutflyfishing.com/taupo-winter-fly-fishing and use the code VIDEO15 to get 15% off the course.
Good to see another video Johan.
Thanks Jake, much appreciated. Hope you enjoyed it.
Great video! Can u explain the advantage of using a level line instead of a commercial tapered leader?
It's all about sinking faster (in winter) because the fish behave differently. Level thin tippet sinks much faster than a tapered leader. The tapered leader casts much better but with a weighted fly in winter all I care about is getting down to the fish, which mostly hold deep and won't move too much for flies, especially upwards. In this stream a tapered leader would be ok as most of it isn't too deep but on the bigger fast Taupo rivers you really need to get those flies down as much as possible. The other benefit is less drag. Thinner diameter level tippet has much less drag in the water so less affected by swirly currents. But in the end there is a balance. You still need to be able to comfortable cast this heavy rig and if a tapered leader makes life easier than it may be a better choice depending on where you fish. Hope that makes sense.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Great answer. Thanks. Wish NZ weren't so far from the U.S. You have a remarkable trout fishery, especially for big browns.
The last thing I expected was a trampoline! Surely that tops the list for unexpected find? Also, I often find myself tying tippet to a leader over and over until there are like 5 segments. At that point are you better of just making a new leader?
Haha yeah it was a strange find for sure. Fewer knots are better. If my tippet gets too short I will retie that entire part of the leader with a new section of tippet instead of just adding more.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing TIL - Thanks Friend!
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishingHy Johan, good footage and some nice fish. I have found that using tippet to ring to tippet construction I have better presentation and fewer breakages. Agree with you about using just one fly, less bother and more time actually fishing! Cheers mate Harera
@@pierevojzola9737 tippet ring is a great idea. Reminds me I need to buy some.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishingBe careful about the brand you buy. My son bought the larger size ( fishing set up for two flies) and lost a lot of fish in breakage as the metal had some sharp edges that cut the line! I buy the good ones in larger size and found a good system. I like your idea of a double lubricant system. I have used both, but never together, brilliant! I thought that us blokes with moustache’s always used our whisker combs for more things and never thought that you younger fellows would ever catch on! Cheers mate, Harera
Nice vid bro! Love the content, just subscribed ❤
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the sub!
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing keep it up bro! Have a geez at some of our kawakawa missions !
Is that river in Australia ? Well done
New Zealand North Island
The Dry dropper is my favorite setup especially for small streams here in North Central Pennsylvania. You can control drag, maneuver the rig so much better, and see those subtle takes that offten get missed. Great method!
Yep it's a great method and I use it most of the summer here. Tight lines
Mr Hooke
Good video, thanks for the detailed depth info and tippet sizes..... Quick question....curious....how long do you make your tag for the dry? If you keep cutting it back it's really short to tie any knot to the dry fly right? Thanks again, and tight lines.
I like it about 15cm and use a double davy knot which doesn't use as much tippet. When the tag gets to short it is best to re-tie but you can snip it off and tie a new tag on using a sliding uni-knot above the previous knot or using a figure of 8 knot.
Thank you. Never heard of the Davy knot or Double Davy. Both appear to be very small. Will get some hackle pliers and start practicing Tight lines
16:52 Absolutely worth the price of admission here.. HOLY SMOKES what a tip!!
🤣 I'll have to look up what I said. Hope it wasn't something silly. Tight lines and thanks for watching. This is an old as vid though so check out my channel for something new.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing it was how to take in line at light speed.. so dang smart not sure why I didn’t think of this
Thank you for posting my friend...I fish there ex Sydney few times every year - what a great part of the world and a mecca for trout fishing....love all your video contributions on the channel...we should catch up sometime and throw some flies ..all the best!
Thanks mate, shout out when you are over some time maybe we can line something up. Tight lines
Love the video. Years ago, my older brother, dad and myself went on a guided fishing trip on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam (Arizona, USA) and our guide set us each up with a dry-dropper set up: #10 Royal Wolff trailed by an #18 zebra midge. Caught beautiful rainbows most of the day on the midge but at a certain point, the trout began taking the attractor fly. What a fun day and fun way to fish flies.
Awesome, Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this wonderful vid. Can I suggest a) a larger net and b) dump the music as it adds nothing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Noted on the music and the net. Both have been changed since this video. Check out some of my new videos on my channel you might enjoy. Tight lines.
trout fishing fdoir girls get a lie boy
tail or no tail on the hare and copper?
I tend to do a tail of pheasant tail fibres but honestly can't remember with these ones. This was some time ago.. I tend to tie variations depending on what materials I have at hand
nice brown! way to get that netter to move his ass!
I keep hearing people saw to put in on the leader, but if your fishing shallow water would you put it on the tippet? I'm new to this and confused lol I'd appreciate any information on this. Thanks!
It really depends on your setup but if I am fishing shallower than 3 feet I tend to use a dry dropper setup instead but you could easily use the the thin size tubing and create a small sliding indicator on the tippet close to the fly. The key is thin tippet thin tubing and smaller indicator. Thicker leader , bigger indicator for fishing deeper and heavier flies. Rule of thumb.