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Bruce Smith
Australia
Приєднався 9 чер 2012
In Natures Realm
The Online Journal of Australian Fly Fishing
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ABOUT BRUCE SMITH
Fly-Fisherman, Photographer,
Writer, Fly Tyer.
For over twenty years Bruce Smith has been fly-fishing the many lakes and streams within the states of New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Throughout this time Bruce has shown a dedication to fly-fishing like no other.
Photography has also experienced this dedication where his camera has never left his side. This has enabled him to encapsulate fishing images and nature's experience's in a truly remarkable way.
The Online Journal of Australian Fly Fishing
Click here to subscribe - eepurl.com/bt9spX
ABOUT BRUCE SMITH
Fly-Fisherman, Photographer,
Writer, Fly Tyer.
For over twenty years Bruce Smith has been fly-fishing the many lakes and streams within the states of New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Throughout this time Bruce has shown a dedication to fly-fishing like no other.
Photography has also experienced this dedication where his camera has never left his side. This has enabled him to encapsulate fishing images and nature's experience's in a truly remarkable way.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm Vlog 61-Willow Grub
Here we have a fly imitating the willow grub which is constructed in a different way that aids in its float-ability and its presentation.
You must tie this one and give it a go
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You must tie this one and give it a go
Please subscribe to my channel if you want to see more.
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Feisty Trout) Vlog-60
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First day out since lockdown and I fly fish a Central Highlands Lake and experience a short and sharp hatch of emergers and duns. Please Subscribe for more Fly-fishing action
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm Woolly Bugger Vlog-59
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In this episode we tie a variation Woolly Bugger that in reality is an attractor fly even thou many people would disagree wit me and I would also agree that being an imitation of some food item does have merit. This variation has worked extremely well for me especially in lakes and will work for you as well. Please don't forget to subscribe and press that like button..
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Reverse Spinner)VLOG-58
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Due to lockdown we again tie a mayfly spinner pattern, this one called the Reverse Spinner. It's a fly that has the main hackle at the bend and the tail at the eye imitating a natural spinner in its natural position on a river always facing upstream. Don't forget to subsribe to my channel for more great patterns to tie and if free, some fly-fishing action.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm Pot Scrubber Nymph V-log-57
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Through the request of a subscriber we learn how to tie the Pot scrubber Nymph a fly developed by the late and great Dick Wigram Its a great fly that represents the nymphal stage of the mayfly. Please subscribe and click the bell to receive notification to up and coming videos.
Fly-Fishing in Nature's Realm The Robin Vlog-56
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The Robin originally a Tasmanian pattern is a great trout catcher mainly due to the red colour that signifies an injury and attracts predator fish. It's easy to tie and fish and is a must-have to your fly box. Don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss an episode of Fly-Fishing in nature's realm.
Fly Fishing in Nature's Realm The Flasher V-log- 55
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This is a fly used in Tasmania but will work anywhere. Mainly fished at Lake Sorell its taken many big trout. Tied of simple materials and providing flash and action it's one fly that should always be in your fly box.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm Wonderwing Vlog-54
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Here's the Wonderwing Black Spinner a fly that incorporates the wondering technique and can look like the real thing. This fly you can carry when your regular pattern doesn't work because It's always smart to have more than one fly pattern in your box.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm VLog-53
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Just an update that after a fair while I'll be back uploading videos
Fly Fishing In Nature's Realm Big Trout Vlog-52
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In this episode, we chase big trout Porpoiseing after emerging nymphs and duns. We also review a new fly rod from Max catch being the Aspire in a six weight nine-foot with matching max-catch fly line. Don't forget to subscribe to my youtube channel For enquiries about Max, Catch products contact me at innaturesrealm@gmail .com and ill send you to the dealers
Fly-Fishing in Nature's Realm (Freedom) Vlog-51
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On this day I was set free from lockdown in this 21st-century Pandemic and allowed back into the countryside to where I could fly-fish and enjoy nature. Also, I field-tested a new fibreglass fly rod from Max-Catch.and experienced a fair hatch of Mayfly spinners with fly-fishermen Stan Hughes. Don't forget to subscribe and like my youtube channel.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Frog Fly) Vlog-50
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Here's a fly that imitates a natural frog that incorporates movement through articulated joints. producing living movement and action to the fly. YOU CAN NAME THIS FLY Yes, this fly has no name so if you what to give it a name here's your chance. Just add it to the comment section and I'll select what I feel is a great name for this fly. Also please subscribe to my youtube channel.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Duckmaloi Tadpole) Vlog-49
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This episode we have the Duckmaloi Tadpole, this is a great representation of the natural developing frog that can be found along the shoreline of many lakes. Being made from the excellent qualities of Marabou feather it comes alive under the water and attracts our quarry the trout. Please subscribe, so you don't miss a single episode of Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm.
Fly Fishing In Nature's Realm (March Brown) Vlog-48
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In this episode we tie another Mayfly Dun pattern but with a difference. The late and great Ron Masson showed me this fly and the special techniques involved. Please subscribe to my youtube channel to be informed of more videos.
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Lauriston Shrimp) Vlog-47
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A number of lakes in Victoria have great populations of freshwater shrimp which is a trout food that we will imitate in this episode. This pattern provides action, size and colour of the natural in a remarkable way. You just have to have this one in your fly box. Don't forget to subscribe to my youtube channel.
In Nature's Realm (Woodard Dragonfly) Vlog-46
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In Nature's Realm (Woodard Dragonfly) Vlog-46
Fly-Fishing in Nature's Realm (Cordullid fly) Vlog 45
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Fly-Fishing in Nature's Realm (Cordullid fly) Vlog 45
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Quail Dun) Vlog-44
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Quail Dun) Vlog-44
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Barwon Crab) Vlog-43
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Barwon Crab) Vlog-43
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Caddis Larva) Vlog-42
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Caddis Larva) Vlog-42
Fly-fishing In Nature's Realm (Goulburn Caddis) Vlog-41
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Fly-fishing In Nature's Realm (Goulburn Caddis) Vlog-41
Fly Fishing In Nature's Realm (Damsel Nymph) Vlog-40
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Fly Fishing In Nature's Realm (Damsel Nymph) Vlog-40
Fly-Fishing in Nature's Realm (Observation) Vlog-39
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Fly-Fishing in Nature's Realm (Observation) Vlog-39
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Macquarie Red) Vlog-38
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Macquarie Red) Vlog-38
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Rumph Spinner) Vlog-37
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Rumph Spinner) Vlog-37
Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Highland Dun) Vlog-36
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Fly-Fishing In Nature's Realm (Highland Dun) Vlog-36
Fly Fishing In Nature's Realm (Mayfly Lifecycle-2) Vlog-35
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Fly Fishing In Nature's Realm (Mayfly Lifecycle-2) Vlog-35
Fly-fishing in Nature's Realm (Badja Grasshopper) Vlog-34
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Fly-fishing in Nature's Realm (Badja Grasshopper) Vlog-34
Fly-fishing in Nature's Realm (Bag Fly) Vlog-33
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Fly-fishing in Nature's Realm (Bag Fly) Vlog-33
Fly fishing in Nature's Realm (Flounder Around) Vlog-32
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Fly fishing in Nature's Realm (Flounder Around) Vlog-32
Thanks for the pattern. About to tie up a few. I used your Pot scrubber the other day to great success on the Waioeka River. I didn't have much success last December on the Tyenna River in Tasmania but did manage to snare a few on small dries (18) representing insects hatching from the T trees. I'm off to fish the Tongariro soon and am keen to try a weighted version of the Pot Scrubber. Tight lines and regards from NZ.
Have you had the eye operation ? How's it going?
Thanks Bruce, just found this and am very happy I did. My fur flies do OK but I've always been a bit frustrated in that I knew I wasn't matching the hatch a lot of the time. Now to find a source of duck feathers that size. Times have changed and don't have a shotgun anymore. Thanks for sharing.
Just watched your video and enjoyed everything except you tossing broken glass onto the ground. Hope you cleaned up after yourself, because I’d hate to think you were not considering our natural environment.
Nicely done. Just returned to NZ after a couple of weeks in Tasmania fishing the Styx and Tyenna Rivers. Success was limited to small browns caught on a size 16 flashback pheasant tail tied onto the barb of a dry size 16 white tea tree moth. Really enjoyed the friendly people and abundant wildlife and will return to the northern lakes next year. Kind regards from NZ..
I really enjoyed your in-depth explanation of what looks to be a very natural pattern. I will replicate it for my local river in NZ and make a few extra for my December trip to Tasmania. I have added a few black seal fibers to the firey brown and chocolate wool and placed them into a split !2/0 Semperfli thread which seems to hold them in place well and shouldn't be displaced by the Trout's teeth. I will first try the Waioeka River next week and see how they go. Looking forward to Tasmania and catching up with a few Aussie fly-fishermen.Regards from NZ.
Hi John, You will do well with this pattern and the addition of the black seal fibres will be an added attraction to the trout. Please keep me informed on how you go.
Good vid
Thanks Sash
Hey mate just visited this place. Only had time to use a black wooly. When you say Bag Fly, you mean a silicone style smelt using a bag to mold it first? I can see the fly in the video I will look around a bit more but I got plenty of orange hotspot buggers & an OPST smooth line to punch through the wind. I didnt get the step in the edge or the wall area but I assume im going to cast around foilage as you do here for best chances? Most area looks quite shallow entry in as opposed to the deeper wall section. I was weary about wading in also..
My goto fly is a sex dungeon using the Kelly Galloup’s jerk strip technique for large browns- worked great in NZ, but I feel the shallow entry around most of this lake will not be worth the snags as it is quite a heavy fly. Anyway, hit me up if you see this comment!!
hello ol mate! I love your videos but whats happening? Havent seen a new one in donkeys! Would love for you to give us fly fishers the good oil on how to fish the central highland lakes in autumn. Went to newlyns a couple of weeks back saw some orange/red mayflies, not many. no risers. flogged the water for 4 hours with all the usual wets n streamers. nada! How do i approach the lakes at this time of year in this region? would love a how to video mate
Hi Greg, Thanks for the enquiry, at the moment i'm unable to go fishing due to cataracts of my eyes, its hard to see details when tying flies and fishing. The good news is there is surgery that can correct the condition which I will have done. A fair while ago I did a talk on fly-fishing the central Highlands for the calder fly-fishing club which I think is still available to watch, did you see it? If not I will try and find the link and put it on here. If you did see the talk maybe I could do something else for you and others that might be interested. Please get back to me. Regards Bruce.
hey bruce have you caught any trout in that creek before
We just purchased the little ultraglass 3 wt. I will be putting a 4 wt double taper, hopefully it will pair up nicely
Yes Matthew that will load the rod better, improving everything and being double taper it will aid in great presentations. Let me know how it goes.
@@matthewwarren4109 Awesome Matthew When I first started fly-fishing, it was with a double taper and I loved them. Then for some reason I used the weight forward lines and while they are good I still think a double is the best. I think I'll go back to a double taper again. Thanks for the feedback.
Thankyou mate for another great video.
Thanks Bruce, I just coincidently tied up a few of those smith emergers!
Awesome Golden Twilight, just inch them back and tie some down to size 14.
have you changed your email address?
Yes Malcom, a fair time ago, its- innaturesrealm@gmail.com Regards Bruce
Good to see you back, won't be long now.
onya Bruce . Thanks for the vid. I feel your pain with the lockdown. Ive got cabin fever! I dont know how some other fly fishing (victorian) youtuber vloggers are doing it and im not about to lag anyone in but just saying some seem to have a pass to fish where they want. I want the ticket they have.! I have too many covid flies crowding my apartment and need to test em out on some TROUT!!!!!! woolly Bugger......Classic mate
Thanks Greg, Yes I guess some people have exemptions and some will do the wrong thing. However lets just keep our minds clear that we're doing the right thing and also hope that it will be all over soon. When it is all over it's my hope that your fishing bucket list is completed. All the best Greg.
@@Innaturesrealm Words of wisdom ol mate. Im glad that you see the big picture. You,re like a zen flyfishing mangod! Hopefully I will run into you on the water one day and we can have a yarn and maybe a fly trade? You can,t be mistaken because that superb moustache is better than any photo id! By the way, who painted?drew that portrait of you for your youtube logo? Its a winner, really like it.
@@Jimmy-n6j Thanks Greg. Yes we'll make an absolute of meeting on the water and having a fly fish and fly trade together. The portrait is just a photo and use of an app that turns you into a cartoon, Looks good I reckon. Anyhow lets hope I can do another freedom day video real soon.
Nice to see you back, it's been a while.
Yes I've been busy with other projects during this lockdown but I'll keep the fly tying going and hopefully soon fishing videos Thanks Malcolm
onya bruce! ive been gettin into your videos over lockdown and really love your imformative fly fishing tips and your presentation styl. You have swagger! The Barwon looked like some tough fishing but Im sure it pays bigtime for the dedicated and the conditions of the day. Cant expect redletter days everytime you fish. Anyways love your work n keep the vids cming!
Great to see your smiling features again, Bruce. I hope you are doing well. I've got the feeling that we might trip over each other on one of our favourite lakes immediately after the lockdown ends. Friday 3rd September - the eve of the river opening. That could be a BIG weekend.😃
This video made me feel so much better about the bad luck I’ve experienced at Morabool.
Sorry to hear about the bad experience lochtaupo for me its not the only bad experience I've had, but it's a great place to fish.
Bravo, Bruce. Thanks for doing the Pot Scrubber. As you noted, this is my favourite and most effective fly. If I was forced to fish with just one pattern, this is it. In most seasons it takes the majority of my fish. Not surprisingly, I tie several hundred a year for friends, as well as for myself. In relation to colour, I use the original dark brown colour when fishing a little deeper, or before a hatch, especially to represent the Macquarie Red mayfly Atalophlebia australis, or its companion the Macquarie Black Atalophlebia albiterminata. When a hatch is on, I shift to the lighter fiery brown colour as the colour of the nymph lightens as it nears the surface and about to shed its skin. In highland lakes, mayflies like Atalophlebia superba (Penstock Brown) and Tasmanophlebia lacustris (Highland Spinner) are closer to fiery brown in colour. As for hook size, I generally use size 10 for lakes, or turbid water (river or lake), and size 12 for rivers and also for early morning dawn patrol on a lake when the fish are close in. I keep a few size 14, but the flat copper wire is getting too broad. I aim to tie a body length, not including the tail fibres, that matches the length of the living nymph; 9-11 mm Macquarie Red, 10-13 mm Macquarie Black, 13-15 mm Penstock Brown, 16 mm Highland Spinner. However, I believe, exact colour and size is not as important as the resemblance or life. Wigram’s pattern doesn’t have a wing case. I do add one as my personal signature, but it has absolutely no bearing on the nymph’s success. Graham
Thanks Graham, Your input into the tying of this fly is just fantastic and knowledge exceptional. Again Thank you.
It's been a while, good to see you back.
Great to read your words again Malcom
Thanks for making this video, Bruce. It's an interesting fly. I suppose you could use it as a template, and put other chenilles and/or other marabour colours on it? Hope you're feeling better.
Thanks, Nick, your spot on it would be easy to change colours of materials and you could be on to a really successful fly, and thanks for the well wishes, I'm on the mend.
This is one of my favourite flies, which I tie by the bucket load. It’s exciting drifting one of these little sail boats down a river glide or across a weed bed in a lake, waiting for a big brown to slurp it down. Noel Jetson’s recipe of this fly is available in Max Stokes’ “Tasmanian Trout Fly Patterns”. Jetson’s pattern is a variant of Peck’s Dun by Charles Peck. Jetson used pair strips of speckled hen wing quill, not folded, whereas Peck used a single strip of oak turkey wing quill ~40x10mm and folded over. Speckled hen wing is getting harder to buy, so I use brown partridge hackles for the wings to get the same mottling effect. The secret of this fly is not to over-dress it. There’s not much to a mayfly. I normally make 4 or 5 turns of the red hackle and no more than two of the grizzle.
Again Greummac, Awesome feedback and information on the Highland Dun. The tying of the Highland Dun and other great patterns can also be found in Geroge Rowly book The Pursuit of FlyTying. You are not wrong in regards to the shortage of speckled hen feathers I've had trouble finding them on many occasions, but they're perfect for the wing material of this magnificent fly. Thanks, Greummac
The Macquarie Red, Highland Dun and Wigram’s Pot Scrubber are my stock patterns for the three stages of the highland and lowland Tasmanian mayflies. In “The Way of an Angler”, David Scholes gives the following original dressing form Max Christensen on page 108: Hook: No. 2* Long-Shank Mayfly up eye. (*equivalent today to a long shank 13 or size 12) Silk: Orange. Tail: Three long, stiff, red cock hackle fibres. Body: Tying silk. Rib: Fine copper wire. Hackle: Front hackle of light grey creel cock, intermediate hackle, slightly larger, of red cock and the back hackle* (palmer tied) from a small red cock bantam. (*body hackle) Head: Sufficient space is left between the eye of the hook and the front hackle to allow for the building up of a ‘head’, slightly larger in diameter than the eye of the hook. The head of most mayflies are quite large and distinct. Scholes commented further, and Max agreed, that a down-eye hook was preferred as it would result in a better fly that would sit better on the water and hook better. However, at the time, a down-eye long shank in strong fine wire was not available. Not mentioned by Scholes, but is mentioned in Max Stokes’ “Tasmanian Trout Fly Patterns” is that the orange silk should be well waxed. It was presumed that this dulled the orange silk to the right colour. The natural colour of Macquarie Red mayfly is closer to a fiery brown. I now use Uni-Thread Rusty Brown for the same effect.
Bravo, Bravo!
Hi Bruce great to see you back .what's the benefit in using a up eye hook
Hi Claude, The benefit of an up eyed hook on a dry fly is that it gives a better float and aids a leader that's had floatant applied to it either partially or fully to float better. Even if you like to apply no floatant to your leader it aids in your dry fly floating higher. Hope this helps Claude.
Good to see you back.
Thanks, Malcolm great to see your nice words again
Nice work mate👌
You'll be out there slaying them sooner rather than later OLD MATE, Nothing keeps an OLD Braybrook boy down too long
Absolutely Stan, in about two weeks, I will be given the all-clear and it will be all systems go. In the meantime, I'll have some good fly tying videos to watch. All the best Stan
Sorry to hear you've been unwell Bruce... Catch you around Newlyn soon, about good smelter time .
I was thinking of you yesterday Bruce, whilst I was paddling around Lauriston Reservoir and got a Redfin on your Bag Fly. Good to know you are still out there.
Thanks, Nick, It's awesome that you're out and about at Lauriston, like I've said many times before left to one fly only it would be a Bag Fly.
Nick love your Chanel
be good to see you back.
Great to hear from you Malcolm it's been a while.
Looking forward to it mate 🤙
Thanks, Matthew.
Will be great to sea some new vids.
Yes Bill I can't wait to start fishing and film again, hope your good.
The master has returned!
Thanks, Mate I look forward to putting out some great videos
Where have u been hiding Bruce
Hi Daryl I, ve been in and out of the hospital with health problems hopefully all will go well but nothing will stop me.
@@Innaturesrealm I hope they are all sorted and your ready to head back out
Thanks great footage and excellent guidance. Thanks-I hope t fish there soon. Steavensoon river first-as its easier for me. :-)
Thanks, Terry, Stevenson is also a great stream hope you do well on both.
My Grandparents used to own the milkbar and Post office in Newlyn and as a kid I would always walk across the paddocks from the shop to the reservoir. Never knew there was an old road there.
I just found your film by chance. Although I'm an animal rights supporter now and no longer eat fish it was still nice to see. Ron Masson is my grandfather. Chances are, if you came to tie flys at his house in Footscray, I probably served you a cup of tea and some of Nana's cakes and sandwiches. I still have one of Pop's Vultures safely put away. It's an heirloom. Thanks for putting this up.
Hi Keryn, It's so great to hear from one of Ron relatives,, Keryn I met your grandfather many times at the Sunshine Fly Casting club, he taught me and many others how to tie many flies and was one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. I would've loved to be at his house receiving tea and cakes but that was before my time. I too have an original vulture also safely put away to remember him. They were great times and let me tell you his Bag Fly variant is the best fly I've ever fished. Someday soon I intended to write an article about Ron and his fly fishing life and would be so happy if I could get some information from you. If and when I do this and if you're happy to help, could you leave me your contact details in an e-mail which can be sent to- innaturesrealm@gmail.com Thank you, Keryn its so lovely of you to take the time to say hello and talk about your fantastic Pop.
Excellent information Bruce
Thanks, Matthew.
Excellent interview Bruce. Ive been fishing wombat and newlyns of late and i found Ian to be very knowledgeable and informative.
Hi Mathew, Yes, Ian is an awesome fisherman and an innovative fly tier and a great artist. Living right next to Newyln's affords him unlimited opportunities.
What sort of line do you like to use for nymphing in the Newlyn's Bruce?
Hi Brad, When nymphing I use a floating line and change the weight of my flies to search the varying depths. If I want to get down really deep or down deep quickly I may use a slow or fast sinking line. However, at Newlyns there really isn't a need to use sinking lines because the lake isn't that deep, except around the dam wall. Changing your flies weight will in my opinion suffice around most of the lake. Hope this helps Brad.
@@Innaturesrealm Thanks for your reply Bruce, hope to see you there one day soon!
Great vid mate! I received my maxcatch 3 weight ultra glass a few weeks ago but I kind of forgot how to fly cast so when I went to the river to test it out I was just practicing my casts 😂. Considering its price, it’s a very well made rod I just wished that I was able to use it effectively but ahh well, that’ll come with a bit of practice ay.
Hi gesman5000, I feel the 3 weight ultra glass would be perfect for small streams and creeks providing feather down presentations. Once you get the rust out of your casting your be in business and into the fish. Keep me informed with your progress and have a merry xmas.
Excellent presentation.
Excellent presentation and cleared alot up for me. Many years ago i fished Newlyn and just happened to have a good mayfly hatch in front of me and it was possibly the best 25 mins of fly fishing i have ever seen. Trout just came on a feeding frenzy. I couldn't hook one for the life of me basically because i had no idea until now. Thanks Bruce
No worries Matthew glad this video helped you keep watching as I will continue to explain more insect lifecycles in the future.
Great stuff Bruce
Those Newlyn reservoir trout, they ain't no pushover that's for sure.
Not wrong there Paul, I guess that's why we love Fly-fishing
Nice Bruce, the suspense of it all.