dom, great video, wow. getting down to the fine art of fishing home waters where it all started. brings back many memories for myself to. catching those wild brown trout are memories made forever, just can't beat it. your video's are like none other, just so much passion for the sport and doing what you learned over the years and putting that knowledge to work is just such an accomplishment. you and your best friend river knocked it out again, thanx for sharing and good luck to you. maybe one of these days we may run into one another somewhere in the middle of nowhere and get to throw a fly or two together, take care my friend
Ha. Thanks for all your tips through the years, Austin, for catching little fish. You've really got it dialed in, my friend. You've been a big influence.
Really, really interesting and informative getting to see what you have been teaching through your website. Biggest aha! moment was watching you get so many casts to land inches from bank and the huge amount of time your fly is on the water!! -----getting the distance you want dialed in, keeping that exact amount of line out before next cast and quick, accurate "corkscrew" and roll type cast---- skills I need to learn much better! thank you--I have learned a ton from you. One question--since I primarily fish the West Branch Delaware (bigger water than central Pa.), would you still suggest the four weight rod and the same mono rig or would you go to five weight? If five weight, 9'6" or full 10'? Would mono rig dimensions remain constant? BTW, I assume you would go to full fly line, leader, etc. when fishing at greater distances of 50-60 feet to rising trout or even streamers, correct? Sorry for long comment, you are a fly fishing treasure. thanks!
Love it. Thanks. And yes, I still fish the same rigs when I fish big water as well. I travel and fish many rivers outside of this region. I know how to fish big, medium and small waters. :-) ALL of the dry fly stuff I do in these videos is with a fly line. The Harvey is ALWAYS attached to a fly line. Your question about 60 feet? I don't want to fish 60+ feet away. Bad things happen at that distance. I (usually) ignore targets that far away on trout rivers, and focus on what I can fish well. That goes for streamers as well. Also, I'd stay with the Mono Rig for those long distance casts on a streamer. Cheers. troutbitten.com/2023/01/03/getting-closer/
Hi there Dom from the UK. Just fabulous man..lovely words on the opener , great river ,great filming , fantastic info and River faithful as ever. Love all your stuff , the best out there imho in many ways, really & your tone of presentation is great too.Lovely and easy going . Thankyou & keep it up please...have a feeling you may will do !
RIGHT! Not making it more complicated. There's more skill and work involved in total trout fly fishing. It's a skill that needs a lot more trickery and knowledge. To me, not taking the time to load up on all the aspects of it is handicapping yourself. if you don't want to get full from eating it all in, then stay on your diet.
Another home run here Dom. I've been making the effort to improve my dry fly game these last few months. I realize watching this video how much more active you are with casting, mending etc. than I have been. I need to work on that. Let's say the water was clearer and you were working over rising fish - would you still be that active? I feel like I have put down fish with too much casting and mending in the past.
Everything is situational, right? So my short answer is yes, pretty much the same, because I work from behind the fish, mostly. They don't see all the mending and casting. I also just pick up as soon as the dead drift is over, because dragging flies spook trout too.
These videos are better than Christmas! Seating here with my best Dog Jack in my lap watching you and River after a hard hot day at work, gives me hope that fall will soon come and maybe the drought will break and I can get back on the water! Life is good Dom thanks so much for sharing these amazing videos with us!
I made up a small stream leader and loved it. I am sold on it. Thanks Do you use a tippet ring at any place in the construction of it? I put a 2mm ring at the end of the last piece of Maxima Chameleon to tie in the 3X tippet but wonder if is necessary?
So well done, Dom! I love that you capture everything that I love about fishing for wild trout. Central PA is a treasure, and so is the troutbitten project.
Hey DOM, what rod WT and length is your HARDY LL? Also what net are you using ? The vids are great as always , ton of details and information to the anglers watching . Very unique style of filming and much appreciated. Be well and tight lines !
@@Troutbitten i can see the link but it does not specify your actual rod wt Looking into these for eastern PA streams and between 4 and 5 wt all arounders, already have a couple LL ultrlights for euro nymphing specifically
Good point. Sorry about that. I use a four weigh to do everything. The Hardy Ultralite LL 9'9" is one of my favorite daily rods. I like the 10 foot Marksman just a shade better. Check out the recommended gear page here: Troutbitten Recommended Gear troutbitten.com/recommended-gear/ And this favorite rod article: The Best Fly Rods for the Mono Rig and Euro Nymphing troutbitten.com/2021/09/22/the-best-fly-rods-for-the-mono-rig-and-euro-nymphing-my-favorite-rods/
Thanks! The a6700 is just right for me. It's the third camera I worked with for these videos. I choose the crop frame and mirrorless because it's simply smaller, but I still have a TON of options. Even a little lighter and smaller makes a big difference out there. A half pound more on my belt adds up on long days. So, for me, the fishing has to be first. None of this means anything without good, fun fishing. The camera gear has to come second, but I need high quality, and I need options. That a6700 just felt right as soon as I started using it. I also have the DJI Action 4 for the POV stuff, of course, and I occasionally pull out my Pixel when I don't have time to reach for the a6700. I'm sure you can tell which shots those are. Cheers.
@@Troutbitten Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I was secretly looking for reassurance as I have the same kit and the same feelings about it. Thanks. I recently switched up the Pixel for a Sony Xperia 1 - I find that it makes a great complimentary B roll because it has many of the same picture profiles, etc. as the alpha cameras. I still prefer the Pixel stock android but that's the trade off.
Thanks very much. And good question, because I really think it matters. Short answer is five inches. Anything more and you lose strike detection. Anything less, and you lose the freedom of movement to the fly that I think is such a big deal. To be clear I use weighted flies more often, but sometimes split shot is simple the better choice. Here's more: troutbitten.com/2022/07/13/dont-hate-split-shot-have-a-system-with-video/ troutbitten.com/2017/01/26/split-shot-vs-weighted-flies/ Have fun out there.
You are a great angler and your videos are extra special - thanks very much for all that you have taught me - I love the nostalgic approach - I did the same this week in my home water in Wales. UK - netted over a dozen on nymphs then got my 40 year old dry fly rod out with nothing risingand just for the memory with a fly not much younger and hey presto - smallest of the day but boy it took me back
Ah, I love that. The longer we fish, the deeper the whole experience out there becomes, right? And for I think both you and me, nothing connects us to that past like fishing a familiar river.
Another great video! You guys have the prettiest rivers. I live in Utah and we have pretty mountain streams, but the forests have been decimated through poor management. All that aside, we need details, man😂. What rod were you using, length and weight? Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks! Yeah, the gear is the same in all these videos, and I listed it all in the video description. Check that out. I use the same setup every day, regardless of the tactic. That's where being a versatile angler begins.
@@Troutbitten I guess I could do that...😳. I just assumed (we both know what that means) that you used different equipment depending on the situation. I do agree about being versatile with the same equipment. Thanks for your insight.
Dom, your palette is the river you fish. Thanks for sharing a bit more of your passion for trout fishing. I felt as though I was in your classroom and learned a few more things to apply to my own approach. Thanks!
Good stuff. I learned something that should work on my local rivers. Do you fish the "Gweenie" under the PPA? Give them a choice and see what they prefer?.?.
@@Jon626Oh, good call. And no, I don't run a dry dropper when fishing terrestrials. Watch the mark of some of those casts. They are literally an inch off the bank. By adding a dropper I would take away that pinpoint accuracy. Fish one fly and present it perfectly. That's my strategy. Fishing dry dropper might give them two options, but often, neither option is drifting very well.
My Christmas leader is not a Harvey build. It's just something I use to help people see their leader when learning better mending skills, usually to an indicator. It's alternating colored sections of green and red Amnesia. 20, 15, 12, 10, adding up to about 6 or 7 feet. That to a tippet ring, then two feet of 3X to mount the indy on, and tippet length and diameter to suit, after that. Make sense?
Thank you. I guess you can pretty much see that in these two Fish and Film videos. River kinda hangs out and watches me fish. Takes a certain personality in a dog for that.
@@Troutbitten He's got the perfect River dog personality. Wasn't sure if you need to consistently remind him to stay out of your way or what, but doesn't seem to hurt the fishing either way!
@@Kkvaughn95 Right on. So, he's a shepherd. And his job is to keep watch and wait to be told what to do. Compare that to a lab, that wants very much to go swimming! If trained well to begin with, I think shepherds make great fishing dogs. He very rarely spoils the water for me. Here's and article: troutbitten.com/2021/08/11/my-fishing-dogs/
You don't like stories. Noted. This Fish and Film series will continue to show the full experience of fishing. And for a lot of us, that means there's a lot more to it than just the tactics. For a decade now, Troutbitten has been about the two sides of an angler. Across over 1400 articles/podcasts/videos, that message has remained constant. However, if you're all about the tactics and don't want anything else, that's cool too. That's why I included the timeline, with chapter markers, so you can skip around to what you like and what you don't. Have fun out there. Dom
Hey now. Fish and Film series is so enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
dom, great video, wow. getting down to the fine art of fishing home waters where it all started. brings back many memories for myself to. catching those wild brown trout are memories made forever, just can't beat it. your video's are like none other, just so much passion for the sport and doing what you learned over the years and putting that knowledge to work is just such an accomplishment. you and your best friend river knocked it out again, thanx for sharing and good luck to you. maybe one of these days we may run into one another somewhere in the middle of nowhere and get to throw a fly or two together, take care my friend
Thanks so much. Cheers
What a great looking place to go fishing. One of my favorite things about fly fishing is just the places I get to go to do it.
Good call. Almost everywhere wild trout thrive is a great place to go fishing.
Another home run. Thanks for another great one. Loved the intro.
Hey Now! Cheers.
My first first comment! Appreciate you sharing with us what you know.
FIRST. Hey, thanks for watching/caring/supporting. That's what makes the whole thing work. Cheers.
These are great Dom. River is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers. Yeah, he's a lot of fun.
I love your pooch. Such great eyes. Your video wasn’t bad either!
Ha. Thanks! 👍
Nice! I like what you've done with this approach.
Thank you! It's a lot of fun to put everything together. Quite a project and quite a format for creativity and instruction.
Dom. If that gigantic tree right on the bank could talk!
I KNOW. I noticed that, as I'm sure everyone does, the first time I ever saw it, about. That was 33 years ago. One day, it'll fall, right?
You're starting to get the hang of catching all those little trout. Keep fishing - you'll get there!
Ha. Thanks for all your tips through the years, Austin, for catching little fish. You've really got it dialed in, my friend. You've been a big influence.
@@Troutbitten I appreciate you giving credit where credit is due.
Not a problem.
This channel (and your articles) are excellent. This fish and film series is so much fun, thank you!
Nice. I appreciate that. Cheers.
Your passion for your craft and your gentle humble approach to sharing your knowledge. Really enjoy your content.
Cheers
Dom, this was amazing. River is the greatest river dog I've ever seen.
Hey now. Cool. Thank you.
Pretty incredible watching your presentation and mending. It’s the little things but it’s inspiring. Also PA looks beautiful.
Cheers
Really, really interesting and informative getting to see what you have been teaching through your website. Biggest aha! moment was watching you get so many casts to land inches from bank and the huge amount of time your fly is on the water!! -----getting the distance you want dialed in, keeping that exact amount of line out before next cast and quick, accurate "corkscrew" and roll type cast---- skills I need to learn much better! thank you--I have learned a ton from you.
One question--since I primarily fish the West Branch Delaware (bigger water than central Pa.), would you still suggest the four weight rod and the same mono rig or would you go to five weight? If five weight, 9'6" or full 10'? Would mono rig dimensions remain constant?
BTW, I assume you would go to full fly line, leader, etc. when fishing at greater distances of 50-60 feet to rising trout or even streamers, correct?
Sorry for long comment, you are a fly fishing treasure. thanks!
Love it. Thanks. And yes, I still fish the same rigs when I fish big water as well. I travel and fish many rivers outside of this region. I know how to fish big, medium and small waters. :-)
ALL of the dry fly stuff I do in these videos is with a fly line. The Harvey is ALWAYS attached to a fly line. Your question about 60 feet? I don't want to fish 60+ feet away. Bad things happen at that distance. I (usually) ignore targets that far away on trout rivers, and focus on what I can fish well. That goes for streamers as well. Also, I'd stay with the Mono Rig for those long distance casts on a streamer. Cheers.
troutbitten.com/2023/01/03/getting-closer/
Hi there Dom from the UK. Just fabulous man..lovely words on the opener , great river ,great filming , fantastic info and River faithful as ever. Love all your stuff , the best out there imho in many ways, really & your tone of presentation is great too.Lovely and easy going .
Thankyou & keep it up please...have a feeling you may will do !
CHEERS.
Thanks
Very kind. Thank you so much.
Your very welcome Dom ,have an IPA on me!
RIGHT! Not making it more complicated. There's more skill and work involved in total trout fly fishing. It's a skill that needs a lot more trickery and knowledge. To me, not taking the time to load up on all the aspects of it is handicapping yourself. if you don't want to get full from eating it all in, then stay on your diet.
We are on the same page. It's a fun game, too.
Another home run here Dom. I've been making the effort to improve my dry fly game these last few months. I realize watching this video how much more active you are with casting, mending etc. than I have been. I need to work on that. Let's say the water was clearer and you were working over rising fish - would you still be that active? I feel like I have put down fish with too much casting and mending in the past.
Everything is situational, right? So my short answer is yes, pretty much the same, because I work from behind the fish, mostly. They don't see all the mending and casting. I also just pick up as soon as the dead drift is over, because dragging flies spook trout too.
These videos are better than Christmas! Seating here with my best Dog Jack in my lap watching you and River after a hard hot day at work, gives me hope that fall will soon come and maybe the drought will break and I can get back on the water! Life is good Dom thanks so much for sharing these amazing videos with us!
Thank you! I don't know . . . Christmas is pretty good!
I made up a small stream leader and loved it. I am sold on it. Thanks
Do you use a tippet ring at any place in the construction of it? I put a 2mm ring at the end of the last piece of Maxima Chameleon to tie in the 3X tippet but wonder if is necessary?
Personally, no. I don't like tippet rings in dry fly leaders much. Not worth it to me. I just tie knots, and it's not a big deal. Cheers.
Great video and appreciate seeing you pick apart a seam with a dry fly! Ever fish a 12’+ Harvey leader? Or is that what this is?
Thank you. And yes, that's a Harvey leader. Lots of Troutbitten resources that cover it. Here's the full vid.
ua-cam.com/video/G1y6QHPYJF8/v-deo.html
So well done, Dom! I love that you capture everything that I love about fishing for wild trout. Central PA is a treasure, and so is the troutbitten project.
That's super nice. Thanks, man.
This is some of the best fly content on youtube
Cheers. Thanks
Thank you for your insights and sharing
Cheers
Hey DOM, what rod WT and length is your HARDY LL?
Also what net are you using ?
The vids are great as always , ton of details and information to the anglers watching .
Very unique style of filming and much appreciated.
Be well and tight lines !
Thanks. The recommended gear link along with what was used is in the video description. Cheers.
@@Troutbitten i can see the link but it does not specify your actual rod wt
Looking into these for eastern PA streams and between 4 and 5 wt all arounders, already have a couple LL ultrlights for euro nymphing specifically
Good point. Sorry about that. I use a four weigh to do everything. The Hardy Ultralite LL 9'9" is one of my favorite daily rods. I like the 10 foot Marksman just a shade better.
Check out the recommended gear page here:
Troutbitten Recommended Gear
troutbitten.com/recommended-gear/
And this favorite rod article:
The Best Fly Rods for the Mono Rig and Euro Nymphing
troutbitten.com/2021/09/22/the-best-fly-rods-for-the-mono-rig-and-euro-nymphing-my-favorite-rods/
Great video! Do you rate the 6700 and 18-50 for this kind of filming?
Thanks! The a6700 is just right for me. It's the third camera I worked with for these videos. I choose the crop frame and mirrorless because it's simply smaller, but I still have a TON of options. Even a little lighter and smaller makes a big difference out there. A half pound more on my belt adds up on long days. So, for me, the fishing has to be first. None of this means anything without good, fun fishing. The camera gear has to come second, but I need high quality, and I need options. That a6700 just felt right as soon as I started using it. I also have the DJI Action 4 for the POV stuff, of course, and I occasionally pull out my Pixel when I don't have time to reach for the a6700. I'm sure you can tell which shots those are.
Cheers.
@@Troutbitten Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I was secretly looking for reassurance as I have the same kit and the same feelings about it. Thanks.
I recently switched up the Pixel for a Sony Xperia 1 - I find that it makes a great complimentary B roll because it has many of the same picture profiles, etc. as the alpha cameras. I still prefer the Pixel stock android but that's the trade off.
Really enjoyed your video, man!
NICE
Thank you for all you do for us anglers, beautiful dog. What breed?
Thanks very much. Australian Shepherd.
Loved it. Nothing out there like it. Won't get me to buy any yeti junk but I will watch this a few times over!
Cheers.
Well done. You demonstrated a lot of the learnings from your articles. I'm looking forward to upcoming videos. Thanks.
Thank you.
A unique combination of the why we fish and the how to fish; thanks Dom
Favorite comment. Thanks. That's my goal. Cheers.
Dom, I am loving this new series and format...been forwarding it to my friend and future troutbitten converts
Thanks, brother. Appreciate that.
How far away did you place the split shot above the greenie wennie? Great video
Thanks very much. And good question, because I really think it matters. Short answer is five inches. Anything more and you lose strike detection. Anything less, and you lose the freedom of movement to the fly that I think is such a big deal. To be clear I use weighted flies more often, but sometimes split shot is simple the better choice. Here's more:
troutbitten.com/2022/07/13/dont-hate-split-shot-have-a-system-with-video/
troutbitten.com/2017/01/26/split-shot-vs-weighted-flies/
Have fun out there.
@@Troutbitten thanks for the article references
You are a great angler and your videos are extra special - thanks very much for all that you have taught me - I love the nostalgic approach - I did the same this week in my home water in Wales. UK - netted over a dozen on nymphs then got my 40 year old dry fly rod out with nothing risingand just for the memory with a fly not much younger and hey presto - smallest of the day but boy it took me back
Ah, I love that. The longer we fish, the deeper the whole experience out there becomes, right? And for I think both you and me, nothing connects us to that past like fishing a familiar river.
@@Troutbitten 100 per cent - tight lines
@@1805trafalgar Yup
Excellent video right there. Love it.
Thank you very much!
Great
Cheers
Thank you for another exceptional episode! Very much looking forward to the next one. Fish Hard!
Fish, hard for sure. Cheers.
Another great video! You guys have the prettiest rivers. I live in Utah and we have pretty mountain streams, but the forests have been decimated through poor management.
All that aside, we need details, man😂. What rod were you using, length and weight?
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks! Yeah, the gear is the same in all these videos, and I listed it all in the video description. Check that out.
I use the same setup every day, regardless of the tactic. That's where being a versatile angler begins.
@@Troutbitten I guess I could do that...😳. I just assumed (we both know what that means) that you used different equipment depending on the situation.
I do agree about being versatile with the same equipment.
Thanks for your insight.
Nah, I really don't buy into the idea of specialization very much. I think niche tools hold us back more than help us.
Dom, your palette is the river you fish. Thanks for sharing a bit more of your passion for trout fishing. I felt as though I was in your classroom and learned a few more things to apply to my own approach. Thanks!
That sounds great. Cheers.
This is really great! Your videos are excellent. Only problem, too short and not enough of them! Keep em coming
Ha. That's very kind. I appreciate your support.
Fantastic video work Dom, that intro especially
Hey now. Right on.
These are great Dom, keep ‘em coming!
CHEERS
Good stuff. I learned something that should work on my local rivers. Do you fish the "Gweenie" under the PPA? Give them a choice and see what they prefer?.?.
THANKS. What's a PPA?
@@Troutbitten perfect parachute ant is my guess...
@@Jon626Oh, good call. And no, I don't run a dry dropper when fishing terrestrials. Watch the mark of some of those casts. They are literally an inch off the bank. By adding a dropper I would take away that pinpoint accuracy. Fish one fly and present it perfectly. That's my strategy. Fishing dry dropper might give them two options, but often, neither option is drifting very well.
@@TroutbittenThanks. I understand what you mean. I should’ve seen that. The video is timely with plenty of flying ants along the rivers now.
Right on. @@47flyfisher
You are on to something with these videos. I really enjoy them .
Thanks! I love the screen name, man. That's great. Ha.
Love this Dom! So great to see you in action on the stream!
Cheers. Thanks for the support.
Fantastic! Best display of curve casting / aerial mend techniques around.
Wow. Cool, thanks.
Couldn't agree more. That mending technique is from God's hand to Dom's. Friggin beautiful.
ps, what mono do you use for your practice 'christmas leader' ? Same tie as a GH leader?
My Christmas leader is not a Harvey build. It's just something I use to help people see their leader when learning better mending skills, usually to an indicator. It's alternating colored sections of green and red Amnesia. 20, 15, 12, 10, adding up to about 6 or 7 feet. That to a tippet ring, then two feet of 3X to mount the indy on, and tippet length and diameter to suit, after that. Make sense?
Yes Dom ,makes sense for sure , thanks, and good call with the Amnesia, I can get that over this side. Excellent idea that of yours. Cheers👌
What does River like to do while you fish? Great video!
Thank you. I guess you can pretty much see that in these two Fish and Film videos. River kinda hangs out and watches me fish. Takes a certain personality in a dog for that.
@@Troutbitten He's got the perfect River dog personality. Wasn't sure if you need to consistently remind him to stay out of your way or what, but doesn't seem to hurt the fishing either way!
@@Kkvaughn95 Right on. So, he's a shepherd. And his job is to keep watch and wait to be told what to do. Compare that to a lab, that wants very much to go swimming! If trained well to begin with, I think shepherds make great fishing dogs. He very rarely spoils the water for me. Here's and article:
troutbitten.com/2021/08/11/my-fishing-dogs/
These are fantastic. I appreciate hearing your thought process and strategy. You are a natural teacher. Thanks Dom!
Thanks, Scott. That's really kind.
4min intro??? Nope
You don't like stories. Noted. This Fish and Film series will continue to show the full experience of fishing. And for a lot of us, that means there's a lot more to it than just the tactics. For a decade now, Troutbitten has been about the two sides of an angler. Across over 1400 articles/podcasts/videos, that message has remained constant. However, if you're all about the tactics and don't want anything else, that's cool too. That's why I included the timeline, with chapter markers, so you can skip around to what you like and what you don't.
Have fun out there.
Dom