Nice brown around the 8 minute mark. I am guessing this was during the week, I was there a couple of weekends back and it was full of swimmers and rafters. Only a few more weeks of that and should go back to being quiet again as school gets back in session as well as cooler weather. Thanks for sharing the video, keep them coming and tight lines!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you’re liking the videos! You’re correct, I avoid the weekends at all costs if I can, even Fridays. Only saw one other angler all day so it was nice and quiet. Good luck when you go!
Great video, lots of good hook sets to watch. I noticed you've got quite a bit of length between your fly and indicator...are you fishing a bead-headed stonefly here or using split shot to get down?
Thanks for the kind feedback! I was primarily using 2 nymphs at the same time throughout the day. The top fly was always a weighted stonefly about size 8, but the weight was wrapped around the shank under the body rather than a bead head. The second fly is about 8 inches off the bend of the stonefly hook, and was a smaller fly like size 16 or 18 sometimes with a bead head, sometimes with no weight at all. You bring up a great point about length of leader between flies and indicator relative to depth and the weight of flies. These factors can all vary in specific situations and will absolutely be the difference between lots or few fish in the net. I don’t have many tungsten flies that would sink very rapidly, but had I been using those with the bigger distance between flies and indicator, I would have been catching rocks every cast. So taking into account the speed of the flow, the moderate weight of my nymphs, and trying to keep the indicator just slightly downstream of where my flies are as they drift in the water column, I chose to be at about 1.5 to 2x the actual depth of water I was mostly fishing. Deeper, slower water I adjust to closer to 1x the depth. Then, of course, the top of the water column is moving faster than the bottom where the fish are, so that plays a factor with sink rate, drift, etc. I think heavy flies are best when fishing very turbulent water when you need to get down fast, but moderate currents call for moderate weight so the flies drift a little more naturally. They have more time to inspect and reject a fly the slower the current. Sorry for the long response, I love talking fishing!
@@FishFearMe I appreciate the long response! I always like to experiment with different depth/length and weights, there are tons of combinations to try out, especially with varying water flows like you said. I look forward to trying out this one soon.
@@dannyclynes The initial cast is also a factor, meaning how and where the nymphs enter the water in relation to the line of water you want to fish. The tuck cast is more important in deeper, faster water. But no matter what I try to give a little slack between indicator and flies as soon as everything is on the water so the nymphs can start sinking freely. All it takes is a quick slight mend to fix that if it looks like the indicator is taking off downstream too fast. Good luck in your experimentation, that is truly the best way to sharpen your skills.
Nice color on those browns. My son and I will be there in a couple of weeks.
Good luck, the water was low but the fish are there!
Nice brown around the 8 minute mark. I am guessing this was during the week, I was there a couple of weekends back and it was full of swimmers and rafters. Only a few more weeks of that and should go back to being quiet again as school gets back in session as well as cooler weather. Thanks for sharing the video, keep them coming and tight lines!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you’re liking the videos! You’re correct, I avoid the weekends at all costs if I can, even Fridays. Only saw one other angler all day so it was nice and quiet. Good luck when you go!
Great video, lots of good hook sets to watch. I noticed you've got quite a bit of length between your fly and indicator...are you fishing a bead-headed stonefly here or using split shot to get down?
Thanks for the kind feedback! I was primarily using 2 nymphs at the same time throughout the day. The top fly was always a weighted stonefly about size 8, but the weight was wrapped around the shank under the body rather than a bead head. The second fly is about 8 inches off the bend of the stonefly hook, and was a smaller fly like size 16 or 18 sometimes with a bead head, sometimes with no weight at all. You bring up a great point about length of leader between flies and indicator relative to depth and the weight of flies. These factors can all vary in specific situations and will absolutely be the difference between lots or few fish in the net. I don’t have many tungsten flies that would sink very rapidly, but had I been using those with the bigger distance between flies and indicator, I would have been catching rocks every cast. So taking into account the speed of the flow, the moderate weight of my nymphs, and trying to keep the indicator just slightly downstream of where my flies are as they drift in the water column, I chose to be at about 1.5 to 2x the actual depth of water I was mostly fishing. Deeper, slower water I adjust to closer to 1x the depth. Then, of course, the top of the water column is moving faster than the bottom where the fish are, so that plays a factor with sink rate, drift, etc. I think heavy flies are best when fishing very turbulent water when you need to get down fast, but moderate currents call for moderate weight so the flies drift a little more naturally. They have more time to inspect and reject a fly the slower the current. Sorry for the long response, I love talking fishing!
@@FishFearMe I appreciate the long response! I always like to experiment with different depth/length and weights, there are tons of combinations to try out, especially with varying water flows like you said. I look forward to trying out this one soon.
@@dannyclynes The initial cast is also a factor, meaning how and where the nymphs enter the water in relation to the line of water you want to fish. The tuck cast is more important in deeper, faster water. But no matter what I try to give a little slack between indicator and flies as soon as everything is on the water so the nymphs can start sinking freely. All it takes is a quick slight mend to fix that if it looks like the indicator is taking off downstream too fast. Good luck in your experimentation, that is truly the best way to sharpen your skills.