How to streamer fish with a floating line
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2020
- In this video, I am out sea trout fishing on Gotland in late December. Both air and water temperature is high for the season and the fish is feeding. I received many questions about my strategy of fishing a floating line instead of slow intermediate. Why I use it in so many videos and I feel it is time I explain.
The biggest mistake I see when people streamer fish with a floating line is that they don't take advantage of the possibility to control the depth of the fly/flies. To keep the flies in the strike zone for most of the retrieve is so critical. When like here fishing in quite cold water I can very effectively do that by allowing the flies to sink before retrieving. In warmer temperatures closer to the summer I just use a heavy jiggy fly or change to an intermediate line if that helps me to more effectively cover what seems to be the most likely strike zone.
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My setup used in this video:
Rod: Vision merisuola graphene 7wt 9´
Reel: Vision merisuola 7-8
Line: Vision XO 8wt floating
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3x good advice. Love the leader length explanation. Hope to be able to use it next April in Denmark Funen. Thnx Robert
Thanks. Go for it! 👍
Nice educational video to lift my spirits...and what nice weather over there in Sweden! We had a bad storm in Holland last 48h...
Just THE material I needed :) thanks for this!
Nice to hear 👍
Great tips as usual. Keep them coming Robert.
Thanks Jens.
Thank you. Been looking for a new video from you the last two days - and boom, there it is. :)
Great to hear. More is in edit 😉
@@FlyFishingbyRobert looking forward to ill 😊
You should try the Jack Miller knot to tie your flys on the tippet….one of the easiest strongest knots ever!
Hola Robert. Felicitaciones¡, excelentes imágenes, contenido y fotografía. Saludos desde Chile.
Tak for dine film Robert. Gott Nytår. Hilsen Torben, DK
Lots of good info! Thanks!
Finaly.....!!! Nice video Robert, Thanks
Thanks! 😁
Awesome tips Robert. I will forever change my tippet length now :) Hoping to see you this coming season!
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Love this channel man ,we are out of season now where I'm from (NFLD Canada) so you adventures keep me going lol
Nice to hear 😇👍
Awesome video yet again!👌🏻💪🏻🤙🏻
Thank you!
Thanks for the info mate testing the longer leader out today in the Scottish west coast
Det var på tiden! Grym film😀
Nåväl. Mer är påväg 😂
Good advice ! 👍🎣
Thanks!
Felicitaciones Robert, muy buen canal. Excelentes imágenes.
Que distancia alcanzas en los casting?
Saludos.
Standing in one place and waiting may not always give you what you expect. Sometimes you need to change the location, especially after the shot (also if there was only this one catch) and when you made too much noise (handling line; steps etc). Its like hunting animals....U need to keep down everything...supersmooth footsteps also a voicescreen... Maybe we have a different way here on the northen coast of Estonia, but in general this is how it tends to be...
Keep coming those videos and stories, these are great! Hook into your finger!
Madis
Great video as always my friend, hope you had a great Christmas, hopefully I'll be there next year, I'll make sure I book a session with you to go chasing some serious fish over there. Tight lines buddy.
Thank you. Sounds good! 👊🙂
Great videos Robert. Thanks
How big is the size of your tippet-ring, and what brand is it. I have a problem with mine, because they seems to cut the leader, when I draw the knot hard. What line thickness, do you have, where you tie your tippet-ring and continue in 0,28 and the fly.
The less physical handling of trout and fish in general is the better way to ensure survival of released fish as less likely to remove protective slime that protects them!
Hey Robert - Great Video - Quistion: When you use a 15-16ft leader in total you can have a problem when fx. landing a fish. You need to pull the knot between leader and flyline through the top eye of the rod. Have do you handle that problem and knot resistance? Thank You for all your excellent videos :-)
Hi. Thank you. In the fly line loop I tie the tapered leader with a simple clinch knot. This means that if there is a premade loop on the tapered leader, I'm cutting it off. It works very well actually.
Nice one Robert, thanks for the video. How are you liking the new rod, compared to Meri and Stifu?
It's amazing. Wow! Casting is very pleasant and it is components that will last some tough use.
@@FlyFishingbyRobert are there any times you'd still use the other rods?
Definitely
Kör du med flyt eller Im nu? Ska nog ner till Helsingborg på lördag 😊
nice fishing where is that place in Gotland , i wish i can visit Gotland and fish there , i live in malmö sweden
Hi Robert. Thanks for the inspiration as always. May I ask what gloves you are using? I feel gloves are so important and there's not a lot guidance out there. A review of the range you use would be amazing! Cheers, and keep it up!
They are very thin and nice wool gloves from Vision 👌
@@FlyFishingbyRobert Thanks for the quick reply! I thought they might be these ones but yours look fluffy like Mohair wool. visionflyfishing.com/product/subzero-gloves/
That's the ones. They do fluff up a bit more when used.
@@FlyFishingbyRobert Thanks so much mate. I've been trying to get those fish monkey ones for a year now and always sold out in S/M. These will be 👌. Hope to make it over to you for some guiding when we can travel again.
Nice fishing for beautiful sea trout. Where were the fish caught.
Thanks. It's on Gotland. I work for a guiding company here. Fish Your Dream
Great video! I'm from the US and would floating line also work for striped bass? Thanks.
Thank you. I have never fished for striped bass but if you retrieve very fast or fish deeper ledges or from the boat it might be better with a line that sinks a bit.
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How long should your leader and tippet be when fishing intermediate line?
Usually a bit shorter 12-14 feet in total
What's the tippett lb test ?
15 lb.
Hi Robert can you tell me please the size and type of tippet rings you are using? thanks and ll the best
Vision small tippet ring (12 kg)
@@FlyFishingbyRobert Cheer for your help and videos.
Robert.What is the line U are using in video?Looks quite easy to cast with...
Vision XO. The full setup is written in the description.
@@FlyFishingbyRobert tnx Robert
When is best to fish for coastal sea trout. High tide? Low tide? Or does it not matter so much
There are no tidal change where I fish. Of course it matters a lot in places there is tide.
@@FlyFishingbyRobert I fly fish for pike a lot but this in 2021 I want to try some coastal sea trout. I had some small ones last year.
I'd have hung up first cast.Fifteen foot leader? If you hear screams from half way around the world, it's me,Robert.
Do you mean you ”hung up” in a tangle?
@@FlyFishingbyRobert Oh,yes,that or hung up on the bottom.🦐.Very informative video btw.Hope your holidays are happy also.
I can read in the description that you are using an 8wt XO line for a 7wt rod. And as i recall the XO line is already quite heavy when holding the 16meter head in the air. Is there any reason why sizing up one line weight even thou the line could be seen as an already heavy line, possible to load rod earlier and shoot further with less line outside the guides? I am in search for a new line for my Sage Igniter and this line cought my attention.
Hi. The XO line doesent exacly follow the AFTM system. The weight of the 7wt head is 17g and that is the whole head. I found that to be much better in wind and with two big flies on the leader to have the 8wt line instead. It was first Bauer who recommended me to try that and it is perfect for me. Other lines I don't choose 8wt on.
With other words, the XO 8wt is more a true AFTM 7wt (9,14 m≈17g)
@@FlyFishingbyRobert thank you very much. Awsome channel by the way!
Great Content, thx for sharing your experiences! I'm looking forward to traveling to Denmark from 1. to 6. April 2024. We're staying in a house on the island Als - very close to the water and with excellent opportunities to change the spots according to the wind. We've still got beds to offer and we welcome passionate fishermen to join us. Hit me up!
Super video - linen som du anvender er en Vision XO F, - right?
- jeg vil forsøge at forlænge mit forfang, og se om det går .. :-)
De bedste hilsner, Tommy / Nordsjælland/Danmark.
Det stämmer. Go for it! 👍
This is freaking nothing ro compare to fly fishing om Bornholm!
How do you mean Christian? I'm curious to hear.