Love that kind of fishing!! Nice video!! I always catch slighy bigger trout on nymphs in these small brooks.....try it yourselves.....though I love dries....... Always have a small crayfish pattern for those bigger, deeper spots. Brookies love crayfish!! When I was younger and kept trout, virtually every single "larger" brook trout had crayfish in it......
Great videos lads! Watching from London UK but your streams are similar to the little mountain streams that I fish in Wales, Scotland and the North of England for brownies and grayling. Noticed that you fish C&R (as sometimes mandated in some regulated waters) but I noticed in this particular video the very last small fish caught was caught on a barbed hook - surely you should be fishing with barb-less or de-barbed hooks! In a previous video mention was made of rivers polluted by the coal mining industry. I don't know what the current situation is in the USA but in South Wales the rivers Taff (Merthyr to Cardiff); Neath (Brecon Beacons to Neath) and the Ebbw used to continuously run black with mine tailings and coal dust.These rivers, since the demise of the South Wales coalfield now run clear and have good wild trout, grayling and sea trout. The fishing is excellent but has taken a long time to recover but the riverfly populations have returned and the future looks good.
One factor that is preventing you from catching as many fish is the amount of false casts you are making. when fish are easily spooked, they are easily disturbed by the line of the shadow of the line moving. try to limit your false casts to one or two. ALso wearing duller colors would help. good video anyways guys.
Great video again guys! Could you tell me the setup your using on those streams? Rod length and weight? I'm looking to do some in upstate NY and the streams are exactly like that. I was thinking a 4wt 7' setup. What do you think?
We both shared the same rod which was a 7.5 foot 5 weight. I would love to have a little smaller rod like a 6.5 foot 3 weight for these types of streams. Also thanks for the support!
I live in Nova Scotia and most of the streams I fish are that size or Not much bigger I've been using my 5wt but I want something lighter. The Brookies I catch are anywhere from 3-14 inches anything bigger than that is pretty rare so I was think a 2 or 3 wt maybe? I was thinking a 2 wt would be a little too light just incase I hooked in to a bigger brown or something?
Awesome! Thanks for watching! and as far as a rod weight it depends on the make of the rod. We all three recently picked up Syndicate 10ft 2wt's , although they are as sensitive as a 2wt they definitely have the back bone of more like a 4 wt and could definitely boss around a good size fish. I also have a 10ft 4wt g-loomis and they are very similiar (except for price). I honestly don't know which rod I like better yet.
Allegheny Native also i think I'm going to go with the redington Classic trout 7'6 2wt for the small Brookie streams where I know the fish don't get bigger than about 13 inches and if I plan on heading to a river where I know there could be some slightly bigger fish or some bigger Browns I might just stick with my 5wt just in case plus I release 99% of my fish so I wouldn't want to fight a nice brown to death
Wetfly Nitroglass 3wt. Can't say enough good about glass for small, clear creeks. They are slow action, so it makes your casts even more delicate, for those spooky fish. I've pulled in an easily 18" rainbow on mine too, so they can definitely hold their own on bigger fish.
Great video guys! I live in upper Baltimore County and was wondering if you could set me in the right direction to a few streams in southern PA like York and Lancaster counties? I have been fly fishing for two years and desperately want to catch some brookies. It is the only trout that I have not caught yet. Keep the vids coming! Thanks, Mike
Hey Mike thanks for your support! On your question though the best thing you could probably do is get on google and search pa class a trout streams and that should put you in the right direction! Tight lines
I don't think any of us fished down around those counties yet, but the best place to start is to go online and search PA Class A trout streams. You can look up all the Class A streams in the county your looking for and start there. That's how we find new water. Thanks for Watching though and glad you liked it! Tight Lines.
Those were probably yellow jackets, a wasp. They nest in the ground and are very aggressive when you get too close. They can release a chemical (pheromone) that causes nest mates to attack so you were lucky to get stung just once. In my experience a rapid retreat is the only defense. I enjoyed your vid.
Low, clear streams like that I always have to use bow and arrow casts because I've found false casting is what spooks them. I've never used streamers on small streams before, need to give that a try after watching y'all.
Love your enthusiasm guys and your sharing of patterns.
0:27 What a beauty!
Awesome videos guys. Low water is a blast, I love it. Keep up the great videos
Love that kind of fishing!! Nice video!! I always catch slighy bigger trout on nymphs in these small brooks.....try it yourselves.....though I love dries....... Always have a small crayfish pattern for those bigger, deeper spots. Brookies love crayfish!! When I was younger and kept trout, virtually every single "larger" brook trout had crayfish in it......
Great videos lads! Watching from London UK but your streams are similar to the little mountain streams that I fish in Wales, Scotland and the North of England for brownies and grayling. Noticed that you fish C&R (as sometimes mandated in some regulated waters) but I noticed in this particular video the very last small fish caught was caught on a barbed hook - surely you should be fishing with barb-less or de-barbed hooks!
In a previous video mention was made of rivers polluted by the coal mining industry. I don't know what the current situation is in the USA but in South Wales the rivers Taff (Merthyr to Cardiff); Neath (Brecon Beacons to Neath) and the Ebbw used to continuously run black with mine tailings and coal dust.These rivers, since the demise of the South Wales coalfield now run clear and have good wild trout, grayling and sea trout. The fishing is excellent but has taken a long time to recover but the riverfly populations have returned and the future looks good.
Went out this weekend and experienced the same spooky day you guys had
West Virginia WILD it is tough fishing in low clear water condition! Tight lines
awesome vid guys!
Kablamo88 thank you!!
Good job!
Lol y’all definitely spooked them in that one hole. Tough when water is so low in the heat of summer.
Yes.
Need to steer around the babies brookies and don't spook the lunkers.
I know that last stream haha Nice video guys!
Hardway Outdoors love your vids
Thanks!!
Great video guys! Went out today in New York. Creeks are so low and clear it's hard fishing didn't catch any.
Thank you! It's been the same here for us unfortunately
Awesome job! now im your sub.
A good video about two guys flyfishing for brookies? You've earned a sub
NC Bowhunter14 thank you!
One factor that is preventing you from catching as many fish is the amount of false casts you are making. when fish are easily spooked, they are easily disturbed by the line of the shadow of the line moving. try to limit your false casts to one or two. ALso wearing duller colors would help. good video anyways guys.
Very cool vid guys ...
You might have a bit more success if you
wear more earth toned / camo oriented clothing ... white hat and red shirt ... nope
What size flys are u using I have no clue what size to use for s brookies?
Great video again guys! Could you tell me the setup your using on those streams? Rod length and weight? I'm looking to do some in upstate NY and the streams are exactly like that. I was thinking a 4wt 7' setup. What do you think?
We both shared the same rod which was a 7.5 foot 5 weight. I would love to have a little smaller rod like a 6.5 foot 3 weight for these types of streams. Also thanks for the support!
Allegheny Native Ll bean makes a 6'11" 4wt rod. Lifetime warranty. I'm eyeing that up for this fall to hit these streams with.
How do you like those sling packs? I've been thinking of getting one.
we love them!
I live in Nova Scotia and most of the streams I fish are that size or Not much bigger I've been using my 5wt but I want something lighter. The Brookies I catch are anywhere from 3-14 inches anything bigger than that is pretty rare so I was think a 2 or 3 wt maybe? I was thinking a 2 wt would be a little too light just incase I hooked in to a bigger brown or something?
Awesome! Thanks for watching! and as far as a rod weight it depends on the make of the rod. We all three recently picked up Syndicate 10ft 2wt's , although they are as sensitive as a 2wt they definitely have the back bone of more like a 4 wt and could definitely boss around a good size fish. I also have a 10ft 4wt g-loomis and they are very similiar (except for price). I honestly don't know which rod I like better yet.
Allegheny Native ok thanks for the response your videos are awesome keep em coming
Allegheny Native also i think I'm going to go with the redington Classic trout 7'6 2wt for the small Brookie streams where I know the fish don't get bigger than about 13 inches and if I plan on heading to a river where I know there could be some slightly bigger fish or some bigger Browns I might just stick with my 5wt just in case plus I release 99% of my fish so I wouldn't want to fight a nice brown to death
Wetfly Nitroglass 3wt. Can't say enough good about glass for small, clear creeks. They are slow action, so it makes your casts even more delicate, for those spooky fish. I've pulled in an easily 18" rainbow on mine too, so they can definitely hold their own on bigger fish.
Alex .H id try a 1wt for a fun little fight
Great video guys! I live in upper Baltimore County and was wondering if you could set me in the right direction to a few streams in southern PA like York and Lancaster counties? I have been fly fishing for two years and desperately want to catch some brookies. It is the only trout that I have not caught yet. Keep the vids coming! Thanks, Mike
Hey Mike thanks for your support! On your question though the best thing you could probably do is get on google and search pa class a trout streams and that should put you in the right direction! Tight lines
I don't think any of us fished down around those counties yet, but the best place to start is to go online and search PA Class A trout streams. You can look up all the Class A streams in the county your looking for and start there. That's how we find new water. Thanks for Watching though and glad you liked it! Tight Lines.
I was at a stream like that using a spinning rod tho it was really fun, caught lots of fish
Those were probably yellow jackets, a wasp. They nest in the ground and are very aggressive when you get too close. They can release a chemical (pheromone) that causes nest mates to attack so you were lucky to get stung just once. In my experience a rapid retreat is the only defense. I enjoyed your vid.
Low, clear streams like that I always have to use bow and arrow casts because I've found false casting is what spooks them. I've never used streamers on small streams before, need to give that a try after watching y'all.
They're pretty dark brookies
Can you provide the link to the shirt he's wearing in the first scene? I really like it.
The music is overdone.
Hate to be the one to tell ya but you really shouldn’t target 3” fish. Ur just gonna kill ‘em..
Love ur videos
Just wondering what the name of that streamer is .?
That is called a marabou minnow! It's a great all purpose streamer and we have had a lot of success with them! Tight lines and thanks for the support
How do stocked trout get into a little run like that
Rocco Serafini they don’t the are native which means they always lived in that stream
It’s been like that probably since man
You guys should use bamboo rods on these streams. Also, Caleb's shirt is too bright. Earthtone and, or camo is preferred. That's just my experience.
Dmm I can't say we've ever tried bamboo before! And will take that into consideration!
not everyone can afford them these days
Love your enthusiasm guys and your sharing of patterns.