Basic Fly Fishing Equipment Needs for Small Streams

Want to fish with Jim & Dan? Contact us here: www.backcountrychronicles.com/... are going to talk a little bit about the gear you need to go fishing. Need is a funny word. A lot of people have an awful lot of gear.
I like to think of my self as a minimalist and get by with the least gear possible, but some things you need to be comfortable. In cold water you will need a pair of waders.
These happen to be chest waders and you can see it comes all the way up to my chest. These are breathable and have neoprene booties.
We were fishing in these [waders] last winter with temperatures as low as 9°F. The lines were freezing up and everything was freezing up and we were in and out of the water and for the most part we were pretty warm.
In warm weather you don’t necessarily need these [chest waders]. In this little canyon today with the runoff that we’ve got, 24 hours ago this water was still ice and it hasn’t warmed up a whole lot yet, so you should get a good pair of waders like this.
As for wading boots, these happen to have felt bottoms on them. So they give you pretty good traction on the slickest rocks. I don’t know if you’ve tried to walk across rocks with moss on them, but it can be fairly treacherous.
This doesn’t take away all the danger, but it helps. There is a lot of support in these wading boots and they have the felt bottoms on them.
I wouldn’t wade anywhere without good foot protection because there are too many people that throw too many bottles and there is too much broken glass. So you need good foot protection when you wading are in the stream.
Learn what equipment you need to fly fish a small trout stream. Choose the right length fly rod for little creeks with trees and brush. Have the tools you need and carry them in a fly fishing vest. Dress in layers to stay comfortable when fishing in the West. Consider the bare essentials for fly fishing while wading a small trout stream. Look at and compare a couple of fly boxes that work well. Save money on line clippers. Sometimes you don't need a lot fly patterns.

[@CarlosGarcia-507]

Every time I get an impulse to buy new fishing gear, I come back to this video and it gives me peace of mind and saves me $$$.

[@jimonealflyfishing8650]

It's more about about technique than gear... at some point, your technique could improve with better gear.

[@robbiesflytyingchannel]

Cool video!

[@Delhaven01]

Greetings from Australia. I love this video. Less is more.

[@mjolnirplissken7032]

i never got into wet flies much. I bought a floating line and pretty much stuck to dry flies. There must have been a problem with my technique as I was whipping my flies to bare hooks on my backcast. I've since moved onto baitfishing and surf fishing with 30# braid, flourocarbon and 3oz weights

[@italiantroutaholic8926]

i would put the clippers on the loop of the Forceps finger holes so that they both are on the zinger

[@mjolnirplissken7032]

ive tried that before I bought a seperate zinger for my scissors. They get tangled and awkward in the heat of the moment or with a big rowdy fish

[@italiantroutaholic8926]

a whistle as well is needed if something happens . yelling will wear you out . blowing will be louder and not as taxing

[@erickojeda4882]

Sleep paralysis

[@croxii9929]

Erick Ojeda lol

[@mjolnirplissken7032]

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