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Hi I make a very light weight daddy longlegs with a deer hair body easy to tie and on a cloudy day fish will happily take it static floating. Regards Rod

Hi I use these three lines for long cast Masterline thistle down 2-5 in a boat Cortland Sylk 4 weight DT f and dry fly on a calm day Airflo dt3f I hope this helps. Regards Rod

Thanks for your kind comments 😊

@@stuartmarriott8056 Hi I am the master at losing fish but I have found that a strike is not required just lift the rod a little modern barbless hooks go in so easily and that is the problem they come out so easily , I like a hook shape in which the point curves back on its self a little also wide gape and heavier wire helps. Nylon now I seldom go less than 6lb, modern stuff is so thin now. Regards Rod

This year on my two rivers euro nymphing has been a waste of time for grayling only spiders and dry have worked . So good luck. Regards Rod

@@andrewhargreaves7225 Hi it is the Annan very high just now, many thanks. Regards Rod

@@roderickwalker491 Thank you... I was hoping you were going to say that... I was planning to go this Saturday coming but will see how the weather and levels pan out. Thanks again. Andrew

@@chefylad I am sure you would enjoy the day. Regards Rod

The net is from FISHPOND a size down from the boat net. I do not record temp etc because if they are off it affects the way you fish, I do stick my hand in the water and think thats cold or warm today. regards Rod

Hi , I used my outboard motor but they do have a few for hire. The boats are first class you can fish two with ease. They use Facebook a lot link facebook.com/search/top?q=sweethope%20loughs%20fly%20fishing&locale=en_GB phone number shone at video start. regards Rod.

Many thanks it was a great day just the right amount of fish. Regards Rod

Thanks! 👍

@@deanf8642 Dean it is thanks to fellow anglers like you that keeps my doing my videos, tight lines.😁 Rod

@@martincorcoran8263 Hi I am doing a video soon on high end fly rods I am sure that most of the claims are bogus as to weight power performance, so no one will risk giving me one to review. Regards Rod

With down stream wet fly the line is under tension most fish make a hard pull that is so easy to detect, the thing is not to over react too that pull and strike hard and break off. It is just one more skill to add to your fly fishing, in answer to your question I do very little retrieving but have a go your fish may want it. Regards Rod

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@@ralpabetical All methods can work or fail, short casts I will often cast square then as my casts get longer I cast more down river to slow the flies down a bit. I am not putting myself on a angling pedestal what works for you keep it up, on a long day I will try all sorts and i can still have a fishless day. Regards Rod

Thanks for your interest 😊

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Not so easy when most of the time I am upto my waist or deeper in fast flowing water, plus at my age doing anything quickly is a non starter. Regards Rod

@@williamhay4971 😊👍

Hi I will check out the Lune, thanks. Rod

@@roderickwalker491 had a 7 pound sea trout off it Saturday night. Tricky job wading though. Best if it comes up a little first to push a few new one's in. So,,, this Saturday should be worth a try.

@@PeterWalls-kq6ye That's a great fish to me better than a 20lb salmon, well done.👍

​@@roderickwalker491yep , very clever fish.. in general if it's not complicated I'm not interested. On the nairn they knew me as the sea trout fanatic. Salmon,,,na . Had me fill of um.

Hi I also do that at times, I just like the quality of those hooks in the small size I was using. I can loose fish even if it was welded to my fly line. Regards Rod

@@anthonyphillips6771 Big rivers can be so hard, my next video will be full of tips, I will let you know when it is online. Rod

An info video will be online tomorrow at 4 . Rod

@@leonardchecchio1655 Hi I now see the need to go into detail, I will explain all in another video. I will let you know when it is online. Regards Rod

A info video will be online tomorrow at 4. Rod

@@peterwelsh9509 they are super fish. 😁

@@craighill2086 yes that Rod is three piece. I used other rods that are four piece . Rod

My taste in rods is for using light fly lines 2-5 weight, I have been happy with all the under £400 rods and very disappointed in all the expensive rods I have owned. I will cover this in another video soon. In answer to your question YES. Regards Rod

@@paulnevins5936 Hi thanks, the river Annan. Regards Rod

@@KW_FlyFishing Hi there are better sections but I find I always at the back of the queue, my kind of fishing is slow and quiet, I have better fishing on my doorstep the river Eden but most of it is in a public park so dog walkers, swimmers, and stone throwing children spoil the fishing. Regards Rod

@@roderickwalker491 Hi rod, slow and quiet is my kind too. Loving the videos your editing is getting great I'm learning from both your fishing and editing 👍

@@KW_FlyFishing My head is swollen with your compliments, thanks 👍

@@nigelmartin3659 Hi you cannot miss me I am the slow moving blob with the white hair. Regards Rod

Many thanks 👍

The rivers Annan and Petteril I fish at times Eden Esk etc. 🥴

Lots more low key videos to come, I have just finished another four outings for very little so waiting to get a fish or two before I drown on again. Regards Rod

@@roderickwalker491 I’m not sure where you are based but I fish the Tees and surrounding area and a bit of realism is refreshing. Not all trips are productive, but it would be boring if they were. Too many YT fishing vids selectively distil the ‘moments’ at the expense of honesty. We all have days where we blank and the knowledge we are not alone is assuring.

@@geoffreyshort5380 many thanks 👍

@@joosepflies thanks, I can do all the silly tricks but just like you they make me turn off double quick. Regards Rod

It kind of focuses the mind and at the same time blurrs the edges.time loses it significance.

@@robinbeavan5152 Both can be great, night fishing for sea trout to my is the cream unfortunately sea trout numbers are so low I am not prepared to lose the sleep 😴

That is a very philosophically astute comment. The day flows like the river.

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Hi I to have fished Loch Cam for many years and in the past would have gone for a boat with motor but now I have an electric outboard costing £1800 so I do not want a boat with a fixed petrol outboard, the river boat was the only option. I do not expect to hire a boat full of water with a leak. The cost of hire was not a problem, if you have ever used one of the newer electric outboards you would understand why I made that choice for a boat. Rod

@@KW_FlyFishing Hi yes it is lovely bit of fishing but the winter floods took out some of the known hot spots. Regards Rod

Dropwort only matched with Scottish heather by a loch side.😄

Hi at the time I took that footage it was for my own record, so now I film with CZcams in mind I hope you can see the resent improvements, in short if I go back I will do the video so much better. Many thanks for your comments. Regards Rod

At times fish can be fixated on very small impossible to imatate flies but most of the time if you are close to the size they are feeding on you will get sport. The olive fly was just one of my patterns, just a close colour of a natural insect. Regards Rod

@@GoneFishingNow Hi I found the net at UTTINGS online the make is Fishpond it cost the earth but best I have seen. Regards Rod

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@@peterb443 Hi I know how you feel my favourite fishing is 350 miles to the north of me, try a long weekend and fish Hurry for a couple of days. Regards Rod

Hi I think when I lost the two big fish, a Zulu on the dropper and a white aero wing on the tail fly , size 8 and 14. I make lots of flies for dry fly fishing that are not true to pattern,just lots of colour versions to match what I see on the water. My basic still water setup is a large fly on the dropper and a small fly on the tail , I go down to size 18 a lot of the time, the big fly helps you see the gentle takes on the small fly. Hope this helps. Rod

Thank you very much! 😊

Many thanks 👍