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So now that you’ve used it for a few years hopefully what do you think??

This ain't bass fishing in a lake, pilgrim :). If you are going to fly fish you need to learn to read the water. It wasn't remotely "too fast" that hole you were casting over is absolutely loaded with fish as well as the entire riffle upstream from there. Trout RARELY hang out in dead water. They want a feeding station that allows them to sit behind a rock and have moving water bring the food to them. Dart out and munch. Trout will hold in FAR faster water than that because its better oxygenated and the food freeway is right there. They just need a small rock to break the current. And you should know as well, the current is much, much slower near the bottom where the trout are waiting for a meal. The smallest rock or hole is all they need for ideal trout habit, moving water. Way more than spin fishing fly fishing is about understanding the river and its natural history. You will know what lives there and where. Especially on the Yuba the slow water is the dead water.

Nice video! 🎣⛰️

Gabagool fish boy

Which beach at Patrick were you fishing from? I got snagged twice today at the second to last beach to the south.

Had a feeling it was a shark. They are great eating!

How’s the civilian life my friend? Keep the vids coming!!!!!! Go down to mammoth and go skiing!!! I’d love to live vicariously through!!!!

Great trip thanks for taking us along

Nice day with a lot of action. I also fish on Tyndall and an avid pompano slayer. Been fishing the panhandle waters for about 30 years now. Maybe catch up with you on the beach someday. You can find some of my videos at www.youtube.com/@FishHead02

make more fishing videos and make sure u show your set up first before u go fishing. i just sub brother! ❤

Keep your wrist straight when your fly fishing go from 1:50 1:50 from the 10 position in front of you to the to precision behind don't bend your wrist

It's a beardmin! Happy trails, Mr. Beardman! Looking forward to whatever you've got up your sleeve.

Oops, left my Twitch overlay on the recording! 😅

Nice little pond and a couple nice catches.. not too bad..

Ohhhhhh... I thought it said STRIPPER..! Well.. nice fish.

Well I assume you are hooked now (lol pun intended). I have been fly fishing for 25 years....still never stop learning. Great to see someone trying the sport - I hope you keep it up.

I've fished there

Its still summer time over there

keep your wrist locked

Sensational

When you strip your line in use you pointer finger on your rod hand to hold your line while you strip incase you get a bite you can stop your line easier

Looks like quite a nice hike!

The Yuba is my home river and is where I learned how to fly fish. Self taught. Took me 4 months to land my first fish there. Now I catch a few every outting. Its a tough but rewarding river.

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Very lovely, made me want to visit there. Especially if you have a ukulele player follow you around!

Way to try something different. Fly fishing is challenging but addictive. One thing I noticed is the way you hold your life. You retrieve with your left hand and there are times when you let go and have no control over your line. You should be holding your line with your forefinger on your right hand and then strip behind it. That way you can stop the line with your finger and set the hook. The nymph you tied on looked like a bead head hares ear. You should tie a smaller nymph from it (micro mayfly or something similar). As a general rule trout will be in the soft water next to some fast current. The fast water will bring the food to them and sitting in the slower water requires them to expend less energy. Yuba fish are among the best fighters. The river gets a lot of pressure though. I hope to be hitting the Y next week...... it's egg drop season. The trout are meeting in on the eggs of the spawning salmon. Try not to bother the salmon but the trout will be sitting right behind the redd. If you're going to be on the water I'd be glad to show you some productive sections of water.

Good job, ATB. Start checking out YT vids on fly casting/fishing. JD2105 is right. Gotta stop, wait for the loop to form and 'load the rod'. Lots of info out there. Orvis has great beginner videos. Then learn to tie flies and your appreciation will spike!

Looks like a fun day and the scenery around was sweet. Tricking fish into eating a piece of metal will never get hold.

Pretty good jump scare! And hey, at least you caught that skunk!

It's mr.fish himself

Fishing at Pacifica you want to use live bait to catch the big ones: stripers,halibut,rays and catching live bait at the pier you use sabiki rigs with Pieces of shrimp on them. Anchovies,shiners,perch,kingfish

Get em Garth! If you find your self in sountherm california give me a shout!

I like the part where he caught a kaiju but threw it back because it was too small!

Definitely some good tips Docjoe1 gave you for getting that casting down. When you are casting and doing false casts (back casts), really nailing that back cast is super important. You want to keep your wrist more stiff and use your arm basically as a lever that quickly and purposefully moves the rod forwards and backwards to the positions to load the rod. You can imagine these positions like 10 and 2 o'clock on a clock face. It may feel a little strange at first but try and move the rod to those positions a bit more abruptly and firmly stop the rod once you reach the position. It may even feel like you are stopping the rod too early, and that is absolutely fine, the timing on it is something you have to get used to. If you are having trouble on your backcast, maybe even try stopping the rod at an earlier position more like 1 o'clock on the clock, almost completely vertical, especially if you have a decent amount of line out. When you are ready to finish your cast forward, you do the same abrupt stop at your 10 o'clock position in the front, and slowly lower your rod tip as the fly line extends forward. Remember, if you ever are having an issue where your fly line just doesn't seem to be extending out properly and piling in front of you, check your stopping positions on your casts, because you may be breaking your wrist on the cast and bringing the rod tip either too far forward and backwards The key with casting fly line is getting that rod loaded up with tension that eventually releases your line in a nice loop going outwards. When you are loading the road effectively, you should be able to feel the tension in the rod as the line moves forwards and backwards, and it does help when learning to watch the line all the way, going both directions, to really feel when the line is loading the rod, as that timing will tell you when to go forward, and you should also be able to see this partially reflected in the tip of the rod as it bends. You have to make sure you stop fairly abruptly at these positions as that is what will send your line loop outward correctly, as well as load the rod more effectively. This timing changes slightly and gets a little longer as you get more line out, and feeling that timing out just takes practice. Really casting is all about learning how to manipulate the constant motion of the fly line back and forth in order to cast exactly where you want it, and the power of the cast comes from the motion of the line and the loading of the rod, not from your strength put into the cast like often for spinning reel setups. Sorry for writing you a small essay, but I tried to convey in words without any visuals a basic idea of how to conceptualize the fly casting motion. Fly fishing is certainly not easy, but I will say, keep practicing and getting better, the fish will come as you get better. Fly fishing truly is like a puzzle, and as you start to fill in the pieces, you begin to get the whole picture of what it takes each day to find the action with the fish, whether it is different flies, types of water, different presentations, or just sometimes luck lol. The Yuba certainly is not an easy river to fish for a beginner, but there certainly are some good ones there, you never know if you may hook a 20+ incher. Being a local Californian I like giving some advice to others when I can. If you have any other questions or clarifications or tip requests, please feel free to ask me anything. I am by no means a "pro" at flyfishing, nor do I even always catch fish most of the time when I'm out, but I've probably got some good advice to give. Tight lines, and I hope that big trout is waiting for your fly line soon!

Congrats on trying Fly Fishing. the Yuba can be tough and I've been shut out several times up there. Regarding your cast, try to think of the cast as different than a spinner rod. You are breaking your wrist too much. I would recommend you keep the wrist fairly locked and try making your cast from the elbow. When you make the back cast, bend at the elbow and feel the fly line go back and tug back the rod tip. when you feel that, drive the rod tip forward at the elbow (not breaking the wrist). It's like golf, using the big muscles of your body like the elbows and arms rather than the wrists. Good luck! Hope you catch one on the dry fly! They are very rewarding!

Such an intro! I thought maybe you were going to have hip-waders on and get in the water..!

Very cool Craig . I have never even held a fly rod but it looks so fun

Pretty fly, for a white guy..

Such a great day for fishing, all the action proves it..! Sure brought out the cussin' anyway..

I was hoping to see fish surfing.. but I guess this'll do...

Nice man

The devastation from the hurricane is crazy. We don’t have anything comparable here’s. Maybe earthquakes but we can typically build in braces etc

All that structure is now habitat for big fish. Too bad you moved to the PNW, I’m sure the water out front of Mexico beach has had time to develope into a thriving habitat with all that debris

Next time try green Fishgum it has been my go to bait as of late. A couple of weeks ago I caught my limit of Pompano in 3 hours on Fishgum only. Plus, get a cart with balloon tires, they are alot easier to pull/ push.

I didn't know Jerry Lewis was with you..! "It's a LAY-dee" Are Mexico Beach fish best for tacos? Do you dip your hook in tequila first?

Nice bro!!!

Neat that you caught a few new ones, add them to your archive.

Looks like a pretty good weekend(?) or 3 days at least.. Maine looks like a great place to fish.

Such a fun time with you! Slayin' bass & sharing laughs.

"CRAIGY, I GOT ONE!" 😄