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I would not fish with any shorter than 9', no matter the line weight. I find short rods hard to load and cast, if you have obstructions, roll cast.

What rod and reel was your small stream setup? Thanks and great video!!

Actually, the best way is the last way you described. It is not waiting couple of seconds; it is letting the trout set itself. When the trout bite something they do a slight head turning movement. If the line is taut, they set themselves. In dry fly fishing, this is more exaggerated, because trout quickly wants to return to the station. So, in dry fishing, I aim for the slack, not setting the hook. That mental aim change makes all the difference. Just tell yourself you are getting rid of the slack not setting the hook. If I am fishing with naked nymphs or wet flies (I don't do bobbers) I do nothing, just keep calm. The most important part is what you do before the fish bites. Except dry flies, there should not be any slack at any times.

Yep, I always strip set as I raise the rod to trout set. I've been doing it so long that I don't even know I'm doing it.

Glass is great for small streams.

I want a 3’ leader for my deep sink tip. what should i do?

love your personality dude

Canaadinz are seriously becoming Amoriconized, you too, "abuncha" stuff, what is that about? "Abuncha", only a few things are "abuncha", like grapes... and it is actually a bunch of, not abuncha. The funniest I have heard is abuncha trout... we all know fish are a school of fish, not abuncha fish. I know idiots are abuncha...

Nothing says I’m irrelevant like stooping to criticism instead of providing useful content. Go do something else.

I can see right now until I get some wading boots and socks I need to wrap my shoes and laces with electrical tape. I hate the shoelace magnet! Yes, I’ll be the biggest geek on the water but hey, the fish won’t care. Right now I use the black caps designed to go on the bottom of chair legs on both ends of my cork grip. Drill a hole a little smaller than the shaft, cut a slit for the hook keeper, and slide it on. This changes the shape of your grip from a 1/2 to a full well and protects your cork from shreading. Another cap goes on the butt end. This protects your reel from mud, asphalt etc. Thanks for posting, Wes

American made? Overpriced and largely over rated imo. Don’t forget who made the Gremlin.

I’m currently searching for a beginner set up right now. Mostly going to be fishing for trout and panfish

It's NOT that I don't support the fly shops... it's that I'm a NEW tyer. I am still practicing and learning and to spend 4 or 5 or 6 bucks and get this LITTLE packet of material...doesn't make sense right now. Financially.

SA makes half weight lines and have found that the 6-1/2 works beautifully on the Orvis Clearwater 9-6

About 10 months ago at 71 yrs old I purchased my first fly rod combo, a Redington Original freshwater 9’ 5wt. Living in central Illinois there are no trout to be found so I set my sites on bluegill and bass. We have ponds, small creeks and lakes. I also signed up for fly fishing lessons last November. Unfortunately the fly shop is 125 miles away. That’s why your videos are so helpful. I truly suck at fly fishing yet I can’t seem to get enough of it. I obviously don’t do it for the number of fish I catch. Last month I bought my grandson a Zebco fishing setup and a tub of wax worms then we headed for the lake. In 45 minutes I caught one trout compared to his 12-15 bluegill. I honestly lost count. So no, it’s not the fish that are hooked, it’s me. Anyway, to get back to your video series, thank you! In four months I’ve met one other young man starting out and an “Older” fart driving by in his pickup. Your’s is one of the few channels I have subscribed to. The others are on golf and the ukulele. 🤷🏻‍♂️lol Thanks again for taking the time to share your knowledge. Wes P.S. Here’s one of my favorite creeks. I can throw my kayak in the back of my pickup and 20 minutes late, I’m on the water. People ask why, at my age, I bought my first kayak czcams.com/video/2WVwye8WiGg/video.html

How did this video come up when I searched Helios 10’ 4wt?!!

Only 3 rods!? That would be no fun.

Did you say a 7' 10" 10 wt? Sounds like bait fishing. This is a specialty rod that few would/could use. I fish for salmon/steelhead here in the NW where long casts are necessary. You haven't mentioned a rod I could use.

I have a sage 10’ 5 wt for trout 7 wt 9’ Helios D for saltwater species and salmon/steelhead a 9’ 9wt Scott sector for saltwater and an 11wt 9’ sage R8 saltwater for monsters. With modern rod technologies I have gone down a size from traditional applications to make it more interesting

Have you ever tried porcupine quills with a thin wire eye secured to one end?

Some of those channels I've heard of, and some I haven't. I subscribe to a variety of channels for different reasons. Some I've subscribed to just so I don't forget them and will later watch several other videos and decide if I still want to remain subscribed.

Thank you for reply Milan, recommendations of lines used are helpful to get most out of a rod, esp today when one is not sure if u need to line up or not. Will compare MPX grain wt to what I currently have 👍🏼🇿🇦

Really like approach, less is often more. Had the same issue here. Had to many rods, had to sort them out. So now I have 4 dh rods, and 2 sh rods...

what’s the cover on the cork handle called?

How is Peter Charles not on this list?

Once I find the depth, especially deep Stillwater fishing, I use a sharpie to mark the leader so I can reset the depth easily

This is deeply sensible. I have over a dozen fly rods, but if I'm honest I only use 6 of them with any regularity.

As I mentioned in the video I made, I have an 8'6" 4wt Orvis Clearwater and a 9' 8wt White River Bugger. I wanted both ends of the spectrum with one for trout, crappie, bluegill, smaller bass, and one for largemouth, muskie, & salmon.

Please tell me which floating fly line you use with your Clearwater 9` 6wt rod, if more than one what are they ? Mant thanks :)

Yet again great video,now speaking of Single Hand Skagit very versatile for larger size streamers,simply add a Scandi Head to your arsenal & all bases covered,soft hackles,small streamers yes even nymphing with a idicator if you want to,the versatility of a single trout/mirco spey system is mind blowing & not just trout either,tight lines 🤙🇺🇸

I'm from a galaxy far far away... when you say Great Lakes you mean in that area as opposed to stillwater fishing in the lakes themselves? It was just that you were talking about swinging wets with that switch rod so I guess you meant rivers in that general area? I have a 9' 10wt for murray cod but although the streamers are big and so are the fish I feel I should use the 8wt that I use in the salt. I don't know how the Murray cod compare to pike... they are very heavy fish but I suspect are a shorter (but tough, straight into the snags) fight than pike but I guess I'll have to head up your way to find out, those pike are cool looking fish!

JMC R2 5-6, 9', it's the best budget friendly rod that i have. I use a 5Wt line, and i cast it very far. I have another one 10' 7-8, that i can use it for pike, but i love my R2.

I only had 1 fly rod floating line for salt water fishing 6 w I did have a spare reel with fast sinking line if I needed

here in nc i don't trout fish much. but large and small mouth bass , crappie, shell crackers, blue gill , i don't know how many fish in 40 + years of fly tying and fly fishing i have caught. my main bass flys are wolly buggers tyed size 12 up to 3/0 . pan fish will hit about anything if hungry. papa wishing you well 😊

Your light colored background/wall and bright oar really compete with being able to focus on you. I find myself often zoning out. Not because I’m not interested. Just distracted. Most people on YT with this set up have the back dark for this reason. Bit of opinion you didn’t ask for lol Once again great video. Very useful info.

That's pretty good info for most fly anglers. I don't very often agree with you, but this was reasonable.

Definitely gonna give the wax worm a try

One of my biggest issues with fly fishing is that a lot of the time you got to spend money to learn you don’t like something. Hip packs, vests, packs of all kinds, what rods, weights etc. What I have learned so far is that a 6 wt if you are trout fishermen will cover you on lakes and rivers, whereas the 5 wt is excellent but a little wind at a lake and suddenly it lacks that power. 4 wt is awesome for dry fly fishing but lacks punch when dry dropping or even going with a small wooly bugger. Again and again I keep going back to my 6 wt… my least expensive rod too.

I think most people could get away with just a 9' 5 weight and 9' 8 weight. If I had to add a bonus rod to the previous two it would be 14' 10/11 weight two hander although not necessary for 90% of anglers.

Agree with you,I myself go with a 3,5,7 weight 5 & 7 are 9' my 3 is 8',also have a 10' 7 weight I use for trout/mirco spey (single hand),throw a 9' 9 weight in & all my bases are covered,as a west coast/Oregon fly person this selections me covers everything from small water to steelhead & Salmon,my go to rod most days is my 9' 5 weight Redington Rod,but you hit the said nail on the head,tight lines 🤙

Very thought provoking Milan. I have a 376, two 590's and a 790. I certainly don't need any more. However !!!! LOL

What part of Great Lakes/state r u fishing? From pa love me some chrime

You are appropriately named “greenhorn”

Thanks! Looking for DIY non-"proper" tying stuff and will add these to the list. I've got a feather duster that I'm eyeing. It's long and multi colored. The fibers are a poly of some type. Looks like it would work good and it's free!

So many of youYou TUber sare just would-be celebrities, starts your own little world. Many who produce fly tuing and fly fishing videos are quiet achievers and genuine people. I like them Leave each other alone and let viewers enjoy hemm or not. :-(

agree with you on the wild fly channel...

Wild Fly is THE BEST fly fishing channel on YT. This video is weird, but figured I’d comment to help you out.

I've been tying flies for 55 years. I tie flies as a hobby to relax and learn new techniques. I also tie my own patterns to fish with. There are good fly tying channels with tiers who are skilled. These people know how to design a fly suitable for specific applications, how it will fish, and how it will swim. They know fly fishing, materials and proper techniques. These channels are worthwhile watching even if the flies are designed for a different environment or species than you fish for because the content is valid and you can learn from them. I subscribe to those channels. Other channels range from half decent with some good content to terrible with self-proclaimed experts who don’t have a clue. You can tell real quick if a video is worth watching to the end.

Why is there not a list in your description section of this video? I love this as a beginner fly fisherman, but i want to see at least the actual names (rather than hear them...) and preferably even links...

@drewlooknfishy is the goat🤘