Great Flies for Trout, The Damsel Fly, Learn Fly Fishing.
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- čas přidán 8. 08. 2023
- Second attempt unweighted Damsel. This will be its first time ever on the water. It will have a challenge as the conditions are flat calm and fishing over the past few weeks has been slow. The video as always will have many tutorial tips. Helping you understand and improve. If you enjoy the video please consider subscribing or giving us a thumbs up. Many thanks. Shaun.
Another great video! Looking forward to the tying video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks. But best not count our chickens yet. This pattern done good then did OK on its following trip. I think at best its going to be an OK pattern. Its qualities are. Small, unweighted and sparse. I will sort another tying video soon. Mind we have only another three to do. Thanks for the support. Take care. Shaun.
Great video once again Shaun! I only started fly fishing couple years ago and tying since December. I tried this pattern and boom 2nd cast a braw 4lb rainbow! Ended with 5 on the damsel. Tried it at another fishery couple days later got my best catch yet at that place, 6 fell to the damsel. What a pattern it'll be in my box for good. I've just tied them in white and black also yet to try them!!
Well done you. You have done really well there. I had a picture and a brief description of the pattern. You are a bit like the boys and myself, we don't need much detail to sort a fly. To be honest once shown how to put thread on the hook, who needs to be shown this every time. The good thing hear is the pattern being high in the water. this means all the fish can see it. Less material in the tail means it works better, and certainly when fished slow. Too much restricts movement. So happy to hear of your success. Not sure if you have checked out the black lure. Hays Black and Blue. Now that is clever. Its how the lead is used. This pattern has caught me hundreds. Mind fished it two weeks ago for 20min and it had its first fail. Great to hear from you. Take care mate. Shaun.
Awesome video with information and tips. I'm really enjoying them and they are definitely getting my angling and imagination juices going. Thank you Shaun
Oh no, is this a hormonal thing. Justin suffers with this. Honestly Darryl this is a great confidence boost for me. I spend hours, actually a week and some times more putting this stuff together. Wondering if I am putting this across correctly. Is it enough, is it to much, will they understand. I face the same problems every video. Honestly Darryl I would not do this by choice. Not sure if you are aware, but this whole CZcams thing for me was accidental. But its people like your self that keep me going. Thanks so much mate. Take care. Shaun.
Hi Shaun
What a video, again, I loved this one. Great information, great explanations, an all round enjoyable watch.
Please let me know if I can buy some of those flies in the video, as I don’t tie my own flies.
Both patterns would be very welcome.
Keep the videos coming Shaun.
All the best.
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Hi Bob, we are trying to sort the flies with a third party. I hope it will be sorted for the new year. Good to hear from you again. Take care mate. Shaun.
Great video, Shaun. Keep it up!
Thanks so much Garrett, and thanks for the comment. Take care mate. Shaun.
Nice one Shaun. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Mark. We are looking at going back to the mountain lakes soon. So I hope we have some great footage to share with you when we do. Take care mate. Shaun.
I watch lots of clips on fishing as I am new to Stillwater. This is one of the best clip I have watched. Clear about the fly and the tactics used. Thank you so much for sharing your experience Shaun
Its my pleasure John, We do have a good few video's now which are informative, and aimed at the novice level and the advanced. We do try to mix things up a bit, and when we have the chance of a review. Its a difficult time to get into this pass time, as things are on the change due to the environment. Ignored by many. Thanks for you comment John. If there is any thing you need to know, no matter how trivial. If its important to you, Its important to us. We have all been there. Take care John. Shaun.
Top upload shaun, every day is a school day, thanks for posting mate. Kind regards Mike Norfolk. Tight lines.
Hi Mike, Ye it certainly is mate. And for those of us that can take this onboard will benefit. I think we have a lot of changes in and around fishing over the next few years. Thanks for your support Mike. Shaun.
So interesting as usual, especially how the smaller hook size is your preferred direction.
Thanks John. Actually it's the fish that is driving us to go smaller. The resident fish is getting harder to catch. For most of the best fish in our lake have been feeding on really small stuff all summer. For the last three years we have noticed less hatches. But it has been said that this year was better than the last two. But this is nothing to what it used to be. The small stuff seem to be less effected. And fish often switch onto the most abundant. Thanks again John. Take care mate. Shaun.
Well done mate love the underwater shots. Really nice place to fish with hard fighting fish. Will have to try the new fly this weekend hope you have plenty. That haze lure is amazing and very productive full of confidence when I fish it. Cant wait to try your again was a real treat.
Think you missed a word out there. Could it be ROD. Stock went in. Big fish and lots.
Nice wee video as always Shaun .
Rather than always fishing the same wee fishery go to some bigger waters to test the flies out properly .
When I’m developing a new pattern I like to try them out on at least half a dozen variable sized lochs from average size to Lake of Menteith sized waters . It gives a better idea if you are o to a new wonder pattern .
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We actually do send the patterns to a few people who try them out for us. This is north and south of the country. And Hayscastle is a great water for learning about new patterns. This is more down to its catchment being so small. This in turn means we stock it a lot less than the average water. We could fish a hand full of waters around here, but they are full of stock fish. And a lot of the good waters are either shut or still struggling. We are looking at doing more waters soon as they start to reopen. But these waters on average are a good 3 to 4 hours drive. Oh and these patterns do get onto a lot of waters. Canada and America or doing quite well with them. You are lucky up north. You have some great waters, and some of the best wild waters. I follow a lot of channels from up north, mainly on the wild waters. I would love to fish up there. But my budget is nothing that good, and every penny is accounted for. So I am great full for these You Tube channels. Thanks for the comment. Take care. Shaun.
Another great video Shaun. Sadly I'm not getting out at all lately. still enjoying and learning from your videos for when I do get an opportunity though. Keep it up please.
Hi Mark great to hear from you again. You will get back to it one day. Did hear about the water. When Justin and I was there last we had a feeling this was not going to last.To start they should have carried on from where Dwain left it. He had it sorted. Justin did mention Big Well today. Great water, but to be honest a bit small. Look after your self mark. And thanks for your support mate. Shaun.
Ooh, fished here yesterday, caught 1 fish, I'll take a few of these tips with me next visit! Subscribed. :D
What a pity I missed you. But I am sure we will meet soon. Did call on the water this morning as Justin was fishing today. Not to make you feel bad, but he had about four in the first hour and half. If I am never there and you are, check the book, see what either Justin or myself are fishing. More often at the moment its going to be small. We start by fishing fast and high. Cover as much water as you can. And I don't mean cast big distances. I mean move. To get good results, you need to be more mobile. Unless you happen to be on top of a shoal. Looking forward to our meeting. Thanks for the comment and subscribing. Catch up soon. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 It was my first visit to the fishery Shaun, I was delighted to not blank! See you sometime no doubt. :D
Great work Shaun, looks like another killer pattern like the black & blue. Great video as usual.
It might be, maybe. We will see. Actually not as good. The Hays b/b is actually amazing. Have yet to blank with it, and we are not talking stock fish. We will be trying it for a short time this weekend on stock fish. I don't think there will be any problem there. Thanks for your comment John. Great hearing from you. Take care mate. Shaun.
Great video Shaun really enjoyed watching and all your tips. What make of polaroid over glasses do you use?
Thanks George, I am constantly trying to improve and find some sort of balance with the videos. The Glasses are Cocoons. They are over glasses. There main web site can help you work out which is best for you. A few of the boys have purchased direct, which gives you more choice. I purchased mine from Sport Fish. They only have a range of three, but lucky for me it was the ones I wanted. About £60. Thanks for the comment George. Shaun.
Hi Shaun, what fishery was this you was fishing at? Cheers Jonathan
Hi Jonathan, its Hayscastle in Pembrokeshire.
Nice vid mate
Thanks Laurence, I do try to keep a bit of a balance. Thanks for the comment. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 finally got myself a 6wt. I do need to get some better quality line though.
@@laurencedavies6680 This is brilliant mate, you are going to love it. I would never go back to the heavy stuff. Lines is another thing. I have been fishing quite a lot with the Rio Single Spey. A great line, BUT has a problem with cracking just behind the belly. I am on the second line which has done the same. both in under 6 months Mind I fish a lot. Justin and myself are going back to mid range market lines. I will ask him what he thinks and let you know. But with so many out there, and we fish with only a hand full. Get back to you soon. Shaun.
One line came up a few times, and its the Barrio. If your rod has a faster action, this could work quite well. The line has a bit of stretch which can help reduce snap off. It ticks a lot of boxes. It loads a rod very quickly. Has a tapered running line. Which means you can back cast as much as you like. Check out some of the reviews on this line. Worth a look for a mid range price.
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Nice one Shaun, quite clinical view of fly delivery in the water, See you on Saturday (rain or shine mate).
Really looking forward to meeting you and your friends. Just so you know we had to put stock in today. Exmoor are running such a schedule that if they did not go in now, we could be waiting another two weeks. We lost a few fish on the delivery. One of which was around 6lb. I will have the kettle on ready for you. Kit up in the cabin while you enjoy your cuppa. Oh Justin is going to join us, he is traveling from up north. Any bets on who catches the most fish.
@@shaunfishes101 Thank you Shaun, we are really looking forward to the visit, The way fishing has been lately, we need to bet on who catches "a fish" never mind most fish, I think we shall be there for 7:15 - 7:30-ish
@@mikejames663 No probs mate I will be there. And you will have no problems catching 2 mos. Hope your arm is in good order, If you pick up a good resident fish.
@@shaunfishes101 Thanks Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 Shaun, thank you for the hospitality shown to myself, curly and Alex, fishing was very hard for everyone, but we learned a lot, had a great day, see you all soon.
Fantastic video and in depth aswell, can I ask something as I am fairly new to it, I get the fishes window when it's high in the water compared to low in the water, but what difference does the leader length make in relation to this? Is it compared to the far bank and the bank that is nearest? Thanks in advance and sorry if the answer seems blatantly obvious. Tight lines.
No problem Brian, I think. OK lets say you are on the bank, and out in front of you is a fish, say 30' out and say 6' deep. If you made a cast with a 10' tippet Your fly line will be seen by the fish. Which could reduce the chance of that fish taking. The longer tippet could improve your chances, as the fly line will be out side the window. We will fish shorter tippet with the floating line. This is mainly when fishing slower or even static. When we fish these methods we are not targeting a fish. We will leave the line out there and wait for a fish to come by our fly. Bit like fishing the bung. But like I have demonstrated in the video, you will still catch fish on the shorter tippet. But your chances are higher with longer. A lot of people don't consider tippet length. But there are going to times when it is very important. Most of all when fishing a sink line. I will get to cover these things some time. So keep an eye out. Hope this helps. If not don't worry to much as it may be some time before you build to a 20' or even 15' tippet. Just enjoy your fishing and the rest will come with time. Take care mate. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 thanks for explaining I get it now mate, and shorter tippet doesn't matter so much for fishing sub surface. Your videos always get me thinking and I've started casting along the bank to each side not just straight out. Also my last outing I only fished 1 fly as the fish were almost static in clear water and I wanted to improve my chances. Thanks very much mate I look forward to that video and your next.
@@brianr9529 Spot on Brian. I often fish one fly my self. Its all down to confidence, and getting the best presentation. I will often be in two worlds. Sometimes fishing, sometimes in another world taking every thing in. We are so lucky to have discovered such a great past time. It is so great to hear your progress. Take care mate. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 thanks very much mate, sometimez i fish 3 flies but the same kind but different colours, say diawl Bachs size 14 or size 14 cdcs, that's when I'm struggling if I'm confident it's 1 diawl or a lure or 1 CDC and it's wtahcing channels like your own that's moved me further on knowledge wise. Thanks mate.
nice one mate. Dont forget if you find a cheap b&b near you let me know . Keep up the good work !!
Honestly I have not looked into it yet, but I will. I will ask around this week. Look after your self and take it easy. Shaun.
ok mate thanks @@shaunfishes101
Hi Shaun, loved the vid as usual. Have you ever been to loynton fishery in Staffordshire. I am going to give it a go in the next week or two, and hoped you might have some tips. I am going to tie some 16 floating fly with a little bit of blue in it with black wings, and fish it on a 6s line and 4lb line. Take care mate, tight lines
No I have not Sam, but I have just had a quick look at there web site and checked face book. Not to much info. I have got a hundred and one things to sort at the moment. Give me a day or so and I will get back to you.
@@shaunfishes101 cheers mate . I might get there this week , if so I will drop you a line to let you know what I thought
@@sammellor605 OK, well the first thing if you use a 4lb tippet I hope you are on a medium to slow rod action. Fast tip you will get snapped. During this summer I have not gone below 6lb even on the dries. Plus this water does have some big fish. Without doubt the best practice on any water is to fish light. Meaning, be mobile. Net on back. Cover as much water as you can. Chances are that these fish have seen a lot of the bigger patterns and fished at the normal strip retrieve. Offer them something different. Check water clarity. If good a small size 14 or smaller nymph or diawel or something along these lines. Try high and fast. This will enable you to cover water with a bit of pace. If you feel you need to slow things down. Let the fly or flies drop. Slowly draw them up. Remember this time of year fish often have an eye on the surface. So always better above than below. I have been getting a good response lately with a small 16 few turns of dubbing and cdc tied in half way on the shank. Actually had four fish on this today. 7 on a black diawel which has a bit of glitz. and one on the lure. I fished the diawel high and fast early morning. fish went down or slowed, so I slowed. Dry fly. Cast in leave for about 10 sec, move it a bit, nothing interested. Cast again, but cover new water. Could go on for ever. I hope you can get something from this. But most of all I really hope you have a great day. Whether you catch or not. But sure you will. Wish I was there with you.
@@shaunfishes101 cheers Shaun , thanks for the tips I will try and remember them . When I’ve been I will let you know briefly how I got on. Wish you were there too mate. Tight lines
Great video what' is your fly reel model please sean
Sorry for the delay Robert. Its a Hardy Ultralight. Its a great reel. Mind I will go with black next time. Could not believe how much shine comes off the reel in the sun shine. We found this out when we fished Nine Oaks and Justin could see how bad it was, as he was opposite me. I must have spooked loads of fish. OK so I am conscious of this now. Use it on dull days, or use my black reels. Lucky for me I have quite a lot of reels.
a a hardy way out my price range but beautiful reels none the less and yes anything that is shiny isn't beneficial to your fishing especially when the suns bright i don't even like bright fly lines now
@@boab38gall A good few years back, well maybe a bit more than a few. There was a big thing about certain lines and what colour. It was interesting to hear every ones comment. Personally I have not found anything to suggest one is better than the other. Mind I do my best to keep the fly line away from the fish. But what is more important here is ones own opinion. If some one has a preference for a certain colour. You have to do it. To fish with anything other than, starts with a negative. Then its down hill all the way.
great reply and i agree its to each there own whatever works for you on the day is what actually counts
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Can't see the retrieve,your hands are out of view.
Sorry Mark. For most of the time it was a steady draw which I explained in the video. But its always worth trying different retrieves.