Fly Fishing UK Still Waters. Winter methods explained and demonstrated. Winter Damsels or not.
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2023
- This will be the first of three. Over the Christmas Holiday, We are traveling hundreds of miles to cover three waters. How different can they be. What methods will we use for a successful day.
Great video mate,lovely place to fish cant wait to get there soon. Justin is the fish whisper lol
Yes we are going again in 23. Roll on.
Justin is the best simple never met anybody better than him in 30 years
Now that's because you have never met me. HA HA!
Enjoyed that Shaun,many thanks.
Thank you so much John. I hope you enjoy the next two that we have done over the holiday. Hope to get the next one edited soon. Mind this one took me for ever to do. Brain does not function as it used too. Take care John and thanks. Shaun.
Cracking video Shaun - some impressive flies!
Thanks Caz. Ye they look the part and I am sure they are going to have there day. Nice to hear from you. Must meet up soon, show me how to work this bloody computer. Shaun.
Great video Shaun all the best for 2023 🎣🎣
Thanks a lot mate. Mind I am still getting over 22. Time goes so fast. Thanks for your support. Take care. Shaun.
Thanks for the video Shaun. Well done for sticking to the buzzers in what looks like a tough days fishing. Looks like you both had a great trip.
Mate we have had some great trips over the holiday. Most will be seen in the next two videos. Any thing missing I will tell you when we meet up next. Oh the water had stock in today. Catch up soon. Shaun.
Thanks for another great video Shaun, all the tuition you have given Justin is beginning to show through, he has the talent to develop into a good angler, keep the double act going mate, great viewing
Loving this comment Ray, Hope Justin reads this one. Mind he can be a bit difficult at times. A few of us one water today at hays. Slow but steady. 10 fish out between Pops Di and myself. Pops 2 on not sure. Di 3 Booby or Blob. Me Black and Green Fritz Lure Then 4 on floating line with a 16 Pearl nymph Fished slow. Very windy. Big stocking next week. Thanks for the comment Ray. c u soon. Shaun.
Shaun, that rain in winter would kill me, but you are right that the fish definitely fight harder in the colder water. another great video talking about a variety of lures and techniques.
Honestly the worst thing about rain for me and many others like me. Its the bloody Glasses that we have to wear. Rainy or sometimes drizzle is a night mare. Could do with wind screen wipers. I used to laugh at the boys before I had to wear glasses. Thanks for the comment, looking forward to your next video. Take care. Shaun.
Appreciate your time an effort as always. Good luck to u guys.
Thank you so much Simon. But honestly it's me that should be thanking you. It really is the likes of you that make the channel. I hope we all have a great 2023. Take care mate. Shaun.
Ah no worries... Looking forward to a lil less water in the rivers myself, an lil less wind b helpful! Take care
Another great vid mate. Wish I'd been there. We know Justin is a fishing machine, fish magnet. Good luck mate.
Hi James hope you both are keeping well and not missing wales. Mind you did not see much off it anyway. If you are back some time I will take you to Garn. Fishing Machine, yes he has been called that a good few times. Catch up soon mate. Take care. Shaun.
Great video Shaun some nice patterns look forward to copying them if you don't mind
Not sure if you have had this reply all ready. But it came up under Matthew Jones comment. But crack on mate, more than happy. I am going to try the light olive next.
Love the videos and the detailed tips. Be heeding out soon myself when it heats up slightly or wind dies down. Can't wait. Possibly next week. Nothing worse when finding it really difficult and somebody's pulling them out like magnet fishing. Makes you feel a right fool 🎣🤣.
Just seen the forecast, not looking good. I really don't mind how the day pans out. Mind I do a lot of fishing. If I was like one of the boys that only gets out once a fortnight, I think my opinion of the day may well be different. Then if that one person is pulling so many from one area, the chances are they are stock fish, and they could move to your peg next. I have been that fool. The next day they are the fool. I think like me you have been around enough to know how it pans out. Thanks for the comment Brian. Take care mate. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 if I catch one fish, the blanks off, catching 1 when it's a really tough day is more enjoyable than catching loads, because you remember that 1 fish. Tight lines mate.
A happy New Year to you and Justin, Shaun. Interesting point about how much luck plays in when fishing. However, there are fly fisherman who almost always catch. Here, many elements play in. Skill, reading water and conditiions, thinking like a fish, the ability to move spots, change flies, retrieve depths and speeds , just try something different are just a few. On my list "luck" would be at the end I think. Great looking flies by the way Shaun. Suitably scruffy and thus appealing. Take care mate :)
You are so on it David, and I would totally agree that luck would be at the end. If luck was any way near the front you will be going down hill fast. Confidence is key. And for a few of the points you have made, such as moving spot, for a lot of people who enjoy fishing from one spot purely because they are unable to move freely. I have met a few people now and we have one of our regulars who have Parkinson's. Changing a fly for these people is so difficult. My own memory problem plays a big down side to my fishing. When they say do a count down to when you last had a hit. No good for me mate. There is a very good chance bye the time I deal with the fish I will have forgotten what it was. This is why I have a camera, and now you are all sharing it with me. Thanks David. Shaun.
Yes Shaun, you are right, I should have added moving spot for those that can. Many anglers have mobility issues, plus the other issues you mention.The aging process is seldom kind.
Another great video Shaun, thanks. Always great content, great tips and advice and great commentary. Have a great 2023, keep the videos coming and ....Tight Lines
Thanks Simon, Well I am trying to sort the other two video's out that we done over the Christmas holiday. We covered a lot of ground to do these. Not sure how many miles we done , but it was a lot. 2022 went so fast, I hope 23 is going to be a bit slower. Looking forward to it all the same. Thanks for the comment Simon. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 Hi Shaun, Just watched this one again, Why the Braided section? Is it a twisted Mono Braided leader or is it actual Braid ?(like you'd use Sea fishing or for backing) Do I take it that it's - Fly line - Braid section (what length?) then Tippet (what length?) Always get some much from your videos, great content and explainantions as to what and why you're fishing it.
Maybe a good idea for a video would be you and Justin , side by side, exactly the same set up, exactly the same flies. That would be interesting to watch. All the best Mate.
@@simonpeters3499 The braid is actually a tapered leader. Snowbee I use most of the time. This all started years ago when I fished the rivers. But I have found it quite practical on the still waters. Intermediate I use most. This is if I remember 5' long. They last for ever. But being tapered helps a bit with turn over, but most of all its more about presentation. In flat water when surface tension is high, the braid will help take the tippet down, or through the surface. Moving small unweighted patterns, which I do a lot of. Can be moved faster and still maintain that depth which can be critical. But what I do is have the floater, Intermediate and slow sink. This means when we fish big waters I can fish light. I don't need a load of lines, such as sink tips. All I do is swap the braid, which is loop to loop. Hope this helps. They are cheap enough, so if they don't work for you, then you will not break the bank. Some of the boys use them and others don't. A lot depends on what and how you fish.
@@simonpeters3499 I got carried away with braid and forgot to mention tippet. You can reduce the length of tippet when using braid. I have fished with one foot as a challenge, which I have two videos. One on the dry and the following week on the wet.
More excellent videos Shaun. Why I fish winter? The rain and cold are sometimes preferable to what the wife has planned if I'm not busy. I spend a month at sea and a few of your videos makes it more bearable. Only been at it for just over a year and I think I'm further ahead watching you than I would have been. Tied a few flies myself and had some good days with them lately. Black zonker with green edge brite body. They dont look nice but fish dont seem to mind. All the best for 2023
Oh crap you make me feel shit now. Your stuck out there on the high seas for that length of time. And I only post an average of one video a month. I will have to try harder. Tell you what my flies are not the best when in close view. The fishing flies for fish are always ruff. The show room fly is for the fisherman. If you fish for stock fish just make them flashy. But always have a good few naturals for those difficult days. Resident fish can be caught on flashy, but more often its the naturals that do the bizz. Oh and small. Just a little bit of HE dubbing on a size 14 OR 16 works a treat. Just a few turns. Thanks for the comment Mike. I am glad the videos help. Take care mate. Shaun.
Channel deserves a lot more subscribers. Far more. Talking about undertow and stuff and the way the layers are warm etc. Detailed stuff.
Shit your back on. I do look at it at times and wonder why I do this. I do understand how it works. Post more and build faster. A lot of what I do see which is normally a rushed edit just to get it out there. I will never be doing that. I just keep trying to improve and some times it takes longer. This channel is a slow process and focused on real fishing of what we experience every day we fish. But why I still do this. Its people like your self Brian. The support I get from you people. I love it and I want to return this support. Thanks Brian. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 no problem pal I've been subscribed for a bit. Love the in depth stuff, only been fly fishing for 3 years. Want to improve as I'm pretty mince.
Well done Shaun, hard day mate, still, 8 fish, is 8 fish, good confidence in your flies, so ended up, catching a few.
Honestly Mike I was so happy with eight. But this how fishing goes. There is a comment on hear from David Williams. He fished the day after and had 21 on a Cats Whisker. I have a few of my own Cats Whiskers type things, tied with Zonker strip and lime green fritz. But I did not even think of them. Then who knows somebody on the water that day may have. Its just how it goes some times. Thanks for the comment Mike. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 I fished last week, had 10, mostly on an app's bloodworm, fished Ynysyfro yesterday, had 1 on, lost it, 1 pull, then netted 1, what a difference, that's why its called fishing, not catching, stay well butty.
Hi Shaun, great video mate! That yellowdine mongrel fly pattern looks the dogs 👍. I’ve noticed that I catch more on smaller size lures/ zonkers say #10 or #12 than the larger sizes, with the exception of Gareth’s black mamba!! Tight lines and enjoy the rest of the winter fishing. Cheers Gra.
Have heard quite a few people getting better results with the smaller lure. Justin's lure is only about 1" long. Yes the Ellerdine Mongrel has been a fluke of a pattern. Called Ellerdine as it was tied for that purpose. Mongrel due to the fritz. This is how it came about. Black and green being the biggest fish catcher for most waters. The Blob being a successful pattern. Olive is also favorable. So it was simple. The dark strip on the olive marabou. Bulk it up for a better silhouette. Put the blob in lime green on. So really its a Blob with a wing. It does not catch every time, but it is a damn good pattern. And I am talking resident fish, not stock fish. Was Fishing with Gareth a week or so ago. He came down to Hayscastle for a chill day. And yes he caught on the Mamba. Thanks for the comment Graeme. Take care mate. Shaun.
Hi Shaun, sorry pal thought you said “yellowdine” on your video 🤣🤣 my bad! Thought that’s what you’d called your fly pattern! 😀. I’m definitely going to tie some up and try them out on my local club water 👍. I’ll let you know how I get on. Cheers Gra.
@@Gra-fishtofly I may at some point soon do a video of it. I think it has earned the right to be shared. There is a few unusual things I do to complete this lure. Like the top wing goes on, but don't cut off the waste at the head. I actually fold it back to create more bulk at the head. If you get what I mean.
Hi Shaun, enjoying your videos. Used to fish Garnffrwd when it had just opened in (I think) 1986. From Aberdare originally but left in 1988 and spent 6 years in the Middle East and have lived in New Zealand for the last 28 years. Garnffrwd wasn't as big back then and there was no accommodation and no shop. Planning a trip to Turangi to fish the Tongariro in a couple of weeks (summer here now of course), one of the best rivers I have fished though I used to fish the Towy for sea trout and salmon and just loved that stretch near Llandeilo.
OMG The same water I used to fish for sea trout(sewin) and Salmon. I started fishing this water about, may be 25 years ago. I don't think it has changed that much in all this time. Thats water wise. Fish stock mind is very much down. I have not fished the rivers for the last 6 years now due to stock, plus I don't believe in catch and release for the Salmon. Spend all my time now on still waters. Garn back in the day used to have land lock Salmon, perhaps you may remember and may be fished for them. I never fished there then, but the older boys tell me about it. Back to the river. The stretch I fished most was a few miles down from Llandeilo. But honestly my most fav river was the Taff Whitland. Such a small word Mark. I am so delighted that you have contacted me. I have been watching a few channels over there. Fishing Heaven. I will be checking out your next trip now, and dream. Thanks so much for the comment Mark. Have a great time in Turangi, and take care. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 Thanks Shaun, One of the better channels to check is a guy called Alex Waller - his handle is Trippin on trout. He's English but has lived in NZ for a long time and is a professional guide. There is very little still water fishing to compare with the UK, no private fisheries and it is illegal to sell trout (so not available in restaurants!). Plenty of good lakes but all pretty big so a boat is the best bet. I started fishing for trout when I was 8 or 9 in the River Dare which here would be called a stream. That was with a worm and I progressed to fly a bit later in life. Used to fish the many reservoirs around my area and lots of private fisheries. We often used to fish Llanllawddog near Carmarthen and Chew and Blagdon on a less often basis because of distance and cost. Where are you based Shaun?
@@markburnett2890 Yes I follow and subbed to Alex. Actually he was the one who recommended Infinity smooth to me. got it. Don't like it. Told him what I thought. Works for him on the river with a short cast. But I do enjoy his channel. Did ask him what drugs he took in the mornings. I used to cover most of the major rivers down here. But like you I started as a kid covering little streams with the worm. Fly fishing took off by mistake when I was 10 years old. I am Haverfordwest Mark. Been here for years now, and will never move.
Winter damsel lures are the future, mate! Another good video - great promotion for Garnffrwd too. Hope all's well - see you in March at Roz's lake. All the best, Max
Ye for you maybe. The Damsel man. I think the rest of your flies are for show. What date in march. We are away on a fishing trip in march 3rd till 12th.
@@shaunfishes101 11th til 25th in Roz's place, mate
@@mrutherford60 Great. I think you will like the water more than ever when you see it.
@@shaunfishes101 Looking forward to it mate. 14 Rainbows yesterday on damsels/lures at Halliford in Surrey.
I was there the day after you was there and had 21 on a catwhisker done by Nigel Williams on EB, White and Green pattern
That is awesome. Honestly the fishing on this day was so difficult. There was quite a few blanks on the day. Cats whisker, Shit. Did not even think of that one. Mind I don't fish that pattern enough really. I did fish it at Wooleston the other day. But I can't tell you much about that yet as its a video coming up as one of the three waters. I hope Justin sees this comment. I am sure he will. Keep up the good fishing David. Oh thanks for watching, and most of all the comment. Shaun.
Another great vlog entertaining and full of good content. Your friend Justin. He seems familiar to me. Is his full name
Justin Taye “N”Nother Fish???
Sorry just could not resist that one 😂😂😂
Two comments on the trot, things are looking up. He could be related. Thanks again Micheal. Shaun.
Happy new year both. Hope to catch up with you at Ellerdine some time....
Thanks mate. We was talking of Ellerdine for over the Christmas Holiday. But decided to cover some new waters. We will see you soon. Take care mate. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 I haven't been for over a month myself. Too much to do at home and don't seem to have my mojo atm. Just not been feeling it. Hopefully back out there soon. Best wishes.
@@oldgold5848 Sometimes the fishing has to take the back seat. I know I have a good bit to do at home. The wife has given me a list. Mind some of these things I should have done a long way back. I am sure by the time I get to the end of the list, she will have more. Some times I feel as though I have lost my mojo. But what I do then is set myself a different challenge. Mind I tend to do that a lot anyway. But it does get me on it again. I do see a few of the boys and they do the same thing every trip. I do encourage them to try something different. Be great to hear when you are back on it again. Take care mate.
@@shaunfishes101 cheers Shaun. I am the same re jobs to do.....I don't have a written list though, it was one of my rules early on with she who must be obeyed. I am at least thinking of heading back out, so it won't be far off!
Great content, looking for a new floating line. Wondering what line you are using.
Thanks from Canada
Sorry for the delay Byron, Out of all the lines we have. For most of the time its the Rio Single Handed Spey. A great fishing line. A line I will definitely replace when required. Just hope its in your budget range. If it is, you will be well pleased. If you require something a bit cheaper. Bario Lines like the GT 90 or the Rede Line.
Well in ,I got my trophy fish on a orange hot head demsil
I am starting to think there is more going on with the Orange bead. More so than other colour's. Might just be me mind. A few weeks ago had a lure with the Orange bead. Got me a good few fish while every body else was failing. Gave it away to a chap who was starting out. Not sure what had happened as he said nothing. I think he had lost it. I tied another two together, only this time I put a green bead on. next time on water which was a few days. Nothing like the Orange bead. Or was it the day. Like wrong place wrong time. Now I may have missed the window for trying the Orange bead. One it is nearly two weeks later. The other is the water will be restocked. Great hearing of your trophy fish. I bet you won't leave home without your Damsel. Thanks for the comment Jon. Take care. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 your a good man ,yep the orange has definitely something
Hi thanks for the videos that's great. So I just have a comment. The ties that you were making for the damsels look fine if you just look at them and not think in your head how do they compare to what a damsel would look like in the water. Those are about three sizes longer than a damsel and definitely about 15 sizes in diameter of a damsel and then two you've got an awful lot of hook shank that doesn't move at all before you start to see some Bend in the fly pattern when it's wet and working in the water. I have tremendous good fishing with the damsels in Colorado when they're hatching and I always make something that's very sparse compared to yours I might put a small bead head on and I usually tie on something similar to either a scud hook or maybe a egg hook a hook that you might tie egg patterns on and so it's very short and then from there I have a Marabou tail and and I just barely retrieved any faster than I have to to keep my line tight and I just get slaughtered by the fish all the time. I'm not saying that anything bad about your flies other than they look more like Willie buggers than a Marabou pattern I mean the damsel pattern I think if you look up Dave Whitlock damsel pattern you would see what I'm thinking of or something very similar at least I do make a lot of my own patterns but of course they're taking somebody else's and then adding my own spin to them most of the time
You are absolutely correct. It is nothing like a damsel. But over here somehow the pattern of the damsel has evolved to the likes of this. I have got a proper damsels and there is no marabou in it at all. And its total length is about 20mm and about 4mm diameter. It has lead wire built in, and when finished it looks like the real thing. I have caught a few fish on it. But its not a killer like yours. Movement of marabou in the water is more restricted by bulk. Put a bit less in and it works fine. The hook size is down to the way these patterns are often fished. A fast retrieve to provoke the fish to attack, hence a solid take, which requires a bigger hook. Smaller hooks ends up with tail nipping. It could have a smaller hook, but then would be better fished at a much slower pace as you do. So back to why I call these a damsel. Is more down to what they are referred to over here. Not sure what your Buzzers are like over there. But have you seen ours over here. Now that's confusing. Loved the comment. And great to hear of your thoughts. Take care. Shaun.
nice video loved what type of fly line you use
Hi Agustin thanks for the watch and comment. I use a lot of lines. But what I use most for a floater is Rio Single Hand Spey Slick cast. And an Intermediate which is again Rio Aqua 2. Really good lines if the budget goes that far. Thanks again mate. Shaun.
@@shaunfishes101 thank you for the imformation
@@agustinndominguez4743 No problem. It was nice to hear from you.
I won the comp there boxing day fishing a damsel might of smashed them all lol 😆
Great video some nice patterns look forward to copy them if you don't mind saun
Star man Matthew. Was talking about you recently, all good mate. Just going back over the day when I last seen you at garn. You and your mate was smashing them out then. I think you have what Justin has. I think its hormonal. Really nice to hear from you, and nice to know you still got it. Take care mate, and thanks. Shaun.
@@andrewoneill8048 Thanks so much Andrew. I am more than pleased that you like the patterns. I have caught fish on them now. But it would be great to hear how you get on with them. I may be trying much the same but with the lighter olive. Thanks for your support Andrew. Take care mate. Shaun.
Thanks shaun, nice to see u that day cracking video once again yeah been fishing well on lures all sorts of patterns also the bung just been putting in the hours mate and as they say practice sort of makes perfect lol
I think there is a bit of a fuck up hear mate. I am not very good with computers, and I am not to sure if I have replied in the proper place now.
Hi Shaun, what month of the year was this?
Mark I am sure I mentioned this in the video at the start. Don't tell me, you was putting the kettle on. This December Mark.
@@shaunfishes101 sorry sir, must have missed it. 😊
Yup, there it is. 29th December. I’ll stay awake next time. 😄
@@markosborne8784 Mind I was multi tasking at the time, so it may not have come across very clear. I was eating three doughnuts at the same time as doing the talk over. I think the sound comes across a lot better.
@@shaunfishes101 Bloody hell…..Three donuts, fishing and talking.
THAT sir, is proper bloke multitasking any woman would be envious of.