"How To Fish A Dry Fly" - Far Bank Fly Fishing School, Episode 7

Dry fly fishing for trout is seen as the pinnacle of fly fishing experiences by many fly fishers due to the extra skills needed to be consistently successful. In addition, many say that the visual aspect of a trout taking their dry fly off the surface is the most rewarding thing in fly fishing.
Whether you're a first-time dry fly fisher, have been struggling to catch trout on a dry fly, or just need a few more tips on how to catch more, and bigger trout, this episode is for you.
In this episode we talk about what a dry fly is, look at when and why you would fish a dry fly, discuss the particular gear a dry fly angler needs, look at some great dry fly rigs, offer some great tips to make you a better dry fly angler, discuss the best way to observe the water to choose your target, look at fishing the dry fly upstream and downstream, and finish with a few last pointers and reminders of how to be a successful dry fly angler.
At the end of this episode, you will have learned all you need to approach a trout river with the utmost confidence as a dry fly angler, gained an understanding of exactly when to fish a dry fly, and know how to set up your gear to maximize your time on the water.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:00 CH1 - What is a dry fly
03:26 CH2 - When to fish a dry fly
06:50 CH3 - What gear do you need
11:39 CH4 - Great dry fly rigs
14:46 CH5 - Tips to make you a better dry fly angler
16:48 CH6 - Observations for a dry fly angler
19:02 CH7 - Planning your angle of attack
20:27 CH8 - The upstream dry fly
25:06 CH9 - The downstream dry fly
29:00 CH10 - Last pointers for the dry fly angler

[@timop4345]

One of the most underrated channel…thanx for this high quality work!

[@FarBank]

Glad you enjoy our work. Thanks a lot for commenting

[@botocles]

4:41 thats one awesome shot! I love to have a portrait like that!❤

[@matteorottigni1744]

Also well done mentioning to respect Fishes and the environment

[@brandtl1486]

Learning so much from your videos. Thank you so much.

[@FarBank]

So glad you are enjoying them, thanks for commenting :)

[@Vano6605]

Thanks for making this videos. The best explained videos for novices and experienced fly fishers.

[@sjohnson4882]

Clear, concise. This is some of the best instruction around.

[@MsTmarvin]

Really like this series. I like the way it takes all aspects of a certain type of fishing and progresses from simple to the more detailed. Thanks for doing this.

[@FarBank]

Thanks for commenting - glad you like this series :)

[@blessedshreds5502]

Great series !!! I've been fly fishing for 4 years and I'm always looking to learn something new. These are the best instructional videos out there.

[@FarBank]

Glad you like them - thanks for the comment :)

[@Flo_Givel]

Agree! Having so much fun going through them all. Very informative and well presented, these deserve way more views

[@FarBank]

@@Flo_Givel - thanks for the kind comment - much appreciated :)

[@aaronrez5707]

Great information,

[@FarBank]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@walkdawg216]

These are awesome and I learned so much watching these, please tell me there is a trout spey video coming up?

[@FarBank]

There is indeed - two actually. We started filming them last week and will finish in August. They are scheduled for season 3, so early spring 2024 - stay tuned :)

[@amandameglio2903]

Thanks for a great explaination of all the aspects. I have been fly fishing but know how I am fishing it is just luck. Your explainations will give me more careful planning and expectations of being succesful. Thank you.

[@FarBank]

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it, and hope these videos help you out in the future

[@Flygnisse]

Incredible good vid.
Simon is superb.
Many thanks!

[@FarBank]

Thanks for your comment. we'll pass that on to Simon directly as he likes to know when people enjoy the videos

[@ks-eq3yx]

Good advice, great diction

[@FarBank]

Thanks :)

[@charlesmurray1220]

Simply fantastic instruction. 100%

[@MegaNafo]

Very informative , thanks a lot!

[@FarBank]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@davidriddell8632]

Great - thanks!

[@FarBank]

Thanks for commenting :)

[@user-ib5rn6dp1c]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks!

[@FarBank]

Thank you :)

[@nathancottrill1363]

I’d rather catch one trout on a dry fly than a dozen trout with any other method. 💯

[@FarBank]

A sentiment shared by so many - is there any better way of testing your patience, skills and knowledge?!!

[@thelonewolf2288]

I love this channel ! Beautiful video production, and fantastic quality education !

[@FarBank]

Welcome, and thank you :)

[@thelonewolf2288]

@@FarBank My pleasure. Here's a possible suggestion for a video if you haven't done this subject yet, it could be helpful : Fishing high murky late spring run-off water. Thanks again ! I would love to hear your take on this subject. You are a fantastic instructor, and I will be sharing your channel with friends wanting to learn to fly fish !

[@FarBank]

@@thelonewolf2288 - thanks for the idea. We'll pass that on to Simon as we agree that this would be a GREAT episode to have...

[@thelonewolf2288]

@@FarBank Wonderful ! Please tell Simon he is a fabulous instructor. I wish he was here in Colorado !