That is a great point about landing the fly where the fish can see it. I just got back from a trip to Idaho and caught lots of great fish but my oldest nephew missed a huge cuttroat on his first cast in front a rock. The fish stayed there and we watched it happily feeding but the best we could get was a look at one of the next 5 dry flies we tried. Every cast landed the fly well above the fish and drifted down to it but the first cast was right in front of it and got that initial reaction. Live and learn, great advice!
@15:35, CDC = Cul de Canard which translates from French to Duck Butt. These feathers are naturally coated by the oils from the duck’s ass glands. They actually used to sell this oil for these specific feathers. I still have some from eons ago. You’re not supposed to use floatant on CDC feathers. Anyway, I’m sure you knew all of this, Joe.
Joe- your RUclips content has proved to be absolutely as useful as the best of them. No bullcrap posturing or dumb social media garbage. I’ve got a cuz in Yakima- I’m coming to Reds and book a trip on the yak. 🤘🤘🤘
There's a lot of good educational content out there and of course, some not so great. I find your videos to be the most valuable and helpful. You are an excellent and natural coach. My river (the Lower Sacramento) is different from yours. But there are always universal principles and you hit those spot on.
Parachute Caddis, Orange Stim, Emma's Stones, Dry Humper, Morrish Hopper, Water Walker Nocturnal Stone, Rainy's Everything Dry (in like 8 color/size variations of each one hahahah!). That would be a good list for me, maybe a Crane Fly and a Black Chubby Chernobyl as well.
I was recently still water fishing and threw my whole fly box at it and nothing. I came there to skate larger drys, but wasn't getting anything so I matched the hatch and tied a size 16 Kings river caddies. I was bringing the line back, talking to my GF, not any paying attention and had my first strike. So the trout were taking a Kings river caddis on the strip. They striked really hard, it's like a streamer strike. Now I know to use darker profiles there, it was tied with dark turkey for wings, dark brown hackle, short stout gray body. And I believe my retrieve was too fast for 99% of the day. They wouldn't take anything that was static or too slow. I could see may flies skim the water to lay eggs. So if I just abstracted that like a Picasso, it would be small, dark, and slow (~3-4" per second). I was using 4X SA absolute trout stealth, It's so supple, it behaves like a 7X but the diameter of 4X. It maybe too supple for certain applications.
A #6 is best, as the line mass controls the path of the fly much better than lighter rods but a #5 with a WF5F line and a 7.5' 3X leader will do very well too for accuracy.
Congrats on your 25th year of guiding Joe. Thanks for sharing your years of experience. In my opinion, this is the best RUclips dry fly tutorial.
Hey thank you! I love it as much now as I did then but for different reasons. So grateful to work in fly fishing.
That is a great point about landing the fly where the fish can see it. I just got back from a trip to Idaho and caught lots of great fish but my oldest nephew missed a huge cuttroat on his first cast in front a rock. The fish stayed there and we watched it happily feeding but the best we could get was a look at one of the next 5 dry flies we tried. Every cast landed the fly well above the fish and drifted down to it but the first cast was right in front of it and got that initial reaction. Live and learn, great advice!
Sounds like a good trip, I'll be in Idaho next week looking for some Cutts.
I never knew I wanted shrimp tater tots until I watched this video
@15:35, CDC = Cul de Canard which translates from French to Duck Butt. These feathers are naturally coated by the oils from the duck’s ass glands. They actually used to sell this oil for these specific feathers. I still have some from eons ago. You’re not supposed to use floatant on CDC feathers. Anyway, I’m sure you knew all of this, Joe.
Sure you heard this before, but the phone ringing in your intro gets me every time! lol I always end up looking at my phone
Ha yea me too actually, I'll mix that intro up soon. Thank you for watching!
Joe- your RUclips content has proved to be absolutely as useful as the best of them. No bullcrap posturing or dumb social media garbage. I’ve got a cuz in Yakima- I’m coming to Reds and book a trip on the yak. 🤘🤘🤘
Thanks! No BS allowed, I just want folks effectively fly fishing out there.
Professor Rotter one of your best ever video. So much great information. We got 25 years of experience and information from you. WELL DONE
Wow, thanks! Always appreciate the good vibes.
Awesome video. I agree , I hate Flyagra . You’re right , it’s basically charcoal lighter . I think it should be outlawed. Much better options. Best!
There's a lot of good educational content out there and of course, some not so great. I find your videos to be the most valuable and helpful. You are an excellent and natural coach. My river (the Lower Sacramento) is different from yours. But there are always universal principles and you hit those spot on.
Thanks Dave! Appreciate that and thank you for the watch and follow. I'll try to keep 'em coming.
@@redsflyshop If I ever do a show about guides and the world of fly fishing on Blue Dot you'd be my top pick!
Great info!-looking forward to the series. thanks
Thank you Jonathan, looking forward to doing more "Riverside Chats". They are full of good info and much easier to get across the finish line.
A question: Assume you are limited to having 10 dry flies in your Yakima River fly box. What would you bring?
Parachute Caddis, Orange Stim, Emma's Stones, Dry Humper, Morrish Hopper, Water Walker Nocturnal Stone, Rainy's Everything Dry (in like 8 color/size variations of each one hahahah!). That would be a good list for me, maybe a Crane Fly and a Black Chubby Chernobyl as well.
I was recently still water fishing and threw my whole fly box at it and nothing. I came there to skate larger drys, but wasn't getting anything so I matched the hatch and tied a size 16 Kings river caddies. I was bringing the line back, talking to my GF, not any paying attention and had my first strike. So the trout were taking a Kings river caddis on the strip. They striked really hard, it's like a streamer strike. Now I know to use darker profiles there, it was tied with dark turkey for wings, dark brown hackle, short stout gray body. And I believe my retrieve was too fast for 99% of the day. They wouldn't take anything that was static or too slow. I could see may flies skim the water to lay eggs. So if I just abstracted that like a Picasso, it would be small, dark, and slow (~3-4" per second). I was using 4X SA absolute trout stealth, It's so supple, it behaves like a 7X but the diameter of 4X. It maybe too supple for certain applications.
Great tips, thanks for sharing. Skating Caddis is a blast when the fish respond to that!
When "chucking" those huge dries, what weight and line do you use?
A #6 is best, as the line mass controls the path of the fly much better than lighter rods but a #5 with a WF5F line and a 7.5' 3X leader will do very well too for accuracy.
Tater tot shrimp😂 wait is that really a thing
What are those creatures flying around in the background? Shrimp Tater tots?
Cottonwood hatch. No tots, those are up in the restaurant!
@@redsflyshop That's a hatch I do not like..