This video is exactly what I've been needing! I'm new to fishing and not a fly fisherman, use a spinning combo, but have been trying to find a good resource for how to read rivers for trout and this is so thorough and helpful!
This is an excellent video. The guy not only tells you how to do it, but explains why it works. When I moved to Oregon with its thousands of streams, and many rivers, I thought I could go to any river and use the right bait or lure, and catch trout. After hundreds of hours of fishing with no luck, I figured out that I had to be able to think like a trout, to a catch trout, and that there was a science to it, like learning where the fish like to hang out and why. Learning to read the water with things like, locating the seams of the water, and places in front or in back of a big protruding rock makes so much intuitive sense. I think that if people learned this before they started fishing, and had some good fishing days when they start fishing, there would be many fewer guys that get frustrated and just quit fishing after a few unproductive trips. Thanks for the insight that you've provided here.
ive always wanted to fly fish but i have never dedicated to it you inspired me to actually go fly fishing i plan on going this week im super excited and watching your videos have taught me a ton
Really great and informative! Sums up lifetimes of knowledge of streams in 30 minutes! Really good balance between real knowledge / science, and intuitive feeling. Thank you.
This video was very helpful. Learning from an expert with years of experience is quite helpful. The illustrations are helpful in conjunction with the narrative. Learned alot of trout fishing tricks and also knowing where not to fish.
Tom and Orvis. You guys are true professionals. Really liked this video and the reminders of where to find fish and what waters to avoid. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to get out to my beloved Sierras soon. Would love to fish with a pro like yourself someday. Keep up the great work.
Headed to work. I'll be watching this with a cold beer tonight. Thank you Tom and Orvis for the content. You need to have a contest, with a trip to fish with Tom as first prize.
OK, this is SPOT ON!!! I fished New Mexico's Red River, for the first time, last week. I came upon a beautiful pool and thought "OK, this looks like fishable water, considering Tom's advice!". I cast a black wooly bugger, from an upstream location, into a seam in approximately 4 feet of water, near shelter, and hooked a 16" Rainbow, within minutes!!! I fished that stretch of river for a few hours and caught my limit! For a Louisiana country boy, who grew up fishing the bayous and had NO IDEA how to fish for trout in cold rivers, I FINALLY feel like I know how to fish for trout! Thanks, Tom!!!
Great video - I am in Colorado, been fly fishing for 30 years. Good video to remember tips long forgotten, and an excellent video to show beginners and youngsters - to spur the interest and show how it's a fun, strategic quest.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I'm here in Southern Colorado, mostly fishing the Arkansas river, and other local tributaries. As a single mom, fishing is my savior. Now if only I could get my hands on some Orvis gear! Nice video.
Wow just learned how much time I've been wasting for the past twenty some years fishing the wrong areas I appreciate your insight we'll be going to Missouri next weekend look forward to trying stuff out
Here’s the biggest thing to consider and it’ll help almost every time. What is nature all about? What are trout all about? Consuming the most energy for the least amount of work in the safest way possible. What does this tell you? It means that trout are going to tend toward safe areas where the foam line, etc. will bring them food. Undercuts, areas behind rocks, little eddies in the middle of the river, places where cover is close by. Sometimes fish will do things for fish reasons that we just don’t understand in the moment. They’ll be in funny spots or just not feeding…but if you start with a basic understanding of what’s important to trout, you’ll be in 14665778x better shape than if you’re just shooting into the dark.
What a great series. I recently took a 3 part series on Reading the Water. It was also great and I learned the basics. This video adds to that and really brings it all together. Best part, I am getting the same exact information. Look for seams, hydraulic pockets, pools, cover, etc. I did learn to follow the foam line. Great job. I love everything Orvis and Tom Rosenbauer. I primarily listen on the podcast, but I also love videos.
Ive been fly fishing for a little bit now and learned from experience but this video has helped me immensely, also pretty positive it’s gonna save me a lot of time fishing bad water.
sounds right, I will try to remember some of this. When I use to fish streams, I found the pools under the waterfalls were always the hot spots. That is if there are waterfalls.
My Uncle is a professional fly fisher he makes home made flies which is actually an art! Aunt Barbra creats awesome art they and my parents way back got me interested in toute fishing!
Western rivers are such a smoothe fishing experience. Looks like a vacation compared to east coast lol. I always am shocked to see the giant indicators guys use out there. You put one of them within a mile of the stream out here and the fish can see it
Fish tip. Fish areas that see few angler's and bump up stream often. The fish know pretty quick if what you're offering is what they want to feed on or attack out of aggression.
@Brandon Walters Trout on a bobber-oh my! Even lame-brained stocked trout are leery about unnatural presentations. I bait-fish with as little weight as possible-current dependent.
Thanks, Tom. Very informative video and although I'm unfortunately never likely to fish beautiful rivers like this living in the Uk, the science I'm sure is the same! one point, could you talk about the tackle! used
Always nice watching your videos! I would like to go one this spring. I was thinking the small Winooski River down from the Dam. Any suggestions as I am 4 hours Drive from Waterbury? Thanks!
I moved away from trout last year, I mostly catch walleyes now. They don't really seem to go for nymphs so I cast streamers mostly. I've caught a few goldeyes on a dry flies&nymphs though. The nearby river is freaking massive though, took me a while to find structure, but I found a spot that have a ton of big rocks in the water. I think I hooked a big pike/sturgeon a couple times but I really don't have the setup to catch a 60 pound fish so it broke my line.
When I decided I wanted to learn about fly fishing. I found Orvis. I bought my first rod, a 7 weight rod and went for a fishing trip, got sunburn on my hands and caught a tiny little brown trout about 5 inches long and felt like a kid again. After I get my AMC entertainment holdings inc payout from the short squeeze that is about to happen, I'm buying a 5 weight rod and I'll be using that I think for the majority of my trout fishing. I like to target 5lb trout because they are good eaters. Thank you for all these videos!
I am new to fly fishing 2 years now and I must say I'm not doing very good. I just came back from NC and I didn't even get a nibble. I notice when you are looking for a good location you look for signs of fish. The stream I was fishing is the Raven's Fork and it is stocked almost every week. People get to keep up to 10 fish a day in sections of the river and in the sections where it is catch and release only there is a good amount of pressure. My question is if I don't see any fish would I be better off moving on or what amount of time should I spend prospecting?
A significant key to, especially, smaller river fishing is how you approach a stream. I was pleased how many times Tom advised about not spooking the fish. Trout face up current so it is best to scout out the "holes" moving from downstream to upstream-and stay as hidden as possible.
This video has taken me to a new level. Dynamite. I would have liked to see highlighted areas when he's pointing out specific places because it was only crystal clear about half the time (for me).
Explains why I rare do well in really deep pools. I've got to where I usually only spend time at the head and tailout mostly. Bouldery runs are more fun.
Since the fly’s are so little. Does anyone have issue with the trout swallowing the fly while? New to the sport and I have always wondered that. Thanks
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing Maybe thats why don't catch the Machaca fish here on Costa Rica near Guápiles down town, if you ever come to CR that's the challenge, other rivers are easier.
Have you tried dynamite? I find that after several fishless rainy hours spent losing flies in the undergrowth, untangling tangled leaders, tripping over loops of fly line at my feet, having my life blood drained from me by mosquitoes, midges, and horseflies, all the while keeping an eye open for Lyme disease carrying ticks; dynamite seems like a very reasonable option....
I enjoy your video and would enjoy fishing with you. There are always exceptions. I met my friend at St. Regis MT on the Clark Fork and we went down to the river to eat our burgers and study the action. This is a big river and as we watched we saw big rainbows rising. Very clear water and probably almost 20 feet deep in spots. There was a hatch of uprights, chocolate brown with split 2 inch tails. #12 3x. I had recently acquired some moose mane that look perfect for the match. We went back to the picnic area the I tied a half dozen with the moose mane for tails and body and adams type hackle. Back to the river and waded out in 2 feet of water on a rock the size of a box car. My buddy found a similar rock upstream and I saw he already had a fish on. I saw this shadow arising to my fly and I go so exited I struck too soon. I then caught my biggest rainbow, 24 inches on a two pound (orvis tippit) leader. Perfect spot for playing a fish we ended our business lunch with two fish apiece over 20 inches. Were we to fish together I would introduce you to my gunny sack creel that allows you to lead a big fish up against your burlap covered leg and roll it into the sack full of fresh leaves while you extract your fly. Again, thanks for sharing. Ps there is often a couple of cold Coors in the sack as well. Iguana
i just started watching this guys videos and i gotta say i love this guys energy and enthusiasm....but i NEVER would have guessed he was a tattoo guy 13:48
tried fly fishing today and it was an absolute failure.... every other cast i was getting my line tangled. not one nibble when i managed to get things right.... had fish rising 5 ft from me... i dont know what im doing wrong and i cant measure my disappointment.
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing thanks, that trip was doomed... killed my phone in the water as well hahaha but im not giving up easy XD been forced to wait for less windy weather, but ill be back in the river soon. my dad caught a big rainbow trout the next spot down from me so i know they are there. your tips have been super helpful, thanks again!
Thank you! I've been fly fishing now for 30+ years. This video both confirms my experience and suggest some things I should consider. Well done!!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing 🦦
Hope you’re still fishing,thank you.
Every fly fisherman should watch this. I've come back over years and learned something new each time I watch
This video is exactly what I've been needing! I'm new to fishing and not a fly fisherman, use a spinning combo, but have been trying to find a good resource for how to read rivers for trout and this is so thorough and helpful!
This is an excellent video. The guy not only tells you how to do it, but explains why it works. When I moved to Oregon with its thousands of streams, and many rivers, I thought I could go to any river and use the right bait or lure, and catch trout. After hundreds of hours of fishing with no luck, I figured out that I had to be able to think like a trout, to a catch trout, and that there was a science to it, like learning where the fish like to hang out and why. Learning to read the water with things like, locating the seams of the water, and places in front or in back of a big protruding rock makes so much intuitive sense.
I think that if people learned this before they started fishing, and had some good fishing days when they start fishing, there would be many fewer guys that get frustrated and just quit fishing after a few unproductive trips. Thanks for the insight that you've provided here.
ive always wanted to fly fish but i have never dedicated to it you inspired me to actually go fly fishing i plan on going this week im super excited and watching your videos have taught me a ton
Really great and informative! Sums up lifetimes of knowledge of streams in 30 minutes! Really good balance between real knowledge / science, and intuitive feeling. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it.
This video was very helpful. Learning from an expert with years of experience is quite helpful.
The illustrations are helpful in conjunction with the narrative. Learned alot of trout fishing tricks and also knowing where not to fish.
So glad it was helpful
God bless Tom Rosenbauer!
Aho
Yep 👍
Tom and Orvis. You guys are true professionals. Really liked this video and the reminders of where to find fish and what waters to avoid. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to get out to my beloved Sierras soon. Would love to fish with a pro like yourself someday. Keep up the great work.
Dude the opening to this video made me feel so much better. Honestly. I've seen a lot of how to's this one stands out in a good way
Headed to work. I'll be watching this with a cold beer tonight. Thank you Tom and Orvis for the content. You need to have a contest, with a trip to fish with Tom as first prize.
We're thinking about that...when we can do that sort of thing
OK, this is SPOT ON!!! I fished New Mexico's Red River, for the first time, last week. I came upon a beautiful pool and thought "OK, this looks like fishable water, considering Tom's advice!". I cast a black wooly bugger, from an upstream location, into a seam in approximately 4 feet of water, near shelter, and hooked a 16" Rainbow, within minutes!!! I fished that stretch of river for a few hours and caught my limit! For a Louisiana country boy, who grew up fishing the bayous and had NO IDEA how to fish for trout in cold rivers, I FINALLY feel like I know how to fish for trout! Thanks, Tom!!!
Great video - I am in Colorado, been fly fishing for 30 years. Good video to remember tips long forgotten, and an excellent video to show beginners and youngsters - to spur the interest and show how it's a fun, strategic quest.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I'm here in Southern Colorado, mostly fishing the Arkansas river, and other local tributaries. As a single mom, fishing is my savior. Now if only I could get my hands on some Orvis gear! Nice video.
Wow just learned how much time I've been wasting for the past twenty some years fishing the wrong areas I appreciate your insight we'll be going to Missouri next weekend look forward to trying stuff out
Tom I enjoy your video so much, illustration is so clearly presented, thank you for sharing your precious experience 👍🏻✨
Glad to help
Thank you!! love all of your videos but this one is best so far. love orvis gears too.
I can listen to your voice for days so calming :)
Wow, thank you!
I love this guy, i learned a lot in this video despite my many years of fishing !
When in a overfished river I always fish in the least likely spots and get good results
E.g 1 foot deep water and ragging current. Great vid
I’ve just recently started catching a few trout in my local river. It was mainly small pike previously. This is the exact video I needed, thanks!
One of better videos with quality and contrast to see the seams and pools and treffles.
Glad it was helpful
I love your videos, well put together and a lot of great info. Just got into trout fishing and your videos help a lot. Keep it up! 🤙
In my opinion this is the best site on the internet. Thank you Orvis.
Glad you enjoyed our content and hope to add more in the future
Here’s the biggest thing to consider and it’ll help almost every time. What is nature all about? What are trout all about? Consuming the most energy for the least amount of work in the safest way possible. What does this tell you? It means that trout are going to tend toward safe areas where the foam line, etc. will bring them food. Undercuts, areas behind rocks, little eddies in the middle of the river, places where cover is close by. Sometimes fish will do things for fish reasons that we just don’t understand in the moment. They’ll be in funny spots or just not feeding…but if you start with a basic understanding of what’s important to trout, you’ll be in 14665778x better shape than if you’re just shooting into the dark.
Really enjoying this series. I caught a big brown trout in a pretty turbulent pocket in between two rocks the other day and it really shocked me
Nicely done Tom, reinforces what I new and added a few new bits of info!
Glad it was helpful
uh huh...
Beautiful video with plenty of information. Thank you.my friend. Happy fishing.
Dude, you are livin the dream! thanks! never too old to learn some new things!
Yup nobody is feeling sorry for me!
Man Lahey really turned his life around.
Got some new information, after more than 10 years of trout fishing!
Thank you!
Now it has no chance :))
What a great series. I recently took a 3 part series on Reading the Water. It was also great and I learned the basics. This video adds to that and really brings it all together. Best part, I am getting the same exact information. Look for seams, hydraulic pockets, pools, cover, etc. I did learn to follow the foam line. Great job. I love everything Orvis and Tom Rosenbauer. I primarily listen on the podcast, but I also love videos.
I learn a lot from Tom’s videos.
I’ve learned so much in this lesson. I’m here after placing my order on a 8’6” 5wt clearwater combo
Good look on you’re journey
Great choice! I have the same combo in 9ft but actually I think 8.5’ is the best.
Ive been fly fishing for a little bit now and learned from experience but this video has helped me immensely, also pretty positive it’s gonna save me a lot of time fishing bad water.
sounds right, I will try to remember some of this. When I use to fish streams, I found the pools under the waterfalls were always the hot spots. That is if there are waterfalls.
WoW. Great presentation of truly useful information. Thank you so much.
Best fly fishing vids around! Thanks for all the help
You are very welcome
I'm not a fly fisher, but I think this info is gonna come in handy for just about anybody that fishes trout.
My Uncle is a professional fly fisher he makes home made flies which is actually an art! Aunt Barbra creats awesome art they and my parents way back got me interested in toute fishing!
The best channel on youtube.
Wow, thanks.
This is the best video I’ve watched so clear
Awesome video ! Thanks for being real and honest !
Western rivers are such a smoothe fishing experience. Looks like a vacation compared to east coast lol. I always am shocked to see the giant indicators guys use out there. You put one of them within a mile of the stream out here and the fish can see it
Fish tip. Fish areas that see few angler's and bump up stream often. The fish know pretty quick if what you're offering is what they want to feed on or attack out of aggression.
Could you elaborate a bit? What do you mean by bumping up stream? Sorry if it seemed rude, but I'm just curious
@@jacobstarr9010 I believe he means move or travel up stream. Don't spend hours at one spot.
@Brandon Walters
Trout on a bobber-oh my! Even lame-brained stocked trout are leery about unnatural presentations. I bait-fish with as little weight as possible-current dependent.
Thanks, Tom. Very informative video and although I'm unfortunately never likely to fish beautiful rivers like this living in the Uk, the science I'm sure is the same! one point, could you talk about the tackle! used
This was incredibly informative bro , I'm gonna slam so many Trout this spring
Thanks Tom I learn so much from watching your videos
Went to several walleye seminars. Active feeding walleye and fish in general move to the front of structure to intercept food.
Always nice watching your videos! I would like to go one this spring. I was thinking the small Winooski River down from the Dam.
Any suggestions as I am 4 hours Drive from Waterbury?
Thanks!
This is very helpful especially around big rocks
Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge here.
What a beautifully shot video.
yeah, this is going to help a lot for a lot more than just fly fishing. Thanks a a lot man.
I’m fairly new to the sport and this was very helpful. Thanks!
So glad it helped
Welcome! I have been fly fishing for almost 4 years now. I am still not that great, but it has become one of my favorite hobbies ever.
@@rosenbauert Hi Tom, thank you for your videos. Can I ask the setup that was. You had a indicator and a dry fly and a nymph dropper ?
I moved away from trout last year, I mostly catch walleyes now. They don't really seem to go for nymphs so I cast streamers mostly. I've caught a few goldeyes on a dry flies&nymphs though. The nearby river is freaking massive though, took me a while to find structure, but I found a spot that have a ton of big rocks in the water. I think I hooked a big pike/sturgeon a couple times but I really don't have the setup to catch a 60 pound fish so it broke my line.
Thank you for these videos. I live on the Kern River in California; class 3-5 rapids, where are the best places to look on a swift water river?
When I decided I wanted to learn about fly fishing. I found Orvis. I bought my first rod, a 7 weight rod and went for a fishing trip, got sunburn on my hands and caught a tiny little brown trout about 5 inches long and felt like a kid again. After I get my AMC entertainment holdings inc payout from the short squeeze that is about to happen, I'm buying a 5 weight rod and I'll be using that I think for the majority of my trout fishing. I like to target 5lb trout because they are good eaters. Thank you for all these videos!
I came from Kayseri with love and greetings and I will wait for you...
Hey brother thanks for sharing your fishing knowledge.
Awesome video! Very informative. Visuals are excellent. Thanks sir!
Glad they were helpful
The quality of this video guide is excellent!
Glad you think so!
Awesome video! What seasons are best for trout fishing? Thank you.
Any time, depend upon where you live
is that a trout at 15:25 on the bottom right of the screen heading dowmstream?
I am new to fly fishing 2 years now and I must say I'm not doing very good. I just came back from NC and I didn't even get a nibble. I notice when you are looking for a good location you look for signs of fish. The stream I was fishing is the Raven's Fork and it is stocked almost every week. People get to keep up to 10 fish a day in sections of the river and in the sections where it is catch and release only there is a good amount of pressure. My question is if I don't see any fish would I be better off moving on or what amount of time should I spend prospecting?
A significant key to, especially, smaller river fishing is how you approach a stream. I was pleased how many times Tom advised about not spooking the fish. Trout face up current so it is best to scout out the "holes" moving from downstream to upstream-and stay as hidden as possible.
Do you find that much of this information would apply to smallmouth bass in flowing water?
This video has taken me to a new level. Dynamite. I would have liked to see highlighted areas when he's pointing out specific places because it was only crystal clear about half the time (for me).
This is so helpful. Thank you so much!
Great video, thanks so much for posting this! very educational
It's just like gold panning but looking for trout thank you for your Knowledge
Explains why I rare do well in really deep pools. I've got to where I usually only spend time at the head and tailout mostly. Bouldery runs are more fun.
Invaluable information. Thank you!
Since the fly’s are so little. Does anyone have issue with the trout swallowing the fly while? New to the sport and I have always wondered that. Thanks
adverts are a pain in the arse! But the content should come with every fly rod. Great, well done.
Thanks. Unfortunately these are expensive to produce and adverts are a necessary evil
I learned a lot watching this!
Is there anyway I can post a link to you guys in my next video. I just can’t believe you don’t have millions of followers. Hoping to help ya out.
Wow this is so informative. Thanks for sharing!
What were you using for gear? Rod, real, flies? Thanks
Thanks for excellent video ✌🙂👍
Watching fly fishing videos - not hard
Fly fishing - hard
this is an incredible video. thank you so much for all this information!
the illustrations are top-notch!
Great info and I learned a lot. Now to practice it.
O couldn't see the line twich or mové or anything on minute 16:22, how could you saw it
practice and experience
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing Maybe thats why don't catch the Machaca fish here on Costa Rica near Guápiles down town, if you ever come to CR that's the challenge, other rivers are easier.
Thank you for this video (and others I assume I will spend hours watching).
Great! Hope you enjoy all of the shows
Have you tried dynamite?
I find that after several fishless rainy hours spent losing flies in the undergrowth, untangling tangled leaders, tripping over loops of fly line at my feet, having my life blood drained from me by mosquitoes, midges, and horseflies, all the while keeping an eye open for Lyme disease carrying ticks; dynamite seems like a very reasonable option....
Those tough trips make the good ones seem so much better.
rosenbauert ah, yes, I have heard of these “good trips”...they happen to other people I think..
Very informative. Thanks for the video!
I enjoy your video and would enjoy fishing with you. There are always exceptions. I met my friend at St. Regis MT on the Clark Fork and we went down to the river to eat our burgers and study the action. This is a big river and as we watched we saw big rainbows rising. Very clear water and probably almost 20 feet deep in spots. There was a hatch of uprights, chocolate brown with split 2 inch tails. #12 3x. I had recently acquired some moose mane that look perfect for the match. We went back to the picnic area the I tied a half dozen with the moose mane for tails and body and adams type hackle. Back to the river and waded out in 2 feet of water on a rock the size of a box car. My buddy found a similar rock upstream and I saw he already had a fish on. I saw this shadow arising to my fly and I go so exited I struck too soon. I then caught my biggest rainbow, 24 inches on a two pound (orvis tippit) leader. Perfect spot for playing a fish we ended our business lunch with two fish apiece over 20 inches. Were we to fish together I would introduce you to my gunny sack creel that allows you to lead a big fish up against your burlap covered leg and roll it into the sack full of fresh leaves while you extract your fly. Again, thanks for sharing. Ps there is often a couple of cold Coors in the sack as well.
Iguana
Great story!
Pretty bad ass man, thanks for sharing!
more for myself to take note:
2-4 feet deep, walking speed 1-2 fps, close to mod to fast current, access to protection
This is great. Thank you for posting.
Glad you liked it
Well done. Learned a lot!
I do the pile cast because I have no idea what I’m doing.
dude this comment made me laugh quite hard. Im pretty sure my entire first year of casting was also pile casting lol
Yeah, it's not always about straight, pretty casts. Just get the fly to the fish any way you can!
Lol good one!
Thanks and greetings from Kayseri.
Literally incredible. Thank you!!!
Who would give this a thumbs down? Maybe Tom stole someone's girlfriend in high school? Great video.
😆
Would you need a sinker to catch trout?
sometime you do, depends on water speed and depth
Use as little weight as possible.
Excellent video.
How do you find one while standing on the river bank and the river is too choppy to see?
i just started watching this guys videos and i gotta say i love this guys energy and enthusiasm....but i NEVER would have guessed he was a tattoo guy 13:48
tried fly fishing today and it was an absolute failure.... every other cast i was getting my line tangled. not one nibble when i managed to get things right.... had fish rising 5 ft from me... i dont know what im doing wrong and i cant measure my disappointment.
Keep trying and try to get help from a fly fishing club, a guide, but be persistent....it will come together!
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing thanks, that trip was doomed... killed my phone in the water as well hahaha but im not giving up easy XD been forced to wait for less windy weather, but ill be back in the river soon. my dad caught a big rainbow trout the next spot down from me so i know they are there. your tips have been super helpful, thanks again!
@@orvisguidetoflyfishing If you were fly fishing and fish were rising 5 feet from you then clearly you were standing in the wrong place.
I'll always trust a guy teaching me about fly fishing when he's got raccoon eyes. Can't wait to get out and try these tips!
“ Raccoon eyes” 😂😂😂