Incredibly well done in all aspects- story, camera work, editing, fishing technique, fish and stoke. It may just be me, but what I really appreciate is that it didn't rely on exotic destinations and tons of money to produce and yet still wins (and deservedly so) the IF4 feature film award. To all involved, amazing work. Congratulations!
Congratulations on your 2022 win!, and thank you so very much for filming this phenomenon. And testing your bouncing adult caddis fly method! I too witnessed something similar also with the caddis, but when it's in the emerging state. As I lifted my caddis emerger fly from the bottom of the stream, and just as the fly broke the surface of the water the trout too would often break water and grab the fly in mid-air. I read how caddis emerge from their casing in an air bubble fully developed waiting to fly, and once the bubble breaks the surface they immediately fly away. Hear hear, to the Nature! And this wonderful passion and art of fly fishing.
Stunning. And that bouncing caddis thing is just so cool. And your afternoon reminds me of a mind-blowing evening on the Provo back in about 1997 when the caddis hatch was almost too thick to see through as the sun went down and big brown trout's minds were exploding. Me and two other guys (strangers downstream whooping and hollering) were the only ones on that stretch of river and we were hooking monsters until long after it was pitchy black. I remember hearing them slosh back to the parking area around ten-thirty and I shouted, "Did you guys see that!!!???" and all I saw was two headlamps shaking side-to-side in the darkness in utter astonishment. "Holy sh*t what a night," one guy said.
Amazing! What an awesome experience! There’s something so special about cool summer nights fishing into the dark, listening when to set the hook instead of seeing it… so special! Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant idea on the bounce rig. Never heard of this, but I’ll try it now! Great camera work too, guys. Can’t tell you how tired I am of the “GoPro on my chest” videos from so many others. Yours is much more watch-able.
The camera work is unbelievable! I would never expect a fish to come that high out of the water to take a fly, happens to fast to see it in real time. I always thought the fish I saw come all the way out of the water had already taken one off the surface and just kept going. I've only been lucky enough to be in one truly massive hatch and those clouds of flies took me back there.
Outstanding film work and exciting fly action. Definitely going to add this to my repotoir. Thank you for getting the excitement into all of us fly heads
Glad you enjoyed it! So much fun indeed! All it takes is spending time outdoors to see what fun adventures are out there! We were very blessed with a super sweet experience on this project for sure!
Here’s a writeup I did that scratches the surface. Shows my leader setup and explains a bit about the technique. flylordsmag.com/caddis-magic-the-bouncing-caddis-technique/ Lance Egan and Devin Olsen also teach this technique in our instructional film Modern Nymphing Elevated 👍
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! This technique and so much more is explained in our Modern Nymphing Masterclass that you can check out at modernnymphingmasterclass.com Hope this helps!
Cool video! I was just explaining this to someone last week that I was guiding on a river in Southern Italy. I’ve been using this technique for at least 15 years and maybe longer here in Italy. So I don’t know if Lance and Devon invented this? I definitely didn’t learn it from anyone in the USA. Thanks for sharing!
I legit thought I was the only person who did this with the caddis jumping. I use my 10' euro rod with good recovery and it's amazing how effective the technique is.
Saw largemouth bass leaping to eat egg-laying dragonflies today. Wanted to see if this excellent technique would work on stillwater for bigmouthed green fish, but didn't have the requisite flies on hand. I'll be prepared next time.
I usually fish a nymph with a 3.0mm tungsten bead, so a little heavy, but not so heavy it's going to consistently be pulling the dry fly underwater. The nymph is about 20" below the dry fly.
Personal preference. It can be both good and bad. With water, fish, and bugs you can experience much more with slow motion. We liked this film this way we we went with it. Thanks for checking it out!
Beautiful video work as always. A little disappointed that you describe working a Caddis dry as a top dropper as a “new” technique. Classic wet fly technique used for 100’s of years. Also described in detail in Gary LaFontaine’s book “Caddisflies”.
This is not a new method, as the narrator indicates. I've been using this method for years on the Beaverkill, in the Catskills of New York. When the fish are splashing for the caddis, I cast down and across on a short line, let the elkhair caddis float a few inches, bounce it, let it fall and float a few inches, and repeat - deadly.
Absolutely not a new method. This is called dibbling a bob fly and its really really old. Personally I have been doing it for two seasons now. Its effective for other hatches too. My head is filled with moments like this from seasons past. The video makes me long for winters grip to release. Nice footage and congrats on the win.
@@GilbertRowley Dibbling a bob fly is an old wet fly technique that was more common in the old days when rods were longer. Cutcliffe used this method considerably in 1860's but it wasn't new even then. The principle is the same. The bob fly is tied to the top of the team of wets. Usually it was dragged and popped out of the water as the team made its way across the current. Try it for Yellow Sally hatches or anything that struggles to escape the surface. I do mine with 13 foot fixed line rods and boy does it work. Cheers lads.
@@thetroutconjurer thanks for the explanation. Sounds deadly. Not necessarily the same, but still a “bouncing” adult imitation. Sounds great! Have a great night.
Beautiful images. With quite annoying music at some points. And a bit excessive, typical american ‘chewy’ comment. Inspiring and very informative nevertheless 🙏🏻 👍🏻
This technique was shown to me by the Italian competition fly fishers about 25 years ago on the Sangro river and just after that by the Czech Competition fly fishers just after that. So this technique is not "New" Maybe new for the Americans.
Great, and for the past 25 years you never shared it with the rest of the fly fishing world??? 😉 Makes me wonder what other secrets you guys have been keeping from us 😁 I’m joking here, have a nice day.
Cuiden sus ríos acá en chile los destrullen los aridos da pena soi pescador de niño i e visto como cambian los ríos los destrullen i nadie ase nada chile novena region
amazing. you 'discover' a new technique that Len Wright popularized six decades ago, and even then a technique he refined from european methods. countless authors have described the technique since Wright, but endless surprise is the privilege of ignorance i guess
Haha, thanks for taking the time to write a comment. Please take my reply in a kind way. There is what’s called a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Yes people have dapped flies for millennia. No question there, but at some point we started calling it “fly fishing”. Was it new? Not according to a fixed mindset, but was it “new” because of the additional opportunities “fly fishing” with modern gear presented? Possibly (me, and most others would say yes). But whoever started calling it fly fishing stole the thunder from the group of dappers all those many hundreds of years before, and they were probably defensive too ;-) That’s totally fine. My point here is that we are not trying to take credit for anything that came before us, but the method, gear, and approach that we use here does open up “new” possibilities that do not exist when trying this technique in other ways. Call us ignorant if you would like, that’s okay. Just because we elevate our fly off the water’s surface doesn’t mean we are fishing the way described by Mr. Wright 60 years ago. If you’d like to accept the fact that nothing build upon, improved, and enhanced is “new” because of man’s pervious discoveries then you are correct. This nor anything else in fly fishing, or life, is new. Have a great day!
I don’t think it’s so much from ignorance, I tried this technique over 30 years ago I never read about or was told about it I just thought this would work . It may have not been an original thought but it was mine . People do have brains and can figure things out by themselves. I use this method on the Madison with both caddis and stoneflies and it works , takes some practice but works .
@@mikekuczynski1552glad to hear you’ve also found success with this! I love it! We simply wanted to share an awesome technique and experience. It’s awesome that others like you have found success and enjoyment in the same way. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Incredibly well done in all aspects- story, camera work, editing, fishing technique, fish and stoke. It may just be me, but what I really appreciate is that it didn't rely on exotic destinations and tons of money to produce and yet still wins (and deservedly so) the IF4 feature film award. To all involved, amazing work. Congratulations!
Thanks so much for the kind words Tim, we really appreciate it. Especially coming from you!
Congratulations on your 2022 win!, and thank you so very much for filming this phenomenon. And testing your bouncing adult caddis fly method! I too witnessed something similar also with the caddis, but when it's in the emerging state. As I lifted my caddis emerger fly from the bottom of the stream, and just as the fly broke the surface of the water the trout too would often break water and grab the fly in mid-air. I read how caddis emerge from their casing in an air bubble fully developed waiting to fly, and once the bubble breaks the surface they immediately fly away. Hear hear, to the Nature! And this wonderful passion and art of fly fishing.
Thanks for the kind words, and what a fun observation! So many marvels to experience by getting outside!
The “Egg-Laying Caddis” technique - mind blown! I will chase an opportunity to do this to the end of my days. Thanks a lot for a brilliant movie!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! We hope you crush some fish this Summer with this technique, tons of fun!
Nailed focus on all them there 4K money shots fellas - very very lovely luscious slow footage and simple story!! Congrats!
Thanks so much, we had a great time with this one!
I was watching this on RUclips on TV, I had to go on RUclips on my phone to comment. Absolutely superb.👍
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, we are excited that you liked it!
Wow. Great video. Well done to all involved especially the photographer who has captured this magic moment.🙏🇻🇬
Very kind, so glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Stunning. And that bouncing caddis thing is just so cool. And your afternoon reminds me of a mind-blowing evening on the Provo back in about 1997 when the caddis hatch was almost too thick to see through as the sun went down and big brown trout's minds were exploding. Me and two other guys (strangers downstream whooping and hollering) were the only ones on that stretch of river and we were hooking monsters until long after it was pitchy black. I remember hearing them slosh back to the parking area around ten-thirty and I shouted, "Did you guys see that!!!???" and all I saw was two headlamps shaking side-to-side in the darkness in utter astonishment. "Holy sh*t what a night," one guy said.
Amazing! What an awesome experience! There’s something so special about cool summer nights fishing into the dark, listening when to set the hook instead of seeing it… so special! Thanks for sharing!
Award winning for a reason. The amount of epic eats just that you got on camera is insane! Awesome video man
Thanks man! It was a fun project with some of the best footage we’ve ever collected 👊
Amazing film Gilbert!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Warm Summer days can't come soon enough ;-)
Grandes imágenes, espectaculares subidas de las truchas a la mosca seca, enhorabuena por el vídeo y gracias 🍾🥂
Graçias amigo!!!
Awesome video
Thank you very much!
Excellent camera work, excellent story telling, excellent fishermen! Nicely done Phil and Gil!
Hey thanks so much! We appreciate the compliments!
Brilliant idea on the bounce rig. Never heard of this, but I’ll try it now! Great camera work too, guys. Can’t tell you how tired I am of the “GoPro on my chest” videos from so many others. Yours is much more watch-able.
Haha, glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with this technique, we hope you find success with it!
We have been doing that method for over 10 years here in Sweden. Really effective method. 👌
Love it! Congratulations!
Thanks so much Cyril! It was a super fun project to be a part of!
So good, so much fun, and so inspiring to get out there.
Thanks Ryan, you’re the man!
One of the best action videos I have ever seen!
Very kind! Thank you very much!
@@GilbertRowley
This work of yours really shows how beautiful the trout are. Amazing
@@fishhunt9874 thanks so much, we really appreciate it!
Stunning. Heading to Patagonia in 3 weeks time and New Zealand in 6 weeks time. Cannot wait to try this method. Thank you so much !
Thank you, and have a great time on your trips, sounds AMAZING!
Truely magical. Great production with beautiful trout.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
DUDE!!! Some of those eats were awesome!! Great footage you two!! How I dream of watching fish explode on caddis all day!!
Thanks Shaye! You know how it is fishing with Phil, the fish lottery jump out of the water to eat his fly! 😉
Once again very nice work capturing the look and feel of those moments we sometimes luck into while we are out there.
Thanks Glen, we appreciate it!
Clever tactic!
It's a ton of fun!
The camera work is unbelievable! I would never expect a fish to come that high out of the water to take a fly, happens to fast to see it in real time. I always thought the fish I saw come all the way out of the water had already taken one off the surface and just kept going. I've only been lucky enough to be in one truly massive hatch and those clouds of flies took me back there.
Pretty sweet little critters. It’s so fun to slow them down a bit to see what’s actually happening! Glad it was able to take you back!
That was very fun to watch and those fish were insane
Seriously nuts, right?! Let’s go bounce some Caddis this coming Summer!
Outstanding !
Thanks so much!
Outstanding film work and exciting fly action. Definitely going to add this to my repotoir. Thank you for getting the excitement into all of us fly heads
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
WOW filming fishing and naration brilliant all top drawer
Very kind, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Most excellent presentation! Thank you very much!
So thankful for all the history lessons from people in the comments 🤦🏻♂️. I read a book once too. Great video guys!
Haha, yeah there’s always going to be those types of “experts” in the comments 😂 it gets a little old for sure. Glad you enjoyed the video!
SO AWESOME!!! Great job Gilbert and Phill. I don't know how you will top this one but I'm sure you'll think of something, you two always do.
Thanks so much Brad, we really appreciate it!
Awesome. So inspiring. It’s gonna be a long winter for me. Shortened a bit with this video.
So glad you enjoyed it! And I totally can relate, nothing like warm vibes on a cold Winter’s day 😎
The videography is incredible...
Thanks! My buddy Phil was behind the camera for most of this film. He is a wizard!
Another great film
Very kind, thanks!
Another fantastic award-winning video👏👏👏!
Very kind, thank you Jim!
Bravo!! Well done!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Absolutely stellar body of work, congratulations. Beautiful, captivating, and informative.
Thank you very much!
This definitely makes me want to get out and fish! Incredible! You guys know how to do it right!
Thanks so much, we appreciate it!
Just a wonderful piece of work. Congratulations!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much!
Pure art in both camera work and casting.
Thanks brother, we’re pretty stoked with how it turned out!
Fantastic! Not fair. It’s a week before Christmas here in Pennsylvania and it’ll be months before I see a dry fly eat. 😢😊😂
Haha, thanks for checking it out! Hopefully it warmed you up a bit while we wait out the Nymphing 😉
So obvious yet innovative. I will be trying this new addition to euro nymphing
Thanks! I hope it goes well for you! It’s a ton of fun!
Awesome! Ha ha ha! You guys definitely lived up to the hype of the opening line. I want some caddis action, NOW! Way to go!
Thanks! It was a super fun project to be a part of!!!
Amazing work! At this point I’d expect nothing less though 😏 you guys are too cool!
And your skills are right there with ours! Let’s make a movie sometime 😎
Fantastic!!! Thanks for the effort to make such an outstanding, entertaining story.
Very kind! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hella nice! Good work guys. Agree w/ tightline, I appreciate that this much fun is just out there for the having.
Glad you enjoyed it! So much fun indeed! All it takes is spending time outdoors to see what fun adventures are out there! We were very blessed with a super sweet experience on this project for sure!
So good!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Just stunning footage!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great technique. I use this on Penns creek in central pa during caddis batches and it works wonders next to the banks
Glad to hear you've found success with it as well!
Bravo jolly good show mate
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome technique! Some amazing film captures!
Thanks brother! Glad you enjoyed it!
I can't wait to try this.
Awesome! I hope you crush it when you do! Thanks!
Complimenti,tutto bellissimo. Sotto la mosca(sedge) in punta del tip hai messo una ninfa? GRAZIE👋👋👋👋👋
Thank you, and yes. A nymph below the Caddis dry fly 👍
Wow! That was amazing and I can not wait to try this technique in the new year!
Thanks! You’re going to LOVE fishing this way, it’s a blast!
@@GilbertRowley Looking forward to it! I am curious what camera you are shooting with, the shots were so good!
Wow that was great! What a cool technique and excellent video. Nice work you two!
Thanks so much for the kind words!
Really cool. For my mentor Don.. Wish u could see this.
Glad you enjoyed it, and it sounds like you had a fantastic mentor!
INSANE!!!
Thanks, we appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
Awesome footage
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing cinematography! Now, can you tell us how to set up this "bouncing caddis" rig?
Here’s a writeup I did that scratches the surface. Shows my leader setup and explains a bit about the technique. flylordsmag.com/caddis-magic-the-bouncing-caddis-technique/
Lance Egan and Devin Olsen also teach this technique in our instructional film Modern Nymphing Elevated 👍
@@GilbertRowley Thanks!
Do you guys have any underwater video of a Caddis pupa emerging from bottom to the top? I’ve been dying to see any footage of this
Not yet, but we should have that footage before the Summer is over 👍
Very cool - amazing!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
beautyful
Thanks you, it was a magical time on the river!
Love the video!I am sad because my college class had a presentation scheduled with you but you weren’t able to make it. Keep doing what you are doing!
Ahh bummer!!! Sorry I couldn’t make it, that would have been awesome! I hope you’re enjoying Snow!
AMAZING FILM KUDOS!!!!
Thanks for checking it out!
Amazing video. Really breathtaking. I am a beginner fisherman and I would be happy if someone could explain to me how the rig is built.
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! This technique and so much more is explained in our Modern Nymphing Masterclass that you can check out at modernnymphingmasterclass.com Hope this helps!
Cool video! I was just explaining this to someone last week that I was guiding on a river in Southern Italy. I’ve been using this technique for at least 15 years and maybe longer here in Italy. So I don’t know if Lance and Devon invented this? I definitely didn’t learn it from anyone in the USA. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing. Well done. Those fish look just like shark breaches on seals.
Good point! Voracious little critters!
Awesome video! what length are you using for the dropper tippet and the point tippet?
Glad you enjoyed it, dropper tippet, 4-6”. Point tippet, about 20” below the dropper knot. 👍
Awesome!!! Just out of curiosity how heavy of an anchor fly?
Thanks Bill, not too heavy, a size 14-16 nymph with a 2.8mm tungsten bead.
Bouncing May fly 34 years
@@richardjagoda8118 oh good, I hope it’s treated you well
Really amazing footage. I would love to know where that was shot.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! We have policy not to discuss locations on social media, I hope you understand. Thanks for the support!
That is a flyfishing video!
Very kind, thank you!
I learned this technique over twenty years ago.
What are you running below the dry fly. Dropper, split shot?
A weighted nymph. Usually a size 14-16 with a 2.8mm bead 👍
I legit thought I was the only person who did this with the caddis jumping.
I use my 10' euro rod with good recovery and it's amazing how effective the technique is.
Sounds like you know the ways of the bouncing Caddis 😎 Way cool! It’s such a fun way to fish!
Saw largemouth bass leaping to eat egg-laying dragonflies today. Wanted to see if this excellent technique would work on stillwater for bigmouthed green fish, but didn't have the requisite flies on hand. I'll be prepared next time.
Magical. Amazing camera work. How long was your dropper anchor?
Thanks! About 20” from the dry to the dropper.
I’ve gotta get better at my filming😂 awesome video guys!
Haha, keep it up! It’s taken us well over a decade to get to this point!
how every is the bedhead and how long is the dropper?
I usually fish a nymph with a 3.0mm tungsten bead, so a little heavy, but not so heavy it's going to consistently be pulling the dry fly underwater. The nymph is about 20" below the dry fly.
whats the name of the song you used in the video with the cellos? I tried looking for it in the description
Will u b tying this dry up,for us in the near future
Any buoyant caddis dry fly will work for this. We actually fished elk hair caddis imitations, nothing to fancy.
wow
Thanks!
Awesome film, how deep is the dropper? Tungsten?
Thanks! Tungsten yes, about 20” below the dry fly. 👍
@@GilbertRowley thank you! Can't wait to try that out!
@@mitchapalooza7241 my pleasure!
Great work filming and editing.
Seems like the slow motion is a bit overdone when the entire film is in slow motion, no?
Personal preference. It can be both good and bad. With water, fish, and bugs you can experience much more with slow motion. We liked this film this way we we went with it. Thanks for checking it out!
Beautiful video work as always.
A little disappointed that you describe working a Caddis dry as a top dropper as a “new” technique. Classic wet fly technique used for 100’s of years. Also described in detail in Gary LaFontaine’s book “Caddisflies”.
This is not a new method, as the narrator indicates. I've been using this method for years on the Beaverkill, in the Catskills of New York. When the fish are splashing for the caddis, I cast down and across on a short line, let the elkhair caddis float a few inches, bounce it, let it fall and float a few inches, and repeat - deadly.
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Absolutely not a new method. This is called dibbling a bob fly and its really really old. Personally I have been doing it for two seasons now. Its effective for other hatches too. My head is filled with moments like this from seasons past. The video makes me long for winters grip to release. Nice footage and congrats on the win.
Cool, explain dibbling a bob please? I’d appreciate that.
@@GilbertRowley Dibbling a bob fly is an old wet fly technique that was more common in the old days when rods were longer. Cutcliffe used this method considerably in 1860's but it wasn't new even then. The principle is the same. The bob fly is tied to the top of the team of wets. Usually it was dragged and popped out of the water as the team made its way across the current. Try it for Yellow Sally hatches or anything that struggles to escape the surface. I do mine with 13 foot fixed line rods and boy does it work. Cheers lads.
@@thetroutconjurer thanks for the explanation. Sounds deadly. Not necessarily the same, but still a “bouncing” adult imitation. Sounds great! Have a great night.
Beautiful images. With quite annoying music at some points. And a bit excessive, typical american ‘chewy’ comment. Inspiring and very informative nevertheless 🙏🏻 👍🏻
This technique was shown to me by the Italian competition fly fishers about 25 years ago on the Sangro river and just after that by the Czech Competition fly fishers just after that. So this technique is not "New" Maybe new for the Americans.
Great, and for the past 25 years you never shared it with the rest of the fly fishing world??? 😉 Makes me wonder what other secrets you guys have been keeping from us 😁 I’m joking here, have a nice day.
Cuiden sus ríos acá en chile los destrullen los aridos da pena soi pescador de niño i e visto como cambian los ríos los destrullen i nadie ase nada chile novena region
amazing. you 'discover' a new technique that Len Wright popularized six decades ago, and even then a technique he refined from european methods. countless authors have described the technique since Wright, but endless surprise is the privilege of ignorance i guess
Haha, thanks for taking the time to write a comment. Please take my reply in a kind way. There is what’s called a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Yes people have dapped flies for millennia. No question there, but at some point we started calling it “fly fishing”. Was it new? Not according to a fixed mindset, but was it “new” because of the additional opportunities “fly fishing” with modern gear presented? Possibly (me, and most others would say yes). But whoever started calling it fly fishing stole the thunder from the group of dappers all those many hundreds of years before, and they were probably defensive too ;-) That’s totally fine. My point here is that we are not trying to take credit for anything that came before us, but the method, gear, and approach that we use here does open up “new” possibilities that do not exist when trying this technique in other ways. Call us ignorant if you would like, that’s okay. Just because we elevate our fly off the water’s surface doesn’t mean we are fishing the way described by Mr. Wright 60 years ago. If you’d like to accept the fact that nothing build upon, improved, and enhanced is “new” because of man’s pervious discoveries then you are correct. This nor anything else in fly fishing, or life, is new. Have a great day!
I don’t think it’s so much from ignorance, I tried this technique over 30 years ago I never read about or was told about it I just thought this would work . It may have not been an original thought but it was mine . People do have brains and can figure things out by themselves. I use this method on the Madison with both caddis and stoneflies and it works , takes some practice but works .
Nice , thanks for the video
@@mikekuczynski1552glad to hear you’ve also found success with this! I love it! We simply wanted to share an awesome technique and experience. It’s awesome that others like you have found success and enjoyment in the same way. Happy New Year to you and your family.