I took up fly fishing this year I fish Chew or Blagdon I normally go every four days weather permitting and I have blanked a few times now especially with the warm weather having said that I still have a freezer full of trout and I give them to my friends. I have found your videos a great help and they have improved my catch rate thank you
Great video Rhys. I have been fishing this method for a few years now using FABs (Boobys are banned) on a four foot leader. This method catches pretty much all year around on numerous waters and it will catch fish when nobody else is catching. However, I inch the flies back vveerrryy slowly. The taps are amazing at times and fish will take a rod top out or on the hang.
After 50 years of fly fishing, I am just now getting in to Booby fishing. I tried out your suggestions and techniques, and I caught more huge fish in one day than I usually catch in a year with traditional rigs. I was very concerned about the trout gulping the fly, but with a faster retrieve, that never happened to me. Excellent video.
...line for this type of fishing or would I be better off with a ‘plain’ DI7/DI8 (8 wt rods) 2. What is the sweep best used for? I’ve caught fish on it in deep water at Grafham using cats whisker snake booby’s but I wondered if it has any better/particular use???
The sweep is a better mid water line. There's no need to spend additional money on a line if you already own an 8. The only difference between that and the booby basher is that you will bt default cast further due to how the basher line is built
Rhys when you talk about droppers, is it better to attach extra tippet to the leader or to the point flys hook? Your videos are very helpful and have been so helpful to me... stay safe and many thanks... Richard....
Hey Richard! I've found the most success by attaching leader to the point fly's hook shank. I find that it delivers a clearer hit indication, and it's also much easier to switch out if that dropper nymph isn't getting the job done. Hope that helps!
Really professional presentation, as always. Crystal clear explanation of winter booby fishing. One thing I would ask Rhys - I have an airflo 40+ DI7 SWEEP. 1. Is the ‘sweep’ the best line for t
Great video. I was wondering when does the season turn for trout? I've been fishing egg flies all winter with success but lately I've found the fishery trout aren't as bothered by what I'm offering. Hope you can help.
Depends where in the UK - You can see hatches in mid March/Early April in the southern parts of England. When you get to mid April/early May typically is the best fishing period up north. You are usually looking at the temperature to gauge where it is at. You may see earlier hatches if there is a constant spell of good weather or at least you will see fish swimming closer to the top. If you are river fishing then the brown trout season doesn't start til late March anyway. You are still looking to hit it around mid April but it doesn't hurt to go out earlier if you a prospecting a river looking for good spots.
Deans provided some solid advice there. In a nutshel all parts of the country differ. For example in scotland i've caught in december on dries. Whereas in wales it won't be until april. The last week of warm weather will definetely have had an impact on the hatches available so don't neglect whats in front of you. As i've said in other videos - fish the conditions 👍
Thanks Rhys, you do great videos! Just a suggestion, in Spain we typically talk about "mm" for the nylon diameter, or the "x" and I get lost with the pounds as the resistance varies a lot from brand to brand. I would be thankful if you could comment on that in the future 🙂
Thanks Oscar. It’s habit for us to refer to everything by lb breaking strain in the uk but I’ll note it for future videos and try and include this for international viewers. Thanks for the feedback 🎣
@@RhysFishes It gets even more confusing than that since UK tackle companies are super inconsistent in the way lines are described. They essentially use breaking strain to describe diameter. A 15lbs line is sort of agreed to be around 0.35mm diameter even if it breaks at 22lbs. Other times a 15lbs line can be around 0.40mm and break at 23lbs and anglers will tell you how amazingly abrasion resistant that brand of line is. So line comparisons in UK are usually a case of apples and oranges. As a scandinavian the mind boggles but our dear British friends are traditionalists so likely will stick to the "system" forever.
A real big bite of info I've found here and thank you for this! One thing I noticed, 95% of the topic is rainbow stocked trout, nothing on brown trout fishing in lakes. Do you have any contact with them? Thank you
We have wild brown trout lakes in the uk although they aren’t as heavily fishes as stocked rainbow waters so I tend to cover what’s popular. Look out for some wild brown trout lake fishing videos next year 😀
@@RhysFishes thank you for the answer! I have some late nights since I've found your videos, man reeeeaaally nicely explained with a lot of details! :) Maybe you can start like a mini series for this topic. Starting with lake characteristics, what type of soil is under the lake, insects present there...etc. Than go in to rods, lines, leaders. And some patterns that you think it will work, maybe some videos on this topic. Oh and one more thing, congrats on the video with the rods...I must say, a decent approach to buying gear. Keep up the good work man, we can see that you know what you are talking about!
I have been fly fishing for just under 9 month. I was just wondering if there is any effective buzzer setup ups on an 8ft leader as casting long leaders such as a 12ft is pretty challenging for a beginner. I would love to try fishing with buzzers but I normally use lures and boobys, thanks
Really good video mate. See when you’re fishing the 15ft leader with 2x boobies and fishing it back fast on a rolypoly are you allowing the line to sit on the bottom before you retrieve ? I’d have thought the boobies would bottom out on the retrieve but I may be wrong !
Play around with depths josh. Could be 5 20ft under the surface or on the deck. The moment you introduce any fast retrieve will mean some elevation in the flies and line to some extent
Hi Rhys.your videos are great , very well explained with loads of tips.
Missing your videos hope you’re okay.
This works in the summer for bass, in cover. Boobys with a sinking line don't get snagged so much, but give you a lot more options. I love them
I took up fly fishing this year I fish Chew or Blagdon I normally go every four days weather permitting and I have blanked a few times now especially with the warm weather having said that I still have a freezer full of trout and I give them to my friends. I have found your videos a great help and they have improved my catch rate thank you
Great video Rhys. I have been fishing this method for a few years now using FABs (Boobys are banned) on a four foot leader. This method catches pretty much all year around on numerous waters and it will catch fish when nobody else is catching. However, I inch the flies back vveerrryy slowly. The taps are amazing at times and fish will take a rod top out or on the hang.
Thank u for the video that I asked u to do going to try it a spring Hill fisherie go just to try a new box of Bobby's
After 50 years of fly fishing, I am just now getting in to Booby fishing. I tried out your suggestions and techniques, and I caught more huge fish in one day than I usually catch in a year with
traditional rigs. I was very concerned about the trout gulping the fly, but with a faster retrieve, that never happened to me. Excellent video.
Great to hear, well done Michael!
Great knowledge and explanation. 😊
...line for this type of fishing or would I be better off with a ‘plain’ DI7/DI8 (8 wt rods)
2. What is the sweep best used for?
I’ve caught fish on it in deep water at Grafham using cats whisker snake booby’s but I wondered if it has any better/particular use???
The sweep is a better mid water line. There's no need to spend additional money on a line if you already own an 8. The only difference between that and the booby basher is that you will bt default cast further due to how the basher line is built
@@RhysFishes Thanks Rhys
Good video Rhys you have helped me allot 🙏🙏
Fantastic video as usual
I love this method
So basically is like fishing powerbait?...
Rhythm, do you ever fish a natural type cast like this with foam backed shrimps etc?
Rhys when you talk about droppers, is it better to attach extra tippet to the leader or to the point flys hook? Your videos are very helpful and have been so helpful to me... stay safe and many thanks... Richard....
Hey Richard! I've found the most success by attaching leader to the point fly's hook shank. I find that it delivers a clearer hit indication, and it's also much easier to switch out if that dropper nymph isn't getting the job done. Hope that helps!
Always add the tippet to the leader. The only time leader to hook would be the go to is if your fishing a dry fly and buzzer.
Many thanks Rhys... thank you for your advice.. Regards R...
Great content Rhys, thanks!
Hi Rhys, Is all weather and time good for fly fishing, thanks and Best regards, TM, ;-)
That’s a question that has a very long answer. But in short, trout can be caught in almost all conditions.
Great content,was wondering have you done a video on how to tie the hulk lure looks great for this time of year.
Great fly James! Davie’s done a video on it that can’t be beaten if I’m honest
@@RhysFishes awesome fly tying well out of my league,,I buy it if can lol,thanks for the reply.great looking fly.
Awesome video, thanks!
Another really good video, please can you do a video on cdc/ emerging buzzers as I jave a few but I have never used them!
Have a look at the how to buzzers/ how to dry fly video i did last year 👍
Really professional presentation, as always.
Crystal clear explanation of winter booby fishing.
One thing I would ask Rhys - I have an airflo 40+ DI7 SWEEP.
1. Is the ‘sweep’ the best line for t
Great video. I was wondering when does the season turn for trout? I've been fishing egg flies all winter with success but lately I've found the fishery trout aren't as bothered by what I'm offering. Hope you can help.
Depends where in the UK - You can see hatches in mid March/Early April in the southern parts of England. When you get to mid April/early May typically is the best fishing period up north. You are usually looking at the temperature to gauge where it is at. You may see earlier hatches if there is a constant spell of good weather or at least you will see fish swimming closer to the top.
If you are river fishing then the brown trout season doesn't start til late March anyway. You are still looking to hit it around mid April but it doesn't hurt to go out earlier if you a prospecting a river looking for good spots.
@@dean529 Thanks for the advice. I'm based in Ireland so our weather patterns would be very close to England's.
Deans provided some solid advice there. In a nutshel all parts of the country differ. For example in scotland i've caught in december on dries. Whereas in wales it won't be until april. The last week of warm weather will definetely have had an impact on the hatches available so don't neglect whats in front of you. As i've said in other videos - fish the conditions 👍
Nice video Rhys, hope all is well👍
Thanks Rhys, you do great videos! Just a suggestion, in Spain we typically talk about "mm" for the nylon diameter, or the "x" and I get lost with the pounds as the resistance varies a lot from brand to brand. I would be thankful if you could comment on that in the future 🙂
Thanks Oscar. It’s habit for us to refer to everything by lb breaking strain in the uk but I’ll note it for future videos and try and include this for international viewers. Thanks for the feedback 🎣
@@RhysFishes It gets even more confusing than that since UK tackle companies are super inconsistent in the way lines are described. They essentially use breaking strain to describe diameter. A 15lbs line is sort of agreed to be around 0.35mm diameter even if it breaks at 22lbs. Other times a 15lbs line can be around 0.40mm and break at 23lbs and anglers will tell you how amazingly abrasion resistant that brand of line is. So line comparisons in UK are usually a case of apples and oranges. As a scandinavian the mind boggles but our dear British friends are traditionalists so likely will stick to the "system" forever.
Informative video mate nice.
Good video Rhys it good to see you 👍
A real big bite of info I've found here and thank you for this! One thing I noticed, 95% of the topic is rainbow stocked trout, nothing on brown trout fishing in lakes. Do you have any contact with them? Thank you
We have wild brown trout lakes in the uk although they aren’t as heavily fishes as stocked rainbow waters so I tend to cover what’s popular. Look out for some wild brown trout lake fishing videos next year 😀
@@RhysFishes thank you for the answer! I have some late nights since I've found your videos, man reeeeaaally nicely explained with a lot of details! :) Maybe you can start like a mini series for this topic. Starting with lake characteristics, what type of soil is under the lake, insects present there...etc. Than go in to rods, lines, leaders. And some patterns that you think it will work, maybe some videos on this topic. Oh and one more thing, congrats on the video with the rods...I must say, a decent approach to buying gear. Keep up the good work man, we can see that you know what you are talking about!
I have been fly fishing for just under 9 month. I was just wondering if there is any effective buzzer setup ups on an 8ft leader as casting long leaders such as a 12ft is pretty challenging for a beginner. I would love to try fishing with buzzers but I normally use lures and boobys, thanks
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Really good video mate. See when you’re fishing the 15ft leader with 2x boobies and fishing it back fast on a rolypoly are you allowing the line to sit on the bottom before you retrieve ? I’d have thought the boobies would bottom out on the retrieve but I may be wrong !
Play around with depths josh. Could be 5 20ft under the surface or on the deck. The moment you introduce any fast retrieve will mean some elevation in the flies and line to some extent
@@RhysFishes cheers mate
Is there ever a time u don’t catch anything at a lake? I went lake fishing yesterday and today and didn’t catch a thing, shit like
That’s why it’s called fishing and not catching. Pick yourself up and go again 👍🎣
5K way to go!!!
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🖕Very useful
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Rhys, not recommending this abomination method....
Totally agree not into sinking lines at all