One thing not mentioned was using natural wind breaks which you (Devin) utilized when my wife and I joined you on the river a few years ago. Sunday I found a stretch of river which had some tall trees that broke the wind for me allowing good drifts.
Okie here and wind is ridiculous where I fish. Thanks for the tips! I usually do not call it windy until it causes a stop or reverse flow with 1 foot white caps. True story, :)
The construction of the flies (i.e. mops vs perdigon) was a really interesting point I'd never considered in terms of fishing in the wind. Thanks for more great info.
Hi Devin, you're not going to believe this, but yesterday I called Connor to ask him about a video on WIND !! I'm on the San Juan in New Mexico and the wind is really picking up ; Thanks for the timely tutorial ! One other question, when you are fishing deep (4 ' or more) do you still have your point fly making contact with the bottom ? I tend to just stay with the "normal" weight and not go heavy enough to make contact. Thanks much, and you can tell Connor he doesn't have to return my call. Bob
I always work shallow to deep. At some point, regardless of the depth, you should work your way deep enough that your rig ticks bottom every few drifts in the latter 1/2 or 1/3 of the drift.
I recently bought a euro rod and have been trying various things, with some success but also a ton to learn. So these videos are super helpful to me, and in particular it has been windier here than I remember as normal so this one is really good. I do have two questions. What about fishing a couple of nymphs on tags with a split shot at the bottom? Could put on a pretty heavy shot to hold them down but otherwise they would move around naturally. How about fishing emerger nymphs? As the wind grabs the leader and pulls them up, maybe induce a strike as the emerger is rising towards the surface. Thanks much for any insights.
If you pick up my book Tactical Fly Fishing I have a case study where I compared a drop shot rig to a standard Euro rig with weighted flies. Overall, the weighted flies have worked much better for me than drop shot rigs, and I come from an indicator fishing background where I fished a lot of drop shot rigs. You can always try soft hackles for that purpose. I tend to not get much success from wind assisted fly movement but they certainly catch fish from jigging motions during the drift or at the end on the swing.
Really enjoying the content lately, keep it up please!!! I know it's not really your forte but, what's your approach for fishing random rural ponds you've never been to before?
Glad you've enjoyed the videos. I don't fish a lot of rural ponds but I do fish lots of different stillwaters. There's no way I can cover my approach in a RUclips comment but I am currently working on a stillwater book and we will be continuing to mix in stillwater videos as time goes on.
www.tacticalflyfisher.com/small-variegated-stonefly-chenille/ The stonefly chenille itself doesn't sink much but the tungsten bead and lead wire underbody certainly make it sink.
Viel Geschwätz um Dinge, die einer, der ein bisschen Gribs im Kopf hat, von alleine merken wird, wenn er wirklich ein Angler und schlauer als ein Fisch ist. Andernfalls sollte er das Angeln sein lassen.
One thing not mentioned was using natural wind breaks which you (Devin) utilized when my wife and I joined you on the river a few years ago. Sunday I found a stretch of river which had some tall trees that broke the wind for me allowing good drifts.
This was a great video thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for providing helpful tips in the wind,I’m sure it will help me moving forward.
I'm sure all your days will be calm on the water but when reality sets in hopefully one or two of these tips will help.
Great Review thank you
Good Luck too all on the water 🎏 The Vermonter
Great and practical content, keep up the good work. Thanks!!!
Thanks for watching!
Okie here and wind is ridiculous where I fish. Thanks for the tips! I usually do not call it windy until it causes a stop or reverse flow with 1 foot white caps. True story, :)
Thanks for watching!
00:19 seconds in and I’m already liking the video just for the jams! Lol
I do love me a good jam
Thanks for this. I've found myself staying home when it gets windy but now I'll try euro-nymphing with your suggestions.
Hopefully the video helps you out.
Even if you don't catch fish you are on the river! Of course as a beginner it is easy for me to say as I can have days like that with no wind. 🤣
Thank you for the great tips.
Thanks for watching.
The construction of the flies (i.e. mops vs perdigon) was a really interesting point I'd never considered in terms of fishing in the wind. Thanks for more great info.
One of those trial and error tidbits I've noticed over the years. It can end up making a significant difference.
Considering this is coming from a vet of fishing Tasmania in a cyclone, I'll consider this expert advice! :) As always great advice from your channel!
Thanks Lance.
Just Great like always!! Thanx Devin
Thanks for watching
very helpful - thanks
Thanks for watching. Glad you found it helpful.
Excellent, thanks Devin!
Thank you!
Very helpful content. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Really like the intro!
Thanks Michael!
Great practical advice. Many thanks.
Hopefully it helps.
Hi Devin, you're not going to believe this, but yesterday I called Connor to ask him about a video on WIND !! I'm on the San Juan in New Mexico and the wind is really picking up ; Thanks for the timely tutorial !
One other question, when you are fishing deep (4 ' or more) do you still have your point fly making contact with the bottom ? I tend to just stay with the "normal" weight and not go heavy enough to make contact. Thanks much, and you can tell Connor he doesn't have to return my call. Bob
I always work shallow to deep. At some point, regardless of the depth, you should work your way deep enough that your rig ticks bottom every few drifts in the latter 1/2 or 1/3 of the drift.
I wish I had seen this a few days ago: it was windy enough that I just said ‘see ya, don’t wanna fish ya!’ 😂
We’ve all had those days 😁
Fantastic thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I recently bought a euro rod and have been trying various things, with some success but also a ton to learn. So these videos are super helpful to me, and in particular it has been windier here than I remember as normal so this one is really good. I do have two questions.
What about fishing a couple of nymphs on tags with a split shot at the bottom? Could put on a pretty heavy shot to hold them down but otherwise they would move around naturally.
How about fishing emerger nymphs? As the wind grabs the leader and pulls them up, maybe induce a strike as the emerger is rising towards the surface.
Thanks much for any insights.
If you pick up my book Tactical Fly Fishing I have a case study where I compared a drop shot rig to a standard Euro rig with weighted flies. Overall, the weighted flies have worked much better for me than drop shot rigs, and I come from an indicator fishing background where I fished a lot of drop shot rigs.
You can always try soft hackles for that purpose. I tend to not get much success from wind assisted fly movement but they certainly catch fish from jigging motions during the drift or at the end on the swing.
@@tacticalflyfisher3817 Thank you for those insights.
Tip #8 - Use a thinner leader formula, which has less surface area for the wind to push it.
that's actually tip #0, but yeah good callout
Great advice, thanks¡¡
I hope it helps.
Really enjoying the content lately, keep it up please!!! I know it's not really your forte but, what's your approach for fishing random rural ponds you've never been to before?
Glad you've enjoyed the videos.
I don't fish a lot of rural ponds but I do fish lots of different stillwaters. There's no way I can cover my approach in a RUclips comment but I am currently working on a stillwater book and we will be continuing to mix in stillwater videos as time goes on.
@@tacticalflyfisher3817 OH MAN! I'm stoked! Definitely keep us posted on the progress! THANKS!
The opening scene is great. Getting blasted in the head by wind
With the wind blasting the mic!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Great video Devin. Super useful information. Seems like every day I have off I’m trying to battle hurricane speed winds.
Thanks Rich! Much appreciated.
What is the material for the body of this middle fly (Big stone fly).. it sinks ?
www.tacticalflyfisher.com/small-variegated-stonefly-chenille/
The stonefly chenille itself doesn't sink much but the tungsten bead and lead wire underbody certainly make it sink.
Viel Geschwätz um Dinge, die einer, der ein bisschen Gribs im Kopf hat, von alleine merken wird, wenn er wirklich ein Angler und schlauer als ein Fisch ist. Andernfalls sollte er das Angeln sein lassen.