Alaska fly fisherman here. Thrilled to see you bring the fly rod out! Glad to see you seem to know what you’re doing with it, too! I’d love to see more vids with the fly, and I’d love to go salmon fishing with you up here in the summer time.
Man you're head is in the right place . I never heard a statement like you have made about a first time and a professional point of view of fishing. That's why you will never tire of fishing.
Lawson I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing content we has to put our beloved dog down today due to a tumor and this video helped to put a smile on my face after an incredibly hard day
Your a legand bro!!! It would take a lengthy story to truely explain how fishing has truly SAVED MY LIFE and changed it for the better and your the first channel I started to watch or follow and you have helped me so much man and are truly an inspiration to me and proof that life can be a beautiful thing if we just let it be. Love you Lawson
I totally get the excitement of catching a new species using a different method, and yes, sheepshead are very under rated, both as fighters and as table fare. My buddy who recently got into fly fishing just got his first redfish on fly using a shrimp fly that he tied himself. I might tell him to send you a few of his flies if you're interested. Some of the local shops started selling his stuff, and you would get him more exposure than either of our tiny channels ever will.
Love the vids Lawson, bummer you were sick. Ya know what sparked me about this video, at about 14 minutes you say you start to have fewer firsts....I have only been fishing for about 9 months so everything is so new to me, kind of glad I found this sport later in life. I just got my first largemouth bass yesterday, freaking STOKED! Props on the fly sheep, I am definitely going to try fly fishing one of these days.
Good for you brother! Welcome to the family (fishermen)! Warning, this past time is addicting. I'm 46, been fishing for 40 years. No joke, I have the pics to prove it! Enjoy my friend! And help us conserve what we have. Oh, and luck is better then skill any day, but practice doesn't hurt!!!!
Spot on about the firsts, my latest is clown knife fish on lures and landed six in two hours a few weeks ago. It never gets old, just not as new. Another old timer here, born in Key West living in Palm Beach so fishing for sixty years and work no longer gets in the way. I used spinning rods only (except for some conventional rods deep sea) up until three years ago but now use mostly bait casters and lately some BFS. That added a whole new feel so no worries, you will never run out of firsts.
I totally understand the excitement. It's just not normal to catch a sheepshead on artificial. What about a lure for the fly rod that looks like a crab? Great video.
@@adamsmith4670 Thanks for asking Adam. No. Just google search "fiddler crab lure". If you then click on Google's option on the result page for "shopping" you'll see a very large selection of different company brands small crabs. I think I'd go with Gulp lures because they are usually scented. From what I hear Redfish like the scented soft plastics.
Great job Lawson. Never lose the special style you have. Its organic and exciting yet with some high quality editing. If you ever want to do some awesome fishing in the big bend, let me know.
I commented on this when it first aired. I do love this video! As we age, you are absolutely correct, firsts happen less and less. That is what makes them so memorable!
Any kind of fishing is amazingly fun but catching a fish on a fly is so much more challenging, I find anyway. I live in the Rocky Mountains in Canada and when you hook in to a big Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat or Bull trout on a light setup trying to figure out what they're eating is so satisfying. I can't tell you how many times I've been skunked using a particular fly then switch sizes but use the exact same pattern and then all hell breaks lose. It's really strange and cool how specific and precise you have to be when choosing flies..
Awesome video. I love fly fishing. My first saltwater fish on the fly was a sheepshead while casting a grass bed with a shrimp fly I made up before I left for vacation. Such a great time.
A little tip for on the fly strikes dont lift your rod and "Trout set" strip strike. I know I do it a lot too but strip striking you will hook them so much more often.
You mentioned that the D.O.A. shrimp are a little too large. They make a 2", a 2 3/4", a 3", a 4" & a 6" now. The old standard 3" is a bit large for some fish, but the 2" & 2 3/4" are really good for fish with small mouths.
Glad your feeling better. I used to guide steelhead best day was over 70 fish. But kinda burned out on that particular style of fishing. I know what you mean . Great job on the sheeper.
Glad you are back... Love watching your vids... The imagery on the intro was just beautiful! Great edit, great video. A very passionate video. Why would anyone thumbs down this video???
wtg. Brother so sorry you were out of commission,glad your feeling better ..I absolutely love sheepshead they are so finiky and give a great fight ,great video congrats on your first fly guy...tight lines
I Enjoy your videos. I'm an avid fly fishers have always wanted to fly fish for snook and tarpon. Lol watching your vids makes me want to even more. Great job on your videos! Fish on!!!
Your videos are top notch and I enjoy watching them. You are a great educator. Can you please speak more tackle you are using eg line, hooks, lures, leader, knots, how you connect leader, ect.. The other I guy I watch is "my fishing cape cod". Thanks and keep it up!!
With the shrimp fly, I find it that fish like it dead sticked with just the tiniest bit of movement as if the shrimp is digging into the sand to get away as this is a common defence strategy for them.
That is one hell of a nicely tied fly! I'll be getting a few!! You need to start changing things up and going after other species. That's what I did to keep things interesting...
Dude, I love your videos. Great content, very informative and just a pleasure to watch. I find myself waiting for a new video like a binge watching junkie lol. Keep it up man, you are super talented
Great video. And yes to enjoy the moment there and then is what makes fishing so enjoyable. Not always the biggest fish that is the best, but the specie you are catching. I am often trying to get new species instead of fishing for the same species the whole time, and often with fly or with ul equipment. By the way, what kind of flyrod/reel are you using. I use Thomas & Thomas rods, and Lawson reels. Keep up the good work. Always great to see your videos.
I totally understand you in that man! Sometimes it's the smallest trout of the day I get really stoked about because they are sometimes just so absurdly beautiful. How can you not be happy about a pristine 6 incher with blood red dots and fins? Better than any 16 inch fish by now.
William Schwan why? Just more of a challenge? If so I can understand that but I would leave that to when I’m tying my own flies. To me it’s about catching fish not “A River Runs Through It”
I'm still learning to "strip set." Just yank the line to set the hook while leaving the rod pointing at the water. Lifting the rod to set the hook is usually a fail. (We call that a "trout set." )
Missed seeing your videos bro. Hope to see my notifications light up again soon with videos from you. Maybe I'll run into you one of these days fishing these Florida waters
Straight up sir that was an amazing vid and fish on the fly they truly are a bait stealer and very p i a’s keep up the good work sir. And that’s what it is all about making memories.
Why do you use such light leader? I get that it helps get bites but the odds of landing any fish over 10 inches that the majority already fray 20lb leader with ease is very low.
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Only RUclipsr i stop what im doing to watch the vids!
Bro you too😂😂
I watch both of y'all. Landshark as well. I'm all about SFL SWFL inshore.
Id love to see a colab
RUclips was nothing without you lol. 2 weeks been too long. Glad you're back. Awesome video
No need to justify getting excited over a sheepshead! Any fishing first is extremely exciting 🤙🏼🍻🎣
JunoRyan I dont think that was his first sheephead, I’m pretty sure what he was talking about was that sheepheads dont normally eat artificials
Fl Flow first sheepshead on fly!
Yow I do it for the love not the likes.. Respect u all... Love the salt life...
Im on a lawson binge right now. Its crazy jumping from early 2017 videos to 2019 or current videos. the production value is just insane!
No one who actually loves fishing, needs that sheepshead catch to be explained. 💯
Alaska fly fisherman here. Thrilled to see you bring the fly rod out! Glad to see you seem to know what you’re doing with it, too! I’d love to see more vids with the fly, and I’d love to go salmon fishing with you up here in the summer time.
Man you're head is in the right place . I never heard a statement like you have made about a first time and a professional point of view of fishing. That's why you will never tire of fishing.
Only videos where I like watching ads to support my boy lil peeney
Lawson I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing content we has to put our beloved dog down today due to a tumor and this video helped to put a smile on my face after an incredibly hard day
Your a legand bro!!! It would take a lengthy story to truely explain how fishing has truly SAVED MY LIFE and changed it for the better and your the first channel I started to watch or follow and you have helped me so much man and are truly an inspiration to me and proof that life can be a beautiful thing if we just let it be. Love you Lawson
I totally get the excitement of catching a new species using a different method, and yes, sheepshead are very under rated, both as fighters and as table fare. My buddy who recently got into fly fishing just got his first redfish on fly using a shrimp fly that he tied himself. I might tell him to send you a few of his flies if you're interested. Some of the local shops started selling his stuff, and you would get him more exposure than either of our tiny channels ever will.
Couldn't agree more with how fun it is to just plain outsmart a target that is a worthy adversary. Especially on the fly.
Love the vids Lawson, bummer you were sick. Ya know what sparked me about this video, at about 14 minutes you say you start to have fewer firsts....I have only been fishing for about 9 months so everything is so new to me, kind of glad I found this sport later in life. I just got my first largemouth bass yesterday, freaking STOKED! Props on the fly sheep, I am definitely going to try fly fishing one of these days.
Good for you brother! Welcome to the family (fishermen)! Warning, this past time is addicting. I'm 46, been fishing for 40 years. No joke, I have the pics to prove it! Enjoy my friend! And help us conserve what we have. Oh, and luck is better then skill any day, but practice doesn't hurt!!!!
Spot on about the firsts, my latest is clown knife fish on lures and landed six in two hours a few weeks ago. It never gets old, just not as new. Another old timer here, born in Key West living in Palm Beach so fishing for sixty years and work no longer gets in the way. I used spinning rods only (except for some conventional rods deep sea) up until three years ago but now use mostly bait casters and lately some BFS. That added a whole new feel so no worries, you will never run out of firsts.
I totally understand the excitement. It's just not normal to catch a sheepshead on artificial. What about a lure for the fly rod that looks like a crab? Great video.
Rad Reeling Fishing do you mean a crab pattern fly
@@adamsmith4670 Thanks for asking Adam. No. Just google search "fiddler crab lure". If you then click on Google's option on the result page for "shopping" you'll see a very large selection of different company brands small crabs. I think I'd go with Gulp lures because they are usually scented. From what I hear Redfish like the scented soft plastics.
Great job Lawson. Never lose the special style you have. Its organic and exciting yet with some high quality editing. If you ever want to do some awesome fishing in the big bend, let me know.
Great vids! Your enthusiasm and passion paired with your fishing ventures make you top notch! Looking forward to the next cast Lawson.
Any fish on the fly rod brings that much joy. Trust me.
I commented on this when it first aired. I do love this video! As we age, you are absolutely correct, firsts happen less and less. That is what makes them so memorable!
Great to see you back! I had to go back to some old videos of you collabing with some of the googans to get my fix of saltwater videos. Keep it up!
Tarpon on the fly is something you’ll remember for the rest of your life, I’d recommend that for a video in the near future
Beautiful day for fishing! Once again very informational.
Those Sheeps kick like crazy! Awesome fish man
Already gave it a thumbs up and I haven’t even finished the intro!
Welcome back Lawson; we’ve missed you!
My husband is a fly fisherman first & foremost; I’d sure love for you guys to go out together one day!
Any kind of fishing is amazingly fun but catching a fish on a fly is so much more challenging, I find anyway. I live in the Rocky Mountains in Canada and when you hook in to a big Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat or Bull trout on a light setup trying to figure out what they're eating is so satisfying. I can't tell you how many times I've been skunked using a particular fly then switch sizes but use the exact same pattern and then all hell breaks lose. It's really strange and cool how specific and precise you have to be when choosing flies..
Glad to see you back, hope you never lose your enthusiasm☺
happy 2019 dude. always a gr8 feeling wen trying new things and adding it as part of our experience plus adding new species and size to our list too
Awesome video. I love fly fishing. My first saltwater fish on the fly was a sheepshead while casting a grass bed with a shrimp fly I made up before I left for vacation. Such a great time.
A little tip for on the fly strikes dont lift your rod and "Trout set" strip strike. I know I do it a lot too but strip striking you will hook them so much more often.
Try fishing for more tarpon and keep up the good work
Yess no need to justify, keep doing what you love to do. And thanks for taking your time to share it.
Great video, and it’s nice to see genuine excitement and personality for a change in this niche on RUclips.
You mentioned that the D.O.A. shrimp are a little too large. They make a 2", a 2 3/4", a 3", a 4" & a 6" now. The old standard 3" is a bit large for some fish, but the 2" & 2 3/4" are really good for fish with small mouths.
😱fly fishing mangroves! That’s on my bucket list! I’ve been to montana to catch trout and I’ve fished fly at my local ponds but never saltwater.
Hook2Cook come to Pensacola Florida. No mangroves but tons of grass flats and I’ll take you for free
Glad your feeling better. I used to guide steelhead best day was over 70 fish. But kinda burned out on that particular style of fishing. I know what you mean . Great job on the sheeper.
Glad you are back... Love watching your vids... The imagery on the intro was just beautiful! Great edit, great video. A very passionate video. Why would anyone thumbs down this video???
I've been watching your vids off and on over a year and man your getting so much better!
That voodoo shrimp casts so well! That design looks great!
Nice to see you back! Good to appreciate what you have!
stoked to have you back brother
Glad to have you back!
Conditions so good I can see fish
wtg. Brother so sorry you were out of commission,glad your feeling better ..I absolutely love sheepshead they are so finiky and give a great fight ,great video congrats on your first fly guy...tight lines
love the fishing challenges you create love the vids and the dweebis vest needs to come back 😄😄 keep up the great work
Am I the only one who's waiting for Lawson to get million subs? Great content man, keep it this way, love your videos!
We missed ya, glad you feel better
Glad you’re feeling better. Love your vids... exciting and educational. Look forward to seeing what ya do next.
also DOA makes 2in shrimp lures. also a 2.75in. Both amazing for inshore especially if needing a smaller profile bait
I Enjoy your videos. I'm an avid fly fishers have always wanted to fly fish for snook and tarpon. Lol watching your vids makes me want to even more. Great job on your videos! Fish on!!!
Here's the b roll I came for 🍻 cheers Lawson!
My favorite fish is whichever one is yankin' on my line at the time. Size don't matter much.
Get a polarizer filter for your GoPro and the clarity of the water will show up much better in the video.
Thats so crazy how clear that water is, that red u were trying to get on the fly i could see it on the video moving
is it just me or does everyone else agree its just as matter of time time he blows up? keep up the grind bro!!!!
Your videos are top notch and I enjoy watching them. You are a great educator. Can you please speak more tackle you are using eg line, hooks, lures, leader, knots, how you connect leader, ect.. The other I guy I watch is "my fishing cape cod". Thanks and keep it up!!
“I watched it come out of the bushes and slurp my shrimp” Best line ever. Lol!
On the fly that is crazy. I caught one on a crank bait before 🤙🏾
Glad your back on the water brother. Been waiting for you.
Glad you're back!
Love the fly fishing keep it up!
You’re all over my recommended right now and I love it
With the shrimp fly, I find it that fish like it dead sticked with just the tiniest bit of movement as if the shrimp is digging into the sand to get away as this is a common defence strategy for them.
That is one hell of a nicely tied fly! I'll be getting a few!! You need to start changing things up and going after other species. That's what I did to keep things interesting...
Dude, I love your videos. Great content, very informative and just a pleasure to watch. I find myself waiting for a new video like a binge watching junkie lol. Keep it up man, you are super talented
Good day! Good to see you back!
Great video. And yes to enjoy the moment there and then is what makes fishing so enjoyable. Not always the biggest fish that is the best, but the specie you are catching. I am often trying to get new species instead of fishing for the same species the whole time, and often with fly or with ul equipment. By the way, what kind of flyrod/reel are you using. I use Thomas & Thomas rods, and Lawson reels.
Keep up the good work. Always great to see your videos.
Been waiting for a Lawson video. Can’t believe I missed this one... time to be part of that notification squad.
Love your videos. Keep speaking from the heart.
Take a trip to Louisiana for reds. PLEASE! That would be fire!
Glad your well! Thanx for the fun vids!
Great session Lawson ,do you ever see American crocodiles where you fish?
Loved this video!! One of the best.
Glad to hear ur feeling better Lawson God bless!!!!!
I totally understand you in that man! Sometimes it's the smallest trout of the day I get really stoked about because they are sometimes just so absurdly beautiful. How can you not be happy about a pristine 6 incher with blood red dots and fins? Better than any 16 inch fish by now.
Heck yeaaaa love to see that fly rod come out that gets me fired up! Glad to have ya back man I’ve missed the videos!
You ever put a tiny piece of shrimp on the fly? Sometimes that scent will help. It doesn’t take much
Flo- Pride it helps but that’s a definite no from fly fishermen. It’s kind of unsportsmanlike.
William Schwan why? Just more of a challenge? If so I can understand that but I would leave that to when I’m tying my own flies. To me it’s about catching fish not “A River Runs Through It”
Nice work! I throw flys on sheepys constantly. So hard to get them to eat..
I'm still learning to "strip set." Just yank the line to set the hook while leaving the rod pointing at the water.
Lifting the rod to set the hook is usually a fail. (We call that a "trout set." )
My dog had corona ....sick for 2 weeks. Skeptical anyone.....glad your better
Missed seeing your videos bro. Hope to see my notifications light up again soon with videos from you. Maybe I'll run into you one of these days fishing these Florida waters
Sheep on the fly is highly coveted in the fly fishing world.
let me just say your edits are amazing!
You might be able to hook up to fish more often if you strip set, love the fly fishing tho.
Nice to see an angler who will cast both fly and spinning rods. No need to class yourself as one or the other
congrats the sheep on fly is one of our toughest targets out there
Can't believe I'm sitting in a snowstorm while you're living my dream on your boat
Lawson out here killing the game like always 🔥
Awsome vid Lawson! Keep it up
Straight up sir that was an amazing vid and fish on the fly they truly are a bait stealer and very p i a’s keep up the good work sir. And that’s what it is all about making memories.
Totally agree with you Lawson, it's all about making great memories and telling the stories :)
Really cool you were seeing all those redfish, maybe a video keying in on the reds?? Also big congrats on the first sheepshead on the fly!!
Wow! @7:20 you can clearly see that redfish! Awesome
Glad to see you feeling better. Good video.
Sheepshead on the fly are probably close to as tricky as permit. Well done!
I don't know why you don't have more subscribers. You're probably my favorite RUclipsr
🙌 sweet he's back
Why do you use such light leader? I get that it helps get bites but the odds of landing any fish over 10 inches that the majority already fray 20lb leader with ease is very low.
I really like those penn clash reels. And the slammer III's are beasts!
Awesome vid love the fly fishing vids and the mangrove fishing vids, keep them up
Glad u r back Dawg😎