@@davidhumphreys7035 it’s a cracking fly for grayling on the middle dropper 👍

@@winthebin1541 thanks Andy! Appreciate you taking the time to provide such positive feedback. I think you’re right, it’s always good to keep experimenting with the format. Hopefully many more videos to come in 2025! Tightlines 👍

@@ChristiaanC458 thanks Chris! Appreciate the support 👍

@@crazy_for_fly_fishing that’s good news! Thanks for the feedback 👍

@@garybissell8449 Hi Gary, day tickets are available online: www.fishingpassport.co.uk/fishing/upper-wye/dolgau

@Toonali-w2c glad you enjoyed the video, the big trout took a Pink Zerling 👍

@capturedonline sounds like I need a pink zerling lol

@robertavery2529 thanks Robert, glad you appreciate the format. Many more videos to come! Regards.

Thanks Chris, point taken. Fish care is always high on the agenda. Tightlines.

@@capturedonline 🙂 Tightlines

@@Tjk186 thank you, glad you liked it! Happy New Year 👍

@@BEN10TO10 thanks Ben, glad you enjoyed the video. Here’s the knee pads I use: amzn.eu/d/hI8IuyW

@@noblestsavage1742 Sewin is just fine with us! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks Rhodri for the feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, what you suggest may well be the way forward :)

@@AlunReesFlyFishing ah, thanks Alun. Always experimenting! Yes, definitely need to catch-up soon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the family 👍

@@PhilWilkins-lm2jv thanks Phil! Yes, the Upper Wye is wonderful 👍

@@JiminieJaroo thanks Jamie! It’s a great stretch of water, well worth a visit. Merry Christmas to you 👍

@@Daleparker-t1h thanks Dale, glad you enjoyed the video. As far as I’m aware, you can only purchase day permits for this beat via this link: www.fishingpassport.co.uk/fishing/upper-wye/dolgau

Great thanks

@@philipbailey2034 I shall check out Pat Weiss, thank you 👍

Merry Christmas Philip! Yes, I often grease up my indicator to enable it to lay flat on the water for fishing at distance, help fish smaller nymphs, more control at times, etc. I feel it also helps when my arm get's tired from holding the leader off the water!

@@stevesnaps1 thanks Steve! It’s a very special river, beautiful landscape and there’s some real specimens lurking in the deep, mysterious waters! Glad you liked the format 👍

@@grahamwebb3546 thanks Graham, appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment 👍

@@Moosequito573 that’s great to hear! Really appreciate the feedback, I’m sure I’ll be speaking on some videos in the future. Just experimenting with different formats to see what works best for myself and of course the audience, based on feedback. Merry Christmas 👍

@@oldsmugglerflyfishing thank you! 👍

@@peterwelsh9509 thanks Peter! The Upper Wye is a special place. Merry Christmas to you 👍

@@andrewchatterley7877 thanks Andrew, and Merry Christmas! Plenty more videos to come. Here’s the knee pads I use: amzn.eu/d/cMBwLq1

@ cheers Lyn, merry Christmas 🎄 to you chap

@@jimbutler6925 thanks Jim! Glad you liked the format, it’s work in progress! Wishing you and your family a great Christmas 👍

@@janbobrowski2474 thanks Jan! Glad you enjoyed. Yes, this format seems to resonate with us anglers. I’ll continue to experiment though, for sure 👍

@@123marlo Thanks Marshall! Glad you enjoyed the video. Trust me, there was plenty of swearing off camera! Scotland is a wonderful place to fish for sure. Tightllines!

@@simonmx23 thanks Simon! Here’s the chest pack I use: garryevans.co.uk/fishpond-cross-current-chest-pack-32753-p.asp

@@DaiHGowerWales thanks Dai, yes, I would have loved to have seen that fish. Permit and day tickets information can be found via this link: fishingwales.net/fishing-locations/tawe-tributaries-angling-association/

@@spiderman3044 appreciate the feedback! Yes, I think using appropriate music sparingly is the way forward, along with a good balance of talking and natures own soundtrack 👍

@capturedonline I agree. I wasn't trying to knock your video. You chose & used the music well. Some people think they need to ram in awful music whenever they're not speaking. That's what really spoils it. Keep up the good work 👏

@@spiderman3044 not at all, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. Tightlines 👍

@@AlexanderBrazier-z4v thanks Alex! It’s certainly a special place, well worth a visit 👍

I'm from Glasgow love my fishing never been to hoy, I actually caught a 5lb 8oz brown trout in loch lomond many years ago and it was one of my best fishing experiences 🎣 , that video brought back a few memories made my night thanks 😊 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@ that’s a cracking trout you had! Glad the video has evoked some memories 👍

@capturedonline cheers was a long time ago but seems like yesterday now watching the video 😊👍

Thanks Geoff, and tightlines!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed, many more to come 👍

@@robsmith8024 thanks Rob! Glad you liked this approach 👍

@@JohnDeer-r9e thank you! Many more videos to come 👍

@@JWFitnessHealth thanks for the feedback James! 👍

@@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland thank you. At least you have fantastic trout fishing! 👍

@@AyrshireFlyGuy thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, always nice to have the spiders setup to enjoy some casting, and give the arm/shoulder a break! Yes, my complete leader is around 17-18ft 👍

@@DavidChalcraft thanks for your kind words David! Glad you enjoyed, it’s certainly a style to develop for future videos. To confirm, my camera man was not seriously hurt in the making of this video - I just didn’t speak to him for an hour or so after losing that grayling! 😂

@@SpotsStripesFishing thank you! Believe it or not, 90% of this video is filmed using an iPhone SE, only the footage closer to the water is filmed using a GoPro 12 👍

@ that’s awesome. The quality of footage on mine is nowhere near as good and done with a IPhone 13 Pro think I need to look into my settings. Brilliant film though pal, really impressive

My knee pads protect my waders when kneeling down, and walking though overgrowth. They are also kinder on my aging knees when kneeling!👍

@@capturedonline That makes total sense. Where did you get them?

@ amzn.eu/d/fTNURP8 👍

@@barbcoll100 living-the-dream-fly-fishing.sumupstore.com/product/black-net-bundle 👍

@@neilmason158 wonderful Neil! Glad you’re enjoying the videos, many more to come. Tightlines 👍

@@neilmason158 thanks Neil, hope you’re on the mend. Ideally, you’d need a rod for each method, or at the very least two rods. Nymphing wise, I’d recommend a 10ft 3wt (the length for control and soft enough to protect light tippets). An ideal spider rod for me is 10ft 4 or 5wt and for dry fly, I personally use a 9ft 5wt but I know most use a 3-4wt. If you’re a competent caster, you ‘could’ get away with one rod for all, say a 10ft 3wt but it’s not ideal 👍

@@PhilWilkins-lm2jv thanks Phil, glad you enjoyed the video. You raise an interesting point. I don’t think it was a conscious decision to nymph downstream through the pools - I guess it was mostly about available access (or just being lazy!). But you’ve certainly got me thinking! I do try to swing my nymphs downstream of myself each cast, as fish can follow your flies (the induced lift): Of course, you’re also dislodging food from walking along the riverbed (grayling seem to be less cautious than trout, and are definitely attracted by this). Same with the wets I guess, I do catch fish at the ‘fished out’ position (and the lift/hang), but from my experience, these tend to be the smaller fish (of course, you lose a lot of fish too, as you’re essentially pulling the fly out of their mouths). Just my thoughts.

@ Thanks so much for that Lyn. Really appreciate such a thorough response. I mentioned it as I think I remember Fred Bainbridge writing that he often worked downstream with nymphs for grayling.

@@Markfishing-1 Hi Mark, glad you enjoyed, and thanks for the feedback. To be honest, I was only fishing the gold head nymph on the spider rod as it had some weight to get my spiders down (I wouldn’t consider this as nymphing). You can of course fish nymphs upstream with a traditional fly line setup, but for me, modern (Eurostyle) tight-line techniques are more productive - you often have hookups at the end of the drift on the downstream swing (induced take).

@@tonycave7426 thanks Tony! 👍

Thanks for the feedback, indeed, we are very lucky with the rivers we have in the UK - you should visit! On this video, I'm using a setup where I've connected a 9m Hends French Leader to an old Rio Technical Euro Nymph line. I've since moved onto the 12m version which avoids any fly line being in my hand. Regards.

@ I’ll visit North England and Scotland probably next spring. We have no trout, but a lot of big pike over here! Thanks for the advice. Cortland seems to offer excellent lines for this purpose too. I’m selecting a euro nymphing equipment right now, and will for starters go for the basic set up you’re using. Thanks again 👍🏻