Talk to your local taco shop!

Absolutely brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant

Fascinating, so much to learn, for now I'll stick to traditional fly fishing. I need to master that first...

Excellent instruction… makes it easy and fluid to understand

Thanks for this one. Something you practice and aspire to

Absolutely fascinating... Its going to be a while before I can master the double haul. Something the aspire to.

Really enjoyed this one. Thanks

Thanks for this one. Briliant

Really enjoyed this one. Thanks

Awesome content, how to fish after spawn in still water, please 🙏. Regards Hugo South Africa

Now I read others comments and you already responded about this...Thanks a lot. Yours episodes are very helpful!

Hi Simon, I learn non-slip knot by the help of the book Fly Fishing Knots of Mr.Steer Andy and there is litlle diference between your and his. After passing nylon to eye of fly he pass nylon again throw knot formed on nylon before fly eye and then twisting like you... I tied it both way and discover there is no difference, of course yours is simpler 🙂

Nice video, esp. on setup and technique. When streamer fishing from a drift boat in big rivers and high current I forego a sink tip line in favor of a full sinking line using only 3 feet of heavy leader . This is often "extreme water" ( the Missouri, Snake or White come to mind) during conditions not conducive to nymphing or during blowouts. This setup allows a large fly to immediately be positioned lower in the column in front of large brown trout. No "drifting" of the fly is allowed here. Immediate rapid stripping mimics an escaping baitfish swimming for its life. After those few very rapid strips it is time to recast & hold tight.

Solid content, intelligently delivered by a charming host. Much appreciated.

gracias por compartir todos estos consejos, me parece excelente todo el video, filmado de una manera grandiosa y super grafico todos los ejemplos.

Great explanation and examples ….

Having seen fishing instructional videos like this before, imagine my shock when he took the rod apart to demonstrate the forward cast and a fish didn’t pick that moment to take his fly 😂

Great video! I found that learning to double haul is similar to learning how to pat your belly and rub your head at the same time when I was young.

This is the BEST instructional video about drift boat fishing that I have seen! The high quality makes watching this enjoyable!!

Thank you so much for your informational videos. Your presentation is very well done and your passion for this sport is very inspiring. Keep up the great and helpful content.

Great explanatory video

How long should the fly line be on your reel?

Incredible!!

@farbank FYI someone called the new fly fisher has uploaded one of your videos as his under "why streamers work so well for trout"

10:19 ... nice... hey i really like the tip about practicing without the fly on. I discovered this by accident because of the whip snapping a fly off once while I was still novice (well I still am novice). I had no flies left and realised I wasn't getting caught on branches and casting felt great without the snag frustrations so I just kept casting for fun. man I learnt so much in 5 minutes from going nuts not having to worry about getting stuck in the trees or hooking myself in the back and finally managed to get line shooting out. Ever since then I have been able to shoot line easily with flies on the end. It all came down to casting without a fly. The one thing I've been searching for since January when I started fly fishing is that no video seems to cover is getting the fly in the water initially. I struggled even today with a 3 weight. I pull the line out from the tip (sometimes it slides back down annoying) then try to throw the fly into the water. It usually blows back to me or goes into a bush and gets tangled while scaring every fish away in the process. Getting the line in the water initially seems to be the hardest thing for me funnily enough. Once I get the line in then it is water loaded and surface tension holds it down so I can easily recast but it is such a process just to get that weightless fly in the water at the start.

Excellent instruction!

Good easy to understand description of skagit and skandi lines and tips….Love the baseball ping pong ball comparison.

How about the washing line? I see many UK videos promoting this method. Have you used this method with good success?

This is great instruction and care. Awesome series, thank you for sharing !

On the roll cast that last tip is to have your roll cast parallel to the line on the water. If the current has pulled the line behind you and you’re trying to cast back upstream how do you set up your line in front of you before making the cast? Is the roll cast only an option on still water? Thanks for the clarification.

Thank you Simon

Finally, no bullshit, straight to point video with actual value, great job 👍

Simon’s videos are excellent,clear, concise and easy to understand.

You mentioned the Carey special fly. I happen to run across this fly and curiosity got the best of me earlier in the season. I had a little bit of trouble getting the pheasant rump feathers but a buddy of mine went bird hunting in so Dakota and just happened to bring me a bag full. I tied up a few and by them down to a pond that have some difficult fish. Well, they loved it. I enjoyed your presentation very much. I’m not a stranger to soft hackles but I think I’m gonna tie myself a few more to cover a few situations. Do you have a favorite for the baetis hatch? Thanks for sharing such great info. You saved a lot of time in the soft hackle dept. Good fishing.

love how my plug-in says 0 dislikes, great video!

It's pretty cool that David Lee Roth teaches fly fishing classes now.

Ok. You said I should hit pause and go watch your video on roll casts. A link in the description might be helpful.

Thank for the info mate.

Brilliant combination of great instruction, information and tips delivered in a relaxed, non-technical and easy to understand fashion by Mr Gawesworth. I learned a huge amount and even the stuff I already knew (or thought I knew) is so much clearer now. Thank you so much for this and other videos in the series!

GREAT video! I tell all of my friends who want to learn to fly fish to watch all of your videos. Thanks, and keep to up. Perhaps do a video on how to buy and what to look a when you buy a rod and reel ( slow, med. and fast rods). Vest vs. packs vs. lanyards, boots: rubber vs. felt vs. cleats. 10 of your favorite dry flys, nymphs, and streamers. And finally show a "twitch mend" vs a "full style" mend so as to keep your fly from moving. I know there is so much more. Looking forward to seeing more!

Really helpful information ❤thx u

Bro, I'm not sure what video it was, but you so sold me on the 2wt, soft hackle spey swing. and you guys sell these amazing looking flys called the Rio King Swetfly. and omg. I'm on the tail water of the big lost in idaho, I wasn't catching much until I switched to this. It became an every other cast situation. but I wasn't landing fish. These flys.... the hook bends!!!!! or rather straightens!!!!! I've landed trout on 6x before. I know how to be soft. my 4 wt spey rod is medium action redington from amazon. super soft. 11'3. even a nice naitive 15 inch trout straightened these hoooks!!!! I couldn't believe it. finally I was here and figured it all out and found the magic sauce and could not get a fish in the net. every time the hook would be bent straight!!!! and I was being soooo soft and letting them fight, and run.... my drag could not have been any lighter. trust me I know how to bring fish in gently and slowly. I can't believe it. any thoughts? is the 4 wt too much for those soft hackles? I was in such a crazy situation becaue that was the fly they wanted!

I tried for days to get the haul right. After long time trying I have landed the motion and got it into two moves. The only part i am still struggling with is tge release at the end my line still falls flat

I always preferred river fishing because i have ADHD and it kept me busy and helped clear my brain and lake fishing was kind of boring and could only be done with friends around I’m glad to see that fly fishing will work on a lake too. I’ve called myself a fisherman and have tried to be one since I was 14 I’d never catch anything but i convinced myself that it didn’t matter because it was the therapy I was there for but now I’m 47 and I’m still after that therapy but I’d rather catch something too lol

Thanks for this video. You explained everything very clearly I spend most of my fishing time with spinning gear but I use to fly fish back in the seventies. I could cast pretty good and would single haul when needed. I always enjoyed the dynamics of loading and timing and was surprised by the number of people who could not get even the most basics. My son and his friends want to get into fly fishing so I guess I’ll be getting back into it. I’ll start practicing the double haul so they think I’m a god

Just so you know.. Don't Google "Nymphing" in front of your kids..

A Lob?😂 don’t watch this video shitty info.

I think this is the best breakdown I've seen of the double haul. I love to watch these videos to help me and to help instruct my friends that are converting lol. They were tired of seeing me pull in fish! Great series, too!

Great teaching !!! Thank you very much !!! Best regards from Iceland :)