Catching Fish with DEAD FLIES and a BIRD FEATHER | Float Fishing

Join Graeme as he catches fish using a bird feather and dead flies! Graeme has pulled out all the stops to give the Awesome Army followers a good watch with a movie length film over an hour long. He is completely off the wall with this one, showing you the ultimate old school way he makes a couple of floats out of what he believes was a Red Kite feather. But he also takes a shot at making a quill writing pen from one of the feathers. (Ok, so the writing does look like its done by a 3 year old, but that's Graeme, a 12 year old's brain trapped inside a 69 year old's body) It gets worse...He goes off to Watmore fishery to test his floats, and then discovers a totally random new bait...Greenbottle flies that attack his bag of sweetcorn! However they pay the ultimate price as Britain's all-round angler has no problem in PUTTING FLIES ON HIS HOOK? What is this man on? but don't laugh...he actually catches fish on them. This is a classic TA Old school film, which Graeme was hoping to hold for next year, but seeing so many people in various stages of lockdown he brought it forward to give everyone some distraction. Sit back and enjoy (Apologies to those just eating their dinner)...HUGHIEEEE !!!......RALLPPHH !!
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[@paulhuggan-cammack2928]

Hi Graeme, your videos provide a concrete anchor for lots and lots of people in trying times. Keep them coming as they are so important. Cheers, Paul.

[@DylanSmith-oh9om]

I made my first float with my grandad when i was 8/9 years old out of a seagull feather. Used one of my grandmas hair pins whipped on with cotton thread and black and pink nail varnish on the tip and i have used it for 10 years and still catch fish on it to the day. Great bit of fun and a lasting memory.

[@bgmedia4199]

Great video as always Graham i remember 40 year's ago watching my grandad making his own floats when I was 10 year's old seating at the kitchen table and my nan telling him of becouse he made a mess with modelling paint, just watching you making them brought back some great memories for me as a kid and going fishing with my grandad god rest his soul now I'm 50 year's old I'm teaching my own granson how to make them, truly appreciate your video's stay safe to yourself and your family

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

I've made floats from feathers and wine corks for decades now. Sometimes if I'm fishing shallow water for carp, tilapia dn mullet they'll be spooked by a normal float so I half hitch on a leaf or twig and they ignore it. I also use a long shank hool,an old cast net weight and some random feathers, Christmas tinsel, tin foil, coloured wool or whatever is around to make bullet head jigs. You don't have to spend tons of money to catch fish. Using a centre-pin reel on a sea fishing rod is bad? Lol . Half of my reels are Alvey side-cast centre-pins and 90% of my fishing is saltwater. Thanks for the video Graeme. Good stuff as always.

[@esoxluce1409]

Great video Graeme! Nice to see the old school methods being used again. So many people are drawn like magpies to the shiny and sparkly lures and baits that they sometimes forget that all they are trying to do is disguise a hook as a bit of fish dinner! What better dinner for a fish than a fly that is prevalent in the immediate area!!

[@paulhuggan-cammack2928]

Well Graeme, you are doing a fantastic job. A lot of people follow you and find your output very reassuring. Please know that you are respected and admired. Paul.

[@geoffcaptaincpaige1167]

I used dead flies a lot as a youngster.

[@joelcane9109]

"Wanna buy a second had car mate" love you TA Fishing. Vids are amazing

[@stephenasbridge878]

Blimey this takes me back to 1980...9 years old and a quill float catching my first ever fish on the river Cam...a dace of about 3 ounces...happy days!🎣

[@slothape]

With the peacock wagglers that i've made I use float adaptors instead of whipping on a ring - it saves a step and its handy.

[@dannyboy7715]

We used to use yellow hover flies for bait and catch wild carp on a local village pond. Excellent bait.

[@borderlands6606]

A pier rod with an Aerial and dead flies on a homemade float. It's like a dream after a cheese supper, and why we keep watching.

[@nigelmaidment7997]

I love the way you’re always doing your own thing, always thinking.......and catching loads of fish.....great stuff as always! Thanks

[@carlnewtonfishing6045]

I knew you had sharpened your Stanley blade! And not for the first time I guess? You can buy 10 new ones for under £3! LoL. Keep up the good work thanks for the video's.

[@marklamude2355]

Hi Graham, Yes they are Kite feathers, as you said they were, this is classic TAFS mission feather, love it.

[@georgesharman9891]

Loved that video Graeme, I used to make floats out of paper wrapped cocktail sticks about 60years ago

[@LightYerPipe]

Sometimes i think we should all take a step back from the modern world to make our kit which works just as well as the modern equipment used today, besides which it puts a smile on your face remembering summer days as kid fishing the local rivers, the kit may have looked bloody awful but it worked. Just goes show all these tackle tarts that spend thousands on kit that you really don't need it, all you need is river bank experience and you'll catch fish.

[@tommos16]

It just gets better. Happy birthday for the other day Graeme. 69 going on 29

[@durhamranger988]

Thank you for a very enjoyable video, it brought back memories of fishing with my dad in the 1950’s using cane rods, quill floats and a centrepin reel.