Don't Listen To Me - When Not To Go Fly Fishing!

Fly Fishing for the wild brown trout on the River Exe isn't always a great idea! I should have stayed at home!
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[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

Valliant effort! although for me the bright sunshine would have been more of a downer! I'd have been inclined to try 2 sea trout flies on a sink tip, swung downstream across the marginal creases anywhere you find slightly slacker water, inside bends etc or maybe a big black streamer across and down, often the chance of a big trout in spate conditions? they are annoyed at being pushed out of their normal lies and will often snap at an intruder in rage!! Brave to publish a blank, hats off🤣👍👍

[@WestCountryAngler]

That would have been a better plan! Thanks for watching 👍

[@markhensel1843]

Thanks for sharing - and keeping it real! I was going to say there is no such thing as a bad day of fly fishing - except two days ago my prescription glasses dropped into the river 'somewhere' when the hinge on their case failed- well, it really wasn't a bad day - but it dang sure became an expensive one!

[@WestCountryAngler]

🤦‍♂️ I’ve had a few of those expensive days, lost go pros, left a rod at the car park… thanks for watching

[@laketrotterfishing]

If you don't go, you don't know! That's what I say anyway. Always better than staying indoors. Good effort & Looking forward to the next one 👍🏼

[@WestCountryAngler]

It’s true, if I hadn’t tried I would have wished I had! The next video definitely has fish!! 😉👍

[@ascot1049]

Nice one , keep them coming .

[@WestCountryAngler]

I promise the next one includes actual fish!! Thanks for keep supporting me!

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

It's been a difficult start to the season hasn't it? More rain for us Monday aswell by the looks of it☹️☹️

[@WestCountryAngler]

🤦‍♂️ well it’s good for the garden apparently 🤣. Thanks for watching Chris

[@ShadyRiver-xu7kc]

Looks Perfect.

[@WestCountryAngler]

It was, I just lack the necessary skills!

[@ShadyRiver-xu7kc]

@@WestCountryAngler No you dont mate im just a dirty nympher lol

[@bossamood6536]

Hi, I'm a member of the Dulverton fly fishers for the last 8 years, and fish the upper Exe, I actually travel/drive from south Birmingham 2.3 hours for the pleasure of fishing these waters because I love Exmoor and the wildness it offers; but one thing I have learned over that time is that the River Exe (as a spate river) doesn't really start to settle down until at least June! So now I don't tend to come down until that time. Though have noticed a general decline in both fly life and fish since 2018. On this trip in your video, for me, would have been the duo or just tungsten nymph fishing as the better option!

[@WestCountryAngler]

I think if I had to drive the distance you do, I’d definitely try more and focus a lot more! I know I’m spoiled by just being minutes from the river. Thanks for watching and if you come down now, the river is perfect!

[@bossamood6536]

@@WestCountryAngler Thanks for the heads up Paul, and as you are a local and fish the Exe quite a bit its always good to get local knowledge and your reports on the state of the river and how the fishing is going and those are some nice trout down your way, so hoping thats a good sign for further upstream of the Exe to! cheers, Steve

[@cahillp3]

Try Spanish nymphing. That changed my game completely. When no rises or too bright

[@WestCountryAngler]

I’ll look into that, I like learning new techniques. Thanks for watching

[@paulbryan1094]

The main thing is you tried. You can’t catch sitting on your couch.

[@WestCountryAngler]

I love the river but it’s been hard work!

[@jpinnz2803]

No point fishing deep in that water. Next time try the very edges - the fish will be there when the water is up.

[@WestCountryAngler]

I did stay for a couple more hours, trying shallow water, slower eddies, close to the bank, everything I could think of. It just wasn’t a day to be there. Thanks for commenting and for watching, I always try anything that’s suggested to me 👍