Fishing in Bright | Fly Fishing the Ovens River in May

Last May I found myself in Bright for a few days and could not resist jumping into the Ovens River in the middle town for a quick fish on my arrival. It was so good to see the fish eating both dries and nymphs in the cold water late in the season.
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[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Fabulous to see we can fish in the middle of a town. :-)

[@stephenvarga1494]

Nice video again Tom, great variety of options. Ovens is where I learned to fly fish when I was 12 years old. Great memories of family holidays in this beautiful part of our state.

[@davidflyfisher6379]

Good video Tom. A really good river and usually very pleasant to fish.

[@wayneatkinson9465]

Nice vid again mate. Killing this youtube caper, your time and effort appreciated.

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Thanks Wayne!

[@scottm5581]

Gotta love the acrobatics of those crystal stream trout! Thanks for the video - being locked down this is my only fishing outlet for now haha

[@mitchsiddle5636]

Loving your videos mate! They’ve really gotten me keen to learn, so I’ve just gone and brought my first fly rod here in Melbourne. Love watching fly fishing videos in the same areas I’ve chased deer over the years!

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

That's awesome man! So happy to hear it :)

[@PeachyFlyFishing]

Nice one Tom!

[@goldentwilight1944]

the Ovens and Buckland are favourite streams of mine. I have only fished them with spin gear but would love to return with the fly rod some time. Thanks.

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Yeah such nice water! Get back out there :) Thanks for watching!

[@davidmetzenthen4306]

Hey Tom, nice video...good for the soul to watch in lockdown....enjoy your work... can't wait to get out and fish! Dave M Melbourne

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Thanks Dave! Might bump into you on the river again when everything opens!

[@davidmetzenthen4306]

@@tomjarmanfishing3208 yeah Tom, I bought some pink worm flies!!

[@thefullscale-fishingadvent2917]

Really enjoyed that one mate!

[@darylporter4290]

Hey Tom, for a moment I thought you had done a runner. Lucky I read the description :)

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

😅 hahahah

[@vk3act]

What is that reel., Tom? Why the lever?

[@anthonyp8840]

What kind of rod size and line weight would you recommend for a river such as the ovens where you were fishing?

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Here I used mainly a 9ft 3 weight rod with a 3 weight line. It handles the fish in these streams well and is just so pleasant and light to fish with all day

[@anthonyp8840]

@@tomjarmanfishing3208 thanks for answering Tom. I have a 9ft 6wt and was thinking of downsizing to an 8’6” 4wt to hedge my bets a little on the smaller rivers and streams but still have a little in hand for larger stuff. Great video fishing on Xmas Eve. All your videos are excellent keep it up!

[@samlynch6896]

What flies did you use? I went up with worms but water was too fast. I could dust off my dads fly rod perhaps if I knew what flies and line to buy to put on it

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Like 3mm tungsten beaded nymphs, hare and partridge is the pattern I like alot, I have a video of me tying it. As for line, floating line like a Cortland Sylk, then 6x tapered leader and 6x tippet will do you :) hope that helps mate

[@samlynch6896]

@@tomjarmanfishing3208 thanks mate that’s very helpful I will check out your vids

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

What do u use to film this..?

[@angrymeatball2755]

Go pro strapped to your chest

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

U must explain the lures and how u attach them.ok..

[@darylfarrington1654]

They do get bigger up there I caught one about 5lb about two years ago

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

That is a cracking river fish!!

[@darylfarrington1654]

Tom Jarman Fishing it was the best fish I have caught up there one I’ll never forget

[@bellabear653]

Wow 5 pounds that is a big fish for that river, I have only got them that big on the Murray River when they drop the water off after Easter below the Hume weir wall. I used to fish there on holidays with my family.

[@shanesalmo1163]

Get out of the habit of using a strike indicator, use your nouse.

[@bertiebeetle525]

Tom is Australia’s highest ranking fly fisherman and represents the country at international competitions. I think he know what he’s doing, you numpty.