Fly Fishing on Dartmoor

[@valeekso]

Love your videos Chris, always a treat. Special place.

[@RickLohrey]

Lovely Chris ….thanks very much.Some tough water there ….but absolutely spectacular. one week to go here until the new season …flies tied …plans have been made ..I’m keen .Thanks adding for sharing your season mate .👍👍

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Time to rearrange the fly boxes just once more😀

[@PAULOatham]

superb Chris, Proper trout hunting!!! love this one

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Let me know if you fancy a cast there sometime, Paul.👍

[@teignghost]

Lovely stretch

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Cheers, Richard , many Seatrout about for you this season?

[@teignghost]

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 very good run of small peal

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Great to hear Richard, Dad will be pleased to get some good news from the Teign 👍 (Not that he fishes anymore).

[@Matt-lq7di]

Always great uploads your certainly not wrong the weathers been bizarre this season all the best Chris look forward to your next upload tight lines to all

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Yes, a very odd year, back to boiling hot for the next few days,nothing like some parts of the world, though.

[@richardmeekums6321]

Time is never lost;)) I reckon your fishing more than most;)) keep it up👍👍

[@CJL2008]

Perfect as usual! Fishing in Lilliput is my favourite type of fishing and you captured the essence of flyfishing beautifully. Keep ‘em coming! Tight lines

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Yes you can't beat a bit of small stream fishing. Mind you I wouldn't mind a few casts on your spectacular chalk streams👍

[@CJL2008]

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 If you’re ever in Germany, let me know, would be delighted to take you out. Too much of a good thing though is not good for you! My son joined me last week and he was gobsmacked by what he saw. The weed growth is beyond stupid now, making fishing difficult, irresponsible even; casting 15-20 meters across weed into a small pocket of water normally results in a broken cast. Still, the hatches are nice to see as long as the temperature doesn’t drop. However, it still feels as though summer has not fully started.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

@CJL2008 is there any weed cutting? Normally the chalk streams here have about a fortnight of cutting just after the Mayfly hatch.

[@CJL2008]

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 no weed cutting at all. The banks are a nightmare as well. Home county chalk streams with manicured lawns, they are not! Beavers make the banks very dangerous and you really need to keep your wits about you. I prefer not to wade as the fish are easily spooked.

[@UK-Blue]

That was a delightful trip Chris. Don't worry, we believe you 😂... Really nice little river. 👌 So I'm finally here! By the river in Dumfries and Galloway. I have trout and baked spuds in my belly. 😋 Of course, Max had some too. I came Thursday going home tomorrow... maybe Tuesday. One of my brothers came for a couple of days, he's gone now but caught a good few. Thank you sir. 🙏👊

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Sounds properly idyllic sir, camping by a trout stream must be just about perfect.

[@UK-Blue]

@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 It is that! When I lived in the camper I spent a lot of time here. Pretty quiet dead end road, trout stream, otters, mink, foxes, hares, deer, herons, buzzards, nearest village 40 minutes away and really good phone / Internet connection. Perfect 👌 Though I do have a few favourites that have no signal and that's also really good for a few days.

[@MrJetnick]

Love the stream, idyllic. Love your videos Chris!

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Glad you like them!

[@tomdemianvingsgard4532]

Chris thanks for taking us along, must be one of the most intimate little stream😊

[@stevesapsead4084]

How lucky you are Chris. We have lovely small streams like this out here, (my favourite fishing), however we have to contend with snakes who just love this habitat. I walked up a small stream last year and found a gate with the most wonderful sign which read, "You are most welcome to fish this river on my land, but please be aware that you are entering Tiger Snake country". Bound to put off all but the fool hardy !! Great video yet again. Well done.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Blimey Steve, the worst we have to deal with is the odd biting midge.🤣 If there is a sign on the gate it'll be beware of the bull, but I normally find them quite easy to spot in the undergrowth 😄

[@chrisanning1037]

Thankyou for the video, I just watched it along with my morning coffee ☕😊 Ah, I'd have loved to have seen that bigger fish though 😂

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Soooo annoying 😡 I tried to zoom in on the take to see if the fish was visible underwater but not a chance. I'll just have to try again.

[@DaviekFlyFishing]

Just love your Dartmoor videos Chris, so gorgeous, as for THAT fish, we believe you😂

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Honest Davie, it was this big (Insert one armed fisherman joke here).

[@nevillesutherland6069]

What a gorgeous, timeless little stream! And such feisty wee trout. A lovely film, masterful casting -- with you all the way on these expeditions.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

It really is surprising if you get a better one just how much they fight on light tackle. They know every ledge and fallen branch and over the years I've had several better fish "do me" before I had time to react.

[@johnmyhill9092]

Cracking little stream and some great fishing as usual Chris. The river really does make a beautiful place to get out the house and lose yourself.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

It's now medically proven that spending time near trees and/or water is good for you. They could have saved themselves a lot of time and effort and just asked any angler🙂

[@johnmyhill9092]

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 Absolutely. I recommend fishing to everyone, even if they don't fish! I always offer to take them out. It's definitely a place to forget your troubles

[@markarmstrong1269]

Quick splash, trout after Sedges

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Almost as good as being there! Brilliant😊

[@robertalp3878]

Another fantastic video, thanks, Chris. The colours on those little trout are stunning!

[@fieldsman3307]

Hi Chris, super video again and I do so envy you that location, I was able to get on the water for an hour yesterday and had just one but around a pound which was nice but don't know when I can go again however I will keep trying as i'm determined not to let my cancer beat me. Mike

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis, Mike, and I'm sure you won't let it beat you. All I can say is get out as much as you can when you can.

[@darrenjgreig]

Very nice Chris. Thanks for taking us along

[@Mikeyreelsandwheels]

Well done Chris, the one you hooked must of been about 10lb! 😂I was out today and must of had over 20 fish, most of them over a pound! And a stream with raging waterfalls and deep pools you’d never think there was fish in it! There’s some videos of it, some of them don’t do the fishing justice. It’s called, grey mares tail 😁👍 here’s a link to a good video

[@Mikeyreelsandwheels]

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[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

I'm not greedy, Mikey, maybe 8lb🤣.

[@Mikeyreelsandwheels]

@@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724 🤣🤣 he’ll still be there the next time

[@nickreeves2752]

The stream looking stunning as usual and huge fun as always Chris😎. Good man and your philosophy of these places to be enjoyed by everyone is correct,so long as they dont scare all the fishes 'eh ! 😉 The flow was looking great still for sure and still lovely and green too. The upside to our funny ol' spring and summer weather I 'spose. I'll believe you on the big un too btw ! Keep up and at it mate , cant quite believe its August damned soon. Oh , and I personally find if the fishing up top is a bit slow to the usual suspects this time of year then a detached foam bodied daddy long legs very frequently gets them going. As small as you can tie or buy is better for the hook up rate too on the small streams.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Interesting? I do have some foam daddies for the Crediton waters (normally for the back end of the season). I've never tried them on this stream though, what size are we talking? Remember these fish are only 4" to 7" mostly.

[@nickreeves2752]

A foam daddy or a 'leggy' foam black beetle are my first daytime go to's on the streams anywhere during high summer and bit beyond Chris. I fish a lot of the Wye & Usk foundations wild streams so we're generally on a par sizewise here but these flies I also find can get good attention from larger fish (sometimes much) that are tucked away having a moody this time of year ! I tie them on on standard pattern dry fly hooks , size 16 or 14 and the foam body extending about 10 - 12mm roughly & get decent to good hook up rate. Bit longer still works ok though, I think the foam collapses out of the way ok on a take. Definitely fish them with little twitches though if a dead drift doesnt do it at first! This tactic works very well too on the flat water pools I find.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

@nickreeves2752 many thanks for the tip, I like the sound of the leggy beetle. Do you have a tying list for it? Agreed that those little twitches with dry fly and nymph can often make all the difference.

[@nickreeves2752]

Yes Chris , I use Sybai soft foam (much more bouyant/easier to tie than the razor foam stuff I find ) , a peacock colour flashy & coarse dubbing ( Hends I think ) and for legs I have used black hen cape feather wound as a hackle /thin black rubber legs/centipede rubber legs but I use now just a few strands of fine black Krystal flash tied in at the thorax. Its great, fine and mobile and with a little bit of flash! Am sure they get more bites now!😉 Btw , I find if the daddy or beetle etc is getting no attention and your fair sure theres gotta be a good ol' fish tucked in those Alder roots etc then I go poop or bust and chuck out a Chernobyl Ant (nothing too huge) and it can be v v surprising ...and v entertaining ! I've literally had fish swim halfway across the stream at times to nail these with gusto! Either that or it just scares the pants off them and they just go sulk further into the roots.😆 Can be an absolute hoot in the v fast water /plunge pools etc too.😯 Hope all helps.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

@nickreeves2752 I see a shopping list forming 😁 thanks for the info and some different ideas and approaches to think about. Every day a school day.👍

[@thecumbriaflyfisher7704]

Hi. Thanks for sharing this. What a wonderful little stream and I love the filming. Even with the missed one.

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Many thanks, I must get back and see if I can rectify the situation. Probably have to wait for this heat to leave us first.

[@richardmeekums6321]

Taking us back to streams we dream of when going to sleep,as always another brilliant video!!!

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Many thanks Richard, and your right, time is never lost in fact to quote Chris Yates fishing at Redmire "I don't think time passes here at all, I think it collects" very nice👍 but then why do fishing days pass by so quickly while days at work......

[@peterlaidler3895]

Can't beat a bit of nostalgia Chris

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Exactly Peter, nice to get a few fish on my dad's old favourite pheasant tail.