Fly fishing spiders with a 10ft 4wt carbon rod

An early spring fly fishing trip to a Mid Wales tributary, using a 10ft 4wt carbon to fish spiders and soft hackles for wild brown trout.
The 10ft'er is an ideal spider and dry fly rod, there will be more videos of it in action as the season progresses.
If you have any questions about it please do ask.
Regards LB
The rod used is one of my 10ft 4wt 4 piece rods for more information www.bannisterro...
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[@edgarallenpoe8457]

No matter the content, fishing videos will always have a horrendous like:dislike ratio. there are obviously some jealous anglers out there. HOw could anyone possibly dislike this video? Top class, a slice of British nirvana right there. Beautiful video

[@awaken77]

It's one of the most relaxing fishing videos ever. In my top YT list

[@bannisterrods]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@davidthomasmartin1075]

I know it's now 2022 and I don't know if you'll reply but I've just found this video and I'm just delighted I have. I live in Ireland and I'll be visiting the Yorkshire Dales a lot from now on since my sister-in-law has moved near it. I tie spiders and grayling flies for a long time now and it's safe to say that they are the most productive fly pattern I've ever fished. When all else fails, stick a spider of any kind on. Frank Sawyers kilker bug and all his other spider paterns are a must in any anglers fly box. Always works. Fab video.... thank you. David.

[@bannisterrods]

Thank you David. I'm glad you enjoyed it, spiders are very very effective patterns, I'm sure you'll have some good fishing with them up in the Dales. Have a look at Robert Smiths channel ( kzbin.infovideos ) , if you haven't already seen it. There is some fantastic tying and information in his videos. Regards Luke

[@davidthomasmartin1075]

@@bannisterrods Yes Luke, I've been an avid viewer of his work. I've tied lots of his patterns in conjunction with my own. I've also, fused his patterns into my own with little additions. I believe they call it variants. Anyway, the patterns of spider, no matter how they're tied, are a certainty on Irish rivers and lakes. I will enjoy the rivers of the Dales when I get there. Thank you for your reply. Tight lines. D.

[@paulhoughland8505]

Fabulous video, just the sound of the birds and river, perfect!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Beautiful place! Very peaceful video! Love it.

[@bannisterrods]

Thank You. Hopefully I'll be back out on it again soon.

[@patrickhannon4188]

Wow that same bird keeps following you, he must love to watch.

[@michaelforde4373]

I fish this method on Irish rivers brought me thousands of trout, spider fishing cannot be beaten

[@bannisterrods]

Thank you Michael, it is a lovely way to catch trout.

[@Autofac]

This is so beautiful. What a lovely river!

[@jamesjames1847]

Lovely videos... Fantastic country sounds too.. All creatures great and small :)

[@bannisterrods]

Thank you James, the spring feels like it is finally on its way, and the trout season is nearly with us, so there should be more videos going up shortly.

[@jamesjames1847]

Fantastic! I will look forward to them. I'm currently residing in Asturias and eagerly awaiting the new season here, and so will watch one of your videos when I need reminding of the best of Britain.

[@bannisterrods]

Rumor has it you've got some nice fishing down there. The Picos de Europa have been on my list for a while.

[@jamesjames1847]

Yes, it isn't coincidence I'm here. Reo and Salmon in Asturias, and a short hop for the (river) trout fishing in Castilla y Leon. If you fancy coming over then drop me a line and I'll set up the licences (a real minefield if you don't speak Spanish, which fortunately I do). Best, James.

[@bannisterrods]

Thank You James, I hope I can take you up on that at some point. It is always very useful to have a local contact.

[@pavelkoutny1661]

Já užívám spiders také hodně, stejně jako Avar.. Převážně na podzim, říjen listopad, tělíčka často růžová a měkké řídké melírované nožíčky (partridge). Připomínám, co na konto pavoučků kdysi ve Chvále muškaření napsal Kudlák, že je ryby (lipani) berou asi jako larvy pakomárů líhnoucích se ve spadaném listí uloženém na dně u břehu. Například na Hronu mi to fungovalo vždy.

[@guybaumgartner4244]

perfect

[@rogermoon1698]

So glad we have the melodious sound of birdsong and not music! Thank you!

[@mikekennedy4549]

Hi Luke, love your videos. Just come across your channel via Barbless Flies. I'm just getting into river fishing after mainly fishing stillwaters. I had one or two fish recently on wets / spiders on the Ribble, but missed quite a few takes. If you don't mind me asking, do you recommend striking as soon as you feel the take or give the fish more time?

[@bannisterrods]

Hi Mike. Glad you enjoy the videos. When to strike is an interesting one, and a bit tricky.. I won't worry too much about missing fish, as often as not I think the fish hasn't properly taken the fly. The hook has to be in the fishes mouth to actually hook it. So if the fish bites the back of the fly you'll feel a pull but have little chance of actually hooking it, and if the fish takes the whole fly into it's mouth and turns it will pretty well hook itself. Generally if I feel a fish pull I will pull back. Hope that's of some help, and no doubt other people will have different opinions. The best thing is to go fishing and enjoy the day, sometimes you'll hook every fish that takes, others you'll bump every one. Most days it will be somewhere in between.

[@BEN10TO10]

Your videos are always very clear and crisp, you may have mentioned it before but what kind of camera takes these excellent images ?

[@neilmason158]

Great video, been away from the river for to many years been fishing still waters as there was no Grayling where I worked and lived. I have now moved back to the Yorkshire dales and now looking for a spider rod. learn't to fish with spiders when I was 14 nearly 40 years ago. what do I look for in a long rod I used to fish with a 8'6" scottie split can rod

[@bannisterrods]

Thanks Neil. You've got some lovely fishing up there. What to look for in a longer rod is a very personal choice, I'm not a fan of rods that only do one thing well. I'll fish spiders wet and down & across, I'll also cast them up stream to rising fish. So I'm definitely after a "fishing rod" a fairly soft tip helps protect leaders on a short line, and a butt section with a bit of power will help when there is a bit of wind. For me a 10ft 4wt is a very useful rod.

[@mikehuntsmels9680]

you could buy a tenkara rod its telescopic and good to put in you car its very compsct

[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

superb sport, well angled! is that the Ithon? looks a sizable river for a trib! I've started using 10ft light line for dry fly on larger rivers, love it! very good videos , man! cream of the season on the way in my neck of the woods (North West) and hopefully get some nice vids. just subbed🙂

[@bannisterrods]

Thanks, it's the Irfon. It's a good sized trib, and fishes well. 10ft'ers are nice rods where there is room, I like the amount of line control that they give.

[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

@@bannisterrods yes, I had a lovely brown on mine from the lune last year, using a dry klink. Managed to film the whole thing! Lucky as I didn't know for sure the headcam was on !!!

[@natureandfishing24]

Nice Video

[@bannisterrods]

Thank You,. Hopefully have another one up soon.

[@awaken77]

Can you explain the technique? You cast upstream and let it drift perpendicularly, until line is in downstream position, right? and there' some slack in the line, which allows the rig to sink a bit?

[@bannisterrods]

That's one method Another very effective one is to just swing the flies down and across, just like swinging a salmon fly. Or cast them up stream and fish like a dry fly, only the flies are just under the water. Spiders can be very effective, and can work using any method.

[@fieldsman3307]

Hello Luke having watched this for the umpteenth time (wonderful vid) can I ask how many flies you were using ? Read all the other comments and decided that Jonathan Roberts seems to have a big opinion of himself and too much to say , in my experience if you don't have something worthwhile to say then shut up and say nothing lol

[@jeffreyjordan5325]

Great video, beautiful spots and only nature's soundtrack. Not a word spoken, imagine that!

[@MrGlobey]

Heaven on earth and you sir are a bless. such a beautiful place that i can only dream of some day :)

[@conlaiarla]

I live in rural Ireland. I'm privileged to fish in places like this.

[@JerseyMiller]

how do you get the spiders to stay on the hook? I would never touch them worms are bad enough

[@simonartley1645]

I'm already looking forward to a spring day in 2021...with the Poult bloat,Partidge and Orange,Snipe and Purple...timeless effective patterns ,...and the brr of the woodpecker and song of the first chiff chaff

[@bannisterrods]

Spring in Mid Wales is certainly something to look forwards to, and to be honest I'll be happy just to see the back of 2020...

[@richludt2962]

Beautiful video. Some people commenting don’t realize that a Wet fly fished this way resembles a drowned or still born emerger. Either way, it’s what you enjoy and it catches fish!

[@bannisterrods]

Thank You Rich, I enjoy fishing the method, and it catches fish which is a bonus.

[@awaken77]

What river is that? So gin-clear water. Also video is awesome. No stupid music, only sounds of nature, I feel like i'm on the river alone when watching this.

[@bannisterrods]

It's a tributary of the Wye. It is a lovely piece of water.

[@awaken77]

@@bannisterrods awesome water!

[@m00nsplitter72]

What a lovely day. Did the presence of a woodpecker influence your decision not to use a cane rod?

[@bannisterrods]

Thanks M00nsplitter, Woodpeckers are vicious things, so you'll never see them in a cane rod video , along with Pandas.....

[@gaffer467]

What a great video, I know it's cheeky to ask but what type of spider patterns were you using?

[@bannisterrods]

Hi Jason, I was using a slight variation of a Dark Watchet (it was winged) it seems to work very well for me. Partridge and Orange is also always a favorite.