HITCH FISHING for Salmon and other Low Water Tactics. PART 1 Salmon Fly Fishing Ireland

[@fabianronck4575]

fishing is so versatile-- fly fishing is so different from all the others, or a kind on its own , like big game or carp: like beginning whole new hobby. you seem 2 master very much disciplines. great work -keep on trying new stuff-- i always enjoy your vids and tips also :-)

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks very much fabian and I'm happy to see you here again mate! I am fully on board with what you said. It's the new challenges, species and methods for me ☝️❤️

[@joekelleher3546]

Well done Marcin, good to see you release those beauties back to the river, brown trout, and seatrout fisherman here, love a crack at a salmon.

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks Joe 👍

[@BarneyRipplechip]

Some beautiful scenes on a great salmon river. I laughed when you were quietly speaking to your last salmon, encouraging him to give up and surrender to your net. I could hear you were out of breath from fighting the fish but also out of fear of losing it. I could see myself as I have done the same. I also fish flies but for steelhead in western Canada. There is nothing like skating a fly across a pool and watching a dorsal fin come in behind your offering. My first few times I snatched my tiny mouse imitation right from the jaws of one of the few fish that agreed to come out and play. I have spent many freezing cold and frustrated days on the river but when you finally bring those beauties to the net, we'll there's nothing quite like it. Cheers on a well thought out and enjoyable channel.

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks for the nice comment Barney. I respect steelhead fishing, it's the game for the big boys 🎣🎣 would love to do it some time

[@johncasserly4504]

Great recording Marcin, some great tips there, which I will give a go on the Moy. Thank you !!

[@MarcinKantor]

Cheers John, let me know how it worked for you

[@martindupreez4666]

Hey love the videos, I watched some of them when you were fishing pike on the salmo fatso's and got me a few, love the fact that there is so many irish fishing videos. I moved here from south africa a few years ago but just never meet fisherman out on the waters just the occasional hikers even the local club feels like your just an outsider between the elite fisherman so your videos is helping allot just wish i can make some irish fishing friends to enjoy the best past time in the world

[@MarcinKantor]

Thank you very much Martin, enjoy the fishing mate

[@ColmMullally]

Great video Marcin. Nice fish!

[@MarcinKantor]

Thank you

[@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland]

Awesome vid. Great fishing 🎣🍀

[@MarcinKantor]

Dziękuję 🙂🙈👍

[@AndrewMcGall]

really enjoyed that Marcin and well done on trying different tactics, especially the hitch which is one of my favorite methods :). That was a pity about losing that last fish, always the worst when you lose them 'at the net'! One thing that works for me when netting a fish on your own is to get below the fish and allow the current to bring the fish to you, rather than trying to draw the salmon to the net. Looking forward to part 2 :)

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks Andrew, I eventually managed to land a couple in the end. Thanks for the tip, will do that next time I have the opportunity! Do you fish micro hitch usually or larger hitch too?

[@AndrewMcGall]

@@MarcinKantor glad to hear a couple more stuck, grilse can be hard to hold on to! And I usually fish micro hitches but know bigger hitches and also mini sunray fish hitched can work very well

[@MarcinKantor]

@@AndrewMcGall have a lovely sunray hitch here. Will put it on next time 👍👍

[@philippendlebury4518]

Lovely and very informative video Marcin. In low water I sometimes fish micro hitch tubes off a 10ft/3m #7 wt single handed rod. I arm the tube with a Veniard sea trout treble - usually size 12. They hook really well and are very light so don't drag the fly under. Best wishes and tight lines. Phil.

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks Phil, that sounds like a great set up for that!

[@auldwader]

I wish my river looked like that in low water!

[@DiggingSmith]

i was thinking that myself! my home water don't look that good in high water, right now its looking like a dirt road

[@stiofain4693]

Excellent video Marcin.. great info as always 🎣

[@MarcinKantor]

Cheers buddy

[@senanstanleyfishing]

Great video marcin 🎣

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks Senan

[@techmick1399]

Hi Marcin, Nice Video. You did at lot right because you hooked a lot of fish. You can improve your hook-up to catch rate by using a reel with a better, "gentler" brake. The rod you are using is perfect, as it is not a stiff poker, but a nice medium fast 8 weight spey rod. I would not change that. If possible, use just a litte longer leader or a longer, thinner tippet section which allows for more stretch. I use Maxima in 10 or 8 lbs and it works just fine. Try to wait a second or two longer before you lift into the fish. Let the fish turn with your fly before you set the hook. Hope, this helps...

[@MarcinKantor]

Hey Mick, amazing, thanks for the tips there. Clearly coming from a very experienced salmon angler. I did notice later in the season waiting the second or two longer does help. The tricky part is to have your nerves in control!! :) Tight lines

[@techmick1399]

@@MarcinKantor Thank you for your nice words. You are quite sucessful at this early stage of a salmon flyfisher, my honest respect! Glenda is a nice person and a good teacher, too. You are a good fisherman, I saw some of your other videos! Nice! What I like most is the way you prepare and change your stile of fishing (fly, leader, depth, presentation), when "Plan A" does not work. That is important! To loose some fish is not uncommon in salmon fishing, nor is it a shame. Believe me, even the most experienced flyfishers loose fish. What I do to prepare and to get my trouty "dry fly strike reflex" better under control - before I fish for salmon in June and July - is to fish wet flies for trout with a 10 feet 4 wt some weeks in advance. You will improve very quickly. All the best to you and your family!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great video, you out a lot of effort.

[@MarcinKantor]

Thank you very much

[@martincorcoran8263]

Very well done

[@MarcinKantor]

Cheers Martin

[@coolcaster]

Great sport sir

[@philippendlebury4518]

I've just watched this again - great fishing and really bad luck that so many fish you hooked came off. I've now started to fish the hitch with a 12ft 9in #8 wt plus an AFS 7/8 with floating leader on the business end. It's lovely to fish with and I'm hoping to do well with it on the Spey in June. Best Phil

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks Phil. Best of luck. I need to work on my hook set when fishing small hitch

[@xrsuperduper7660]

Good info 👍

[@MarcinKantor]

Cheers mate

[@firstnamelastname9013]

👏👏🎣🎣

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks mate

[@rhyskennard3581]

Hi I’ve been really enjoying watching your videos keep up the good work. One thing When you were fishing the hitch it looked like you were threaded through hole of the tube for the right hand bank while you were fishing the left hand bank. This might just have been the camera angle making it look like that. Anyway even if it was it was still working!! 😂

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks, I very much might have done that, since I was only learning it

[@thedoggedangler]

Nice video... and unlucky, just not to be that day. When hitching I prefer a small double rather than a treble as I 'feel' that double hook holds better than micro treble.

[@MarcinKantor]

Good tip! The small trebles are a pain

[@Andriasocianain]

Do you use a tapered leader or is it just polyleader to straight tippet

[@MarcinKantor]

Floating poly + a thinner than normal tippet

[@popaswwodzie1307]

Siema, gdzie wędkujesz bo coś mi chyba znane te tereny 😉

[@MarcinKantor]

W opisie jest 👌

[@popaswwodzie1307]

@@MarcinKantor tak już obczaiłem . Dałbyś mi kilka wskazówek chodzi mi o to jakich tipow używać do danej pory roku głębokości i jakie długie przypony robisz ? Dzięki i połamania

[@fabianronck4575]

maybe good seatrout fly as well in clear water like baltic sea- go tiny , be sharper , be strong , be sneaky...-. Treble Hook= less fail -bites . you could experiment with hook colors - red or go PINK- the IT-color in DK-- als salmon like fish get attracted to it as they have it in their own repertoire when it comes to colors. but i guess you already know ,, thats no secret , sam e as orange ... Have fun , testing !...or stay with that tiny black n green chartreuse one-- depends on water , seson , i know . salomology :-) you are the Professor already 2 me--- i never caught salmon -- rare in my river but we bred them , fishing chlub-- set 10 000 -- maybe 6 returned ...

[@fabianronck4575]

But maybe we drink 2 much whiskey instead of going fly fishing :-) hahah-- sorry 4 writing mistakes .. bad english and then this, oh oh oh , hahaha....

[@MarcinKantor]

Thanks again fabian. Good info and I appreciate your comments! Hope you will get more returns from your salmon program and keep the whiskey up haha

[@fabianronck4575]

@@MarcinKantor thx Marcin- we ll see-- if you believe or not : we had these pacific salmons caught also recently in my river(Elbe side stream)-- like they did in DK and norway also - nature is kinda crazy right now - fish-a-geddon..like with the gobys from black sea,neozoo-ic... talking bout whiskey makes me sickright now as i recover - i had a party yesterday... but we ll see also, if its runnig again :-)

[@zanderdaukantas4155]

Good tips!! What about you recommended for me if a lot of salmon are stuck in the pool quite a shallow pool but they are very active and jumping of the water? Very clear water also.

[@MarcinKantor]

Try all you have up your sleeve. I'd definitely chance the hitch at the start, and go deeper. Perhaps a nymph later if possible to use it

[@zanderdaukantas4155]

@@MarcinKantor we can only use floating line tho? And when I mean loads of salmon I mean like 50/70 salmon stuck in the pool

[@MarcinKantor]

@@zanderdaukantas4155 can you get closer and euro nymph it?

[@zanderdaukantas4155]

@@MarcinKantor yes and no haha, you need to take 3 steps down every cast cause the pool get really busy

[@MarcinKantor]

@@zanderdaukantas4155 sounds like one in Galway I know 🙂

[@fabianronck4575]

cant believe the simple tiny fly: size 14??? that sounds weird to me when it comes to catch salmon. Must be very good hook-strenght...some japanese Master- steel :-) . i gues everything gets stronger and finer and tinier- like Tech dores: NANO!....congrats 4 nice dreamfish- you are blessed- and be blessed,---- tight lines 4 2025, man

[@MarcinKantor]

You see. The problem is if you put a big hook it will sink the fly so the balance is important and in low clear water small flies can be fantastic

[@christopheribrahim-muhamma8447]

All ways fight a fish with a spey rod at a down-ward side angle pressure; also, it's hard to land a fish trying to stay within camera view by yourself.

[@MarcinKantor]

It sure is! Why do you recommend the side pressure, as typically see anyone fighting the fish with the rod up...🤔

[@trygvenygard2295]

You should not lift the fish out of the water if you are doing C&R

[@shaundodd2979]

Fantastic information how long do you have your tippet when you use the hitch method please may I ask . Tight lines from England

[@MarcinKantor]

I had it at 6-7 ft with 10ft of floating poly