Indicators & Dry Droppers

Tom Rosenbauer goes into great detail to discuss advanced techniques and tactics for using nymphs under indicators or dry flies. From leader and rigging options to how to successfully fish these setups, Tom covers it all in this very educational video. A must-see video for all beginner anglers and even advanced fly fishers. Enjoy! Check out the Orvis Learning Centre: howtoflyfish.orvis.com
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[@TroutFlyFisher]

HAHAH "Catching trout.... is fun." That blooper killed me for some reason. Love the video and the bloopers. Glad you all don't take yourselves too seriously. Getting out to the beautiful views and enjoying yourself is the best part. Catching a fish is incidental at that point.

[@galedutton184]

Another amazing video. I learn so much from these videos. I watch them over and over again so the info will sink in. I'm a beginner with nobody to teach me. No father or grandfather, uncle, etc. ever fly fished, so I learn from these videos. I love the show. Thank you very much for all that you do and share with us all. 👍👍

[@jimlaporta8573]

Fantastic, I been learning to fly fish for the past 60 years and I'm 61. I have gotten better but have another 58 years to go. These videos may just cut that time in half, LOL... Fantastic!

[@marks.5288]

Great strategies for indicator and fly placements. Very thorough. Thank you.

[@andronomisneltron3231]

This channel has kept me company in quarantine. Great new content. The film and graphics guys have definitely done well keeping up with film tech for the show.

[@newflyfisher]

Much appreciated comment, will pass this onto everyone involved in the creative process.

[@ivowagner6020]

Excellent approach. Wonderful images and videos. Awesome job!!

[@jeeptime]

Thanks for the tips. I'm a beginner and this video has everything all in one package.

[@bigron8346]

Tom you are the man!! I love watching your videos because you explain everything your doing and help out a lot of people. Thanks

[@enricodeagostini4249]

Great, sound and comprehensive advice. Well done!

[@aaronbenns9051]

thanks tom you really show the travel of the indicator clearly unlike alot of other videos

[@ISCDESIGNAustralia]

thankyou Tom; your wonderful and & informative advice, in the interest of flyfishing, ethics and streamcraft is truly appreciated by younger generation of flyfisherman. It shows you truly are a master flyfisherman. thankyou

[@monikgagnon]

just incredible video, great shots, great fish,, thank you so much,, love your work

[@Toddcm]

Yet another great video in this series.

[@jameshenderson3238]

I have been a die hard nymph fisherman for 30 years and I always learn something from Mr Orvis Tom Rosenbauer. Thanks Tom for a very informative video.

[@HowToMakeChocolateAtHome]

You are very welcome

[@elmerblakemoreiii6718]

Wow! Very interesting and informative. Thank you for the wonderful variety and extensive details. I’m fairly new to fly fishing, but I’m much more equipped for success based on the knowledge you shared.

[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Great video. I’ve been nymphing with these techniques for many years, and there isn’t much about nymphing that y’all left out of this video. Other than the ways of identifying current seams (the absolute best place to find trout in streams) you’ve hit all the high points. I’m sharing this one with my family prior to our next trip to the mountains this summer.

[@MrMightyBeans]

I've been cathing trout using traditional fishing rig. I'm now upgrading to the fly and this video is a gem. Thank you!

[@fishkeepercole2464]

Was just gonna search for this topic tonight so I could get some info on strike indicators before my first fly fishing trip on wednesday. Looks like ill be able to tune in early tomorrow during breakfast. Thanks guys, your channel is super helpful for newbies like me. Keep it up!

[@aricheath3670]

FishKeeper Cole Even those of us with many years of experience learn something from The New Fly Fisher and Tom Rosenbauer. With fly fishing, the small things make big differences. I hope you enjoy you trip.

[@seanryan4566]

Really? I am doing this right now! I’m also going fishing on Wednesday! Such a small world

[@delwigzieful]

Absolutely fantastic video full of information thank you so much love using my airlock indicator great way to fish,para

[@bmonck5110]

What a super helpful video. I really learnt a ton. Thanks

[@shearuyle9434]

An exceptional informative video, Thank you very much.

[@Kielbasa13]

Thank you so much for this fantastic video. It was very informative and immensely helpful. I’ve tried nymphing, but with little success. I realize now that it’s because I never learned how to do it properly, and so I gave up. I now have renewed hope, interest, and confidence that I am going to be successful in fishing for trout with nymphs. Thank you again!

[@briankelly6113]

I catch a lot of fish in small streams by nymphing "incorrectly". By that I mean slowly feeding line out downstream and working the nymph into the pocket waters and under brushy overhangs and into cut banks as if it is drifting downstream. I can get the fly into places that other people can't using traditional casting. I was told that this isn't the "proper" way to nymph. I out fished the guy who told me that 5:1. Do whatever works in spite of what the conventional wisdom says.

[@skipdavis8964]

Fantastic video and information. Thanks very much for the extra tips!

[@educationsolutions5197]

Wonderful video, especially for the education. Thank you!

[@shearuyle9434]

I'm trying to teach a good buddy of mine how to fly fish..... Hopefully he'll get a better idea of what I've been trying to explain to him...... by watching someone else explain the same things. Thanks for the tips, tricks and techniques.

[@paulbugeja5425]

Tom, I learned a bunch of techniques from this excellent video. Thanks!

[@mgsxps]

I’m about to dip my toe... or hip-waders, into fly fishing. This was among the most informative videos on how to best catch... trout. I’m sure these skills will translate to steelhead, bass, and pan fish. Well done!

[@newflyfisher]

Glad it was helpful, recommend you watch the rest of the videos in the series to help you learn more and faster! Have fun

[@Craigsoutdooradventures]

Great video and advice I’m new to fly fishing and vlogging my trips, it’s not easy but your advice really helps thanks

[@newflyfisher]

Glad to help

[@ai.illustration]

Wow... !!! Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks Have a happy day!

[@TheXeniaman]

A great video, sir. I seldom fish indicators, but I am thinking differently about that now.

[@Jd-yc3gw]

I don’t get to fish moving water often so found this video very informative. I hope I can try some of these techniques soon.

[@newflyfisher]

Glad it was helpful!

[@douglasrandall6737]

Thanks Tom this was a really great video I like using a indicator because at 76 I can cover a lot more water without wading as much and taking a chance on falling in.

[@robynmcdonald3942]

Thanks for the help, I need it !!.

[@saltywaltPDX]

Can’t wait to try fly fishing my set up arrives today hopefully

[@Gbow17]

I consider myself a nasty nympher and Tom had lot's of information that I didn't know or had forgotten. Thanks Tom!

[@newflyfisher]

Glad to help

[@andrews6397]

Yarn indicators are my favorite!

[@tonymirenda4932]

Wish I saw this before my drift last weekend on the Big Horn! What great info! Like the trout I caught, I AM HOOKED!

[@neverhomeguideservice]

wooo darn good lesson. Thanks Tom, it helped a lot!

[@newflyfisher]

Happy to help!

[@davidthomas5035]

Very comprehensive. Like how you touched all the bases.

[@itsmeandthensome]

At 6:57 is my favorite method. I'm fly fishing in Siletz Oregon this weekend! Fun indeed.

[@clarkrector]

Have used these ones from a drift boat and they worked very well. “Jaydacators” of AC Fly Fishing. Also carried by The Fly Shop in Redding, CA. Made from balsa wood. Expensive, but probably last for years.

[@fenrirunshackled4319]

I really appreciate the fish getting off at the end. I always feel down on myself when the hook slips, and most videos don't help that. It's nice to see that even madter anglers will have fish slip the hook.

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Hey Tom and Crew awesome Stuff guys 👍👍🇺🇲 Good Luck to all on the water The Vermonter

[@newflyfisher]

Thanks! You too!

[@connorw.6427]

so underated hope you get the recognition u deserve

[@RVRRUN00]

Great information, thanks!

[@newflyfisher]

Our pleasure!

[@johnshand6176]

Another excellent video. Very educational and a pleasure to watch. Thanks from down-under in NZ.

[@imuddpuddle]

Wonderful video of a wonderful woman. She is fabulous!!!

[@pesqueirosemdestaque]

Linda pescaria meu amigo ....

[@OzMan9989]

Love the barbless. I pinch mine down for everything - even fishing crankbaits for bass, etc. Wish barbless was more standard.

[@keiranrooker7981]

Honestly I don’t crimp my barbs for bass or salmon but everything else I fish barbless

[@andrewdomonic6603]

All it takes is one stuck in the skin, and you'll crimp for life. For sure.

[@jacobstarr9010]

Yes! I fish for catfish and sometimes barbed hooks make it near impossible to remove the hook because of how strong and difficult to penetrate their jaws are

[@titocrespo9257]

Trout magnet bobber work amazing !!!!

[@brendac4944]

always more to learn

[@ThePorpoisepower]

I always put a small dab of fly floatant on my yarn indicators, it tends to help it last almost all day

[@sdbassin1143]

Great info

[@johnfarmer4099]

I like the plastic red and white indicators with the top that presses down and exposes the hook for the line.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

With a nice juicy crawler, or lively minnow.

[@bobweber4140]

Priceless thankyou awesome

[@jcbartlett5187]

I work for bass pro great stuff I definitely will share

[@newflyfisher]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ernsthorn2788]

Great presentation Tom! A fun and informative watch for sure.One small thing. When you bite off that small bit of fluorocarbon in your leader, don't spit it out. It might be tiny, but it lasts almost forever.

[@jadonx]

But nobody will ever see it or will it cause harm if small.

[@jahmansb]

As a lifetime fly fisher, I'm happy things like this existt these days for new people . Great work !

[@anthonygregorio2208]

Awesome video! Learned so much! And love the real time demonstrations! Next time please don't have the the background music so loud though. When Tom was explaining the double indicator method it was almost hard to hear him.

[@kumagch]

This is a post from Japan. Fly fishing is the most fun. I will let you see it again.

[@scottpowell6145]

I have always used a piece of 20 lb red fluorescent leader knotted to my flyline for an indicator.

[@Winters186]

Thanks for the video. I have learned allot from them. Do you think there are rainbows and browns in the streams in June to enjoy?

[@rosenbauert]

June is typically the best month for browns and rainbows! Enjoy.

[@lekmichigan]

Nice thanks you sir!

[@widyazangler8436]

great. greetings from Indonesian anglers

[@dallasgross7293]

all this video really taught me is that i love the "naked" style best

[@wagnerd77]

Nice fishing ...

[@briankelly6113]

And the real bonus bonus of using a dry dropper is that you might actually catch a fish on both flies at the same time! Been there, done that. Netting the fish x2 becomes the next challenge...

[@thegoodearth7]

I find the foam pinch-on indictors can be moved up and down the leader after a little while in the water; and do maintain their position. Moreover, I cannot remember losing them in snags and the like. They are up high enough that the line is too stout to break at that location. If a person is too lazy to pick them up in the event that they do fall to the ground, well, perhaps that person should not be outdoors in any case. I guess the best solution would be to make one biodegradable over a reasonable amount of time.

[@jasmijnariel]

Can anyone tell me what the 4-5-6x stands for if he talks about the line? I never heared of it in europe

[@echoone9915]

Tippet material is measured in Xs, as in 3X, 4X, 5X, etc. For tapered leaders, the X tells you the diameter of the narrowest part of the leader. Xs correspond to diameter, not breaking strength. For example, every manufacturer’s 5X material is supposed to be .006” in diameter, while every 3X is supposed to be .008” in diameter.

[@marksmith161]

Beauty content

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Brilliant! :-)

[@creativeexperience6388]

Bloopers are great

[@jadonx]

Sheep's wool is all over our north Yorkshire rivers...pick it off a barb wire fence and fix with slip loop knot with touch of floatant.

[@ianodonnell5552]

It's crazy how many people leave their fishing waste behind, I spend a good portion of every fishing trip, cleaning up after lazy people who leave excess fishing line, food trash, worm containers, lure packaging, etc. wherever I'm fishing. I tend to fill a net with it or use any plastic bag I find, I wish people would respect nature and clean up after themselves at the end of the day!!!

[@newflyfisher]

Well said and totally agree. We too try to take out waste when we find it as well, thanks for stating this issue

[@jacobstarr9010]

A girl at a park the other day just dumped her trash in the river. I wish I chewed her out about it, it's so annoying.

[@jasonk8734]

I got a 2 for 1 on the AuSable river on a big purple haze and a size 16 pheasant tail.

[@tienchiehwang]

Tom. just curious, what's that big knife you had on your waist for?

[@Jboogie314]

Great videos. Where are you fishing?

[@newflyfisher]

Justin the video was shot in upstate NY (Catskills), Idaho and Wyoming.

[@cleggy1888]

Hay guys, i find scrap bits of sheeps wool lying around gr8 bobber naturally waxy so will also stay afloat #happycasting Craig C bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@IrmaoCar]

Top... PERFECT

[@ggyt2994]

Is it reasonable to use heavy indicator on mid-flex action 6 wt fly rod? Will it cast properly?

[@newflyfisher]

it should if you open your casting loop a bit

[@Pemancingliar74]

Good angler 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@D901694]

At about the 15:35 mark, what is the item in the green sheath on his right hip?

[@jwwhetzel2737]

A drop cast is essential when nymph fishing allows less weight and better drift’s

[@michaelwoehrl1746]

What jacket are you wearing in the last seen {grey, gold lining,with hood}?

[@rosenbauert]

It's the Orvis Pro Hoodie. Love it.

[@williamschultz8198]

It's probably safe to say its an Orvis jacket...they are the title sponsor.

[@williamschultz8198]

Can read Orvis over the left shoulder.

[@DavidStanleymusic]

i use a dry fly with wet fly dropper works well

[@Indiana_Caver]

Dry dropper is my preferred method. Your fishing two zones.

[@carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955]

Ojo el aprender de losmayores de dead es un tesoro youtubers es con respeto la vida carlos.peralta 2021

[@lastcoyote2355]

On yarn indicators I used a fly line treatment called muslic now I just use large terrestrials

[@bocceboy]

I see why you use split shot but I really dislike it cause the casting becomes awkward. It’s ok if not casting far. Great video

[@rosenbauert]

I dislike it as well, thus the reason for showing so many ways of getting around it on this video.

[@bagayochannel4872]

👍👍👍

[@keiranrooker7981]

Best way to make your own New Zealand indicators is grab the tube and put your line through it like you would for a thingamabober don’t wrap it put wool in the loop and pull the tube tight to the loop and you have a indicator

[@rosenbauert]

Great idea. The tool just makes it a bit easier for some people but this will work perfectly.

[@lastcoyote2355]

Don’t want to disagree but back in the early’80’s a guide from Abe’s fly shop came up with the poly yarn indicator.

[@mpogze8020]

I try avoid plastic indicators of any kind if they are prone to falling off. Too much plastic in the environment without us adding more.

[@itzmozi_fj2657]

NZ wool all the way

[@heroryan7859]

New Zealand indicators are good for small dries

[@keiranrooker7981]

Huh? You use indicators with drys??

[@tywoodruff8578]

Kieran, I have actually seen some comments where people used an indicator when their fly was so small as to be tough to see. The indicator helped with location more than a strike.

[@matthewfish3306]

Hey the new fly fisherman I’m a newbie fly fisherman in eastern pa and have been chasing a trout on the fly for months. On the stream I fish, I have it down to science on the spinning rod and catch 5-10 wild browns a trip, but with the fly rod, I’ve struggled to catch any fish at all. I’m wondering what sort of flies I should use. I’m using a 6wt rod in a small stone bottomed stream with depths from 1-4 feet. So I’m open to any recommendations for any techniques or flies that your team or anyone reading thinks will work.

[@newflyfisher]

Sorry to hear you're having troubles but you obviously know how to catch trout. A few questions: are you using a long leader? is there much current where your fishing? What flies have you used thus far?

[@matthewfish3306]

The New Fly Fisher my leaders are about ten foot and I’m using a 6x tippet most spots have a moderate to fast current that feeds into pools. Or has breaks in it from trees and rocks which I’ve found the trout stick to ambush prey (being my spinner or jerk bait on my spinning gear) so far I’ve used wooly buggers shimmering minnows may and stone fly dry flies during a hatch, but the water was blown out by rain.

[@matthewfish3306]

Does that help?

[@jordonlaur9643]

Keystone Creek Fishing Hey bro so one thing that has helped me immensely with picking my flys is look for a hatch chart for your state. I was able to find one for Colorado, with all the rivers in my state. It shows you examples of flys/colors that match the bugs in your water at certain times of year. Fairly handy.

[@luvenacantik1789]

Nice place.. Wanna play fly fishing hihi...

[@coopermayes4665]

What wt rod is he using

[@newflyfisher]

five weight rod in a nine foot length

[@razorblue9697]

The fish line and bait is always going to pulled by the current of the water.

[@mkdmitry]

PRO!

[@FarioMentos]

Hi, This is so much interesting 🤓👌 even if i did and will need many views "play and stop" to try to translate in french to understand "all"...😅🤒😵‍💫🤭🥵🥵🤫 Thank you 😃

[@newflyfisher]

Glad it was helpful!