MICRO Streamer Fishing For Trout - UK River Fly Fishing

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

Great video m8. Try setting the hook more vertical when you're using the jig hooks. I found it to raise my hookup rate. Greetings from ICELAND 🇮🇸

[@mitchelldexter1901]

This is how I catch little brook trout in New hampshire, America. Very underrated way of fishing small steams.

[@paul40925]

Oh wow,superb start on that film Andy...Such a tiny stream ...

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Honestly that's best case scenario when we go out to film something, it doesn't often happen like that! 🙈😂

[@davidcowan3201]

Hi andy great vid again some cracking trout love that type of fishing .. nice flys mate cheers for sharing andy

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks David, can't beat the jungle stuff can you?!

[@dancarey9495]

Great stuff. Love the honest comment about the tangles as well. Thanks again

[@briancox144]

Fantastic video as always love your blogs keep up your amazing fishing and wonderful tips

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Brian, really glad to have you here!

[@zacharybattams9453]

Some cracking fish from that little stream, going to give this a try when our rivers open 👏👏

[@IBandAndyFishing]

You'll do really well around you I reckon too, lots of minnows to munch on in your rivers!

[@englishgoordie]

Really enjoyed watching , thanks very much.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Kris, we're glad you enjoyed it!

[@noblestsavage1742]

Love streamer fishing, do loads of it up here north of the wall. I’m loving watching you become a streamer junkie! It’s a slippery slope🤘

[@IBandAndyFishing]

It really is isn't it?! If we had more venues where we could fish them I think I'd get really in to it, but there's very little around here

[@nickjackson5360]

Great video Andy! 👍 I can see the box set now "The Midnight Streamer Range". Love the drone footage again, certainly adds to the storyline. Already looking forward to next weeks release! 👍🤣

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks nick! I really need to use the drone more, even I prefer thy vlogs with a bit of drone in there! That would be a fly set to get me kicked out of the chalkstreams! 🙈😂

[@kylerees6185]

Great video again this has got to be my favourite u tube channel by far

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That's really kind Kyle! We're not quite Jon B, Carl and Alex or the Jensens but we do our best! 🙈😂

[@kylerees6185]

You should both be very proud of what you do I have learned so much from you both your true ambassadors for our sport 👏

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Kyle, we couldn't do it if you guys didn't watch though! ❤👊

[@simonpilgrims]

Thanks Andy. Great video and very informative.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Simon, really glad you enjoyed it!❤👍

[@ethanrush4562]

Great vid again I'm loving the streamer vlogs👌🐟. Those little streamers would probably work very well on stillwaters 🦟🎣

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I reckon they'd work everywhere bud! We've not forgotten about the competition, just let us know where you fancy!

[@ethanrush4562]

@@IBandAndyFishing shall I private message you on insta at some point like tomorrow or whenever 👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That'd be perfect bud yes

[@petehill1926]

Some absolutely stunning brownies, nothing better in my opinion .

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Cheers Pete, we totally agree!

[@tomhammerton4420]

Welcome to the world of micro-steamers Andy. I tie them down to a size 14 jig hook. I am teaching my 8 year old son to fly fish and these are a great way to get him started as the presentation is not super critical. One technique that works great in ponds and lakes is to tie a micro streamer under a fat Chernobyl Ant and give it a slow skitterish retrieve with lots of pauses. The Perch and Pan fish will take them both enthusiastically and it is lots of action to keep the kids interested. I imagine it would work for trout too but I have not tried it on trout water yet.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I must admit, I've been asking myself just how small I could go with these!

[@crazy_for_fly_fishing]

Great video again Andy 🎣

[@IBandAndyFishing]

You da man SF Man! 👊👍

[@crazy_for_fly_fishing]

@@IBandAndyFishing if your wondering who it is it's josh moray 👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

SF Man is Josh Moray, then who is Josh Moray?!🙈😂

[@crazy_for_fly_fishing]

Changed my name now 🤣 keep the great videos coming can't wait to get home from germany and fish my self with your hat on 😝🎣

[@Secondsalmon]

Love it - one last cast!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

🙈😂 terrible isn't it?!

[@stevenrwilson181]

Love the slingshot cast

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks John!

[@neilandrew961]

Great video again have never fished streamers in the rivers before to used to fishing wets or drys many moons ago used to fish with minnows for trout and salmon it was something else watching the big shadow following them

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Can't beat seeing that happen can you?! They're savage fish!

[@kerrypitt9789]

That fly size restriction is interesting! I would not have thought to check. The only restriction to flies here are the numbers you can tie on and that they go barbless. Good video Andy. Really enjoy fishing with you.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Many uk clubs don't allow streamers at all, it's seen as being uncouth over here. Drives me bonkers, uncouth is my middle name 🙈😂

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@IBandAndyFishing streamers have been around a very long time. To me that is just snobbery. So they want to stay in the past only when it suits them? Yet they use Carbon rods, plastic fly lines, mono leaders, metal redls, even eyes in rods are not original. The original fishing rod fly or no, was a three piece rod. The bottom was winter Hazel, the middle was Summer harvested Hazel and the top piece was either an Apple or cherry shoot seasoned. Held together by being cut on a bias and laced with leather. The line was black braided stallion tail hair either braided or furled. The leaders or tippet was a strand of black tail hair or for a lighter tippet white or gray. The horse hair line was carefully cleaned and treated and passed on to the next generation. Silk fly lines were a technological improvement. Anyone who turns fly fishing into a game of snobbery, does not belong on the water.

[@noblestsavage1742]

@@IBandAndyFishing up here in Scotland I don’t know any rivers where they’re not allowed. Mind you Scots are pretty uncouth anyway. 😉

[@garymillar5143]

Loving your vlogs Andy, very similar water to the River Nene tributaries in Northants - I've had great success on Tenkara rods, brilliant sport and great fun combat fishing around those trees and branches 👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Gotta love the small Stream stuff eh? You learn to appreciate the victories when they come because in most swims it's not going to go to plan. For me at least anyway! 🙈😂

[@kimdorrington7786]

Lovely stuff! Very fishy holes down there; hope you pulled that old tyre out and put it in a bin somewhere!?🤣🤣 Definitely need those streamers in your shop Andy!!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Kim! I think we've got a work party coming up soon, though I will say old tyres make great habitat 🙈😂 I'll drop your flies round to you ASAP 👍

[@andylamude3932]

That was really cool, nice one. Will give that a try next time I'm out. A video on tying them would be good.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

They're pretty dodgy little buggers, they won't win any fly tying competitions! Thanks again Andy!

[@nicholastully7865]

great vlog. some nice fish. tight lines

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks again nick! Hope you're well!

[@nicholastully7865]

@@IBandAndyFishing booked my spot for Tuesday at a stillwater so getting excited

[@craigbooker1503]

Hi Andy pretty little trout on such a small Stream/Fly.

[@marklamude2355]

Great video Andy, well there's your marketing footage for the "Streamer pack" mate, proper job.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I think the tweed jacket mob would lynch us if we made a streamer pack 🙈😂

[@marklamude2355]

@@IBandAndyFishing Ha yeah......Do it anyway man midnight specials, even sounds cool .

[@tommybrodie58]

What is your set up for this type of fishing , i.e leader from reel to tippet ? Thanks

[@IBandAndyFishing]

This was just a French leader, a braided mono indicator, 4' of 4x tippet and the fly 👍

[@tommybrodie58]

@@IBandAndyFishing 👍👍

[@michaellewis7758]

Quick question, do you prefer fluorocarbon to mono (I know strictly speaking fc is a type of mono but...) ... I've always stuck with mono for wets and copolymer for dries? I've tied up a couple of thunder creek minnows, will be getting a swim soon, made me want to try some streamer fishing in this country...

[@IBandAndyFishing]

This is a real personal one Michael! I really like fluorocarbon, though somebody else might say the opposite 👍

[@markhannan472]

Nice Andy 👍🎣

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Mark! Appreciate you watching!

[@davidhunt6322]

OMG I can't believe it! Only today I stumbled across a stream nearly identical to this one and I was gonna get on to you two to ask advice on how to fish it! Don't have a nymphing rod though, any advice, as the smallest I have is a 5wt. Thanks.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

See, we knew what you wanted to watch next! Your #5 will be fine, with it being stiff you might hit a few more takes than me too 🙈😂

[@oldgold5848]

@@IBandAndyFishing indeed Andy. For all stream streamer fishing I use a four weight with a floating braidedleader and tippet of up to five feet. I actually think the 'drag' caused by the leader can leap with hook set when fishing Upstream. Can use a really agricultural water haul cast as well. Really underestimated method of fishing. Have caught some good chub on this method as well!

[@herwigvanhellemont7954]

Great job Andy can you make a episode of IB tying those micro streamers?

[@richardbawcombe8036]

Great fun! You should probably tie up a perch imitation

[@IBandAndyFishing]

See, this is why you're the brains of the operation!

[@richardbawcombe8036]

@@IBandAndyFishing Haha! Match the catch

[@marklamude2355]

Top Tip, Glue a mouse pad to the bottom of your scierra bag, good sharp stone protection .

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That's very clever! Inside or out?

[@marklamude2355]

@@IBandAndyFishing I decided outside, so that the glue wouldnt make my bag smell, but rough the area up gently with sand paper to give the glue a grip, but yeah i used some aqua seal but theres probably better glues, I did it because i love my little scierra bag but kept ruining the bottom of it getting pin holes then wet gear etc.

[@marklamude2355]

inside might work just as good i just tried to preserve the actual bag so i went outside instead.

[@johncarrigan5530]

Never seen anyone fish such small streamers in my area. And never with an indicator . You learn something new every day

[@IBandAndyFishing]

So the euro indicator was an experiment really, I thought there might be instances where might be an opportunity to fish the streamers sort of euro style, but I hadn't considered that they'd be way too heavy for the river 🙈😂 It was quite handy though as you could use it to see the line tightening while jigging the flies through. A work in progress that one!

[@eastboyIRL]

What kind of wading boots do you wear on? Felt or rubber sole? And what would you recommend for river fishing. TIA

[@IBandAndyFishing]

It really depends on your type of river. I wear rubber soles work studs because our rivers are mostly gravel, silt and rock with only a small amount of flat bedrock. I think if I was fishing bigger freestone rivers with lots of flat bedrock and algae covered rocks I'd use felt 👍

[@eastboyIRL]

@@IBandAndyFishing thanks for advice 👍 I really enjoying all your videos so much. Lots of valuable information, especially for me cause I just started fly fishing. Keep it going Andy. P. S. Is your GF Lithuanian?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Not at all, we're really glad you're here! She is yes, good spot! 🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹

[@eastboyIRL]

@@IBandAndyFishing cool! Best of luck guys.

[@kevinpritchard1413]

Try Partridge Patriot barbless dry fly hooks for small streamers. Very fine wire, super sharp, wide gape.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Yeah those and TMC103bl were exactly what I was thinking 👍

[@thomasburras]

Hi Andy! I saw you had your fly tied in a loop. What knot is that and why do you use it? Cheers! Tom

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Great question Tom, I use a perfection loop knot for streamers, a good simple and strong knot, and because its a loop the fly can move more freely and you can get more action from the mobile materials

[@thomasburras]

@@IBandAndyFishing cheers for that 👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@robertmoore8104]

Very cool. What length of rod are you using for this? It looks a lot less than the 10' most people seem to use for euro nymphing.

[@andrewrenwick6485]

Great angling- a vid of that little white woolly bugger would be great.....

[@bobnicholls]

I'm new to fly fishing, never tried streamers but enjoyed watching this. I am surprised at the size of fish in what looked like a small stream. Is Size 10 the go-to for streaming, regardless of the size stream/river please?

[@michaelsteele6979]

What size did you tie the flies in Andy? Great video! 👍🎣

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Michael, these are on sz10 hooks 👍 Thank you very much for watching!

[@markhannan472]

Haven’t tried streamers on our river (and we’ve plenty of minnows here) so might just give it a go!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I think where you are it could be deadly!

[@jsboyle3459]

Nice video👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks JS! ❤👊

[@kevinmcpherson2788]

What fly reel are you using please

[@ianfirkins6460]

My kind of fishing! Love jungle warfare. Are you using a French leader? Cheers!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Brilliant isn't it! 'Hands dirty' fishing! I am yeah, prefer mono for this as it's easier to shoot with a bow and arrow

[@jamesgreig1301]

Excellent just shows what lies in a small stream.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks James, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesormston8075]

What’s the best way to find these little streams to fish Andy?

[@patrickmorris8934]

All well and good but our water here is still 2 degrees. Thinking a car-battery might be the only way to get a fish out of our river.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Crikey that is cold, a few more under layers required, and a hip flask too!

[@JJoe5]

Can we still spin on the rivers for trout? or float fish for them

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Joe, that depends on the byelaws in your local area, and then the rules put in place by the owner of the fishery rights 👍

[@Jan007524]

Great job Andy. Is there any chance you can show tying the streamer flies?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I might just do that Jan yes, they're pretty basic though, I'm a pretty basic guy 🙈😂

[@kevinmcpherson2788]

What fly reel are you using please

[@markcarter5081]

Did you have more success upstream or down Andy?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I'd say about 50/50 actually. I was working down stream which I think in hindsight was a mistake. Where I could make a longer upstream cast a got takes more often maybe

[@piscator3951]

What size hook and and bead have you used for your micro 'midnight' streamers? 😂

[@IBandAndyFishing]

These are sz10 and 12 hooks, and 4mm and 3.5mm beads - make my normal streamers look huge!

[@piscator3951]

@@IBandAndyFishing Cheers! Ha possibly makes them look huge but obviously very effective - lots of good size fish. Love the whole approach - bow and arrow casts to fish streamers euro style. Quality stuff!

[@piscator3951]

Cheers! Ha possibly makes them look huge but obviously very effective - lots of good size fish. Love the whole approach - bow and arrow casts to fish streamers euro style. Quality stuff!

[@jamesalexander4203]

Is that Sean Lock’s brother talking commercial property ?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I think I've totally missed the joke but I really wish Sean Lock was my brother 😂😂

[@jamesalexander4203]

@@IBandAndyFishing hi there folks - in the Adverts was a commercial property bloke who is a dead ringer for Sean Lock. Great content as usual. Any tips for the dove on Monday as it warms up ?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

LDOs already hatching and fish eating them. Quill in 14s, peeping caddis, LDO emergers and duns in 14s and you'll be spot on 👍

[@jamesalexander4203]

@@IBandAndyFishing appreciated

[@jorvikangler]

Good stuff. Surprised at your lack of confidence in white lures, white is always my starter lure. Not that it always catches as I proved on opening day with a blank.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I think it's a case of opposite bias - I love a black streamer so a white one must not work?! White has just never produced for me in the same way black does 🤷‍♂️

[@PeachyFlyFishing]

Nicely done Andy! You're always going to miss a few takes when you're swinging down and across for them I reckon as we tend to pull the fly straight out of their mouth, it's the same with trout spey. Apparently one thing to try is not to strike, just let the fish hook themselves, or so I'm told! :)

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Yeah I think you're right, that and some really small fish would have made a difference. Next time!

[@laurieharper1526]

Really whetting my appetite. Season starts next week dahn sarf and I'll be out with the streamers.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Great to hear laurie! Which water is your local?

[@laurieharper1526]

@@IBandAndyFishing My local water is the Chess (small Chilterns chalk stream - not stuffed with fish, but had trout to over a pound there last season). However, I usually start the season on the Wiltshire Avon at Salisbury. As travel restrictions will be lifted by then, am wondering which to go to. The Avon is a better streamer water.

[@Ei2iP]

Barbed hooks?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Must definitely not!

[@stefg9161]

Maybe behind the times regarding terminology is a streamer just not a lure in old money?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Yeah definitely, though I do think the term is changing. To me a streamer is imitative to a reasonable degree, whereas I'd call a chartreuse or bright orange humongous a lure. Also, if I use the term 'lure' then folks who use soft/hard plastic lures on spinning kit will wonder what's going on 🙈😂

[@stefg9161]

@@IBandAndyFishing thanks for the reply. Really enjoy your videos.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Stef, much appreciated!

[@FishingAroundBudleigh]

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[@IBandAndyFishing]

Glad to have you here!

[@FishingAroundBudleigh]

@@IBandAndyFishing always am. Watch all of your videos. Have you ever watched on of mine? Nowhere near your level

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks bud that's really kind! I'll be honest I don't watch lots of videos these days, I'm always busy, but I promise I'll check out your latest drop ASAP ❤👊

[@FishingAroundBudleigh]

@@IBandAndyFishing a comment from the masters would go a long way. They're completely different to your vids but I think they're watchable. But I'm probably completely wrong haha

[@IBandAndyFishing]

We're definitely not masters bud, I bet they're great! I'll check it out over the weekend 👍👍

[@cgln8760]

Whats the reason for not snugging the knot up on the fly?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Good question! It's a perfection loop, I use them with streamers as it allows more movement of the fly on the retrieve 👍

[@BobbyBlues]

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[@IBandAndyFishing]

Welcome back Robert!

[@BobbyBlues]

I've never left 😇 miss IB's antics though. About time you both started the trout competitions 😎

[@marklamude2355]

Heed the call.......Bev......er....age!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Ooooh yes now there's an idea! 🍻

[@duncanmit5307]

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[@IBandAndyFishing]

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[@iainupton3214]

nice video. Grayling on a streamer. Thats not something you see everyday

[@IBandAndyFishing]

It keeps happening on vlogs, the two previous streamer videos I land one in each. Never done it before in the previous 30 years!

[@iainupton3214]

@@IBandAndyFishing yeah I saw you got a big one on the last day of the season when you were streamer fishing for trout. I have watched most of your videos. Really enjoy them. And the banter with IB keeps it interesting. I love fishing and it has been keeping me sane during the last year. I do most types of fishing but have been getting into the salmon fishing over the last couple of years. I got a 12 lb salmon on the fly last year. Started to video when I was fishing during lockdown as mostly fish alone and I found it nice to look back at after. Got a video of catching the fish and intend to make some more. Just abit of fun.