Improve Your Streamer Fishing: Three Tips

[@BackyardhomesteadMI]

Great video, I'm a disabled vet that is just starting to learn to fly fish in the Muskegon area, Muskegon river, PM river, and whatever else I can find.

[@justinferguson5451]

Great tip on the “ok sign” with the line. I have trouble with getting line out, I been letting go and it wraps around everything

[@patrickroberts5934]

Love the Powell hat! And the clear way you present. With little dashes of humor sprinkled in ha, entertaining and informative I love it. Great tips for a “newbie” fly guy

[@ericnortan9012]

I live in Northern Michigan and would say the roll cast is the most important cast to know how to do if your wading. Most of our rivers are tight, cut right through the woods, any type of back cast is almost impossible if your casting across the river.

[@rodc4334]

I'm in New England, same here. Most of the time you need a roll cast. Way too many trees and too much brush.

[@ericnortan9012]

@@rodc4334 👍

[@seribas]

I caught my first fish on a streamer yesterday!!! Thanks for the tips gonna be trying them out for sure

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Awesome to hear!

[@JD-HALL]

Good points for someone like me who's just starting to learn fly fishing. Thanks for sharing these tips

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Thanks for watching! Hope you get out on the water soon.

[@MrSurfangler]

@@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop, What about integrated single hand skagit. Lines? I have found it to be the most helpful setup in our great lakes tributaries. Never have to take the fly out of the water

[@GenXPatriots]

Awesome stuff on the 1st tip, I always let it shoot all the way and yes it is frustrating.

[@garyjones6288]

Had to really turn up the sound, but it was well worth it. Some good tips for streamers or wets. Good video.

[@MrBearbait75]

Ok good, glad you mentioned that. I thought it was my buds were bad.... Lol. Thanks

[@ponce221]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing

[@flowflyfishing2131]

good quick to the point video, great tips, nice setting. Very well done. thank you. i enjoyed it

[@markk7075]

"Okay grip" Excellent tip!

[@fishduckdog]

Thanks for the great information and instruction!

[@timg2798]

"The guy on the dance floor that only does the sprinkler" too funny!

[@PAwader]

Had me cracking up

[@timg2798]

Great video Matt!

[@larrymarks5836]

Great hat

[@FlyFishtheMitt]

Curious how many times you hooked the trees behind you (and it was edited out) making the video. ;) Nice video....good tips here!

[@ferndawg10]

@3:15 He's hittn' trees so I'd imagine the un-edited version looks a bit like my day on the Jèmez River NM. Them trees have "eatin" at least 2 boxes of my flies!

[@FlyFishtheMitt]

Ha...I've certainly dedicated my fair share number of flies to trees and other foreign natural objects.....

[@devinshook3289]

Im from lower mi, I was just up in traverse city recently I should have brought my fly rod!

[@charlieneilson1239]

Useful tips. Thanks.

[@sirmegallot3276]

I tend to let the line go completely when I shoot line and it ends up tangling around my reel and rod, I need to get better at utilizing the "OK" sign.

[@Chris-hj3lc]

Do some guided full day floats. Your hundreds of streamer casts from the boat will build your game very quickly.

[@soulcapturecreations3107]

Never thought of the ok sign to control my line

[@ferndawg10]

He's hittn trees behind him (3:15) Looks familiar lol 😆.

[@richardstevens9847]

What line weight and rod length do you like for streamer fishing in No. Michigan?

[@FT4Freedom]

I'm not messing around with light rods. Straight to 10' 8wt.

[@martinramirez6702]

Brand new to fly fishing. Good tips.

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Thanks Martin! Where will you be fishing?

[@martinramirez6702]

I'm in San Antonio, TX. I fish the San Antonio River, Media River, Guadalupe River and some small creeks and ponds. Mostly Bluegill s, Chiclids, Talapia, Guads, Samllmouth and the occasional Largemouth. Been fly fishing for 2 weeks now.

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

@@martinramirez6702 Awesome, we've always heard there is a lot more going on in TX than just bass and the coast if you really start to look.

[@johnathonhardman1634]

Great video

[@michaelbrown1690]

Steal your face fly fishing. Love it

[@themiddleman9376]

Hey, how many fish do you catch on average per hour, because I almost never catch anything and I want to know if I might be doing something wrong, or just not spending enough time.

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Thanks for watching! Honestly, there are days on the water when conditions are perfect and we see just a few fish (or none) throughout the course of a day. Even when fishing is hot, throwing streamers is rarely a high-numbers game on our local fisheries. The best days we’ll see several follows an hour. Gaining confidence as a streamer angler can be difficult when you’re not seeing much feedback from fish. Don’t get discouraged though and don’t always assume you’re doing something wrong… some days the conditions are just tough. A few things I keep on my checklist are 1: Do I have my rig setup correctly for the conditions? (fly line, leader length, leader size) 2: Am I confident my fly is being seen by fish? 3: Do I need to change my presentation to fit conditions and “mood” of the fish? 4. Do I need to change the fly? Keep spending time on the water and things will start to click!

[@themiddleman9376]

@@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop Hey that's encouraging to hear. Thanks for the reply!

[@Diridari]

Sorry for the late comment, but: i had better results as a beginner with bigger depth. Then i put more weight on the flies, but that wasnt smart either, the fish see it rushing down. So cast far ahead of the pockets and let the fly sink to the ground without movement. When it is near or over the pocket you start stripping line, thats when i have most success and on average 2 good eatable fish per day out. Talking about trouts.

[@FirstCastMedia]

Honest question... I've lost 2 decent fish this week... I set my hook with the rod, but I set horizontally. The strip set is Kind of new to me. I'm thinking maybe I could have hooked them with the strip set now... I'm good with the cast and placement varying strips/speeds. How different is a strip set to a horizontal rod set?! Just curious on opinion rather. I'm always learning! Thanks!

[@KBosch-xp2ut]

I really had to force myself not to pull the rod horizontally. I lost a lot of fish. Pulling the rod horizontally tends to pull a lot more line, and quickly, out of the fish’s mouth. If you’ll notice he said learn to strip set as you lift the rod. So, it’s not like pulling the rod straight back.

[@canoecoach]

Matt, what do you use as a false streamer fly when practicing casting?

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Great question! It can be difficult to simulate a streamer but a big chunk of egg yarn has always been my go-to for casting practice.

[@indonesiaflyrodders]

Great tip

[@alfonsonieves1921]

Is your leader going through the eyes of the rod?

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

If at all possible you’ll want to keep your leader and some line out when casting. Otherwise you may not have enough mass to load the road and make a good cast.

[@jonnyeisenhardt4910]

What would you recommend for tippet/ leader

[@james1121]

4x

[@joshrebert4364]

I'm new in fly fishing and I'm having trouble shooting line can I get some advice or guidance plz

[@alan4sure]

Learn how to do the "double haul." That loads your rod by flexing it forward, then backward, giving it more snap when the rod returns to the neutral, straight position.

[@sierradirtslayer]

Where can I find that hat??

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Ahhh, it's a throwback at this point. Not sure those will be made again. Thanks for watching!

[@rrsnotyours]

"Tinker".....SOLD!

[@blackdogadventures7531]

Just the tip

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

classic

[@mikea7942]

excellent

[@mattachtemeier5296]

Nice video. Ur audio is too quiet tho.

[@andrewmcgaha9629]

Do y’all still have that hat.

[@locotommy]

Like the dead hat

[@johnkenny694]

Wicked!!!

[@ktrigg2]

The lawnmower in the background is a crime.

[@shannonball6666]

Lol this guy is funny

[@slickwilly4613]

accuracy is overrated. Just cast more upstream and farther away from you.