Understanding & Locating Brown Trout in a Stream & How to Catch Them - POV

[@codyschofield8778]

Dave is a freakin bad ass. He talks to all of us like we understand what he is seeing but we have much to learn. I’m watching this video pumped as hell and wishing someday I can be as good and understand fly fishing like he does. I’ve been at this for years and I often have to go back to the basics to make sure I’m ok with my casting. I feel like this sport is a relationship between God, us, and the fish. And there are many signs in nature we often miss as a lesson to understand how the fish think. Keep up the good work because you both are the best I’ve seen!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Well... thanks for that. The kick with our channel is that I don't want people to feel postured nor spoken down to... nor that any of this is hard - it just takes time to understand what's happening, why I'm going at the fish the way I may or may not be. It's the subtle stuff in knowing fish behaviour and what we can get away with once we get to the intermediate+ stage. And, really, once at that stage and consistently so, there is little in the mechanics of fly fishing that separates anglers, it is far, far more to do with knowing fish behaviour and what you can get away with, when. Thank you for the kind words! Dave

[@alexische5109]

If only 20”+ browns presented themselves that far away from structure in Wisconsin my tactics would change slightly. Slower movement upstream, spotting fish and very few casts between hook ups on quality fish is awesome to see, but I cannot duplicate. Browns here are almost exclusively so tight to timber, wedged in undercut or too deep to see at any time of day and any time of year. Post rain relaxes them from cover when sediments are more present but visibility is compromised and fish turn more blonde. You two are a great team and I’d say professionals at the sport. Excellent handling of fish as well. New subscriber.

[@jensenflyfishing]

:) Normally we'd reply by saying that we bet $10 that the trout in your waters would do as the fish in the video do... as there's a universality to trout behaviour and at some point in the season they'd do as the fish in the video do. And... if you had a fine gravel & sand stream they would do exactly as they do here because they couldn't do or be anywhere else. But then to compare your streams and ours in Alberta where the wood, undercuts etc reign supreme... well, that's a different type of stream to discuss altogether. :) The way these fish acted, well, they had nowhere else to go given the impacts of in-stream alterations, so to speak. :) Neat thing is just to look at the fish behaviour in this video in that regard. Welcome aboard :)

[@kevinrawding6730]

I still don’t understand how you guys don’t have a million subs

[@camaslindbeck1985]

Probably because fly fishing is pretty niche but you’re right these guys are good

[@jensenflyfishing]

We're more thought provoking and edit slower than the pop culture of youtube wants and that throttles back the algorithm a lot. The overall audience online wants quick clips and we literally give the opposite, so there is that 🤣 Thank you to everyone that does tune in. Hopefully we can continue to share as we do!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thanks. It's niche and we're quite niche and deliberate in the edits at that... and the digital audience as a whole wants it much faster edits. So, we slowly move forward 😊🍻

[@camaslindbeck1985]

@@jensenflyfishing we often forget that these algorithms are driving what we see, do, and even our taste. I fish, but I video edit too and started going down that path, making faster edits. But, if you you really want to be informative and educational you have to have a patience, guided approach. The number of subs matters less now, than engagement (currently happening right here!), so you’ll have you’re audience. I love it, and it helps me work on healing my attention span really.

[@hudsonflyfishing5785]

Love your videos. Love the information you pass onto the viewer. That’s why you guys are the best. I learn so much watching your videos! Keep it up!! Thank you for all you do!!!

[@MrCk1234567890]

Only Dave would net a 20” brown and say “nice little fish!” 😂 cheers from MT

[@jensenflyfishing]

Ha! There is that. But it is only ever relative to the where! 😊

[@jasonpullan488]

Reminds of one of the streams I grew up fishing ❤

[@jensenflyfishing]

And they are perfect ain't they?

[@mattokeefe691]

Pretty cool. Eel was freaky. Thanks guys

[@jensenflyfishing]

love the eels. the first time you see them they get your attention but once you get to know what to expect it's no biggie... unless you pour tuna can on your legs and feet! ;)

[@IcecyOutdoors]

You guys are amazing!. I have many small creeks like this one around where I live (Ontario, Canada) and your video was really educational for me. I am in no way as experienced in fly fishing as you are so I will be trying these techniques in this upcoming fishing season which will be opening soon. Great video and great catches.

[@jensenflyfishing]

That's great to hear. There's some wonderful trout in these streams and taking a deliberate and methodical approach wins out in the long run of life. Hope your season is a great one 😊🍻

[@mattbraysails]

The salmon and steelhead are about to run here in Southern Ontario. Are you ready?

[@IcecyOutdoors]

@@mattbraysails ​Sure I am. I've actually seen many a King already in some of the major streams, steelhead should follow soon.

[@mattbraysails]

Your videos are cool.

[@danhewko1093]

Have had same problem with some 3X tippet here in NZ this season: 3 to 4 pound fish breaking off that should not be doing that. Nice toss and catch with the net on that last fish.

[@jensenflyfishing]

100% agreed. We hit a patch where we'd replace the tippet with new and a week later it was just crumbling again on hook sets. lb test is one thing but brittle on hooksets simply can't happen

[@darrencarney7380]

Honestly I’ve had the same this year more than any other year. Lost many fish bcoz of it.

[@darrencarney7380]

Hey guys really enjoy your vid. Your explanation on your thought process through the creek is excellent. Wondering what is your favourite go too tippet here in Nz? Cheers

[@jensenflyfishing]

Good to hear the process consideration connects for you, it's important. We've always just used a mono tippet material but tan into either a factory or formula issue

[@alistaircorbishley5881]

Have you been to North Yorkshire? That stream is the doppelganger of my local the little river Leven (the trout are a tad bit bigger mind 😂😂😂)

[@jensenflyfishing]

They are so universally wonderful, these streams. Size is only relevant to the where of course but those 18 to 26" trout are just perfectly matched for a tussle :)

[@tomaszsikora8221]

I'm pretty sure you would be surprised what you can find in this kind of a creek if you were to fish it electricly. I have witnessed that myself in a creek of similar size when we were catching fish for our hatchery. The mere fact that you can't see the fish and that it's shallow does not necessarily mean that there are no fish.

[@jensenflyfishing]

In many cases you'd be right except for this one. Literally the undercuts no longer exist due to a backhoe literally slicing the creek into a trench. The only hiding places are the downed woody debris... but that comes with this caveat: we fished this reach 3 times the past 6 months and engaged the EXACT same trout each time with only 1 trout outlier. In other words the habitat is as it is and allows only specific lies to occupy trout. At that there may yet be 1.3 or maybe 1.5x that number of fish, but the outlier would most likely be due to the transient nature response of summer warming movement from the top end of this stream out to the main river it flows into. Hope this makes sense.

[@akintomeatloaf]

What brand of tippet was it? Sorry, Mels!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Of that's fairly straightforward but can happen to any run of any brand as they run into factory issues or change their formula

[@lineshooter5w]

Was it old tippet or just a bad batch? Brand??

[@jensenflyfishing]

No the tippet was only 2 or 3 weeks old. We ran into a bad batch and it's been cosmic.

[@thomastabor8015]

What state are you in??

[@jensenflyfishing]

We're in Alberta Canada, fishing nz here

[@BillSaltbush]

As a mainland Aussie, I refuse to travel to NZ anymore. The selfishly myopic views, policies and actions of the land owners/managers, the local fishing fraternity and the authority will come back to bite them. In the meantime, I travel to Tasmania - it's far more to my taste, in that wonderfully and beautifully wild place.

[@jensenflyfishing]

We get that feeling. We'll certainly not fish many of the new designations, sadly. But, that's their goal. Life and our society keeps moving forward no matter how backward that truly is. And Tassie certainly looks inviting... soon!

[@dankochanek8056]

Eel? What in the ?

[@jensenflyfishing]

It's an eel. Beware nz streams 😊🍻

[@canadiangemstones7636]

How is it even remotely legal to take a backhoe to a river like that? That farmer should be locked up.

[@jensenflyfishing]

worse, it's with consent from the local regional council. NZ has severe issues that will come to roost far more severely than they see right now.

[@BillSaltbush]

@@jensenflyfishing Yep! Bang 'on the money'

[@kevingeary1472]

Too bad that guy is allowed to destroy that creek

[@jensenflyfishing]

100%

[@drewtree888]

So this farmer just decided to absolute obliterate this creek 😅

[@jensenflyfishing]

with approval from the regional environmental agency, ECAN. Makes sense.

[@drewtree888]

Unfortunate

[@mikekarlik9897]

I would catch more tossing a mepps behind those pockets

[@alan4sure]

But that doesn't take one bit of knowledge or actual skill. Most of us grew out of that long ago. Kids do it.

[@mikekarlik9897]

Fishing is about cat hing the most fish as possible. You want to look like dummy with that stupid fly rod go ahead.

[@jensenflyfishing]

And target the exact same few trout. If you don't understand trout stream ecology and the dynamics of what is there and has happened, you've done yourself a massive disservice.

[@mikekarlik9897]

Lol, fishing same streams for 30 years, still their, hence fish limits.

[@jensenflyfishing]

@@mikekarlik9897 but your streams aren't this stream and by ignoring the impacts of a farmer with a digger and projecting your stream's status stops a few miles from common sense.