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Fishing is a story . . .
This second installment of the Fish and Film series captures a few hours on some of my favorite water. It’s a piece of river that I’ve fished for three decades. It’s where I started fly fishing for trout when I was sixteen. And in many ways, I’ve built a life around this river.
On a summer morning of fishing, I fish terrestrials in two different ways — first as a dry fly and then as a nymph.
The concepts of terrestrial fishing are largely centered around the dry fly. And I show that in the first half of this video. Target the edges and fish some of the middle stuff along the way. But the terrestrial fishing mindset — the concepts and strategies — are effectively taken over to a nymphing rig as well, often producing more and larger trout.
With either fly style, good terrestrial fishing requires very accurate casting. In this film, I demonstrate the lagging curve cast and the corkscrew cast with dry flies. And I show how good casting form is just as important with a nymph, where landing a fly inches from the bank is best done with full turnover, a good tuck cast and a leader that is purpose built for this kind of accuracy.
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Domenick Swentosky
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Beautiful, Dom! Thanks for all the instruction!
River’s a sweetheart! Does he get dried off, brushed to clean him up before getting back in the car?
Thank you!. Also, ha, not really. If he’s muddy, I make sure that he swims just to rinse off a bit. Main thing is to try and get him dry before we go home. But I don’t spend too much time brushing and things like that out there. We fish too much. Ha.
Dom,
Another great video. Love watching yours mends and casts. Very helpful. I think I learn as much watching you move on the waters and your casting technique as what I learn from the individual videos that have been put together.
This one was very helpful on how to fish terrestrials. Which ones to use, how to fish them and where to present them to the fish.
River is an awesome dog!
Glad to hear it.
It’s nice to watch something with an element of enjoyment or entertainment but yet still learn something from the video.
Cheers
I appreciate that
A video with instructions goes a long way in teaching anglers how to fish and others to become better fly fishers. Keep the videos coming. I am glad you went to them. As they say, a picture or video is worth a thousand words. A great way to teach others what this sport is all about. Tell Becky hi and to keep up the good work. A fly fishing guide in Arkansas.
Dom,
These video’s are exceptional!
Content, shooting and editing quality, the fishing all top notch. And your buddy River gets a front row seat! Great job, these are very enjoyable.
Thanks,
Brian
THANKS