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Basic Fly Fishing Tips

Tom's short fly fishing video tips

Fly Fishing Video Lessons - Tom's Basic Tips

Tom's Basic Tips


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  1. Catch and Release Fish

    02:15

  2. How to Debarb a Hook

    01:48

  3. Taking Stream Temperature

    02:50

  4. How To Attach A Tippet

    03:45

  5. How To Get A Stuck Rod Apart

    02:51

  6. How To Pick A Leader

    02:27

  7. Hot To Put A Tippet On A Sinking Line

    04:14

  8. How To Treat A Dry Fly

    02:51

  9. How To Use A Tippet Ring

    02:49

  10. Should I Use A Fluorocarbon Or Nylon Tippet

    11:47

  11. How to Behave on a Trout Stream

    1:58

  12. How to Deal With Wind in Fly Fishing

    5:16

  13. Tips on Safe Wading

    8:50

  14. The Only Three Fly-fishing Knots You Need on the Water

    08:38

  15. The 12 Must-Have Trout Flies

    6:13

  16. How to Care for Your Fly Line

    3:02

  17. How to Carry a Fly Rod

    2:13

  18. How to Attach a Leader

    4:04

  19. When to Change a Leader

    4:08

  20. Best Beginner Trout Rod

    1:55

  21. Should You Reel With Your Right or Left Hand

    2:45

  22. Basic Tools

    2:07

  23. How to Mend Your Line

    3:05

  24. Underline or Overline

    6:18

  25. How To Straighten Your Leader

    3:29

  26. What To Do If Your Fly Gets Stuck On The Bottom

  27. How To Use A Split Shot

    5:11

  28. How long should you fish nymphs in a riffle?

    03:26

  29. How to set the hook in fly fishing

  30. How to rig a streamer in fly fishing

    03:21

  31. How to cast a heavy streamer

    1:56

  32. How to dead drift a streamer

    1:51

  33. How to swing wet flies

    8:18

  34. What to do on a new trout stream

    03:41

  35. Why you need a reel with a smooth drag

    02:24

  36. Waterproof Packs and Bags - Part 1

    1:18

  37. Waterproof Packs and Bags - Part 2

    1:30

  38. Waterproof Packs and Bags - Part 3

    3:19

  39. Waterproof Packs and Bags - Part 4

    1:19

  40. How to Choose a Bass Bug

    2:13

  41. The best retrieve for fishing bass bugs

    0:56

  42. How to fish a popper dropper

    1:17

  43. How to fish a dry dropper rig in small streams

    1:31

  44. What kind of gear do you need on small trout streams

    2:20

  45. The best wet wading system

    2:02

  46. Beyond the Basics - Essential Fly Fishing Tools

    5:49
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