Couldn't agree more. Once you figure out how to deal with the cold you are golden

@@silvaonthefly how do you deal with it? Havent figured out the fingers.

ive seen guys on 3 wt, comes down to preference here i guess.

I'm sure it's a lot of fun on a 5 wt but might fatigue the fish to the point of exhaustion

@@rickfascinato5758 getting them into the net quickly definitely comes down to the skill of the angler. Which I am still working on getting better at

Thanks Jim, I definitely have improved, largely due to a lot of good feedback over the years. I know I still have a ways to go, look it forward to 2021

Thanks

they typically dont make a b-line downstream and keep going forever. Would've happened on the 7wt as well with the same results.

Most of the time, it's pretty effective

Tandem flies, mostly egg patterns, but here tried out the red worm and it paid off

Someone's gotta 😂

I'd prefer not to say, it this should help ya out pfbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=30d3c4cdaae74096b565da19cbc061d3 for PA steelhead fishing access

@@silvaonthefly thanks 👍

its an orvis hip pack, scooped it up a long time ago. Wish i scooped up that and a lanyard a long time gooo...

are you saying lose the barb? for me they are a lot harder to keep on with the smaller hooks, just shows my inexperience here. If I can hook them on a larger hook, it's usually in the net no problem.

@@silvaonthefly not a big deal Silva, fish it’s going to be release anyway, even better, just a bit of a fight and move to the next drift, you are doing great, I’m talking from my own saltwater experience, lost much less fish once I stop the trout hook set by rod tip lift straight and not to the side towards the fish mouth after the take, im only lowering the rod angle, the hook size it’s important, looks your hook set reaction it’s pretty fast also, I would just try different approach until the hook rate shows what you are looking for and not much what it works for me 🙂

Had another guy reach out to me on FB with the same feedback... getting the hang of controlling the fish's head as a result

@@silvaonthefly biggest thing I’ve seen from a guide perspective, is it’s actually easier to hook ‘em on barbless. Less material to penetrate into the mouth. Seem to have good fighting technique, you’ll have no problem on a barbless or debarbed hook

why only once? did it not work out for you?

The usual suspects... egg flies, but like in this video sometimes the red work gets it done.

Thanks Jacob

I have the ego the size of a fruit bat

9' 5wt