HOW TO FISH MIDGES// and when to swap flies?

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2 жыл бұрын

Knowing the applications for different bugs in your box fosters a better understanding for when you should swap flies. Your bugs inform your presentation, and your presentation informs you of when it’s time to say “this fly isn’t working.” Hope this video helps!
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@scottstubberud1137 14 күн бұрын

I like this video. It was short and to the point and you made some very valid observations that I think will benefit people quite a bit. Your delivery and annunciation, etc. was well done and you’re easy to listen to. I am an old timer and fish the San Juan river below Navajo Dam in Northwest New Mexico and I certainly agree with presentation as being the key. I become very stubborn swapping flies because I know they will eat things that come right down into their face, but I also feel that that is a negative and that I should probably switch bugs more often when slow. this was good Food for thought that I can respect. I have a major float trip tomorrow with a group of buddies and I will implement some of what you said for sure because lately the fish have been super picky as to what they eat. Anyway, just wanted to say good job and, I look forward to watching another one of your videos. Take care, Scott.

@EMO-vm6lq Ай бұрын

Dude you are awesome!! I have been fly fishing for 50 years plus!! and you couldn't have explained it better new folks and anyone!!!!!! also I subscribed and thumbs up'ed you!!

@fishingjack Ай бұрын

Glad this helped! Thanks for subbing. More to come 👍🏼

@johnhammock6053 2 жыл бұрын

Finally a good video on this topic. Thanks you.

@mackieredd5503 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jack! Thanks. I'll be on the Juan this week and really appreciate this info. Looking forward to giving it a try. Stay safe and I'll look for ya on the water.

@gwadewade434 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the videos, love the channel. I pretty much only fish the San Juan and could really use some advice on understanding how to rig up for different depths of water. Keep up the good content man!

@TJRainbowWarrior 2 жыл бұрын

Great overview of the midge life cycle. And you are right on when you say that presentation is most important above fly selection, especially on THAT river. Tight lines!

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for checking it out!

@waynegraff3942 Жыл бұрын

You did a great job in this video.

@attilathehamster6774 6 ай бұрын

Great cycle explanation. Thank you.

@arvillaflies 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic straight to the point. Very educational. I bet seeing all those nymphs and wader flies all the time helps you to become a better tier.

@fishingjack 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, and yes it sure does! My photo gallery is filled with pictures of them.

@lawrence9217 2 ай бұрын

Great scientific facts and explanation. Learned/Retained more in short video than reading books!

@fishingjack 2 ай бұрын

Glad this helped, thanks for watching!

@shaneewell7404 Жыл бұрын

Great educational video. Now I better understand the life cycle of the midge. Thanks! 1

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Shane! Glad it helped

@CBL138 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@fishingjack 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@joranwood12345 2 жыл бұрын

Fishing jack never misses 🎯

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jordan!

@37078Chris 10 ай бұрын

Great information!

@68camarors327 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation and explanations.

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope this helps

@darylmechem3411 Жыл бұрын

Great info, well done!

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Daryl!

@62kevin 10 ай бұрын

Very good informative video. Thank you!

@fishingjack 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Kevin!

@tomdigangi2722 Жыл бұрын

This was informative and excellent

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tom!

@SFA985 7 ай бұрын

Great content, thank you!

@filemonoutdooradven7957 6 ай бұрын

Very detailed explanation, thank you! 👍🏾

@fishingjack 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jurgen!

@MrJCTroutman Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great info

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@kimmower6196 5 ай бұрын

Super tutorial thanks

@Bjmanies11_ Жыл бұрын

New subscriber here. GREAT video for a quick lesson on hatches for us new guys out here trying to get it done. 👏🏼

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bj! Plenty more to come very soon, appreciate you checking it out

@Bjmanies11_ Жыл бұрын

@@fishingjack Looking forward to it!

@oldsmugglerflyfishing 5 ай бұрын

Great tutorial

@fishingjack 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@clarkburns9767 2 жыл бұрын

Good work. Thank you.

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Clark!

@user-ff7ue2wp8y 5 ай бұрын

Thank u, that was helpful

@russelllieser4226 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@keng9064 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rickwhisman3774 Жыл бұрын

Good piece.

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rick!

@jlj1872 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jason!

@eyeintheskiesdavid9277 9 ай бұрын

Amazing channel really easy to follow thanks for sharing big like from me bud tight line's🤝

@AboutTrout 2 жыл бұрын

I like this

@glenndotter5065 Жыл бұрын

Nice job

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Glenn!

@DiegoContreras91 2 ай бұрын

Thanks you 👏

@fishingjack 2 ай бұрын

👍🏼

@patsheridan Жыл бұрын

Hi Fishing Jack. New subscriber - great info!! Super clear and precise. I'm in the west; Northern California. I imagine this info applies out here as well? Thanks!!

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Hi Pat! Thank you for watching. Yes, the same principles apply. Matching the hatch is critical not only for the time of year, but also the time of day (as they change form). But putting those flies directly in front of them is the most crucial key on any tailwater. 👍🏼

@mikekuczynski1552 Жыл бұрын

Nice explanation of the midges life cycle . Fished the San Juan for over 30 years haven’t fished it in probably 10 years , how is is fishing now ? Thanks for sharing

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! The San Juan is still in awesome shape. Plenty of fish. We’re due for a spring flush with high flows soon, should offer some even better fishing this year👍🏼

@mikekuczynski1552 Жыл бұрын

@@fishingjack good to hear . Watch out for Andy Kim he will yell at you “ you to slow “ :-)

@dragally1 10 ай бұрын

Not like it was 30 years ago that's for damn sure. Too many guides and too many frigging boats. Looks like a fkn Merry-Go-Round at the Texas hole. Frig that place.

@mikekuczynski1552 10 ай бұрын

@@dragally1 was like that ten years ago that’s one reason I haven’t been back . Apt description of the boats on Texas hole . And around and around we go :-)

@gccontact7779 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Question: I was given a pre-rigged midge larva and pupa in tandem to try. I’m fairly new to ff. When would this setup be used?

@fishingjack 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! The larva/pupa rig is a great rig to fish because you can cover both hatches (larval and pupal stage). Try it an hour or so after you start to see some bugs flying around or hanging out on the surface. That’s when the fish will come off of the bottom and hangout a little higher in the water column looking for larva/pupa. 👍🏼

@KI-dc9ok 10 ай бұрын

Nice video - can you do a follow up on size of fly and colors? Maybe talk a little about how/why hot spots are being used today. I feel like i get the most fish on black zebra variations but that's my confident place. I add in some crystal flash shuck. When would I try orange or red hotspots - very confusing - thanks!

@fishingjack 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the ideas… I will absolutely address these!

@christophergatley7875 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff bro. I'm slacking! Haven't been up in like two months. Off topic...what kind of sunglasses are those? I need some better goggles!

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

Should start getting warm real soon, great time to get out there! I wear the Costa Reefton 580g. You might be able to see my tan line, they work well 😂

@brysincrump7651 Жыл бұрын

Could you do a video on just bugs and the flies to associate them with please ? Possibly months to use them?

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

Great idea, will add that to my list of upcoming ones 👍🏼

@rondamore3537 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thanks. Minor critique, mount the camera to avoid shaking. Otherwise, very good video.

@fishingjack 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it. Check my newer videos out. I have since purchased a tripod

@philipvankampen3394 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="208">3:28</a> Looks like you got a free fly out of this guy. I'm sure he appreciated the abstraction.

@fishingjack Жыл бұрын

He sure did! Good catch

@randydeskins9359 10 ай бұрын

I fish a tail water that gets very high fishing pressure and I think sometimes they will only take tiny size 24-26 dry flies. This area also sees a lot of catch and release. Do you have any thoughts or tips on this??

@fishingjack 10 ай бұрын

Our fishery at the San Juan can be similar. A solid piece of advice I can give you is to try fishing bugs they are not often exposed to. Use a stomach pump to see which bugs they are eating most often, then think outside of the box and use something of similar profile, but maybe a different color. With picky fish, not only are you trying to match the hatch, but you’re also competing against thousands of other bugs that look exactly the same. Swap between sizes and colors one at a time. It’s a tedious process of elimination, but you’ll have knowledge about your river that many people never will.

@randydeskins9359 10 ай бұрын

Excellent ideas.

@davidbaker4838 2 жыл бұрын

very good presentation. You may want to get familiar with Black flys. Some friends and I wrote a book (but cost to much to publish) on the entomology of the San Juan River and found a huge amount of Black Fly Larva, Simulidae. They are not in the Chironomoidea, midge, family. The Larva is commonly misidentified as midges. Great video, had fun watching.

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I may have some interest in your book. Do you have copies available? Would love to hear some of your findings! Always looking to learn more about this river

@davidbaker4838 2 жыл бұрын

@@fishingjack Sure, it is only electronic. I am on vacation in Washington State right no and when I get back I get in touch. Are you a guide?

@davidbaker4838 2 жыл бұрын

@@fishingjack BTW, do you use any lead shot? it looks like you let the flies drop naturally. I will be fishing in the San Juan next week, we may want to meet at Texas Hole Parking lot

@fishingjack 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbaker4838 Hey David, yes I do guide on the San Juan. I often just use a tippet ring to get my flies down to depth in the slow water. Otherwise I do use split shot. My website and phone number are in the description