How To Fish The Hitch For Salmon

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In this film Peter McLeod examines the intricacies of fly fishing using the hitch method. He discusses the techniques with one of the guides from Laxa I Kjos in Iceland before demonstrating how he fishes a pool using this method. Finally he hooks a salmon using a hitched tube fly.
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@thedoggedangler Ай бұрын

Lovely thank you, like the term 'nozzled it"!! I love fishing the hitch on our Scottish Highland Rivers ..... as you say its such an exciting way to fish when conditions suit! Thanks for sharing.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing Ай бұрын

Pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!

@Guide504 3 жыл бұрын

'OHH HE'S RUBBING ME!' .....you know you love it! Hope all the family are well, great to see the evolution of your content, and thanks for enabling me to be there vicariously.

@dfzurichch 9 ай бұрын

Great, Will be going Salmon fly fishing for the first time up in Nova Scotia on the Margaree River. Keep up the good work good information.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 9 ай бұрын

Really glad it was helpful!

@bigskyadventures. 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video!. They love the hitch in Newfoundland as well!. Tight lines!.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@alanmaughan7968 3 жыл бұрын

That was great to watch Peter with good informative content, thats why Iceland is one of my favourite Atlantic salmon destinations.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and glad it was helpful!

@FinLineFly 3 жыл бұрын

Top notch video as always. Clear and informative and some great cinematic footage!

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting, appreciate it!

@Earthwatcher57 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video Peter, I particularly like the session on the first pool that showed how much work can go in to this. So many videos make this thing seem easy but persistence paid off. I often think that in Scotland we don't persist enough with the hitched fly.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Agree entirely, you have to sometimes cover the fish multiple times to finally get a response..

@darenrayson7052 Жыл бұрын

I fished the hitch first time last year on the north esk and hooked a couple of salmon , lost them both unfortunately but then fished it on the tweed in late October and managed to get one on the hitch roughly 13 lb . Amazing way to fish for salmon .. fished for salmon near on 40 years and it’s by far the most exiting way to fish 🎣👌

@bjornzmyj595 2 жыл бұрын

Salmon fishing in Norway is often a challenge, you can put easy 70 hours of work into the river until you get a strike. Hitching has become one of my favourites - not only because it works - but you can watch the fly searching the river and it's not too exhausting if you use a switch rod. Helps a lot to stay optimisitc!

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and could not agree more!

@chriswright2135 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant footage 👍👍👍

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris!

@eramivvastaf8951 3 жыл бұрын

Fanbloodytastic!! Well done you sir!

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment! 😄

@MarcinKantor 3 жыл бұрын

That's a cracking video and super channel. Subbed

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marcin! Glad you enjoyed it!

@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, great method, need to try it at home :) Greetings from Ireland :)

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@scottthorpe6250 3 жыл бұрын

I am still not understanding which of the two side holes at head of the tube to insert my leader into depending upon which side of river I am fishing from.

@raftonpounder6696 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shane! 🙏🏻

@mikaellilliestrom 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Video! It would be nice to know what equipment you use in your videos

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mikael! Check out the video shown at the end, goes into detail about kit... 👍

@loupower8628 3 жыл бұрын

You should mention which side of the fly to tie the hitch on. I use the Lee Wulff method of pointing the eye of the hook down river and tying the hitch on that side it gives a small vee with no bubbles it’s one of the most important things when fishing a hitch. I don’t use tube flies but I think it would be the same

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lou, Thanks for the comment, would agree when using singles, with tubes it does not matter so much... although most tube manufacturers these day put holes on both sides just in case....

@hdaniel2100 Жыл бұрын

Great video! However, I would still change fly in order to catch the jumping fish in the first pool before moving to the next position.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing Жыл бұрын

Fair point Hans, but I have almost got to a point that if I can’t catch one on the hitch I am happy to leave it…😀

@hdaniel2100 Жыл бұрын

@@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing I understand completely. I think there is no right or wrong to this question.

@Talos353 3 жыл бұрын

Is the fly fished with the fly lying on its side with the hook bend aligned with the hole where the leader comes out? So the leader comes out on the bottom and the hook bend in the same direction as the leader hole? Thanks.

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, normally the hook will remain at right angles to the hole the line comes out of. The line comes out of the ‘side’ of the tube..

@MrMoghal 3 жыл бұрын

What sort of leader setup do you use for hitching?

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

This might help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7CFmJh5xNGRpoE.html

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Length of leader will depend on length of rod and speed of the water, but I normally use 9-12 ft....

@MrMoghal 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@TheEliteHeat 2 жыл бұрын

When he says no bigger than a size 14, what are we talking about, single, double, treble? I don't know of any single hooks smaller than a 14 able to not bend to a salmon. Anyone wanna point me to one??

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Steven I normally use singles these days as I actually think they hook up better… for strength saltwater hooks or carp hooks are best…

@sdcasvfvdfvdv 3 жыл бұрын

Did you try fishing newfoundland canada? There is lots more places in the world besides Iceland lol

@AardvarkMcLeodFlyFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Josh! Yes, you are right.. I have not fished Newfoundland, but I have fished (and sell) Gaspe, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Norway, Russia, Iceland and the UK for salmon... each has its own uniqueness and tactics and I love all of them.

@rickdevine4150 3 жыл бұрын

Lee wolf popularized the hitch in Newfoundland. Most Everyone uses when wet fly fishing in Newfoundland except when we use a dry fly bomber

@TheEliteHeat 2 жыл бұрын