The Mysterious Art of Fishing the Hitch

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4 жыл бұрын

We all love to see the salmon take on the surface, the chase, the broad back, the explosion of water and feelings. The little wake of the hitched fly can be so extremely effective. Here we give you a small film from the hitch capitol of the world - Iceland. Listen to three guides and hitch veterans and get inspired. Has anybody caught more Atlantics on the hitch than Arni Baldursson? We are grateful that he shares his tricks with us.
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@marcocipriani9747 11 ай бұрын

Really a fantastic way to fish. I caught a salmon by Riffling Hitch in Finnmark, watching so big fish coming up on surface it's really unforgettable. Love it!

@maxfly8169 4 жыл бұрын

takk Micke for this amazing talk with Arne, so inspiring!

@Flyfisher_D 3 ай бұрын

The actual name of the hitch is the “Portland Hitch” it was created by the local guides of Portland Creek Newfoundland Canada! Visiting Fisherman from all over the world would come to Portland Creek River to fish the abundance of XLarge Atlantic salmon. They would be using salmon flies with leather loops. If the loop broke, they would toss the flies away and the local guides, who did not have a lot of money or access to flies/materials as that area was extremely isolated, would pick them up and reuse them by half hitching them to their line! I have been fishing Portland creek for over 30 years and met some of the old timers who were the guides back then and they are always happy to tell the stories of how the hitch was born!

@PaulConnor100 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Mikael This is definitely a exciting way to fish, caught 3 fresh fish on it and my 1st biggest Salmon on it. I have struggled ever since.... Find it hard to keep hitch from dipping below the surface with my switch rod...but good to learn more about this technique. 🤷‍♂️🤔

@simonsmith9363 4 жыл бұрын

A tantalising glimpse of the most exciting way to hook an atlantic salmon, thank you! You could do a much longer and more in depth instructional video, many of us would be glad to watch it. I have carried some of Derek Knowles Yellow Dolly "dry" flies for 30 odd years, they don't often work in England but oh when they do it's so worth it!!

@PaulConnor100 4 жыл бұрын

Never caught on a yellow dolly but the Salmon start throwing themselves about once you put it over them and usually take the shrimp fly then 😉

@tabsqc 4 жыл бұрын

Hear hear, fascinating but much more detail with demos please

@Juuhjooh 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing knowledge. This video gave me so much when im planning my next salmon fishing trip. I was going to mainly use dry flies and some regular francis flies but now i realise i have to start hitching. Seems like a very exciting technique and has a lot of variety in it. Seems perfect for small river for 1-5kg salmons. Damn im looking forward to it.

@Sindre112293 5 ай бұрын

a friends of mine got a 17.1 kg salmon in lakselva in Norway with hitgh. Only wearing his normal boots and a 7# singel handed fly Rod

@davenorling 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mikael, very nice, good info!

@loupower9242 4 жыл бұрын

Newfoundland is the hitch capital. Good video

@AngryGaper 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, how can these guys say its Iceland when it was created in NL!

@EasterlyWind 4 ай бұрын

Love listening to experts! You can just tell this man forgot more than most will ever know

@ianreid9324 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Mikael. an early Birthday present just for me! from the fly fishers of the UK.

@AngryGaper 4 жыл бұрын

Hitchin' blue charms and undertakers - quintessential salmon fishing in Newfoundland.

@bjornzmyj595 4 жыл бұрын

Good job! Thx!

@aditrisusantotrisusanto3901 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.☺️☺️☺️👍🙏

@Talos353 3 жыл бұрын

The problem is most people try hitch as a last resort only, when conditions are bad and chances of catching are low. More people should start on the surface more often and fish gradually deeper.

@CONEHEADDK 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds kinda like playing with a cat and a ball on a string - to fast or slow - no trying to catch it, but within the right speed they rarely can resist.

@krppkeke2656 4 жыл бұрын

What do you guys think about hitching for balticsalmon ?

@techmick1399 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, Mikael, which rod do you prefer in small to medium sized rivers for hitching? Single Hand line 7, 10 feet?

@frodinflies 4 жыл бұрын

I prefer a 10 fot 8 ... but also Hitch a 12,6 two handed

@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland 3 жыл бұрын

great tips! what size of leader would you recommend, mid size irish river with potentially big fish?

@frodinflies 3 жыл бұрын

I Hitch all kinds of leaders - to me its the size an the fly and keeping movement to the fly that is most essential... i very often Hitch down to 0,28mm but seldom thinner.

@paulquinn8658 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, many thanks! Do spring Salmon take the hitch also or primarily a summer grilse technique please? Thanks, Paul

@frodinflies 2 жыл бұрын

All fish take the hgitch! It all comes down to conditions! But dont be afraid i have caught salmon on dry flies in down to 3 Celsius!

@paulquinn8658 2 жыл бұрын

@@frodinflies brilliant, many thanks for getting back to me! Tight lines 🎣

@richardbrown4294 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful and I will try, my only question is whether the head of the fly/tube should be pointing up or downstream?

@falcosalmo3613 3 жыл бұрын

Up. Just same way you'd fish it swinging. On the tubes there are side holes near the head. Chose side according to which bank you are standing.

@GudfadernBMW 4 жыл бұрын

King for President

@silver.fox__ 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like loyd bridge's lol.

@darenrayson7052 Жыл бұрын

Having lost 4 salmon using the hitch I finally got my reward on the tweed last week 15 lb salmon on the sunray hitch seeing the fish take it was class 🎣

@frodinflies Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! well done!

@derrickbeling3283 4 жыл бұрын

What is not clear from the video is how you hitch your tube flies. Traditional grease line has the hitch coming out the bottom towards you on a hook. Jason Thornton of Kola Flies ties a Pete’s Special with left and right holes in tubes. He marks the fly with red and green thread to indicate port or starboard bank. Martyn White of Flicking Feathers has the hole coming out the bottom of the tube.

@frodinflies 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Derrick, we do holes on the side of the tube just like you describe it, best and easiest way i think!

@bragejakobsen7712 3 жыл бұрын

But in Norway some rivers are coco and musky colours, wouldnt this technique work best on clear rivers?

@frodinflies 3 жыл бұрын

Yes better but works just fine on rivers with a bit of humus too - just few people try it...

@silverleapers 4 жыл бұрын

Arni is correct. Same fish all over the world.

@oli69 4 жыл бұрын

I love worm fishing

@frodinflies 3 жыл бұрын

good for you Bronson...

@rickysimmonds2681 4 жыл бұрын

Just throw some addicted beads brah.

@go-wycowboys5018 4 жыл бұрын

Ok what is a "hitch" a type of fly ? a tequniue? Help??

@frodinflies 4 жыл бұрын

It´s a method to fish a fly on the surface

@savidamelie 4 жыл бұрын

This is a technique. The ''riffling hitch'' is a knot that helps the fly to skim across the surface of a river or stream to attract fish feeding near the surface. It is usually employed by salmon and steelhead fishermen however it can also be highly effective for trout.

@frodinflies 4 жыл бұрын

@@savidamelie The portland Hitch is the Knot , today most hitching in Iceland and Europe is made by tubes with a hole on the side of the tube... I use both but mostly the special tubes - check it out at www.frodinflies.com/collections/surface-fly-series

@go-wycowboys5018 4 жыл бұрын

Frödinflies Thank you very much! I think this will be useful on the Bighorn and Platte River here in WY. We have some very big rainbows that are more like steelhead than trout sometimes.

@go-wycowboys5018 4 жыл бұрын

savidamelie Thank you very helpfull!