Expert Tips on Small Stream Fly Fishing in California and North Carolina.

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

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🗓️ 7 August 2020

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

This week we continue our exploration of small streams with Brian Slusser in California [@37:47] and Brown Hobson of North Carolina [@1:24:38]. Both are experienced guides and love small stream fishing. Even if you don't fish these regions, you'll find plenty of great tips and fly suggestions for your own region.

In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and also some great additional information from listeners, including:
I have a small bass pond in my neighborhood. What would you suggest regarding patterns and techniques?
I have a bunch of old flies from the 1940s. How can I tell if they are still good?
Is there a comparable approach to Euro nymphing when fishing for steelhead?
Some great information from a listener on the confusion around greenback cutthroat restoration in Colorado.
Why aren't all hooks barbless?
Do you have any tips on tying with calf body hair?
What are some good crab patterns for fishing for striped bass in New England?
Can you suggest some tips on tying in biot tails for nymphs like the Copper John?
Should I always be fishing my nymphs dead drift or should I try imparting some movement to them?
A listener calls in with some great tips for finding small stream trout in Colorado

Transcript

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0:00.0	And the Hi and we're going to
0:15.0	welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide
0:18.0	podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer
0:20.0	and we're going to continue this week on our exploration of small streams east and west.
0:27.0	Now, this week we have a couple of Orvis Endorse guides.
0:32.0	One is Ryan Slusser from California and
0:35.1	Brian's going to talk about small stream fishing in the Sierras in California.
0:41.6	And then we're going to come east to talk to award-winning guide, Brown Hobson,
0:50.4	about fishing small streams in North Carolina in the mountains of North Carolina.
0:56.2	So I think you'll be surprised at both the similarities and the differences that each of these guides approach their fisheries.
1:06.1	So again, as we've said in previous podcast, small stream fishing is a great way to get away from crowds and with the current
1:17.8	situation with the COVID virus streams are getting crowded and we need to find alternative places to go fishing
1:27.9	to get away from the crowds.
1:29.4	One is to go for alternate species instead of just trout, carp, bass, gar, bow fin, panfish, whatever.
1:39.6	And if you really want to fish for trout, the best way to get away from crowds is to go up into the small
1:48.0	streams and tributaries and do what's called blue lining. You want to learn more about small stream fishing. In addition
1:57.7	to this podcast, we have season two of the Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing on YouTube and there's a whole show
2:05.7	there on how to find your own small stream, how to fish small streams, how to pick
2:10.3	flies and rods and leaders and all that kind of stuff.
2:14.4	So we've got some video back up to the audio podcast.
2:20.9	Before we go and talk to Brown and Brian, let's answer some questions in the flybox.
2:27.0	And the first one is from Leland. It's an email.
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