Why did I miss that fish? With Dave Jensen
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2021
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
Swing, hit, and miss--why did you not connect with that fish? Did it just miss your fly? Did you strike too soon? Did you strike too late? Or did the fish refuse your fly even though it looked like a take? Dave Jensen and I [@44:47] discuss how you can (maybe) tell why you didn't connect--and it may not always be your fault.
In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and tips from listeners, including:
Why does my 7-foot, 4-weight rod make most things more difficult than my 9-foot, 8-weight rod?
Can I use a float tube in a river?
I have trouble getting my indicator or dry fly to flaot when fishing double tungsten nymphs. What can I do?
Is there one fly rod I can use for trout, bass, and panfish?
When fishing with unweighted leeches in a lake, the rainbow trout I catch keep getting off before I land them. What can I do?
What are your expectations when you go winter fishing?
Are traditional featherwing streamers as effective as more "modern" streamers?
How close can I get to stripers breaking on the surface?
Why do the dumbbell eyes on my Clousers keep breaking?
When fishing with an indicator and sight fishing, how can you tell exactly where your fly is drifting?
A great suggestion on labeling fly boxes and using reflective tape to help find lost ones.
How do I tell if old fly lines are still good?
Are cedar blocks a good alternative to mothballs for fly-tying materials?
I need a 10-weight rod for an Alaska trip. Should I get the Clearwater or Recon and will the fly line I use in Alaska be OK for saltwater and pike fishing?
I want one rod and one leader to do everything in my trout fishing. What do you recommend?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. |
| 0:11.2 | This is your host, Tom Rose Bauer, and this week I'm going to be interviewing the great |
| 0:16.7 | Dave Jensen. |
| 0:17.9 | You've probably seen Dave and his wife Amelia's videos many times on the internet. |
| 0:23.3 | If you haven't, they are definitely worth watching. |
| 0:26.8 | We usually publish them on the Orvis News blog, but you can also see them on YouTube. |
| 0:35.2 | Anyway, Dave is one of the savviest trout anglers I know, and we're going to be talking about |
| 0:41.5 | missing strikes or when you miss a fish. |
| 0:45.4 | Did the fish miss the fly? |
| 0:47.6 | Did you strike too soon? |
| 0:49.5 | Did you strike too late? |
| 0:51.6 | Did the fish just refuse the fly? |
| 0:54.7 | How you can maybe tell why you didn't hook that fish. |
| 1:00.8 | It's kind of a fun discussion, and Dave and I love to get into these kinds of back-and-forths |
| 1:07.1 | on that. |
| 1:08.1 | I hope you enjoy this week's podcast, sort of a more of a technical trout podcast. |
| 1:14.5 | But first, let's do the fly box and do some easier questions, and if you have a question |
| 1:19.8 | for the fly box, you can send your question to podcastatorvis.com. |
| 1:27.2 | You can either put your question right in the body of your email, or you can attach |
| 1:31.1 | a voice file, and maybe I'll read your question on there. |
| 1:34.7 | If you don't see your question answered, it could mean that I haven't gotten to it yet. |
| 1:39.3 | I get a lot of questions every week, or maybe that I've answered it previously and recently. |
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