Winter Fly-Fishing Tips part 1, with Tim Johnson

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

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

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

I've begun a series on winter trout fishing podcasts with various experts around the country. I think it will be interesting to see how their approaches compare, what flies and leaders they use, and how they keep their hands and feet warm. This week's guest is Tim Johnson [38:41], who you probably know more as an artist on Instagram or on the Orvis Artist Collab series of H3 rods. Tim is also a longtime guide and experienced angler and has spent many winter days on his home waters in Utah. He's also one of the best storytellers I know so I think you'll enjoy the interview.

In the Fly Box this week, we have a great collection of questions and tips from listeners:
How much difference is there between a 9-foot and 10-foot 8-weight rod, and which would be best for both steelhead and bass fishing form shore?
Some people say always strip in a trout and others say always get a fish on the reel. Which method is correct?
A tip on using a bicycle tire patch for fixing waders.
How much damage will I do to a nymph hook if I bend it slightly?
I got skunked on a spring creek when trout were jumping for adult midges. What should I do the next time I see this?
Where can I go on the East Coast for some decent fishing but with lots of tourist attractions for my family?
In a cutthroat stream I fish, the brown trout are invasive and I want to kill them. Is it true that brown trout are not very good for eating?
A listener's take on the parallels between music and fly fishing.
A listener's complaint about tasteless fly names.
When should I use a parachute fly and when should I use a traditional hackled fly?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and
0:15.2	fishing podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and you know I thought I would start to do a series of podcast interviews on winter trout fishing. It's
0:20.9	probably what oh maybe I figure 70 to 80% of my
0:26.8	listeners are interested in right now and so we started off last week with SAV and talked about late fall and winter fly fishing in the
0:40.6	Asheville, North Carolina area.
0:43.2	And this week, we're going to go and talk
0:47.1	to Tim Johnson about winter fly fishing
0:51.6	in the Rocky Mountains, specifically in Utah. Now you probably know Tim
0:57.5	from his artwork. Tim is a brilliant artist who specializes in trout and Tim is the the guy who did those beautiful trout drawings on the limited edition Helos Rod series.
1:17.6	They're called Timmy Grips.
1:19.4	And those are of course still available if you want to get in touch with Tim directly.
1:24.5	But Tim is also an experience angler and guide and has flyfished all all of his life and I've had the pleasure of fishing with Tim a number of times and I
1:36.4	know he's very thoughtful and he's always fun and he's always got a good story.
1:40.3	So we're going to talk to Tim about Winterfly fishing and his tips and it'll be interesting as we go and talk to these various guides and experts how they approach winter fishing because I'm sure we'll get some differences of
1:55.0	opinion and I'm sure that you'll pick up great tips on on all of these
2:01.8	podcasts I'm particularly interested in everyone's methods for keeping
2:07.9	their toes and fingers warm, which is something that happens to me frequently as I get older and, and fortunately
2:19.7	have less insulation than I used to.
2:23.0	So, anyway, let's do the flybox.
2:28.0	And if you have questions for the flybox,
2:32.0	you can send it to me at podcast at orvus.com
2:36.4	attach a voice file if you want or just put your question in the body of your
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