Fly Fishing for Brown Trout - River Derwent

Watch in HD. A quick fishing session in the upper river Derwent about 1 mile below the Derwent Reservoir. At the end of the season, the fish have seen every fly and lure, the water is low (and clear) and they are very educated.
That makes catching them so much more difficult.
Any moron can haul trout out when the mayfly hatch is on or by standing at the top of a pool dragging a wet fly back up through it but there is something special about catching smart fish on tiny flies - much more satisfying.
I was using a 7' Hardy smuggler 6 piece rod with weight 4 floating line and 2lb nylon which was about 10' long.
Its been almost a year since I used any rod so my casting wasn't perfect but still produced the goods. There was loads of high vegetation on the river bank so putting a nice straight line out was difficult as I has to lift the backcast up over the obstructions.

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[pondguru]

If you do a google image search on your computer you can see them more easily, man.

[TheSeizeAlliance]

so I don't know the names of the flies u did recommend them I understand your busy so if you get the time can u send me pictures of the flies I should use

[pondguru]

No worries, man. I have to get down myself but am crushed with working day and night at present. The river is only a 5 minute walk over the field in front of my house, lol

[TheSeizeAlliance]

thanks and thanks on the quick reply most people wont reply till a week later

[pondguru]

A dark olive will still work as the season is so far behind. Also grey duster, greenwells glory and a midge pattern with ginger hackle. May be too early for black gnat but you never know. Pleasant tail nymph will always catch if you want to go wet.

[TheSeizeAlliance]

ok that's awesome man m going trout fishing tomorrow 5/11/13 just in case its diferent for you and does the hatch change every year or does the hatch stay the same if so what color and type of fly should I use tommorw on a river some rapids

[pondguru]

I have been considering buying a gopro camera and using footage from that and a static camera to make videos but I barely get time to edit footage from one camera. Maybe toward the end of the year when I free up more time for videos.

[pondguru]

Hundreds, thousands? I have no idea but I used to go fishing almost every day when I was younger.

[TheSeizeAlliance]

thanks I just enjoyed myself today on a popper for bluegill great advice love your vids and you should try to make a hatcam itll look great and easier one less thing to worry about I made mine with a hat ,bolt and camera

[koi9000jh]

how many brown trout have you ever caught?