Fishingmill

Fished Norfork with my dad on Thursday afternoon. Only my second time fishing the Norfork. Got to the Ackerman access around 1pm. The first few hours were pretty slow using a double nymph rig with various midge patterns. Walked up to the island and caught a few small rainbows from the faster water. Then it started to rain and pretty much everyone left. The rain let up around 4pm and then we went out as the fog was setting in. Catching started to get pretty good using a pink and red beaded san juan worm and a grey scud as a dropper. Caught probably 10-15 in a hour with that setup. They were hitting both flies. I also had my first double rainbow.

Got it. Thanks for the info. Safety first. I'll try to remember to post an update when I get back.

Well that's a given. In zone 1, I've seen guys whose false casts just about reach the road. There's also plenty of kids and families down there that have no idea when someone is going to launch a fly at them.

It's incredible that more people don't get injured from the fly fisherman and all the false casting that goes on. Most of the time a roll cast will do just fine at Bennett.

Thanks Ham. I have been watching the generation patterns. I'm used to fishing Taneycomo, so I understand fishing tailwaters. Seems like they've been running water heavy for an hour or two in the morning. I'm really just not used to how the releases relate to wadeable water on the Norfork.

One of my favorite spots in zone 1 is right about the first waterfall below the spring. But that seems to be everyone's favorite spot too.

I'm hoping to fish the Norfork later this week. I'll be traveling from St. Louis. Is the Norfork wadeable with the current generation pattern?

Fishing in the park should be closed until opening day.

Yes, I am using a go-pro hero 3+ black and I do all my editing in Adobe Premiere. For most of the shots, I use a tripod. I've found that makes a huge difference for getting good footage. It also helps to catch some nice fish.

Nice report.

Nice video.

Very nice fish. Congrats.

Laker67, thanks for sharing, hope you catch a big one. I had a pretty incredible 2014, including one guided trip in Michigan where I caught 5 browns 20+ inches and a new personal best at 24 inches. I know I won't get to fish as much as I did this year. Here are a few things I'm hoping for in 2015. - 30 in brown trout or rainbow trout - More carp, sucker, buffalo, gar on the fly (and make a video doing it) - Salmon/steelhead on the fly (and avoid getting skunked) - Get some great photos/video while fishing

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed. Had to use different music than I wanted.

Here's my latest video. This one's a little different with lots of bad casts, lost flies, and broken leaders. Hope you enjoy.

Great footage. River looks nice and clear.

You want to make sure the fly line fully extends during your back cast before starting your forward cast. You should smoothly accelerate your rod hand to a hard stop to get the fly line to extend behind you in a straight line. You should position yourself so you can watch your forward cast and back cast. Staggering your feet should help this. Watching your back cast is a good habit to get into early to help with timing and accuracy (I saw your were doing this in one of your videos). Gink and Gasoline has a great article on why you should always watch your back cast. http://www.ginkandgasoline.com/fly-fishing-tips-technique/why-all-fly-anglers-should-be-watching-their-back-cast/ You also want to make sure you are not stopping your rod hand too far back at the end of your back cast. Your forward and back casts should be making a “V” or a slice of pie. For short casts that do not require a lot of line, your slice of pie should be small. As you let out more fly line for a longer cast, your slice of pie will get larger. And just like in real life, your slice of pie should be smaller than you want. If you don’t let your fly line extend or let your rod hand drift too far back at the end of your back cast, then the fly line will arc during your forward cast. This is difficult to correct and will usually require you to restart your casting from the beginning. Also, you want to make sure your casts are in straight line. If you divide your body vertically in half, your fly line should not cross the middle line. Think about the motion your arm makes when driving a nail with a hammer – this is very similar to what you should be doing during your cast. Watching your back cast will also help keep your line straight. Free casting lessons should help. Feather-Craft in St. Louis also offers free lessons. Also, here are all the Orvis casting videos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjXHFe6IPFJx-8aREYYfUA1TKrTEMxBnS I think you are in my area. I’m not a casting instructor, but I’d be willing to watch your casting and give you some advice. Send me a message if you are interested.

It took me countless hours casting in my backyard before I was any good on a river. One thing that helped me were watching casting videos online. Orvis has a good series of videos of various casting techniques.

Welcome Brent. Good luck with catching a carp on the fly. I am hoping to catch my first this spring. I caught a smallmouth buffalo earlier this year and it was a blast.

No problem. Those were videos that I just found. When I am filming, I use just one camera.

For a drift boat, I would consider building your own mount. You can search online for what others have done. I would recommend mounting the gopro to a long pole that can sit stationary in the boat and that you can stick underwater. Just be sure that the gopro is secured so it doesn't go floating down the river. When I am wade fishing, I use the chest mount and a tripod. I try to plan my shots ahead of time if I can then hope for the best. Sometime I leave it off until I've hooked a fish. I've been using my gopro for a year and it takes practice to get good quality video. Good editing is a plus. Catching big fish helps too. Here are some of my favorite videos from a boat to give you some ideas:

I will have to check him out. And I did notice that Patagonia was a sponsor.

Shameless Plug: I entered this video into a competition of sorts. If you enjoyed the video, you can go to http://marmot.com/content/features/whatgivesyoulife/and vote for it. It is listed in the video section under Fishingmill. I think you have to have facebook to vote. Thanks.

Not sure if anyone has posted about this yet. This is an interesting documentary about the removal of dams and their impact on the salmon populations. It's on Netflix. http://damnationfilm.com/

I have a hero3+ black that I use while fly fishing.