NEW FEATURE VIDEO! “Fly Fishing Heavy Forested Brown Trout Streams – Fly Fish Central Alberta, Canada”
In this video we walk through a heavily wooded section of a central Alberta brown trout stream in hopes of intercepting a trout or two in ultra low water conditions. It’s the first part of June and we’re dealing mid October water levels. It’s a bright sunny day with extreme light contrasts while sight-fishing. We take each fish on and allow the “right” timing to rule our decisions when it comes to tactics. Amelia has some exceptional moments with a couple browns in tight spots finding a way to pull them out of near impossible in-stream obstacles. We share all about where we’re looking, what we’re looking for and the tactics we felt were best for each scenario.
- What You Will Learn In This Video:
- Where larger fish and conversely smaller fish are most likely to hold in ultra low water on heavily wooded small streams
- When you can apply a bow & arrow cast while sighting from a raised bank above a river
- The necessity of knowing your casting lane in a heavily wooded small stream
- Why a roll cast doesn’t work in tight scenarios and why a creep & jab cast does
- The value of getting to know a stream well when it comes to possible “best” results
- When and why brown trout don’t choose to risk exposure and energy expenditure for a meal
- How brown trout move and behave in ultra-low water
- A great example of how to fight and land a fish in heavy in-stream log jams in a small, bushy stream