i love the foam has so many teeth marks, it shows it works well. this has to be the most informative video for myself as a start out for dropper rigs.
@williammitchell8612
Жыл бұрын
Drew, I learn every time I watch your videos, which are also Top Shelf!
@timpattison382
3 ай бұрын
Drew, you are the man! Thanks for this rare footage of a talented fly fisherman who really shares his secrets-that's the stuff that we really want to know! Now I need that list of rivers and streams!! LOL, I would pay dearly for a set of your favorite flies! and the secret list od streams!! This is where you could cash in and do us all a favor!!
@patrickhelmuth3111
3 ай бұрын
Spot burning is a big no no
@mitchelkobli442
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for showing and helping other to understand better.
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@danjaeger854
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Drew- your videos are top shelf. I watch them all. Always amazed at where you find fish. Safe travels!
@havespurswillclimb
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Nice knowing what works for you. Some good patterns. Appreciate you sharing your experience. A1
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
You bet
@keith-y8e8t
Жыл бұрын
first class video, telling my friends they need to watch this one
@rogermilam1724
Жыл бұрын
Thanks drew. Information is always good. Keep up the great shows. Thanks
@dankochanek8056
Жыл бұрын
This helps tons since I'm headed to Montana tomorrow for a week.
@RacerX766
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Drew 🤟🏻
@paulkick7870
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this teaching!
@evans1982
Жыл бұрын
You should do some fishing in Michigan at some point. We’ve got some great trout streams in both the upper and lower peninsula. I’d be curious to see how well you did.
@mackieredd5503
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Drew.
@Overlanding45
2 ай бұрын
Just starting out trying fly fishing, and learned a lot from your videos. I have a question for you. Where would you recommend that I buy flies from online?
@clintmay9292
7 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing the information. What size beadhead do you use on your flies?
@Osboo
11 ай бұрын
Drew, what's your preferred way of rigging up your hopper dropper setup (e.g., eye-to-eye, end of the hook, etc)? Thanks much and I love your videos!
@LooknFishy
11 ай бұрын
Off the bend...I don't like from the eye...seems to impact drift
@JanetandRonWilcox
9 ай бұрын
Drew, Have been watching your videos for quite awhile, yours are the best. Curious: do you sell your flies?
@LooknFishy
9 ай бұрын
Sorry but I don't. I barely have time to keep up with what I need...often need to bring my tying kit/materials with me on trips.
@evansupergrany6
Жыл бұрын
Great content thanks for sharing
@dxradioman6351
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Drew..
@fuenstock
Жыл бұрын
Nice run thru! What weight and length rod do you like to use for these setups?
@CarlileFlynFowl
Жыл бұрын
I have moved strictly to the top shelf hopper and perdigon combo from watching your videos! I don’t know why I bring any other flies because I seem to always find myself fishing this combo!
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
I wonder that myself sometimes lol!
@NCflyfishingguides
9 ай бұрын
Small streams its always good to fish a foam strike indicator with a hook in it and drop off wet flies in the fish's face.
@xavierpearsall8306
Жыл бұрын
Do you ever think about maybe selling some if you’re flies in an online store or something.
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
I have but don't want people to think I'm sharing there to persuade people to buy them from me. Plus, I can barely keep up with what I need.
@xavierpearsall8306
Жыл бұрын
Makes sense. Keep up the great content.
@H3DG3xC043
Жыл бұрын
@@LooknFishyimagine tying millions of flies lol I'd not even wanna fish after that kinda stress haha 😂
@briljantje9583
Жыл бұрын
Interesting (and at first sight very plausible theory): big fish come to the surface to take big baits because of the energy efficiency. However..., my experience is that I catch the real big ones mostly on (very) small nymphs (size 14-16). Often same with the dry ones. Do you have an explanation for that?
@dylanohl7364
Жыл бұрын
What kind of fly line is that? It sounds so good going through the guides and I wanna buy something like that, seems so smooth!
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
Orvis pro textured. I dig textured lines..the shoot and mend great!
@fredrausch3208
11 ай бұрын
You mentioned Bull Shoals ….. fish in Arkansas regularly?
@LooknFishy
11 ай бұрын
All the time. I was born and still live in AR...been fly fishing our tailwaters for nearly 20 years.
@fredrausch3208
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! From Northwest AR. Do you guide on any of the tailwaters?
@LooknFishy
11 ай бұрын
I don't live close enough to guide. usually I just fish with my buddies up there and several of them guide.
@fredrausch3208
11 ай бұрын
@@LooknFishy 10-4…. I live in Northwest Arkansas. Would like to fish with you sometime if you are in the area.
@miloskrstic92fisher
2 ай бұрын
Your fly line??
@OPFlyFisher304
6 ай бұрын
Comment
@imaxfli
Жыл бұрын
SINGLE BARBLESS HOOK.......these illegal in many waters.....
@rickowens6238
Жыл бұрын
Love your site. Wish you talked SLOWER.
@Martyecho
9 ай бұрын
Drew You ever around in Littleton Colorado Look me up I'd Get A Kick Fishing with ya! I am ging back to my Roots and hit the San Juan River By Navajo Dam and Film it All. I am new but getting going . Love Watching you your a wealth of Info. For Sure . Cool See Ya
@FoxFlyFishing
Жыл бұрын
Take at 4:47 drift was awesome to see. I love it when you can plainly see their decision making process and method for taking a fly. Good stuff, Drew!
@williamhildabrand3220
Ай бұрын
Do you tie your nymph off the bend in the hook? Or do you put your dry on a tag?
@blackflycreations
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Drew! Lots of cool patterns that obviously catch fish! I'm gonna tie your top shelf hopper and fish it. Tight lines, Steve
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
Been a good bug!
@willdaskal340
4 ай бұрын
Butter
@billk8579
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Drew. Will be going to the Black Hills in two weeks. Bought a fly tying vise and some basic materials. Will try some of these types…something simple.
@JP-dz7zu
Жыл бұрын
I’m heading there in September. Where do you plan on fishing?
@oldsmugglerflyfishing
Жыл бұрын
Great fly selection
@JamesWilliams-en3os
6 ай бұрын
Great video, Drew! I’ve been a big fan of hopper-dropper rigs for a long time as well. In high mountain streams and lakes in MT, WY, and AB my go-to is a size 10-12 Adams Irresistible with a size 14-16 generic nymph like the Pheasant Tail, and like you I’m big on tungsten beads. I’m gonna look in on your tying videos to get some new hopper patterns now.
@williamwojcieszek4320
Жыл бұрын
Great video Drew! I’m surprised that perdigon doesn’t sink the ant. So the perdigon sinks quickly because of the slender profile, not the weight?
@H3DG3xC043
Жыл бұрын
I was killing it yesterday with a size 14 stimulator and size 20 midge dropper ,i just ginked up the stimulator it was able to handle also a tiny split shot
@rcvflyfisher
Жыл бұрын
Caught several trout using my usual euro- nymphing rig on the Naches river this week. When I noticed that several were in shallow water below a riffle I figured a dry fly should get their attention too. Based on your superb videos, I built an 8.5 Rainwater Rod this spring and tied up some top-shelf hoppers using your tying video and, sure enough, got hits right away and caught my first trout on a dry fly I tied myself -- I'm a convert! Thanks so much!
@bsutton7964
Жыл бұрын
Drew, I just started fly fishing this year and I love your videos. Been fishing chubby hoppers with flash back pheasant tail droppers and killing it here in Colorado.
@claytonhuff6441
Жыл бұрын
Would love to buy a box of these flies to try out! Understand about staying neutral and not getting into sales. I enjoy the vids talking about flies and their use.
@russellogden8071
Жыл бұрын
In the fall when fishing slows down what are your favorite flys
@robinson8888
Жыл бұрын
Loved this little insight into more of the detail of how you fish. Thanks Drew.
@dadventuresoutdoors1835
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Thanks for sharing.
@jimreed8852
5 ай бұрын
Always great info Drew!
@stanokeefe2713
Жыл бұрын
thank you, lots of info, very helpful
@ryantherock7664
7 ай бұрын
Hey Drew I’ve tied up a dozen top shelf hoppers size 12 according to your video.The first dropper fly I attached to the hopper was the black one you recommend in this video (#16 jig hook,3 wraps of 0.02 lead wire,3mm T bead) Cast it out appears like the hopper is struggling to hold the fly up.Two more casts and the whole rig including the hopper sunk.Surely with 4mm foam on the hopper it should easily stay afloat with the fly?Any advise?
@LooknFishy
7 ай бұрын
You tied the hopper like in my tying video...2 pieces of foam...kzitem.info/news/bejne/sG1o0qerpoWminY
@ryantherock7664
7 ай бұрын
Yes
@LooknFishy
7 ай бұрын
Weird, I'd like to see it. Can u send me a picture, looknfishy@gmail.com
@ryantherock7664
7 ай бұрын
No problem I’ve emailed you
@TheFazha
Жыл бұрын
Thank you good sir 😎
@NickAndCaroline
Жыл бұрын
At 4:07 good GOLL that fly looks like the dog got it! Omfg!!! Hahaha that is SICK! You love to see it!!! And I love that they have little pieces of tippet still knotted on! This is authentic Drew’s flies right here! Awesome man. Thanks for sharing!
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
Did I mention it's also durable lol!
@ernestluedke3927
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Drew
@MikeAldrichPGA
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. During a recent trip to Colorado Ski Country, I got my first trout slam in a day. Hoppers and perdigons. That’s all I used.
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
Good stuff!
@StevenWatkins-he8hd
Жыл бұрын
Great content. General hopper dropper question. Headed over to the white in a few days for hoppers and droppers. Never fished dry dropper on the white before. When you were on the white a couple videos ago , what distance was your dropper from your dry fly.
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
4ft ish...but that was in 4 units. I'd absolutely adjust based on the current flow at the time!
@flyguy2021
Жыл бұрын
Where’s the zebra midge? I’ve probably caught more fish on that than any other fly.
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
I think the perdigon resembles the zebra midge talked about that in a video once and edited it out of this one lol!
@bogosflyfishingadventures7754
Жыл бұрын
Nice video Drew.. me and my son have caught a ton of fish on the top shelf hopper .. they flat out eat em up
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome
@bogosflyfishingadventures7754
Жыл бұрын
@@LooknFishy it's a awesome pattern for sure ! Tight lines man
@noelslater822
Жыл бұрын
This was awesome Drew. Thank you as always for sharing your insight with us novices! Do you sell any of your flies? I'd be extremely interested in getting some of your perdigons and Top-shelves, because I don't tie myself.
@tassadar898
Жыл бұрын
I second that! Count me in I'd pay a premium to support your YT channel
@LooknFishy
Жыл бұрын
I don't. Barely can keep up with what I need. Plus there's already a ton of skepticism around youtubers only promoting the brands or products they use for profit. I don't want my channel to be associated with anything related to sales.
@noelslater822
Жыл бұрын
@@LooknFishy Understood Drew, and I think that is admirable. Guess I better learn how to tie then! 😁Thanks for all the great content and information from your experience!
@mysteriousoklahoma777
Жыл бұрын
Folks…Drew is our generations Gary LaFontaine. Still waiting for him to drop his own personal fly…“The Drewtastic.”
@jimgollach6202
Жыл бұрын
Thanks drew, most people wouldn't give out that kind of info. I have my own patterns that work well for me, but Thanks to you I have been tieing up some foam hoppers to try and add to my arsenal. Enjoyed watching. 👍
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