This episode of the Far Bank Fly Fishing School series focuses on the joy of fishing in small rivers and creeks. For some, it is all that is available to them, for others it is an escape to a more personal, more intimate location - a place to lose and challenge oneself. Whatever reason it is, fly fishing in small creeks requires new skills, adaptations of casts, unique fishing techniques, and a different approach to regular sized rivers.
Whether this is your first-time fishing a small river and need to know how best to approach one, or an experienced creek angler, but would like to get a few new tips on how to catch more, and bigger trout in a creek, this episode is for you.
In this episode we talk about what a creek is, discuss why you would choose to fish in a small creek, look at the best equipment you will need for fishing in such small rivers, learn some unique casts that can get you out of really tight situations, and dig into the essential fishing techniques that all creek anglers need to know.
At the end of this episode you will have learned all you need to become a highly successful creek angler, be able to approach such small rivers with utmost confidence, and know exactly how to cast in the most overgrown of rivers, and how to winkle a fish out of the smallest pocket.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:53 CH1 - What is a creek
02:33 CH2 - Why would you fish a small creek
04:12 CH3 - What gear do you need
07:58 CH4 - Unique casts for small creeks
11:53 CH5 - Essential creek fishing techniques
