Fly Fishing Small Moorland Streams for Wild Brown Trout - The East Dart (How to fish small streams)

Simon Kidd and Dave Grove head out on the Upper East Dart on the Hunt for Wild Brown Trout. Dartmoor in all its glory on a hot sunny day. There is something very special about fishing these small moorland streams. Dave talks about the entomology of the river. Hope you guys enjoy the video with some top tips and proven tactics we use on local wild trout streams. The dry dropper, is one of our most utilized method when catching fish and we hope to shed some light on how we set ours up. Tight Lines.

[ewanmacfarlane]

The respect you guys have for the fish and the countryside tugs at my heartstrings.

[double]

Outstanding, water quality is everything, that stream is beautiful.

[simonjones]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching people who have a deep understanding of their subject. Excellent!

[laurieharper]

This is lovely. It doesn't get any better than fishing small wild streams for pretty trout - their markings in peaty water are so vivid - and seeing and appreciating the surroundings.

[chrisowenuk]

Such a beautiful video, beautiful river, stunning wild brownies and nature, plus two passionate fisherman, what's not to like. More of these videos please.

[I.have.an.std.]

Stunning video I truly love the wild streams of Dartmoor I think it is some of the hardest fishing out there 😊

[ateleskier]

Lovely. We have similar fishing here in Scotland, and on some moors even a few char just to add some surprises. I use a 6' rod with #3 line and a small fish feels enormous on that, especially Scottish wild browns which are as hard as nails....ha ha ha.
Great to watch, thanks for posting.

[peterfrost]

Very nice video, I look forward to fishing Dartmoor one day. I have visited the East Dart a few times walking and your video has inspired me to get there again. Thank you.

[hughredington]

Thank you, I really enjoyed this video in beautiful countryside and some great tips on technical and approach.

[Verminterminator]

A truly beautiful video to watch - A joy to catch small wild

[thibod]

Lovely! Those streams are of amazing beauty! I fly fish for a very short period during the year mainly in Prince Edward Island near Where the novel Ann of green gable was written. The soil is red and the grass and forest surrounding the streams are lush green we never know ahead of time if we are going to catch a brook trout a rainbow trout or a small salmon. I always fish barbless as I catch and release but sometime I even cut the hook as well when I don’t feel like having to even pull the fish toward me and just feeling the little tug is good enough. Thank you for sharing. There is nothing comparable to wading along a stream of fast water in the shade of the forest. It’s along one of those rivers that I once decided to cut the hook on my fly and tried to land gently my fly on leaves over hanging the stream and realized how much fun it was to focus on the fly presentation as it is impossible to hook a fish without a hook! 😁😁😁 once it was too nice for fishing so I left my rod on the side of the stride and spend the evening taking pictures and observing how the fishes were moving and feeding in the stream. I always have my camera with me when I go fishing yet many time I forget my fishing equipment! 😁😁😁

[PaulKenyonFFD]

Great video from two very experienced Dartmoor ambassadors

[timothyarcher]

Thank you guys for such a professionally made video...brought back happy memories of some fruitless but enjoyable stalking along the same route. I'm looking forward to finding some possum fur for next time..great tip.

[willgee]

Great video and loads of amazing info in there. Being from Tavistock I’m looking forward to venturing out for some brown trout on the moors. 🙏🏻🤞🏻

[natek]

I enjoyed the video very much - beautiful fish, beautiful country. I would like to learn more about the opossum hair wing dry fly. Thank you.

[orangejuice]

Your voices are very calming its like Bob Ross but for fishing

[msvalkyrie]

Very therapeutic !! Should be available on NHS...
How small are you guys going ? Sz

[silverfox]

fantastic day's fishing, could you let us know where you get your possum hair from, and what part of the possum, ie belly or upper, i did manage to get some but is very fine and downy not really suitable for dry fly. well back to the vice, keep up the fine video's. Ian

[stewartinglis]

Hi great video. Can I ask where you get your possum fur, please?

[keithsylvester]

Would the roll cast be a good starting off cast