Lake Fishing for Trout - Stillwater Basics

[bobjohnson]

Phil is the ultimate Lake Guru. I took some of his information and ran with it.The last 4 years I catch the biggest trout 3 times and 2nd once. One big derby win on Vancouver Island. Thanks Phil.

[ferndawg]

I live in NM & I'm an avid stillwater flyfisher. Here's a rule I live by: No movement, No strike! I don't know how many times I advise somebody to "bounce dat bad boy" LoL. & still they don't continue w/it. Bounce it, long strip, short strip, pause it long/short time, jerk it, side to side, etc. Too many guys using "bait" fishing style & watching indicator like a baited bobber LoL. Thanx for the great info 👍

[sven]

great video, i've always been a bait slinger and finally want to dip my toes into fly fishing. Lakes are easier to get to and fish where I live, so this was a great video. Thank you!

[rogerthat]

I definitely want to fish lakes more often. Thanks for the info, learned some new terminology as well.

[WheresTheSauce]

One thing they don't say is always, always, ALWAYS start and the winded shoreline of a lake. Cooler water and invertebrates always follow the current of the wind.

[danzio]

Excellent video Phil. You are a great teacher and really get my fly juices flowing. Thank you!

[stevenxchang]

Yes, it can be that simple, only takes 10 years... lol, Great video! enjoyed and learnt a lot from it! thanks guys!

[luckytiger]

A superb video! Well illustrated, comprehensive, informative and clear.

[gibbyutah]

I recognize some of those lakes.
Thanks Phil, Another great informative video.

[erniewalker]

good video. closest place for me to fish is a lake. now i have more info in my strategies to catch fish. thanks!

[JOHND]

That big brown is the usual catch out of my inner city river

[urbanhogs]

really nice video well explained just sub
tight budget right now but will try to save money for a orvis 7w fly rod hopefully will be my next purchase

[AdamCraigOutdoors]

believe i have watched this at least 3 times now. Lol i'm sure i will watch it again soon.

Thanks for sharing!

[janphillips]

educational on so many levels - thanks Orvis

[licensetochill]

Hey guys. There's a gentleman who I would consider a fly fishing God. Who I'm sure you are familiar with his name is Ben Turpin. I would love to see you do a show with him included. I taken many guy trips from him. And I've caught my biggest trout on fly line with him

[joehofer]

Man that is one helpful video I do lake fishing but as I see it I didn’t let my fly sink long enough

[awaken]

interesting. i mnever caught anything in stillwater (because body of water is huge and it's much harder to spot "fishy" water), but it has some potential

[MountainStateAngler]

Great show! Thanks for doing it. One question.. what size leader tipped you recommended? 1x, 2x or 3x?

[justin-dbhw]

IDK how i feel about fishing lakes. I have found some really good lakes where i catch 5+/hour but i enjoy river fishing more. Finding fish in rivers is much easier than flat water bodies but the fish in lakes are usually bigger.

[fabios]

Wondering what length of leader was used?
With your floating line and your 3ips Line

I'm curious if we are fishing a drop off of 20 ft with strike indicator set up what length leader and tippett would suffice?