Part of our mission at Fulling Mill is to provide valuable fly fishing resources for everyone. Tune in, and you’ll see that we cover a range of fly tying and fly fishing topics. From trout and salmon to bass, carp, and more, we likely have a video for you. If we don’t yet, we’re working on it! Are you up to date on this spring’s latest and greatest videos? This blog compiles our spring YouTube highlights into one comprehensive post. Click on any of the pictures or video titles to watch the full film now!

Our YouTube serves as a database of free learning resources, available for you to watch anytime. This spring, we published some heavy-hitter content on YouTube. These videos feature fly tying tutorials and technical on-water fishing demonstrations from our trusted Signature Tyers. With their help, we are pleased to put out YouTube content and share short-form snippets on our socials. Consider sharing some of these films with a. friend who could benefit from it!

Spring Dry Fly Fishing for Trout | Signature Tyer Paul Procter

In this video, we follow Signature Tyer and renowned dry fly angler Paul Procter during a day of spring dry fly fishing for trout. Throughout the film, Paul radiates excitement to be back on the water after a long winter. That said, things rarely go as planned during spring fishing. We set out to capture a large dark olive hatch on film, but the hatch never fully materialized. Although the LDO hatch was a misfire, Paul thoughtfully demonstrates how you can make good out of an otherwise challenging day with a bit of flexibility and the right dry fly tactics.

During early spring, midges and large dark olives are a large part of a trout’s diet, but you also could encounter other hatches throughout the day, such as march browns. Because of this, having a dry fly box with a range of likely patterns is a must. Paul discusses his fly rod, line, leader, and tippet selection for the day, along with LDO and midge patterns, and how to put yourself into the best position to present the fly. Much of the film highlights the need to be stealthy when approaching rising fish, and Paul shares numerous tips on how to give yourself the best chances of presenting a fly to a feeding trout.

Patience Pays Off

While the trout were playing tough to get, Paul managed to outwit a few takers utilizing measured approaches. Whether you consider yourself a seasoned dry fly angler or are watching this to improve your game, there is a lot to learn for dry fly anglers of all levels. Paul is an excellent communicator on and off the water. This video is an excellent example of how spring trout fishing demands clever adjustments in order to find success.

Paul Procter releases a beautiful wild brown trout, caught on a dry fly

Trout Fishing Tactics | Dry Dropper with Signature Tyer Pat Weiss

In this video, Signature Tyer Pat Weiss demonstrates how he fishes a dry dropper rig. Pat explains why it’s one of his favorite trout fishing tactics and shows how this approach is a great way to prospect water for your ability to fish two flies well at a distance. Dry dropper is simply one of the most fun ways you can fly fish. and Pat shares tips on when and where it excels. Even if fish aren’t willing to eat a dry fly, dry dropper tactics are optimal. It allows you to present a nymph at a distance and still have great strike detection thanks to the dry fly.

Signature Tyer Pat Weiss makes it clear throughout the video that this approach to fishing a dry dropper rig is distinct from the light-line, euro dry-dropper tactics that are growing in popularity around the world. He uses a floating fly line, 4wt rod, and while Pat doesn’t share all his secrets regarding his fly line and leader build, he shares tons of useful information on why a dry dropper approach is so effective.

The Takeaways

Pat explains how slack is an important factor in the system and how it allows a nymph to get to depth quickly, and drift at an ideal speed that induces strikes. It’s a true pleasure to watch Pat work through different water types and listen to his thought process. You’ll learn about where fish are located and how to identify which drifts they will take.

Throughout the video, Pat catches a bunch of wild brown trout on his now-famous BP Nymph underneath his Hi-Top Caddis. Both are extremely versatile, yet purpose-built. If you haven’t yet seen the Hi-Top Caddis fly tying tutorial with Pat, you should go give it a watch!

Flies for Trout | What’s in Tom Rosenbauer‘s Fly Box?

If you have ever wondered what’s in Signature Tyer Tom Rosenbauer’s Fly Box, here’s a sneak peek into the dries, streamers, and nymphs he takes trout fishing! In this video, we take a look at what Signature Tyer Tom Rosenbauer takes with him while fly fishing. Tom walks us through his small stream pack and fly box, and shows us what he brings when fishing new water. He discusses his storage preferences and highlights some of his favorite flies. From dry flies to streamers, nymphs, and wets, catch a glimpse of what trout flies Tom likes to use all around the world. It’s important to be thoughtful about what you pack on the water, so tune in, and hopefully this helps!

Tying the Mayfly Lifecycle with Paul Procter: A Three-Part Tutorial Series

Learn to tie Signature Tyer Paul Procter‘s go-to Mayfly patterns for fishing the Danica emerger, dun, and spinner stages of the hatch. In this playlist, you’ll find three tying tutorials for Paul’s Active Mayfly Emerger, Active Mayfly Dun, and Twinkle Wing Spinner.

These three Mayfly patterns are simply brilliant. They incorporate natural materials to achieve movement and profile that fool some of the wariest chalk stream trout. If you fish the Mayfly hatch or simply enjoy tying dry flies and want to improve your skills at the vise, tune into this series!

If you haven’t seen our Mayfly fishing video with Paul from three years ago, we highly recommend it! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8pwFcqq4U If you haven’t seen our latest dry fly fishing film with Paul Procter, we encourage you to give it a watch here!

Fly Fishing Tactics | Trout Fishing with Signature Tyer George Daniel

Ever feel like you’re solving a trout puzzle? You’re not alone. In this video, we go fly fishing with Signature Tyer George Daniel and document how George puts the puzzle pieces together on a PA trout stream. Learn how George runs through a range of fly fishing tactics and how to find trout and catch them in places that you’re convinced hold fish. George talks through his approach to fishing for wild brown trout using a number of different methods. From dry dropper fishing to nymph fishing, George demonstrates how having an assortment of tactics in your tool kit can help make a challenging day successful.

If you’re interested in fishing for wild brown trout and want to learn more about how one of the top anglers and teachers in fly fishing goes about finding success when the fishing proves a challenge, this video is for you! Viewers are bound to learn about dry dropper and euro nymphing tactics, along with a better understanding of how to find and catch trout in the springtime. George is an incredibly skilled fly fisherman and communicator of technical fly fishing information, so tune in and enjoy!

Improve Your Trout Fishing | Dry Dropper Techniques with Joe Clark

In this video, we went trout fishing with Ambassador Joe Clark and filmed three versatile ways to dry dropper fish. If you’re looking to improve your trout fishing and fine-tune your euro nymphing skillset, Joe’s demonstration of these three dry dropper fly fishing tools will be valuable to you. Joe walks viewers through each dry dropper technique (the soak, the Y, and the hinge) and discusses what makes each tactic so effective and when it excels. Joe describes how these tactics are about presenting the nymph in different ways and working with the conditions you’re presented with. These three euro dry dropper fishing techniques allow a skilled angler to adjust and control their nymph in complex currents, windy situations, and throughout varying depths in a run.

Not only is each technique incredibly effective on its own, but Joe demonstrates how, when each technique is mastered, you can easily combine multiple techniques within one drift. Throughout the video, Joe drops other great tips and reminders. From reading water to setting the hook on anything suspicious, anglers of all experience levels can take home valuable info from this video. Your trout fishing game is bound to improve when you hone in your dry dropper techniques with Joe Clark and add these three dry dropper fly fishing tools to your euro nymphing toolset.

Trout Fishing Tactics | Breaking Down a River With Devin Olsen

In this video, Signature Tyer Devin Olsen, we filmed over Devin’s shoulder as he fishes different water types throughout a pool. Devin demonstrates how, if you want to get the most out of your time on the water, you have to adapt your trout fishing tactics. Breaking down a river from the tail of a run to the head calls for a methodical approach, and Devin talks about how some pools require different tactics to be successful. From fishing a dry dropper on flats and medium-paced water to fishing a single nymph in technical currents at the head, Devin walks us through his thought process.

There’s a lot to learn from Devin, as his experienced approach and knowledge of trout behavior and stream morphology are praiseworthy. So tune in, and put your learnings into practice on the water!

Although many of Devin’s fly fishing tips are focused on fishing a micro leader using a Euro Nymphing rod, you can apply many of these tips and tactics when fishing standard fly line. If you’re curious about Euro Nymphing, micro leaders, and Euro dry dropper, please check out the other videos we have filmed with Devin Olsen!

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