The Gamefish Fly Fishing Fisherman's Club Of Western Pennsylvania And Northeast Ohio (TGFFFCOWPANO)


aka The Whatever Bites Gamefish Fishin' Club

 

child pages:

Casting Techniques & Rigging includes leders and tippet sizes [sub-page]

Current Setups

Fishing Tips [sub-page]

Fish Species [sub-page]

Flow Readings

Forums

Fly Patterns [sub-page]

Gear fishing     

Hook sizes

Insects - Mayflies, Caddisflies & Stoneflies [sub-page]

Knots [sub-page]

Landing Fish without a net [sub-page]

Lessons with Dan P.

licenses

Locations [sub-page]

misc

rod case to make someday    

Split Shot & keeping it in place

Tools [subpage off Fishing Knots ]

Two Handed / Spey

Tying Flies [sub-page]

Waders and fixing leaks

 


Current Setups


flow readings:

Chagrin flow   
Grand flow  
Conneaut flow
Elk Creek (Brandy Run) flow
Walnut Creek
Oil Creek flow  
Youghiogheny River below Confluence, PA
Yough Dam flow  precipitation
Yough Ohiopyle flow  


Forums

fly fisherman online subscription  

George Daniel youtube videos

This is Fly Daily   

Trout and steelhead .net

speypages

dark skies youtube channel & website blog  (PA specific)


Gear Fishing

putting line on a spinning rod


from eamil I sent to myself 2014-11-29 but not added to www until 2023-08-29 - don't know original source
For a spinning reel (the kind that hangs down underneath the rod), you place the supply reel on the floor. You need to determine whether to place it label side up, or down, in order to minimize introducing line twists during the loading process. This needs to be done for every supply reel, as the direction the line has been loaded can vary from reel to reel, even among the same brands of line. The following 3 [sub]steps detail how to determine which side of the supply reel should face up.

 


Hook sizes

 

TMC hooks - see p2 for dry fly sizes
this post points to    1     2      other good info in 3

Mustead sizes (not as nice) from here


Lessons with Dan P. and results

Dan 2024-07-08

1.Grip:thumb down the back
2. Slower start up on both back and forward Cast
3. Stab the sky on backcast
4. Let line hand drift back near reel on backcast after haul
5. Do not let go of line to soon on forward cast, wait until you see it going away from u
6. Forward cast take arm and elbow back where they started
7. Timing is everything, don’t let the line start to fall/drop on the backcast. Watch it with an open stance amd when it’s 3/4 extended start slowly with forward motion then accelerate to clean stop

 

Fly Fishing 101 2024-07-27

  1. 6 wt on 5 wt rod in our area common because short casts make loading rod togh w 5wt
  2. match leader size to fly weight not rod size, fish size, etc
  3. Dan says 0x leader for nymphing steelhead (and trout i think); only add tippet to get back to orig length eg 9' don't put tippet until at 7' to get back to 9'
    (at least for new fly fisherman in the class)
  4. shorten strike to tighten a wide loop
  5. bottom on my loop is wigedty because rod tip is swinging out on back cast. keep rod in 1 vertical plane

Dan 2024-08-20

To Break or Not to Break the Wrist? (aka stabbing) video from Mad River Outfitters

 


Licenses

OH good through 2025-11-17

PA good through 2025-12-31


misc

rio on setting the hook for Trout - Dry Fly, Nymph & Streamers

PSU 2022 article from GoErie   (local .pdf pics of Joe Humphreys and George Daniel didn't make it)   
George Harvey started the fly fishing program in the 1930's
became a credited course 1947–the first of its kind in the U.S. 
Joe Humphreys 95ish born 1929 led the fly fishing program at Penn State for 19 years renamed for him "Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program"

George Daniel 44ish   December 2019 he became lead instructor and director of its fly fishing program

 

funny video street streamer tyer 7WT vs dry fly shop owner

 

throwing a castnet
2

birds eating lead    2   3


fishing rod holder

 

custom case                    shopnotes 57 p.24
toolbox                            woodsmith 183 p. 31
steamer case                    woodsmith 73 p6
underbed storage box      woodsmith 125 p20

 


Split Shot

 

Troutbitten on keeping split shot from sliding

backing barrel to keep shot in place and using it as a sighter

Dr. Slick split shot pliers "split shot clamp"


Two Handed / Spey

 

list of casts to use for upriver wind v downriver wind for each side

2025-04 I haven't watched many, but Jan Erik Granbo seems to have some good Scandi videos

Notes from 2023-08-27 Jeff Liskay lesson
sweep outside and away (think stake exercise)

continue upwards lift as sweep around, except when we did double spey (maybe) , it was lift to 45 then pause
double spay off left shoulder hold left hand on top just barely flick line upstream so setting anchor on downstream side

at one point - I don't remember which cast - I had to start my rod tip closer to the

pull then stop with bottom hand

sonar sinking leaders

 

for 10' that Jeff said I should always use - mfg page

color sink rate item num
willow (tan) float 142069
pale green hover 1 ips 142076
light blue intermediate 1.5 ips 142083
dark green sink 3 ips 142090
charcoal sink 6 ips 142106

circle c


blurry video that shows path well

is snap c and circle c the same cast?
Ian Gordon (larger Scottish guy) video on where starting the circle while still pointed downstream will avoid L and keep d loop out of obstacles near bank

 

Single Spey

 

Simon Gawesworth, British guy who did the Rio Single Spey video and also does Far Bank videos
Rio Single Spey video   part of Rio Spey playlist

snake roll

 

Rio video with Simon Gawesworth

0:30 use when downstream wind or no wind at all

downstream hand is on top

not for skagit

try with but section large lowercase e on chalkboard, but at end lift to key position

pause at key position for line to kiss water, then fire forward stroke
4:30 good description of the two portions of the forward stroke 1 loading move 2 pivot move

5:15 slow middle fast pace

8:40 touch and go timing needs to be quick, shouldn't be rooster tail

10:25 circle size to keep anchor in correct place depends on amount of line out

 

super long caster

 

Tim Arsenault of Bridge Fly Fishing Products

right handed      left handed     the lift


Waders and fixing leaks

 

good article - start by turning inside out

 

ORVIS: How to Repair Your Fishing Waders video


 

 

last updated:    Tue 2025-04-01 7:28 AM