My top five fly fishing video likes

I love making my own Saltwater fly fishing (SWOFFING) videos however, I am just not in the league of the some of the talented fly fishing short film makers out there. watching them gives me something identifiable to strive for in my film making. 

All facets - music selection, image quality, fish caught, locations, equipment, techniques, inspiration - all astoundingly put together.

Aside from Graeme's awesome full length video (Northern Estuary by Insight Fly Fishing) that I watch repeatedly again and again and again........
So much so even my students at my school know exactly whats coming up next! as it is always playing on the big screen projector in the science lab between classes.

Here are my top five in ascending order......
#5 Satori (by same guys as #3)
This video demonstrates the dedication and attitude needed to catch that fish of a life time.

#4 Bad Lands
This clip has three or so SWOFFERs harassing (or being harassed?) by a large school of large Giant Trevally boiling the surface like a school of baitfish. The way the attacking GTs are bulging the surface of the water and shouldering each other aside in an attempt to grab the fly, makes me hold my breathe every time - in a way 'willing' the fish to get the fly and for the line to go taunt singing as it rips through the water. Love it!

#3 Drake Permit
This clip is awesome in its presentation of some single-minded and dedicated SWOFFERs chasing an elusive fish. Absolutely hilarious part where a guy so happy with a good permit on his line one minute changes to a foaming at the mouth wreck seconds later (caution: a few swear words) - we have all been there, haven't we. the guys who produce tis clip have quite a few top-class fly fishing clips.

#2 Bulls of Top
I guarantee that any SWOFFER watching this clip could not contain an emphasized gasp each time the fish in the video miss or nudge the surface fly, time and time again the fish look, half take but no hook up. then there is a series of takes, hard aggressive takes of the surface flies. then the over sized fish posed with their happy captors. such a well structures video. (love the little jig one of the SWOFFERs does early in the clip as they head out to the location - so full of expectation.

#1. Poon Porn
This video gets my casting arm twitching so rapidly, the lines of massive tarpon moving towards the anglers - makes we want to immigrate, today! the massive fish in shallow water, leaping, twisting and turning so rapidly to dislodge the small hook in comparison to head size- amazing.

But there are so many more ............
Go to these three links when you can
7Degrees south - exceptional video on remote island fly fishing - full version on vimeo
High in The Lowlands - about twenty minutes long on Everglades in Florida but same sort of terrain as our northern mangrove areas great inspiration and more dedicated anglers. Also great music by the 'Gator Boys'.
Exmouth, WA  - great fly fishing on Australia's west coast

also go to vimeo.com and look at fly fishing channels - lots of speckled ferals (a.k.a. trout) but find the saltwater gems amongst them