The Truth About Fly Fishing Guides (From a Former Guide) | Ep. 151

他们身上没带多余的钱，预算里也没留这一项，只好把口袋里零星的零钱全掏出来，递给这位向导。

And they didn't have any extra cash, didn't have anything in their budget, and so they just pulled out the spare change, honestly, that they had in in their pockets and handed it to this guide.

他被这个举动深深打动了——明明他们根本不知道还有给小费这回事，却还是想表达感谢。

And he was so touched by that that they still tried to tip even though they clearly didn't know it was a thing.

他们自己也觉得特别踏实，做了该做的事。

And they still felt so good about it.

他们真心想给小费，就把身上所有能给的都给了。

They wanted to tip, and they gave literally what they had.

实在拿不出更多了。

They didn't have any more to give.

向导真的被这份心意打动了。

He was really touched by that.

他还想把钱还给他们。

And he he he tried to give it back to him.

他说：‘别这样，两位。’

Was like, no, guys.

没关系。

It's fine.

他们说，不用了。

And they said, no.

你拿着吧。

You know, take it.

这事儿真让人感动。

It was great.

我们根本不知道还要给小费。

We didn't know tipping was a thing.

真的很抱歉。

We're so sorry.

很多向导都会这样。

So a lot of those guides are are gonna be that way.

重要的不是给了多少钱。

It's not necessarily the dollar amount that matters.

我通常建议，能给多少小费就给多少，特别是当向导那天表现特别出色的时候。

Tip as much as you can afford is usually my suggestion, especially if the guide really delivers on the day.

让他们知道，你很看重他们的付出。

Give them you show them that, hey.

我真的非常感谢。

I appreciate it.

你一整天都带着我出海。

You took me out in your boat all day.

你忍着听我讲了一整天的冷笑话，或者我不断聊翅膀的话题——你知道的，这些事可能让带我这一天挺累的。

You put up with my dad jokes or or my my incessant talking about wings or, you know, all these things I can point to that maybe make it a little unpleasant to guide me all day long.

我说，真的特别感谢。

Say, I appreciate it.

我玩得特别开心。

I had a great time.

所以，希望这些话对你有帮助。

So, again, hopefully, this is helpful.

如果你有关于向导钓鱼旅行的其他建议，比如怎么才能更好地享受这类体验，或者还有其他相关问题，欢迎在评论区留言，别客气。

If you got any other tips for guided trips, how to get the most out of guided trips, or any other questions about guided fly fishing trips, please don't be afraid to drop those down in the comments.

我很乐意一一回复。

I'd love to answer them.

说到回答问题，这期节目我们就要结束开场部分，直接进入问答环节了。

And speaking of answering things, we're gonna wrap up the open of the show this week and dive right into the q and a section.

每周在《Untangled》节目中，我们都会用一半的时间来直接回应像你这样的听众和观众提出的问题。

Every week here at Untangled, we spend half the show directly answering questions from listeners and viewers just like yourself.

如果你有想解答的飞蝇钓鱼问题，可以在节目说明里找到提交问题的链接，或者如果你是在看视频播客，屏幕下方也有入口。

So if you've got a fly fishing question that you would like answered, there's a link to send those questions in down in the show notes or right here on the screen if you're watching the video podcast.

来自科罗拉多的安德森发来了第一个问题，他写了两条。

Anderson from Colorado has got our first question, writes in and says, two questions.

第一，钓小号干蝇的时候，怎么才能看清鱼漂？

One, when fishing small dry flies, how do you see it?

我在这边前岭地区钓鱼时发现，水特别清澈的情况下，像20号格里菲斯蚊蝇这种小飞蝇很难看清，尤其是水面有波纹、起泡沫，或者有阴影掠过的时候。

I noticed here on the front range when casting into pretty clear water, I have trouble seeing small flies such as size 20 Griffith gnats, especially when there is some movement to the water creating foam or maybe there are shadows across the water.

我试过用两条浮蝇的组合，但那种大一点、显眼的飞蝇不是吓跑鱼，就是干扰了我的漂移。

I've tried doing a two dry fly rig, but the larger more visible flies either spook the fish or mess up my drift.

第二点，类似的情况是，在水流湍急的小溪里用浮标或者大号浮蝇会惊到鱼，可要是改用小浮蝇带子蝇的组合，浮蝇又扛不住水流，老被冲进水下，最后我等于在瞎钓 nymph。

Secondly, and in a similar vein, when fishing small clear creeks with lots of pocket water using an indicator or large dries spook fish, but when I use a smaller dry dropper rig, the dry fly can't stand up to currents and is easily pushed underwater, so I'm fishing the nymph blind.

你对这些问题有什么解决办法吗？

What would be your solution to these issues?

安德森，你提的问题非常好。

Anderson, good set of questions.

非常感谢你发来这些问题。

Thank you so much for sending those in.

先说你的第一个问题。

Your first question.

学会在水面上看清小号浮蝇，跟抛投、选蝇、整线一样，都是一种需要磨练的技巧。

Learning to see small dry flies on the water is a skill just as much as casting or fly selection or mending or anything else in fly fishing.

这事儿得靠练习，练得越多，你越能看得清楚——当然，前提是你的视力还行。

It is something that you have to practice, and the more you do it, the better you're going to get at it, provided your your eyes are are still good.

我认识一些比我年长的钓鱼伙伴，他们也常为找蝇饵发愁，但因为他们钓得久，就算视力不如二十年前，还是能一眼看到那些小飞蝇。

I know my my fishing buddies who are older than me still have that issue of trying to find the flies sometimes, but they've also been doing it long enough that even with their eyesight that's not as good as it was twenty years ago, they're still able to spot those flies.

这确实是一种技能。

So it is a skill.

你练得越多，就越熟练。

The more you do it, the better you're gonna get at it.

所以我给你的第一条建议就是多练。

So my number one piece of advice is just do it more.

多练习。

Practice.

尽可能多找机会练。

Just compound that as much as you can.

你练得越多，进步就越快。

You're going to get better at it the more you do it.

不过，具体到实际钓鱼时，有几招能帮你更快发现蝇饵，加速学习过程。

But, specifically, when you're out there, couple of things are gonna be able to help you spot that and help you speed up that learning curve.

首先，盯着你预期飞蝇落水的地方看。

First thing is look where you expect that fly to land.

你往哪儿投，就往哪儿盯，只要你的投掷动作稳当，飞蝇基本都会落在附近。

So wherever you're trying to cast it, look where you expect it to land because usually, it's gonna land pretty close to there as long as your casting is solid.

我说动作稳当，可不是说你得是冠军级选手，或者能去教别人怎么投。

And that when I say as long as your casting is solid, I do not mean that you are a championship caster or that you could go teach people how to cast.

我的意思是，你每次投出去，大部分时候都能让飞蝇落到你想让它去的地方，而且落水的样子自然不僵硬。

I mean that when you make a fly cast, the majority of the time it gets to where you want it to go, and it does so in a way that looks natural.

只要你能做到这一点，投得够稳，飞蝇就会落在目标附近。这时候，你只要盯着那个预期落点，定睛一看，通常就能直接在水面上找到飞蝇的位置。

If you can do that and if your casting's solid enough to pull that off, then your fly is gonna land close enough to where it should that if you looked where you expect that fly to land, sometimes you can just pick that out on the water, you know, stare at that spot, look where you want it to land, and usually you'll see where the fly ends up landing on the water.

这是加快学习进度的一个办法。

So that's one way that that you can speed this learning curve up.

另一个办法是，等飞线落水后，如果完全看不到飞蝇，就去找飞线和子线连接的地方。

Another way is once your fly line has landed on the water, if you cannot see that fly at all, look for the end of your fly line where it joins to your leader.

找到那里之后，顺着子线往上找。

Once you've found that, follow your leader up.

只要往上游看，盯着导线，它在水面上可能呈S形，也可能拉得很直，但一直跟到尽头。

Just look upstream, Watch as the leader maybe it it kinda s curves on the water, maybe it's straight, but follow it all the way up.

当你顺着导线往上移动视线时，通常就能找到飞蝇落水的位置。

And as you move your eyes up that leader, you'll usually be able to pick out where your fly is at that point.

我有时候用长导线抛小干蝇时，还是会这么看。

I still do that sometimes when I'm throwing really small dry flies on long leaders.

有时候我必须一路顺着导线找到飞蝇到底在哪。

Sometimes I have to follow the leader all the way up to where I to where the fly is.

我以前用过一个挺管用的小技巧：要是怎么也看不见飞蝇，我就先做个很短的抛投，大概十英尺远，好清楚看到飞蝇落点。

Another little trick that I've done before that's helpful is if I am tossing my fly out there and I just cannot see it for the life of me, I'll make a really short cast, like, 10 feet in front of me so that I can see exactly where that fly is.

等我确认了，哦，我找的就是水面上这么一块带点棕白的模糊痕迹。

And once I've once I can identify, alright, I'm looking for this exact brownish, whitish smudge on the water.

一旦搞清楚了它的样子，接下来就有点像认图案了。

Once I know what it looks like, it's almost like pattern recognition at that point.

等我近距离看清楚之后，远距离找它就容易多了。

Once I've seen it up close, then I have a lot easier time picking that fly out at further distances.

所以这招对我有时候真的特别管用。

So that that can be really, really helpful for me sometimes.

至于你用的双干蝇组合，大一点的那支蝇饵不该吓跑那些鱼，哪怕是特别挑剔的科罗拉多鳟鱼。

Now as to your double dry fly rig, the larger fly shouldn't be spooking those fish, e even those finicky Colorado trout.

你说你用的是二十号的格里菲斯蚊蝇，那确实很小。

So if you've got a size twenty Griffiths net on, you mentioned a real small one of those.

你可以往前加一支十六号的亚当斯蝇，好让你更容易看清那支细小的格里菲斯。

Let's say you put a size sixteen Adams on in front of it to help you see that tiny Griffith's net.

大多数情况下，这支亚当斯并不会吓到鱼。

Most of the time, that Adams shouldn't spook the fish.

如果水特别低、特别清，鱼那天又特别敏感，倒是有这种可能，但绝大多数时候，大一点的蝇饵不会惊扰它们。

It might if they are really particular that day where the water is really low and clear, but the majority of the time, that bigger fly shouldn't spook those fish.

如果真吓跑了，通常是因为投放方式出了问题。

If it does, it's usually because of a presentation issue.

你的子线可能太粗了。

Your leader's a little bit too thick.

也许你得换个小一点的。

Maybe you need to size it down.

你抛竿时落得太重了，大飞蝇把鱼吓跑了。

You're landing the fly too hard on the water, and that bigger fly is scaring the fish.

鱼受惊通常都是这个原因。

That's usually why it would spook the fish.

问题不一定是出在飞蝇本身的大小上。

It doesn't have to necessarily do with the size itself.

有时候确实是因为太大，鱼一看就逃了，但大多数时候，还是抛投方式的问题。

Sometimes it can just be too big and the fish will scamper, but most of the time, it's a presentation problem.

明白吗？

K?

不过如果你能搭好这个双浮蝇钓组，还是得用那根16号的亚当斯。

But if you can set this double dry fly rig up, again, you're gonna use that that 16 Adams.

它差不多就相当于一个指示器。

It's gonna be almost that indicator.

如果你看到它动了，就提竿，但你也可以用它来确认一下。

If you see it move, you'll set the hook, but you can also use it to okay.

我的阿德姆斯浮在那儿，你就跟着它看。

There's my Adams, then you follow that.

哎，你看。

Oh, look.

就在它后面，是我的格里菲斯蚊蝇。

Right behind it, there's my Griffith gnat.

我现在看到了，这样就能跟踪这两只蝇饵了。

I see it now, And then you can track the flies that way.

这是观察那些小浮蝇的绝佳方法。

It's a really, really solid way to keep track of those small dry flies.

双浮蝇组合我经常用，尤其是在蜉蝣羽化的时候。

And the double the double dry rig, I I use that all the time, especially during mayfly hatches.

我会在主蝇后面挂一条特别小的垂死虫或伤残虫，通常用16号左右，匹配当时飞的蜉蝣。

I'll have a really small merger or a cripple behind the usually about a 16 ish done of of the mayflies that are out there.

这招对我特别管用。

It really works wonders for me.

不过用双干蝇钓组，关键在于怎么组装，还有怎么抛到水面上。

The key though with the double dry fly rig is the setup and then where you put it on the water.

组装双干蝇钓组时，得根据你用的蝇饵大小和水的清澈程度来搭配子线和主线。

So when you're setting up the double dry fly rig, you wanna make sure that you match your tippet and leader to the size of flies that you're using and then how clear the water is.

如果你用的是20号的格里菲斯蚊蝇，通常得换到6X的子线才合适。

So if you've got a size twenty Griffiths gnat on, usually, you'll probably wanna bump down to about six x for that.

有个简单办法：把蝇饵的号数除以三，再四舍五入，差不多就是你需要的子线号数。

The rule of thumb is to take the size of the fly, divide that by three, and then round to the nearest number, and that usually will give you the size of tip that you need.

明白吗？

K?

比如14号的蝇饵。

For example, a size a size fourteen.

不好意思。

Sorry.

我脑子突然短路了。

My brain stopped for a sec.

一只14号的干蝇。

A size fourteen dry fly.

用它除以三。

Divide that by three.

大概就是四号左右。

You get about four ish.

所以用四号的子线。

So you want four x tippet.

到16号，大概用五号子线。

You move to sixteen, about five x tippet.

18号，还是五号就行。

Eighteen, still about five.

也可以用六号。

You could go to six.

到二十号的时候，你就该用六X的子线了。

Get twenty, yeah, you're gonna wanna go to about six x tippet at that point.

记得让你的导线和子线尺寸和你用的蝇饵相匹配。

Make sure that you match the size of your leader and tippet to the flies that you're using.

如果水特别浅、特别清澈，或许还可以再降一个号。

And then if the water is super low and clear, maybe even consider going down another size.

水位很低、水质特别清、鱼又特别挑的时候，我就会换上六X的子线。

I will bump down to six x if it's really low, really clear, and the fish are being very picky.

大多数时候，我就用五X的。

Most of the time, I just go with five.

我喜欢粗一点的线，以前我常钓二十八号的干蝇，配九X的子线。

I like a little bit stronger line, and I used to I used to regularly fish size 28 dry flies and 9x tippet.

现在这样就有点过度了。

That's just overkill anymore.

我也没以前那么喜欢这么折腾了。

I I don't enjoy doing that as much as I used to.

我还是喜欢钓小浮蝇，但那种细线实在太容易断了。

I still like fishing the tiny dry flies, but that light tippet snaps so easy.

要是没断，你得花老长时间才能把鱼溜到手。

And then if it doesn't snap, you're playing the fish forever to get them in.

我倾向于用尽可能粗的子线，这样能尽快把鱼拉上来，减少鱼被抓住后的压力。

I like to go to the the biggest tippet I possibly can, so I get the fish in quickly so that there's less stress on them once I've caught them.

所以我就总是偏向选稍粗一点的子线。

So that's why I always on the side of going a little bit bigger.

不过一旦选好了子线粗细，另一个关键点是，要在第一个浮蝇和第二个浮蝇之间留大约18英寸的子线。

But once I pick my tippet sizes, the other key is you wanna make sure that you're tying about 18 inches of tippet between your first dry fly and your second dry fly.

如果这段距离太短，两个蝇饵就没足够空间各自自然漂浮。

If you go any shorter than that, they're not gonna have enough space between the two of them that they can drift independently.

一旦水流带动其中一个，另一个没动，它们就会互相拉扯。

If one gets sucked into a little bit of a current and the other one's not, they'll start to drag or pull on each other.

结果俩蝇饵会挤在一起，落水时靠得太近。

They'll bunch up and land too close to each other on the water.

它们看起来不会不自然。

They won't look supernatural.

多年来，我在两个蝇饵之间保持18英寸的子线效果非常好，这样能确保它们各自自由漂浮。

That 18 inch mark of tippet between the two flies has been really good for me over the years and just making sure that I I'm consistently getting those flies to drift independently of each other.

另外一点也是这18英寸的距离。

And then the other two the other thing as well is that 18 inches.

这个长度不会太长，避免蝇饵在抛投较远时互相缠绕。

It's not too long that the flies get tangled up with themselves, especially when you've gotta throw longer casts.

所以我一直坚持用18英寸这个长度。

So that's why I go with that 18 inch mark.

最后，要确保两个蝇饵落在相同的水流里，别让它们像我说的那样互相拖拽。

And then lastly, make sure that you're landing those flies in the same currents so that they're not dragging on each other like I just mentioned.

要让它们落在同一条流线上，避免一个拖着另一个走。

Make sure that you're you're landing them in the same line so that you don't have one causing drag on the other.

这可是暴露假饵的明显破绽。

It's a dead giveaway that the flies aren't real.

至于你第二个问题，关于口袋水、浮标，还有在口袋水里用双飞或大浮蝇，

Now as to your second question about pocket water and indicators and and double or big dry flies in in pocket water.

我经常在口袋水里钓鱼，

I've I fish pocket water all the time.

特别喜欢在小溪里钓，

Love fishing the small stream stuff.

这正是我目前附近最常见的钓鱼方式，所以我几乎天天都在这么钓，

That's a lot of the fishing that I have closest to me right now, so that's what I'm on all the time.

在口袋水里，我发现干蝇落水时，几乎从来不会把鱼吓跑，

And in pocket water, I have found it very, very rare that a dry fly, excuse me, that a dry fly landing on the water is gonna scare the fish.

所以更可能的原因是，你的抛投技巧还有点小问题，需要调整一下，避免这种情况发生，

So likely what is happening is there's a little bit of technique with your cast that needs some refining to make sure that that's not happening.

当你用干蝇加子线的组合抛投时，最后一下前抛，记得把竿尖停在身前大约45度的位置，这样能让蝇饵更轻柔地落水，

When you're tossing that dry dropper rig, you wanna stop that rod tip at about 45 degrees in front of you on final forward cast, and that's gonna help those flies land just a little bit softer on the water.

不过既然你是在口袋水里钓鱼，本来也用不着抛太远。

But if you're fishing pocket water, you're probably not casting too far anyways.

在这种情况下，你可以用一种叫‘高竿控线’的技术。

So what you can do in that case is you can go ahead and use a technique we call high sticking.

意思是，你抛出飞蝇后，立刻把竿子抬起来。

What that means is you're going to make the cast and then lift.

线一落水，就把所有主线和尽可能多的前导线都提离水面。

As soon as the line hits the water, you're gonna lift all the line and as much leader off the water as possible.

把鱼竿尽量举高，让飞蝇成为唯一漂在水面上的部分。

Hold your rod as high in the air as you can, and let those flies just be the only thing that's drifting on the water.

如果你能做到这一点，抛投距离大概在三米左右，最多四米多，具体看水势如何。

And if you can do that, you'll end up casting maybe 10 ish feet, maybe 15 depending on the pocket water you're fishing.

这样做的话，你的竿尖外几乎不会留多少飞蝇线。

Not gonna have very much fly line out of the tip of your rod if you do that.

这能帮助飞蝇更轻柔地落在水面上。

And that's gonna help keep your flies landing nice and softly on the water surface.

所以这是另一个你可以用的技巧，记住一定要高竿控线，尽量把线都提离水面。

So that's another technique you can use, just make sure that you're high sticking and lifting as much line off the water as possible.

这样能让飞蝇更轻柔地落在水面上。

That'll help those flies land a bit more softly.

我根本不喜欢在溪流石缝区用浮标。

I really don't like to use indicators, strike indicators in pocket water at all.

说实话，我都记不清上一次用是什么时候了。

I I honestly don't remember the last time I did that.

干蝇加垂钓组合在溪流石缝区的效果真的没得说。

Dry dropper rigs are just they're it's hard to beat how effective they are in pocket water.

这种搭配非常灵敏，能清楚看到鱼吃 nymph 的瞬间。

It's a very sensitive rig, so you can see when they eat the nymph.

够轻巧，不会惊扰鱼群。

It's delicate enough.

这样给了鱼两种不同的饵料选择。

It gives the fish two different options of flies to eat.

这是在溪流石缝区钓鱼的绝佳方式。

Just it's a great way to fish pocket water.

但如果你觉得干蝇太大，把鱼吓跑了，想换小一号的——我不是说这种情况不会发生。

But if you do feel like you've got a size down on your dry fly to just because it is too big and it is scaring the fish, which I'm not saying that doesn't happen.

只是很少见。

It's just rare.

通常问题出在技巧上，而不是蝇钩大小的问题。

It's usually a technique issue and not not a size fly a fly size problem.

如果真有这种情况，那就确实该换小一号的了。

If that is happening, you do need to size down.

记得让你的垂蝇和你选的干蝇尺寸相匹配。

Just make sure that you're matching your dropper size to the size of the dry fly that you picked.

一般原则是，垂蝇的尺寸最好和干蝇一样，或者再小一号。

So the rule of thumb there is you want your drop your dropper to be either the same size or ideally a size smaller than your dry fly.

比如你用的是16号的亚当斯干蝇，我通常会选18号的垂蝇来搭配。

So if you got a size sixteen Adams on, I'll I'll go down to an eighteen is where I'll start for my dropper nymph.

所以我一般会挂一条18号的斑马摇蚊。

So I'll have, like, an eighteen zebra midge on.

因为那条16号亚当斯飞蝇完全能撑住那条18号斑马摇蚊。

Because that sixteen Adams will hold up that 18 zebra midge just fine.

不过要注意，降落伞式飞蝇在湍流里效果通常不太好，因为它们浮不起来。

One thing to bear in mind, though, is parachute flies generally aren't the best in pocket water because they don't float very high.

所以你用标准亚当斯或者 elk air caddis 这类飞蝇会更合适，它们在湍急的水里能浮得更高。

So your standard Adams or your Elk Air Caddis, they're gonna be a much better option because they're gonna float higher in that rougher water.

关于浮水剂的使用，我一般先涂液体或粉末浮水剂。

And then as far as floating goes, with floatant, I just make sure that I put the dry or the liquid floatant on first.

等飞蝇开始下沉时，我再用干粉抖一抖。

And then once my fly starts to sink, I'll use the dry shake.

我最喜欢用的是 Loomis 顶效干粉，之后一整天钓鱼，我都会用它来重新干燥飞蝇。

The loon top right is what I like, and I'll use that to dry the fly off the rest of the day as I continue my fishing.

希望刚才讲的这些没让你觉得太乱，你问的两个问题确实特别好。

So, hopefully, I know that was a lot of information, but you asked two really good questions.

所以我得把这些问题都给你讲清楚。

I wanted to make sure that I tackle them.

如果你还有后续问题，或者其他人也有问题，欢迎随时告诉我。

So if you've got any follow ups or if anybody else does, please let me know.

希望这些信息对你有帮助。

But hopefully, that helps.

接下来是来自田纳西州的瑞安提问，他问：我需要穿涉水靴吗？

Ryan from Tennessee has our next question, writes in and says, do I need wading boots?

如果需要，那我第一次买的时候该注意哪些方面？

If I do, then what are the things I'm looking for when purchasing my first pair?

你们平时都用什么款式的？

What do you guys like?

瑞安，简短回答：绝对需要。

Ryan, short answer is absolutely yes.

你必须得有一双涉水靴。

You need wading boots.

它们真的特别好用。

They're they're just incredible.

它们是钓鱼装备里非常关键的一部分。

They're they're a very integral piece of gear.

我跟你们讲个故事吧。

And I'll give you a little story here.

我刚迷上飞钓的时候，身上一分钱都没有。

When I first got big into fly fishing, I had exactly $0.

我有一套涉水裤，但没钱买涉水靴。

I had a pair of waders, but I didn't have money for wading boots.

我根本就没有涉水靴。

I don't have wading boots at all.

于是我就拿了一双旧登山靴穿上，心想：凑合用应该没问题。

So I just grabbed an old pair of hiking boots and used those and thought, oh, this will be fine.

这双鞋居然撑了挺久，但有一次我去钓鱼，把鞋系好后走进河里。

And they lasted a surprisingly long time, but I was on a fishing trip, and I laced them up.

我才刚抛了两三竿。

I walked in the river, and I'd made maybe two or three casts.

我想稍微挪一步，靠得更近点，找更好的角度，结果脚底下感觉不对劲。

I went to move just to step a little bit closer, get a better angle, and my foot felt weird.

我当时就想，这怎么回事？

I was like, what the heck?

低头一看，靴子居然整个散开了。

So I looked down, and the boot had just come apart.

几乎就在我的左脚周围彻底解体了。

It just disintegrated almost around my left foot.

直接就没了。

Just it was gone.

彻底报废了。

It it was done.

hiking boots 算是彻底撑不住了，我这身子骨还真不适合干这个。

It gave up the ghost, the hiking boots, and I wasn't made for this.

于是我只好离开了河岸。

So I left the river.

我去了Sportsman's Warehouse，买了一双涉水靴，还配了一套防滑钉，那是我第一双专门的涉水靴。

I went to Sportsman's Warehouse, bought a pair of wading boots, bought a set of Corkers, they were my first boot.

我回到河边，天哪，我简直不敢相信自己之前错过了什么——涉水靴本来就是为在水里走设计的。

Went back to the river, and, oh my goodness, I couldn't believe what I've been missing out on because wading boots are designed for wading.

它们的结构就是为了让你在河里走得稳当顺畅。

So they're actually built to help you walk smoothly in the river.

鞋底又宽又平，防滑纹路特别多，一穿上就能明显感觉比穿我之前那种登山鞋或者运动鞋在水里稳多了。

They've got a wide flat sole that's got a lot of traction on it, so you're gonna instantly feel way more stable in the water than you will if you're just wearing hiking boots like I was or just tennis shoes.

有一双好的涉水靴，你在水里的稳定性会好太多。

You got so much more stability in the water with a good pair of wading boots.

而且，它们本来就是为泡水设计的。

And then, again, they're designed to be used in the water.

它们就是用来整天湿着的，所以特别耐穿。

They're designed to be wet the entire time, so they're going to last.

比你用运动鞋或者登山鞋在水里折腾，要结实得多。

They're going to last much longer than if you just use the tennis shoes or the hiking boots.

它们并不是设计成让你一整天都泡在水里的。

They weren't designed to be wet the entire time that you're out there.

溯溪靴还考虑到你在河边来回走动时需要徒步，所以它们也能应付短途步行。

The the wading boots are they're also built to be able to hike around a little bit in them as you're walking from spot to spot on the river.

它们就是专门为自己的用途而打造的。

They're just again, they're they're purpose built for what they're supposed to do.

当你买的是专为特定用途设计的产品时，体验通常会好很多，而不是硬凑别的东西来用。

And when you buy things that are purpose built for that, it's usually a much more pleasant experience than if you just try to make something else work.

现在我们在VFC用的是Squala的靴子。

Now we run Squala boots here at VFC.

我们就喜欢这个牌子。

That's what we like.

我穿的是他们的RS系列，Alex用的是他们的碳纤维款。

I'm I'm running their RS boots, and Alex has their carbons.

你真正该找的是能提供良好脚踝支撑的靴子，特别是如果你跟我一样的话。

But what you really wanna look for is a boot that provides you good ankle support, especially if you're like me.

我走在车道上都能扭到脚。

I can turn an ankle walking down the driveway.

不知道为啥，我的脚踝特别脆弱。

It's just I got dainty glass ankles for whatever reason.

简直一碰就碎，真不是开玩笑的。

They're literal they will shatter if you look at them too hard.

就是玻璃做的，兄弟。

Just made out of glass, man.

所以我一直选支撑性好的靴子。

So I always go for good ankle support.

就算你脚踝没问题，在河里走路时有支撑也舒服多了。

But even if your ankles are good, it's nice to have when you're walking in the river.

能给脚踝多一份保护。

It just gives you some reinforcement there.

你希望靴子穿起来舒服吧？

You want a boot that feels comfortable?

如果可能的话，我强烈建议你买之前先试穿一下。

I definitely recommend trying them on if you can before you buy them.

渔具店一般都允许你试穿。

Fly shops will let you try them on.

这样能确保鞋子合脚，不会出错。

It's a great way to make sure the boot fits on your foot correctly.

我更喜欢传统的鞋带，而不是BOA那种系统。

And then I do prefer real laces over the boa laces.

就是那种拧旋钮就能自动收紧的缆绳系统。

That's the system with the cable where you twist the knob and it tightens it for you.

冬天外面冷得要命，这确实很方便。

Super convenient in the winter when it's freezing outside.

谁也不想在冻僵的手指下系鞋带。

Nobody wants to do laces up with cold fingers.

但BOA系统提供的包裹感不够稳定，尤其是整天走长距离山路的时候。

But the BOA system just doesn't give me as consistent of a of a fit, especially if I'm hiking a really long distance all day.

我还是更喜欢系带的。

I'd I'd rather have the laces instead.

系带能让我穿得更贴合、更稳当，BOA系统就没这个效果。

It just gives me a better, more secure fit than the BOA system does.

这只是我个人的习惯而已。

That's just my personal preference.

而且要是钓鱼途中鞋带断了，系带也更容易修。

Laces are also a lot easier to fix if they go out on you in the middle of a fishing trip.

要是BOA的线在半路断了，鞋子就彻底废了，得等换新线才行，换起来可不轻松。

If your BOA laces break in the middle of the day, your boots toast until you can get new laces, and they're not the funnest thing to replace.

我之前就遇到过好几双这样的情况。

I just did that on a couple of pairs of boots.

这就是我的看法了。

So that that's my 2¢ there.

最后一点，你买靴子的时候，一定要确认厂家提供做工保修。

And then finally, you wanna make sure that whatever boots you buy do come with a warranty on the workmanship.

我之前买过几双新靴子，没穿多久就出问题了，但每次都顺利换到了新的。

I have had some new boots blow up on me pretty quick, and I've always been able to get them replaced.

可惜的是，现在的做工跟以前没法比了。

Manufacturing just isn't what it used to be, unfortunately.

这个我们都知道。

We know that.

有时候确实会遇到东西很快就坏的情况，挺无奈的。

So you'll blow through things sometimes, unfortunately.

所以最好选个保修好的，万一出问题了还能包换。

So you want a good warranty so that if that does happen to you, it's covered.

不然就得重新买一双全新的，那可太折腾了。

You're not having to buy a whole brand new pair of boots all over again.

这也就是我对涉水靴的几点建议。

So that's my 2¢ on wading boots.

一定要买。

Definitely get them.

这笔钱绝对值得花。

Definitely spend the money.

物有所值。

They are worth it.

哪怕得取消约会之夜，也得把钱花在这上面。

If even even if you gotta cut out date night, spend the money on them.

谢谢你的提问。

I appreciate the question.

感谢。

Thanks.

来自宾夕法尼亚的索耶带来了下一个问题。

Sawyer from Pennsylvania has got our next question.

他留言说，每次去钓鱼，他几乎都钓不到鳟鱼。

Writes in and says, whenever I go fishing, I almost never catch trout.

在很多投掷距离下，根本没法让飞线不贴水，而且他也不用浮标来观察漂移。

There's no way to keep any fly line off the water at many of the distances I cast, and I don't use indicators to see my drift.

我用的都是公认效果很好的蝇饵，但还是不知道该怎么改进。

I use patterns that are famous for being good producers, and I don't know what to do.

你有什么建议可以给我吗？

What tips do you have for me?

我特别喜欢这个节目，做蝇结的时候都会看。

I love the show, and I watch it when tying.

谢谢。

Thank you.

Sawyer，这是个好问题。

Sawyer, this is a good question.

你提供的信息还不够完整，我得做一些合理的推测。

I didn't get quite enough context, so I'm gonna have to make some assumptions.

听起来你是想去钓鳟鱼，而且心里有个想法，觉得钓鳟鱼的时候必须全程让蝇线都悬在水面上。

But it sounds like you're saying that you're headed out to catch trout, and you've got this idea in your head that when you're you're trout fishing, that you need to keep all of your fly line off the water the entire time.

另外，你可能误以为不管用哪种蝇饵，都得用浮标，其实只有钓 nymphs 的时候才需要，那种蝇饵是专门设计用来在水下像饵料一样诱鱼的。

It also sounds like you might be under the impression that you need to use an indicator for any fly and not just with your nymphs, which are flies that are designed to be fished under the water like lures or bait in conventional fishing.

如果这些就是你所理解的假设，那咱们就一一澄清一下。

If those are the assumptions that are getting made, then let let's go through and clear those things up.

飞线的设计本来就是浮在水面上的。

Fly line is designed to float on top of the water.

除非你像我之前说的那样采用高竿控线法，否则根本没必要把飞线悬在水面以上。

So unless you're high sticking, like I explained earlier, there is no need to keep your fly line off the water.

它本来就是浮水的。

It is designed to float.

即使你用的是会下沉的蝇饵，也希望飞线能浮在水面上。

And even if you're fishing flies that sink below the surface, you want that fly line floating on top of the water.

唯一需要担心飞线落在水面上的情况，是你在向正在吃水面干蝇的鱼抛投时。

The only time you should be worried about fly line on the water surface is if you are casting to fish that are rising to eat dry flies off the top of the water.

如果你看到鱼浮上来吃食，就得注意飞线落点的位置。

So if you see the fish coming up and they're eating off the top, you wanna be careful about where your fly line lands.

因为如果你抛投时，飞线或者子线直接砸在正吃食的鱼头上，很容易把鱼惊跑，它们一停口，你就再难有机会钓到它们了。

Because if you make a cast and you land your fly line or even your leader at that point, you land that right on top of a fish that's actively eating off of the surface, that can spook the fish and it can make them stop rising, and then you don't really have a chance to catch them at that point because it spooked them.

所以他们才盯上你了。

And that they're they're why they're they're onto you.

他们知道你故意在逗他们玩。

They know that you're there to mess with you a little bit.

所以你唯一需要担心 fly line 落在水面上的情况，就是别直接砸到鱼身上。

So that's honestly the only time you gotta worry about your fly line being on the water is not landing on a fish like that.

这叫把鱼给‘线’了，或者叫‘线’了鳟鱼。

We call it lining the fish or lining the trout.

真正需要特别注意 fly line 落水位置的时候，就只有这一种情况。

That that's really the only time you've gotta have a major concern about your fly line landing on the water.

你可以通过调整投掷的角度，来改变 fly line 落水的位置。

Now you can change where your fly line lands just by changing the angle that you're casting at the fish from.

如果鱼正对着你上游方向浮上来，而你又很难精准把飞蝇投到那儿，不是投过了就是控制不好。

If they're rising directly upstream of you and you can't get the the fly there without maybe you overshoot the cast or you're you're just having a hard time.

那就往左或往右移动一下位置。

Move to the left or the right.

换个角度投掷，让飞线落在鱼的左边或右边，但你的子线和蝇饵要落在鱼的上方，然后自然漂向鱼。

Get an angle and make the cast so that your fly line lands to the left or to the right of the fish, but your leader and your fly land above it and then drift down into the fish.

明白吗？

K?

只要换个站位，调整投掷角度，甚至加长子线，让子线而不是飞线先落水，也能起到作用。

Just changing where you stand, changing the angle of your cast, even lengthening your leader, adding a little bit more length to the leader so that it's landing instead of your fly line, that can help as well.

这里有几个办法可以避免惊到正在吃食的鱼，记住，飞线本来就是设计成浮在水面的，关键是别让它直接砸在吃食的鱼身上。

So there's a few different things you can do there to to make sure you're not spooking rising fish, but your fly line is designed to float on top of the water and just make sure you're not landing it on top of rising fish.

这样你应该就没问题了。

You should be okay.

接下来第二点，我们之前做的第二个假设是：只在用 nymphs 的时候，或者偶尔用 streamers 的时候，才会用浮标。

Now the second part here, the second assumption we made, we only use our strike indicators or bobbers that they bob in the water.

我就叫它浮标吧。

I'm gonna call them a bobber.

我们用浮标，主要是钓 nymphs 的时候，有时候钓 streamers 也会用。

We you only use those when we're fishing with nymphs and then sometimes when we're fishing with streamers.

所以那些设计用来在水下活动的蝇饵。

So flies that are designed to to be below the river's surface.

这时候我们就得用咬口指示器，好知道鱼是不是咬了钩，或者钩子是不是挂到了水底。

We've gotta use some strike indicator at that point to tell us when the fish have eaten our flies or if they've got hung up on the bottom.

即使你用的是无浮标 nymph 钓法——这种钓法不用浮标，但还是会用一段颜色醒目的线，叫作 cider，用来观察鱼咬钩的动静。

Even when you're tightline nymphing, which is a style of fly fishing that doesn't use an indicator, but it still uses a brightly colored piece of line called a cider so that you can see a visual representation of when the fish eat.

用这种无浮标系统，你也能感觉到鱼咬钩，但还是需要视觉信号作为辅助。

You'll feel a lot of it too with that tight line system, but you still want the visual cue on top of that.

水下用的蝇饵，通常都会带点视觉提示，除非是用流饵钓鱼，或者有少数例外情况——所以我不能说‘总是’这样。

There's always gonna be some sort of visual component built into fishing flies underwater unless it's streamer fishing or there are a few there there's a few exceptions to that, so I shouldn't say always.

在水下钓鱼时，通常都会有个视觉提示，对新手来说特别有帮助。

There's often going to be a visual component to fishing or flies under the water that is very helpful when you're starting out.

这就是为什么我们要用咬口指示器。

So that's when strike indicators are used.

如果没有更多上下文，或者没和你一起钓鱼，很难准确判断问题出在哪，但听起来核心问题其实很明确，就像我在这档节目里反复强调的一点：你得把蝇饵送到鱼面前。

Now without more context or fishing with you, it's hard to nail down what exactly the problems are, but it really sounds like we could boil all this down to one of the things I try and just hammer as much as possible here on the show, and that is that you've gotta put your flies in front of fish.

你得让它们看起来逼真。

You gotta make them look real.

作为飞钓手，你的任务就在于此，至于用什么蝇饵，其实没那么重要。

That's your job as a fly angler, and it's much less about the pattern that you use.

你提到那些著名的蝇饵，确实能钓到很多鱼。

You you mentioned, you know, famous flies that produce a lot of fish.

关键不在于你用的是哪种蝇饵，而在于你怎么去钓它。

It's a lot less about what fly you're using and a lot more about how you fish it.

明白吗？

K?

如果我是你，我会去河边，花点时间观察真正的昆虫在水面上漂浮的样子。

So if I were you, I would go to the river, and I would spend some time watching the real bugs drifting on the river surface.

我甚至会扔点东西进水里，看看它们怎么动。

I would even, you know, watch you know, throw some stuff in the water.

观察它们下沉的过程。

Watch as it sinks.

看着它在水中缓缓漂动。

Watch as it drifts through the water.

体会一下这些漂移是什么样子的。

Get a feel for what those drifts look like.

感受一下你想要模仿的天然饵料究竟是什么模样。

Get a feel for what that natural food source that you're trying to imitate looks like.

然后我会装上一整套 nymph 钓组，上面加个浮标，下面挂两条 nymph 钓饵。

And then I'd I'd set up a nymph rig, an indicator with two nymphs underneath it.

找一段水流速度适中的河段，反复垂钓，确保每一次漂移都自然流畅、没有拖拽，不断练习，直到开始上鱼，慢慢养成正确的习惯，彻底掌握你该追求的投饵方式。

I'd find a run with maybe some walking speed water, and I would consistently work through that, get a good drift, get a good drag free drift, and and really build on that until you start catching some fish and start to build those habits and and really and really drive home what kind of presentation you're looking for.

因为说到底，问题可能不在于你用的 fly 本身，也不在于你怎么钓这些 fly。

Because, again, it sounds like the problem is less about your fly selection or about how you're fishing those flies.

你也可以去看看我们的钓鱼实拍视频。

You can also go check out our how we fish videos.

我们有大量这类视频，而且还在持续更新，详细演示了在各种情况下该怎么钓 nymph 钓组，或者该怎么钓干蝇。

We've got a ton of those and a bunch more coming as well where we go into exactly how to fish nymph rig or how to fish dry flies in a bunch of different scenarios.

我也会留意这个。

So I would look at that as well.

希望这些对你有帮助。

But, hopefully, that's helpful.

谢谢你的提问，这周的问答环节就到这里了。

Thanks for sending that question in, and that is gonna do it for the q and a section of the show this week.

别走开，接下来马上进入‘真实人生’时刻。

But don't go anywhere because we've got the LIVERE A LIFE moment coming right up.

每周在《Untangled》节目结尾，我们都会分享一位观众的真实故事和照片，展现他们正在享受的垂钓生活，亲身经历我们所谈论的飞钓冒险。

Every week here at Untangled, we end the show by sharing a story and picture from someone out in the audience who is living real life, who's having a great time, just just living and breathing the fly fishing adventures that we've got going on.

如果你也有这样的真实瞬间想分享，欢迎随时发送给我们。

So if you've got a live real life moment that you would like to share, you can go ahead and send those in.

在节目说明里或者视频下方的屏幕上，都有提交的链接。

There is a link to do that down in the show notes or right here on the screen if you're watching the video podcast.

这周的‘真实人生’时刻来自凯尔，他来信说：嘿。

And this week's live real life moment is from Kyle who writes in and says, hey.

谢谢你们做的精彩播客和YouTube视频。

Thanks for the great podcast and YouTube videos.

我想分享一下我在飞蝇钓路上的一个骄傲时刻。

I just thought I would drop a proud moment in my fly fishing journey.

我绑蝇钩已经好几年了，一直想给自己的作品打上独特的印记。

I've been tying flies for a few years now and wanted to put my own mark on my flies.

刚开始的时候，有个人告诉我：尽量把蝇钩绑得漂亮点，因为你越为自己做的蝇钩自豪，钓鱼时就越能发挥好。

When I started, a guy once told me to tie flies as pretty as I can because the prouder I am of the fly, the better I will fish it.

我觉得，这一天终于来了。

I think that day has truly come.

我看了很多关于Ganga流蝇的视频，反复研究我流蝇盒里所有喜欢的颜色，最终画出了我心目中理想的蝎子鱼仿生款设计。

I've been watching videos about Ganga streamers, pouring over all the colors in my streamer box that I like, and drew out what I exactly wanted in a great sculpin pattern.

经过两次试做之后，我终于做出了上面这个迷你版Ganga蝎子鱼配色的蝇钩。

After two practice flies, I finally came up with the above mini Ganga in sculpin colors.

我一直期待着这一天——能抛出一支让我无比自豪的蝇钩。

I've been looking forward to this day when I could throw out a fly that I am so proud of.

我真期待能在奥扎克地区用这条飞蝇去钓狼鱼、鳟鱼和小口鲈鱼。

I can't wait for my ultimate practical art of wolves and trout and small mouth here in the Ozarks.

我终于做出了自己最得意的一条飞蝇。

I finally have my fly that I am the proudest of.

祝你钓鱼愉快。

Happy fishing.

祝你生活幸福。

Happy life.

凯尔，这太棒了。

Kyle, that's awesome.

关于飞蝇制作这部分，我们节目其实应该多讲讲。

I the fly tying aspect of it, we don't highlight that as much on the show as we should.

我真得好好多做些这方面的内容，因为用自己亲手做的飞蝇钓到鱼，那种满足感真的无可替代——你已经做出了这么漂亮的迷你甘加，只要一用上，就一定能体会到那种感觉。

I I really need to really need to do more to that because there there is something so incredibly satisfying about catching a fish on a fly that you've tied, and you're gonna experience that if you haven't already with the with this beautiful looking mini gonga that you put together, you are gonna experience that.

这简直太有意思了。

It is it's just so much stinking fun.

用自己的飞蝇钓到鱼，真的特别酷。

It is so cool to to catch a fish on a fly that you made yourself.

我很喜欢这一点，你知道的，尽量把飞蝇做得漂亮点，因为你要是为自己做的东西感到骄傲，钓鱼时也会更用心。

And I really like that about, you know, tie the flies as pretty as you can because if you're proud of them, you'll fish them better.

我还真没这么想过。

Never thought about it that way.

这个关于绑飞蝇的观点挺有意思的。

That's a really interesting take on tying flies.

我真的很感谢你分享这些。

So I I appreciate it a bunch.

好了，各位，这周的节目就到这里了。

And with that, folks, we are going to wrap the show up this week.

非常感谢你们每周都陪在我们身边。

Thank you so much for being here with us every week.

你们的支持对我来说，远超过我能说出口的分量。

It means means more to me than I can tell you.

如果你想再多帮点忙，就赶紧把你认识的人都安利一下《Untangled》吧。

If you wanna help out even more, make sure you tell everybody you know about Untangled.

把这档节目推荐给他们。

Share the show with them.

也别忘了分享我们的YouTube频道，无论你在哪儿听节目，都记得给个评分和订阅——我们收到的评分和订阅越多，就能帮助更多人过上真实的生活，这正是VFC的初衷。

Share the YouTube channel with them, and make sure you rate and subscribe to the show wherever you're listening to it because the more ratings and subscriptions we get means we can help even more people live real life, which is our whole goal here at VFC.

说到这个，也该关掉播客，出去钓鱼了。

And speaking of that, it's about time to turn a podcast off and go out and go out and get some fishing done.

去好好享受吧。

So go enjoy yourselves.

抓紧剩下的秋日好天气。

Make the most of the good fall weather that we've got left.

那下周再见了，各位。

And until next week, everybody.

过真实的生活。

Live real life.