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Remote Fly Fishing
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Join me in exploring North America's trout streams and trout ponds for wild and native trout. Where a great day fishing is also the journey.
Hunting for Wild Trout on the Souhegan River
Hunting for Wild Trout on a popular southern New Hampshire river in areas off the beaten trail, where the likelihood in finding and catching native brook trout still exists. Sharing what I find with others who are willing to skip the usual fishing holes for areas a little more remote and off the beaten path. Paraphrasing New Hampshire poet, Robert Frost, in his poem “The Road Not Taken”, Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Turns out the area I fished is also known for Bigfoot sightings and reports. Here are the links to articles and reports for Bigfoot activity on the river and in adjacent areas. Good luck with that. Not something I was looking for.
www.nhmagazine.com/best-places-for-bigfoot-tom-bakers-tips-for-explorers/
www.bfro.net/GDB/state_listing.asp?state=nh
Turns out the area I fished is also known for Bigfoot sightings and reports. Here are the links to articles and reports for Bigfoot activity on the river and in adjacent areas. Good luck with that. Not something I was looking for.
www.nhmagazine.com/best-places-for-bigfoot-tom-bakers-tips-for-explorers/
www.bfro.net/GDB/state_listing.asp?state=nh
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Unveiling Connecticut River's Underwater World: Fly Fishing Adventure
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One of things I get a kick out of when filming with my daughter, Megan, is her spontaneity and curiosity. Her filming underwater in one of my favorite fishing spots of the Connecticut River, in Pittsburg, New Hampshire was not planned, discussed or even thought of. Our goal on this trip was to introduce Megan’s boyfriend, Alex, to fly fishing, which you will shortly see was a great success. I h...
Fly Fishing Franconia Notch under the former profile of the Old Man of the Mountain
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Profile Lake, named for its view of the former Old Man of the Mountain, an official New Hampshire state emblem. The lake is a cold water pond located in Franconia Notch of the White Mountains and is the head waters of the Pemigewasset River. As the sun sets, it’s light reflects off the mountains and onto the lake, add to this insect hatches and rising fish makes this a very special place. So sp...
Fly Fishing the Headwaters of the Warm River
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After dropping Megan, my daughter and travel companion for the past few weeks, at the Salt Lake City Airport. Our plans to fish and film in Yellowstone Nation Park came to an abrupt end with our being evacuated, but had led to our discovering the warmth and beauty of Idaho's Warm River. I stayed on and joined up with fellow bamboo rod makers and admirers at Harriman Ranch for a few days fishing...
Harriman State Park, Fly Fishing Opening Day with my daughter, Megan
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Told to evacuate from Yellowstone National Park we needed to come up with new plans for our father and daughter fly fishing and filming vacation. Heading to Harriman State Park in Idaho for opening day on the blue ribbon stretch of Henry’s Fork of the Snake River that runs through the once private ranch of the Harriman family of Pacific Railroad fame was our top choice. Especially considering t...
Fly Fishing the Warm River in Idaho with my daughter, Megan. Euro-Nymphing
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Join my daughter and me as we discover and fly fish a true Idaho gem of a mountain "spring fed" trout stream nestled in a valley of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest : the Warm River. Catching both native Mountain Whitefish and colorful Rainbow Trout and sharing our experience at a very family-friendly national forest campground worth visiting! #fatherdaughter #warmriver #euronymphing #flyfis...
Yellowstone Evacuation continues as News and Reality Sets In
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Hearing local news report on the flooding damage occurring in Yellowstone and viewing the footage from National Park Service helicopters of the Gartner River and Soda Butte Creek, Megan and I realized how lucky we were to have been safely evacuated. Knowing the park would remain closed we changed our plans to include a visit to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, to fish ...
Yellowstone Evacuation - Worst Flooding, greater than a 1 in 500 year event - June 13, 2022
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My daughter, Megan, and I arrived at Yellowstone on June 12th, 2022 with plans to do some fly fishing on the Firehole, the Gibbon and Madison Rivers. After setting up camp in the rain and under the watchful eye of a bull bison, we headed out on the morning of June 13th to view the rivers we had intended to fish, learning and experiencing first hand that things were far worse than we could have ...
Is this a new bison behavior? Has anyone else noticed this? Do they also stop for stop signs?
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Bison use roads to travel, especially in winter. This bison family travels in the right lane, like cars. How did they learn to do this? I saw this family the next morning, 20 miles further up the road, about to join up with a larger herd, and still traveling in the right lane. Join me in my journey @RemoteFlyFishing in search of wild and native trout - and the things I experience as I travel ac...
Grand Teton National Park, Fly Fishing the Snake River, face-to-face encounter with spyhopping otter
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Fly Fishing the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park for native cutthroat trout. The seventh episode in June of 2021 to explore and fish Yellowstone and the surrounding areas for wild and native trout. Surprised by a curious spy hopping river otter before she and her family swam upstream. @RemoteFlyFishing #FlyFishing #JacksonHole #GrandTetonNationalPark #cutthroattrout #riverotter
Fly Fishing within an ancient volcano, Idaho's Henry's Fork of the Snake River - Day 2
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Fly fishing Harriman State Park, aka the Railroad Ranch, on Henry's Fork of the Snake River, once the private retreat of Railroad and Mining tycoons with names like Harriman and Guggenheim, is the opportunity and challenge to fish for trophy rainbow and brown trout. Known by many who make the annual pilgrimage to fish these fabled waters on opening day as Mecca in the world of fly fishing. Spli...
Fly Fishing Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho for Trophy Trout at Harriman State Park - Day 1
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Fly fishing Harriman State Park, aka the Railroad Ranch, on Henry's Fork of the Snake River, once the private retreat of Railroad and Mining tycoons with names like Harriman and Guggenheim, is the opportunity and challenge to fish for trophy rainbow and brown trout. Known by many who make the annual pilgrimage to fish these fabled waters on opening day as Mecca in the world of fly fishing. #Hen...
Fly Fishing Montana's Madison River - Ghost Village to West Fork in search of wild trout
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This is the forth video in my journey to fish for wild and native trout in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas. With temperatures in the Spring of 2021 rising on the Firehole River it was time to venture out of the park to seek colder waters. The Madison River below Hebgen Dam is a top choice on any angler's list. The Madison River is a blue ribbon trout stream with amazing scenery ...
Yellowstone Fly Fishing Episode 3: The Gibbon River
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Episode 3 of fly fishing in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas. Fishing the Gibbon River in the canyon below Gibbon Falls. Fly fishing in solitude, away from the crowds, on a river that receives less fishing pressure than its sister river, the Firehole. #yellowstone #flyfishing #gibbonriver #Wyoming #remoteflyfishing
Yellowstone Fly Fishing Episode 2: The Firehole River
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Yellowstone Fly Fishing Episode 2: The Firehole River
Yellowstone Fly Fishing Episode 1: The Firehole River
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Yellowstone Fly Fishing Episode 1: The Firehole River
Fly Fishing Three Ponds Part II - Upper Pond & Brown Brook
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Fly Fishing Three Ponds Part II - Upper Pond & Brown Brook
Three Ponds, Hiking and Fly Fishing in a remote region of New Hampshire, Part One
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Three Ponds, Hiking and Fly Fishing in a remote region of New Hampshire, Part One
Fly Fishing Peaked Hill Pond, a remote pond stocked by helicopter
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Fly Fishing Peaked Hill Pond, a remote pond stocked by helicopter
Hiking and Fly Fishing Carter Notch ponds for native brook trout
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Hiking and Fly Fishing Carter Notch ponds for native brook trout
Hiking and Fly Fishing New Hampshire's remote trout ponds, upper Greeley Pond
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Hiking and Fly Fishing New Hampshire's remote trout ponds, upper Greeley Pond
Fly Fishing in the Pemigewasset Wilderness
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Fly Fishing in the Pemigewasset Wilderness
Fly Fishing Lonesome Lake, Franconia Notch
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Fly Fishing Lonesome Lake, Franconia Notch
Tell you what. It doesn't matter if that buffalo stops chewing. To be dangerous... I'm 1st nation from the time I could walk I trapped hunted. We are in the way. Have fun be safe.. love the video
NH Fish & Game has fish surveys on the web but hard to find ! Shows species in a stream and even brakes down the EBT stocked vs native. BTW Rainbows will go wild & reproduce. Natives are in almost every small feeder stream if they if they got cool, clean & well aerated moving water. LFOD !
Hi Tom, you are correct! I've caught very small rainbows on the Conn. River in NH and the White River in VT, and I live next to one of those brook trout streams in NH and have caught native trout exceeding 12 inches. One of the first quetions posted to this video asked about how to find native and wild trout in NH, along with questions about temperatures, etc, which I have cut and pasted with links to Fish and Game site you mentioned, plus link to Field and Stream article for fishing tactics at differnet temperatures and mentioned video I am currently editing on fishing the Beebe River, which was restored to support trout access to cold feeder streams, replacing culverts, etc. While there are lots of streams and brooks that support native and wild trout in NH, there are rivers that no longer support trout as logging roads, dams and culverts prevented trout from headfing upstream for colder waters, not to mention other trout habitate destruction. Beautiful rivers with cold waters, but little plant life, few bugs, no feeder fish - and not enough cover for trout to hide from predators..... So I am interested in rivers that conservation groups, fish and game, and trout unlimited have gone to great efforts to restore trout habitates. Such as the Beebe River, which I recently fished and filmed (currently edtiing, which is a lot of work) So please subscribe and click on notifications and let me know what you think when it gets posted. Here is a link to a recent article in Field & Stream magazine, “A Temperature Guide for Trout Fishing”, which also speaks to the tactics to use at different temperatures. www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/temperature-guide-trout-fishing. Here are links on NH Fish & Game website worth checking out - www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/stocking-report with links for Fly-Fishing Only Waters, Wild Trout Fisheries and a link to The Interactive Stocking Map. Currently editing video on Beebe River where stream restoration was done by the Conservation Fund - it is open to fishing, but the conservation area is gated - so you need to walk in or bike - but there are wild and stocked brook trout in this very remote area.
Looking to come first in this area soon - think you can still find some solid trout? Thanks love the video
Thank you! Southern NH rivers are pretty low compared to the flooding from recent storms in the White Mountains. Plus the water temperatures are now above 70 degrees, which drives wild trout to finding cooler waters in feeder streams. I’ve been fishing and filming just south of the Whites and am surprised to see water temperatures at 61 and 62 degrees in many of the mountain streams.
@@RemoteFlyFishing I am new to fly fishing in the area. What are the best water temps to be fishing at? Was recently up in North chatham, and fished Basin Brooke Reservoir feeder streams and found some nice baby brookies. Hoping to get up to the Pemi sometime in august for a good trip any recommendations?
Hi, here is a link to a recent article in Field & Stream magazine, “A Temperature Guide for Trout Fishing”, which also speaks to the tactics to use at different temperatures. www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/temperature-guide-trout-fishing. Here are links on NH Fish & Game website worth checking out - www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/stocking-report Check out the links on this page for Fly-Fishing Only Waters, Wild Trout Fisheries and the link to The Interactive Stocking Map. North Chatham has a number of streams, including Basin Brooke area, so you did well to check out this area. I like the main stem of the Pemi, including feeder rivers. Currently editing video on Beebe River where stream restoration was done by the Conservation Fund - it is open to fishing, but the conservation area is gated - so you need to walk in or bike - but there are wild and stocked brook trout in a very remote area. Not a fan of the East Branch of the Pemi along the Kancamagus. The river here offers little in the way of cover and food for trout. My rule for fishing rivers is to look for small feeder fish, minnows, along the banks of the river plus plant life, fallen trees, bugs, etc. Sections of the Pemi get scoured by snow runoff in the spring and then bleached by sun when the high water retreats. @@coltJello
Milford Amherst area is really good especially in April and September October
Agreed, The area I fished is also stocked in the fall. Check out Merrimack section as well!
that's a wild amount of water - as soon as I saw the river state on your drive up, my mind went immediately to gouge and landslide risk. I'm glad you were okay - some luck was definitely with you that day. this is a common problem in Costa Rica (where they don't have nearly as many roads to evacuate) so they have strike teams on 24/7 staff to quickly fix critical roads, especially east of the capital where landslides are common. looks like Yellowstone had their stuff together, too.
Glad you made it out ok Traveling sensibly. Traveling safe
Just got back Last night from a week long trip. We came by this exact spot and moved just farther away due to people being there. We didnt have time to make it back over there but did do yellowstone as i believe the madison is now closed as of today I believe. Was a great time fishing yellowstone for the first time. Timing couldnt have been better with it closing the day after we leave!
You shouldn't be fishing there stealing the food from the wildlife that need it
i fish with single barbless hooks and release, quickly, fish I catch. Also, the Firehole River acutually never had trout until introduced in the 1800's. And Yellowstone has rules on protecting wild and especially native fish that vary throughout the park. You are allowed to keep Invasive species that impact native trout on some rivers and lakes so you need to be aware of the rules as they vary through out park, for example Lake Trout in Yellowstone Lake as these fish are not native and are wiping out the native Yellowstone Cuthroat.
I fished the HF in the 70s. There were large bank feeders every 20 ft and the Flav hatch was smothering. I’ve stopped by there a few times in the past 10 years or so and the river is just not the same at all. The hatches are sparse….the bank feeders were nowhere to be seen…..the river just looked dead compared to 50 years ago. Just sad what’s happened to the RRR.
One of my favorite stretches, especially further downstream. there's some really nice undercut banks & deep holes in that area. Headwaters bamboo? Looks like one except for the upper reel seat.
Hi Alex, quick question - further downstream on the Firehole or Madison? I like fishing with different bamboo rods in my vids. I like rods built by the old masters, as well as rods built by today's bamboo rod makers. Today's makers are as good if not better because they can leverage the experience of the makers in the past and take advantage of improved materials (especially glue) and tools used in their workshops. I am aware of Headwaters bamboo, but have not had the opportunity to cast one of their rods. On this trip to Yellowstone I fished a couple of bamboo rods. On the Firehole I fished a Payne 401L (8 1/2' 4 wt). On the Madison I fished a Jenkins GA80-35 (8' 5 wt), which I might have fished in this video, but certainly in a seperate video I posted below Hebgen Dam.
@@RemoteFlyFishing Yes, downstream about a mile & a half from Biscuit Basin. On the Madison, I'll take my boat & put in at Palisades, for a day going down to Varney. that river's never without serious wind though! I have 2 Headwaters rods, a 5wt and a 7' 4wt. The 5wt seems a little sluggish, but that little 4wt is very nice, and has a surprisingly long reach when you want to throw more line!
Try a sofa pillow. Extend your drift to the end,. Pull up SLOWLY!!~ You are probably hitting g the small fry; Big fish like calmer water. The meadow hides some big browns if you can cast over embankments. Canyon mostly small stuff.,
"Gibbon" not "Given".
Hey. Just wondering how old you & dad are? Xx
32 and 67
If you're driving along and looks like the road separating that should give you a hint that you need to leave you shouldn't have to be told by someone that you need to leave because it's getting dangerous the separating road should I give you a big hint
That’s was a fantastic video, great combo of your insights and watching you fish. If you ever need a net guy I’m happy to volunteer - as long as it’s not in Bigfoot country.
Always look forward to your videos. Good stuff!
Great video Steve! Lots of good information and detail. I’m that guy who approached you back then. Thanks for following up.
The Souhegan looks really nice!! For some reason I haven't gone before, this definitely makes me want to explore it! :) Might not be remote enough, but have you done any exploration over by New Boston? Had a lot of fun upstream from the town this year.
Yes, I know the South Branch only too well. I used to catch and move stocked trout down river from the bridges after they stocked, but it began to feel like work and then I questioned why was I moving big trout that might feed on smaller wild brook trout. I now encourage "put and take" and get stocked trout out of the river as soon as possible and wish NH Fish and game would not stock a wild trout fishery. Get your hands on one of the old maps published on line and look for where the old mills were located. There are still some broken down dams, and deep man made pools, mill water holding area, where wild trout can be found, including holdover stocked trout. I caught a large rainbow two years in a row (whose colors were dark green) 5 miles up from where they stock on the late harvest section.
Another great video!
Thanks again!
Welcome to Earf
Thanks for this, I might be heading there soon. Glad to see you know your bugs.
Because the Yellowstone Caldera is active and alive, the river will move over time, This will happen more and more water rises and changes. " Yellowstone Supervolcano "
Agreed! You know more about this subject than me. We live on the bank of an ancient river bed where the river is now ½ a mile away. Thankfully not near anything recently volcanic.
@@RemoteFlyFishing Only know from the documentary about it, One of the biggest and deadliest on earth. If it goes active, Not even I will have a fun time here in Sweden. We got a few thousand years left :p
I trust you have bear spray 😳
Wouldn't leave home without it!
Update! Those Buffalo are FAST!! At Firmilab, they also a heard of fenced in Buffalo 🦬, and on the fence is a sign which reads, “If you run across this field, you had better be able to do it in 9.9 seconds, because the bull can do it in TEN”! 😇
That's funny. Some friends and I were partying at a local dairy farm, when we were young and stupid, when one guy climbs over a fence to take a shortcut. Ah, not a good idea, that's where they keep the bull.
Yeah, those Bison are MUCH FASTER than they may seem at first glance. Be careful out there. 😇
Love your videos!! I am however curious about the fact that though you cast with your right hand, all your fly reels seem to be set up for right hand retrieve as well. Isn’t that more difficult when landing the fish? Just wondering was all. 😇
Thanks! You’re the second person to ask this in literally the past month. I had to think about it. My first fly reels were left hand retrieve. It felt uncoordinated to reel with my left hand. I’m right handed. That’s the only reason I can think of.
Okay, I think I better understand you now. I’m also right handed, but unconventionally when shooting pocket billiards I hold the thick end of the pool cue with my left hand (like a lefty because that’s what seems comfortable for me). And because I’m not playing on the pro circuit or moonlighting as a pool hustler, I doubt anyone notices this shortcoming of mine. But if like myself you cast with your right hand (and just think of your fly reel as something which simply “holds your line” as you strip the line in with you’d left and worry about getting it back on the reel after landing the fish), I think you’ll find this can save you a lot of time (and hassle). 😇
pretty sure the park sevice has a dedicated radio station that will tell you of road closures, flooding, etc. funny you dont mention it.
It was a nice sunny day - we wouldn't have thought to turn on the radio. We thought the flooding was over and that the water would soon be subsiding.
Why were they closing????? Ok thank you for why.😮😮😮😮😮
Shouldn't be in a tent, not with live bison around!!!!!
We were thinking the same thing, but then a car drove by and stopped. They told us the bull bison had been hanging out all week. So don't approach and respect the distance.
And the raven... 👌
Probably waiting for a handout and we were the only car for miles. I don't feed wild animals and will take my wife's bird feeders in at night as it's not safe to walk out to the barn at night with bears around. Now my wife is feeding this big male turkey that follows her around like a pet. I keep telling her that turkeys are dangerous, and come to thinkg about it, to stop sweet talking to moose.
@@RemoteFlyFishing It´s better not to feed you´re right. We have ravens here that throw nuts on the streets waiting for cars to crack them and we have a sparrowhawk you won´t believe... he flys threw our bird feeder and catches other birds... so much for theorie! ;) Such an unbelievable nature environment over the atlantic!!
LOL.... camping in Australia, you might have to check for spiders at night ... but generally it isn't a group mission
And you have poisonous snakes in Australia! We don’t even have rattlesnakes in Yellowstone that I'm aware of .....
I will, always, remember the time Tim Sterling, and I were fly fishing the Yellowstone River, while wading. Never saw one fish on the surface, but we used nymphs, and caught 200 cutthroats in 4 hours... all 14" to 16". Most of the time we had doubles in the same hole. Too much fun.
What time of year? Rules now don't allow fishing the Yellowstone River, above the falls, until after July 15th.
@@RemoteFlyFishing August or September.
Fished the Meadows section in 2021. Decent, but fishing along or close to the roads is tough. Nothing like the backcountry.. Lots of dumb 18-20 inchers back there and some absolute giants in the bigger lakes. Loved the video!
Thanks! I don't like fishing alone in Grizzly Bear country. When I’m fishing I get so focused I don’t notice things around me. A woman took a picture of my brother and me fly fishing with a moose in between us. We never even saw it. I wish we had asked for a copy…..
@@RemoteFlyFishing Understandable... We saw a sow with cubs on the upper snake and heart river confluence 10 or so miles into the backcountry one trip. Cool, but unsettling.
this thing of having to book in advance to camp in a national park is absolutely BS and for this exact reason
Yep, things are getting crowded. I thought I read somewhere that some sites are reserved for people biking into the park. It would make sense, but I couldn't find the reference.
I live in NH, it is beautiful!
It really is!
Why is everyone so dam insistent on seeing dangerous animals up close.😮😮 Wtf are you thinking. God made man in his image lol I guess that's not the case or god himself would be lunch to a pack of timber wolves ..nature has instilled in us a fight or flight response the whole idea is not to have to be in that situation .. why people want to be disturbing dangerous wildlife is beyond me .. oh look it pooped yeah and what it eats and digests could be you.. and shame on the natl park system for exploiting these majestic creatures for money .. go pet a hippo lol
I was driving thru the Lamar valley when I saw this wolf running along side the river, a couple of hundred yards away. I pulled my car over and attached the zoom lens to cature some video, but by the time I got the camera into focus the wolf had vanished. While I was filming this guy suddenly stands up in the bushes, right down where the wolf had been. I thought about publishinhg this to UA-cam. Had I just filmed a Changling.....?
That boy was a monster…I thought it was a statue at first….
Yes - turns out the large males wander around on their own and don't stay with the herd, which is led by matriarchs.
Why do you have a right hand retrieve when you cast right handed? Just curious.
Good question....I think it's just preference. The other day I was casting with some of my older reels and I was surprised to see that they were all left hand retrieve. So at some point I switched ...
Have been fishing those ponds for 35 to 40 years, try to get there at least once a year. Camped at the site near Upper Pond many times including with my kids when they were young, many years ago. Thanks for the video, sure brings back memories.
You're welcome. It's a beautiful place.
Your fishing videos are amazing. Can I learn to fly in a month ? I'm in Yellowstone in August. 😊
Thank you! Yes, you can learn fly fishing in a month, and if you hire a guide or fish with an experienced friend they can teach you the basics and get you going on your first day. Over time you’ll get better. You’ll never stop learning. And now for the bad news. The thermal activity at Yellowstone in August heats up the rivers that are easy to access and the trout either head up these little streams or head back into the depths of lakes where the water is cooler. Catching trout when water temperatures climb over 65-68 degrees Fahrenheit (18-20 degrees Celsius) is harmful to trout as the struggle to land them is too stressful for the trout. There are some higher altitude mountain streams and ponds in Yellowstone where the water remains cooler in late summer, but now you’re hiking into bear country, which you definitely don’t want to do alone. Your best source for fishing advice will be with the park’s services. Have fun and get up early to avoid the August crowds and get parking spaces at the popular sites!
I was there for the flood …we were in the last group out . The rivers were taking out roads, and we were redirected twice ..
I’m surprised they let us in the night before as the flooding was pretty bad, but I guess at that point the roads at the north gate and northeast gate hadn’t washed out and collapsed. It was weird driving around and not seeing many, if any, cars. And without cell phone service (except at some of the lodges) we had no idea that most of the park had already been evacuated. We were told to return to Madison Campground and pack up - and it was pretty clear that most people had already left. Where did you finally end up evacuating from (gate) , and where were you staying? Were you up in Mammoth?
What about the air pollution from old faithfull?
I’ve heard that volcanoes are major contributors to air pollution, I’m not sure about geysers. But it’s not just old faithful spitting out steam and Sulphur like smells, the whole park is loaded with them. When fishing along the banks of the Firehole river you’ll come across warning signs, where the last thing you want to do is step onto a crusty surface and have it collapse on you. They're all over the place.
Wonderful video. Some things I’ve noticed when you were casting in that pond you’re rod tip was a little bit too high just pointing it out. And if you ever decide to go again, I will make you some Gartside hoppers that will blow your mind. Mind you give me a months notice before you decide to go because it’s gonna take me some time to tie those up.
Thank you Scott! You’re dam right my tip was high. I was standing on this beaver dam and my first cast snagged and got tangled up in these gnarly bushes covering the outlet stream behind me. Plus the rod I was using was a 7 footer (or maybe smaller - I would have to check). I don’t remember every time I snag something, but I remember that snag. I love using hoppers to investigate if there are trout in a pool or stream. It’s like the old saying, “when in doubt, woolly bugger them out”, except more fun as the action is on the surface. That said I tie most of my own flies, but had not heard of Gartside hopper. I had to look it up. It’s a real beauty! Just looking at it you know it’s going to catch trout. I don’t have a pheasant skin, so I welcome your offer to tie one up for me and will give you a call out and send you a the link for the video where I fish it….and take all the time you need as hopper season is still several months off. I can be reached at sjchiggins@gmail.com if your offer is still good. Best, Steve
Hoping to get into flu fishing this year. Great video. Now to binge watch the rest of yours looks like they are a couple of years old. Thanks for uploading them.
Thanks, gland to hear you enjoyed it. I spend some time out west in 2021 and 2022 and relesed a few videos. Last year I spend more time visiting some of my favorite spots in New Hampshire, but only released two of the fishing trips, as I was disappointed with what I was catching, and then where I was catching trout. This spring I'm planning to revisit some of those areas, as well as favorite rivers of mine in Vermont and upstate New York. So stay tuned, and good luck taking up Fly fishing! Enjoy, Steve
I fished in yellowstone in 2003 with dickerson taper bamboo rod Built by the late Ron Bennett of Pittsburgh Pa. I caught lots of nice bows and cuts on that 7' 6" 5wt on all the rivers that I fished.
Excellent taper on Dickerson rods! I had the chance to cast one, sweet.
Great video but I could barely hear what was being said
I know, I appologize for that. I did the best I could editing the audio to compensate for background noise. But here's the real shame - I actually have, and had with me, a set of Rode Wireless microphones, and didn't think to break them out. I was kicking myself as I ended up cutting out a lot of dialog .....
Yeah so….no it’s not. Roughly every 200 years for the past several thousand years California gets MASSIVE flooding. In like 1860 something the governor of California was sworn in in a row boat in Sacramento because the flooding was so bad. This is common in California it just happens on large cycles that span roughly 200 years.
California did get a lot of rain (these past couple of years?). I've been to and stayed in Sacramento - I like your story about the governor being sworn-in in a row boat. In Boston, we had Mayor Curley, who was first elected to Boston's board of aldermen in 1904 and was sworn in while in prison on a fraud conviction - prior to becoming mayor in 1914.
Everyone should see Yellowstone at least once in your life, but, It sucks in many ways. Too many people, too many rules and nasty park rangers that run around giving guests a hard time and tickets for anything they can. Also the hours long traffic jams that you will sit in instead of fishing. I will never go back to Yellowstone and there are many world class trout rivers all over this region that offer a much better experience.
I agree regarding the crowds, way too many people, and they're building several new lodges in Canyon Village. The trick is to get up early and head to the streams - families can't get organized early in the morning, so the there is plenty of parking. later in the day I head back to my campsite and just walk to catch the evening hatch. I'm not a fan of crowds. I recall one year I had to wait for a car to leave the parking lot at Canyon Village as they have a supermarket there, the only one in Yellowstone I'm aware of, and then the lines were so long inside the supermarket I just gave up and drove back to Madison campground. I ended up heading out of the park to fish the Madison and bought food stuff to cook in West Yellowstone. Isn't that strange, I stayed in Yellowstone and drove out of the park for the day only to return late at night, oppositie of the traffic coming in durning the morning.
“Too many rules” have ensured Yellowstone stays a world class fishery. It’s probably the best trout fishery on the planet due to the regulations and how they are enforced. You sound ignorant
I will always remember the time Ray Mirande and I were fly fishing Yellowstone Lake in our float tubes. The size limit for cutthroat was under 18". In two days, we caught and released 127 fish. Not one was a keeper - they were all over 18"
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Trophy Stretch is such a fun place to fish!! Went there last summer during the flooding, me and a friend basically had the place to ourselves! :) Fish ID, Longnose Sucker, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Atlantic Salmon (there might be some white suckers in there too, some of them got a bit of a shorter nose/lighter coloring). Thanks for another great video, if I ever see you out there I'll ask for an autograph haha :D
Fish IDs - You nailed it!!!!! The one fish I wasn't positive about was the Longnose Sucker, but it was the size of the scales that lead to my conclusion -- there sure were a lot of them. I saw videos of the flooding that occured a week or so after we fished the river. I've never seen the river that high. I can't even imagine fishing it with the water running that high. No wonder you had the river to yourselves, the water must have been in the trees.
Fun fact, I could not tell if the shots underwater were good or not, I could not see the screen when I did it.
They came out great. We should do it again when the weather is sunny!