I announced this project early in the year and have been working on the content. I am so excited to share this series with my amazing supporters. One episode already finished and working on the second. There will be four episodes; one for each species. Which species of Cutthroat episode are you most interested in first?
One reason I've never considered doing this is I laugh when I think about all the poor little fish in the raft Rivers that get continually harassed. But that's dumb because I don't know that, it's just funny to think of having to drive into Idaho and back to try to get the same dozen little fish to play along. No judgement, it's just my imagination getting me. I do really love the RRs though, and I look forward to seeing the series.
You make a great point and I really respect this comment so absolutely no judgment on my part either. I think it's important to discuss this kind of stuff. I have learned that everyone has different versions of trout passion and some of our tolerances of what is ethical are different per angler and like politics it's hard to unanimously agree. For example if you watch a state DWR agent electroshock waters to conduct fish samples, most fly anglers would have a hay day watching them get mis-handled. Also similar to releasing trout by plane hundreds of feet above a lake. This has given me a little more perspective that trout are not nearly as fragile as we probably think. Another example is the number of trout I have caught with bird claw marks on them. We as anglers assume that rubbing slime coat is imminent death but then when it works to escape another animal predator, we see their battle wounds and they are doing perfectly fine. I actually wish the native area for these beloved fish was larger to give some wiggle room to your point but obviously we can't control nature haha. It is kind of silly how we bang our heads against the wall for such a small area with tiny fish. However knowing that you fished the RR's you likely know how tough it is to fish so those little pressured fish probably get more relief than let's say the Middle Provo; which I refuse to fish for the exact reasons you mentioned above. So there is certainly validity to your point. It just comes down to our tolerance and beliefs and it would be better for someone like you to care like this than someone who would mis-treat them arrogantly. I respect that comment. :) Nothing but love from me too and I appreciate the comment. The first episode is likely the Yellowstone and I have it all wrapped up. I want to finish the second episode before releasing them. Thank you for the support! :)
@@skiddyfishing Yeah, totally. Again, definitely don't think there's anything wrong with it, it's just a silly little thing in my head, a funny technicality in a legit challenge that does a ton for conservation awareness in a state that almost prides itself on being against conservation. Definitely no worry about the ethics of it from me, the few fishermen that find them are going to treat them better than royalty. It's just a dumb image I have. Meanwhile a good friend of mine is teaching young fisherman how to back bounce worms in another stream, and people happy to have a new place to fish are jerking natives out of Lost Creek. It's SUPER not my thing and it makes me wince, but at the same time there's people starting the process of caring about it. You have to do that before you start your ethical journey. Right now I honestly think we need more fishermen out there caring about the water. there are way more smart fish in the streams than people think, the problem is the competition for the water. Just like we need more hunters caring about how deer herds succeed, as unpopular as that is. So whether it's a certified fanatic crawling on their belly in the RRs or a hick taking home an 11 inch brownie to eat, well, I'm not the judge. The water and land is under assault from a lot of directions, just as much as it was from polluters back in the 60s. Or even look at the nonsense coming out of Europe about how sport fishing tortures fish. I don't think it's worth castigating other people for crimes against fish like they're a religious symbol, unless they're breaking laws or wantonly destroying fish. People get this image that trout are ethereal and delicate because hey only look at the mystique. Meanwhile like you say the state is dropping them from aircraft. If you only stay in one viewpoint, in one community, you're in an echo chamber where things just escalate and become performative. You probably deal with that all the time. Today it's flyfishing youtube, decades ago it was magazines, etc. Meanwhile half of these people wringing their hands are absolutely interested in shooting a sandhill crane or bighorn sheep right in the face. I honestly haven't even tried fishing up there, too hard for me lol, we're usually just going for a hike. If I go up for more than a few hours sometime maybe I'll drop something in and see what happens. We have a little brittany so by the time we get up there he has to go for so long I never wet a line. I know you probably deal with armchair critics all the time so I'm just yanking the chain a little.
@jcarry5214 ha ha no worries on my part brother. You have so many amazing points and you are right, this needs to be discussed. That’s the inspiration of this series. When I did the Wyoming Cutt Slam, you can see how much of a native area to Wyoming the CRCT has but it’s all arid, dry farmland that eradicates the rivers. You should watch the Bitterroot ranch stories on the East Fork Wind River Yellowstone cutthroat. It’s some of the best preserved water in Wyoming and believe me there’s not a lot of it left. We are growing dry in the west and it’s scary. The Bear River has a similar problem too. Too much water use and not enough return. I don’t think anything that you’re thinking in your mind is ridiculous. 😇
I announced this project early in the year and have been working on the content. I am so excited to share this series with my amazing supporters. One episode already finished and working on the second.
There will be four episodes; one for each species. Which species of Cutthroat episode are you most interested in first?
One reason I've never considered doing this is I laugh when I think about all the poor little fish in the raft Rivers that get continually harassed. But that's dumb because I don't know that, it's just funny to think of having to drive into Idaho and back to try to get the same dozen little fish to play along. No judgement, it's just my imagination getting me. I do really love the RRs though, and I look forward to seeing the series.
You make a great point and I really respect this comment so absolutely no judgment on my part either. I think it's important to discuss this kind of stuff. I have learned that everyone has different versions of trout passion and some of our tolerances of what is ethical are different per angler and like politics it's hard to unanimously agree. For example if you watch a state DWR agent electroshock waters to conduct fish samples, most fly anglers would have a hay day watching them get mis-handled. Also similar to releasing trout by plane hundreds of feet above a lake. This has given me a little more perspective that trout are not nearly as fragile as we probably think. Another example is the number of trout I have caught with bird claw marks on them. We as anglers assume that rubbing slime coat is imminent death but then when it works to escape another animal predator, we see their battle wounds and they are doing perfectly fine.
I actually wish the native area for these beloved fish was larger to give some wiggle room to your point but obviously we can't control nature haha. It is kind of silly how we bang our heads against the wall for such a small area with tiny fish. However knowing that you fished the RR's you likely know how tough it is to fish so those little pressured fish probably get more relief than let's say the Middle Provo; which I refuse to fish for the exact reasons you mentioned above. So there is certainly validity to your point. It just comes down to our tolerance and beliefs and it would be better for someone like you to care like this than someone who would mis-treat them arrogantly. I respect that comment. :)
Nothing but love from me too and I appreciate the comment. The first episode is likely the Yellowstone and I have it all wrapped up. I want to finish the second episode before releasing them. Thank you for the support! :)
@@skiddyfishing Yeah, totally. Again, definitely don't think there's anything wrong with it, it's just a silly little thing in my head, a funny technicality in a legit challenge that does a ton for conservation awareness in a state that almost prides itself on being against conservation. Definitely no worry about the ethics of it from me, the few fishermen that find them are going to treat them better than royalty. It's just a dumb image I have. Meanwhile a good friend of mine is teaching young fisherman how to back bounce worms in another stream, and people happy to have a new place to fish are jerking natives out of Lost Creek. It's SUPER not my thing and it makes me wince, but at the same time there's people starting the process of caring about it. You have to do that before you start your ethical journey. Right now I honestly think we need more fishermen out there caring about the water. there are way more smart fish in the streams than people think, the problem is the competition for the water. Just like we need more hunters caring about how deer herds succeed, as unpopular as that is. So whether it's a certified fanatic crawling on their belly in the RRs or a hick taking home an 11 inch brownie to eat, well, I'm not the judge. The water and land is under assault from a lot of directions, just as much as it was from polluters back in the 60s. Or even look at the nonsense coming out of Europe about how sport fishing tortures fish. I don't think it's worth castigating other people for crimes against fish like they're a religious symbol, unless they're breaking laws or wantonly destroying fish. People get this image that trout are ethereal and delicate because hey only look at the mystique. Meanwhile like you say the state is dropping them from aircraft. If you only stay in one viewpoint, in one community, you're in an echo chamber where things just escalate and become performative. You probably deal with that all the time. Today it's flyfishing youtube, decades ago it was magazines, etc. Meanwhile half of these people wringing their hands are absolutely interested in shooting a sandhill crane or bighorn sheep right in the face.
I honestly haven't even tried fishing up there, too hard for me lol, we're usually just going for a hike. If I go up for more than a few hours sometime maybe I'll drop something in and see what happens. We have a little brittany so by the time we get up there he has to go for so long I never wet a line. I know you probably deal with armchair critics all the time so I'm just yanking the chain a little.
@jcarry5214 ha ha no worries on my part brother. You have so many amazing points and you are right, this needs to be discussed. That’s the inspiration of this series. When I did the Wyoming Cutt Slam, you can see how much of a native area to Wyoming the CRCT has but it’s all arid, dry farmland that eradicates the rivers. You should watch the Bitterroot ranch stories on the East Fork Wind River Yellowstone cutthroat. It’s some of the best preserved water in Wyoming and believe me there’s not a lot of it left. We are growing dry in the west and it’s scary.
The Bear River has a similar problem too. Too much water use and not enough return. I don’t think anything that you’re thinking in your mind is ridiculous. 😇
Well, get on with it!! Smiles my video friend.
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