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Wow. Part of me was like “what exact flies did they use” 😂 but you guys are so much more than that. I am legitimately p****d off and now want to help anyway I can. Thank you for sharing in hopes of making the world a better place, period.
I was born and raised in Maine and have had the great fortune of visiting many of Maines hidden gems. I especially heart felt the comment by the guide that said just being on the water is all that is needed. Being in the element is priceless, it is difficult to understand the rational of the Maine government to put these areas and fish at risk. Seems they are oblivious to lessons learned. Great film Thank You
As a fisheries biologist here in the UK, with an Arctic charr (some would call it, obsession) passion, the points raised about just the fact they are there in the first place and don't need to targeting or personally fishing for them, strikes a particular chord. Glad they got them back from the edge. P.S. Glad you spelt charr correctly 😉
This is fly fishing, it isn’t a numbers game but a deeper connection to nature around. These folks aren’t shoving their gear in your face every second or constantly looking for our approval but instead documenting what drives so many of us being the desire to see nature in its purest form with leaving no trace. Conventional tackle may catch more fish but there is no connection like the slow pace and natural imitations of fly fishing. Wonderful video, truly inspiring.
Again…the cinematography and production is like nothing else out there right now covering this way of life and such good conservation effort story. Bravo for covering the efforts to restore and protect what we all here love. Very well done.
“That experience is really what people remember.” This is the reason to be respectfully to the natural environment. Great video guys. It was really beautifully done. The shot of the white berries against the yellow maple leaf is great. I paused the video just to look at it. You capture moments while telling a story. Thank you.
Well, that's something! You're definitely one of my best inspiration since the beginning, and every time you release a new content I'm like "How do they even do that? Always stepping up?!"
Maine native and the only fish I haven't caught in these waters are blueback, lake trout and muskie, great and deeply appreciate the video and hope the best for the blueback population!
you guys are doing an amazing job, raising awareness to an issue so often over looked and understood. As an avid fisherman 15 mins from your base and a lifelong summer home in central Maine, i sympathize with your plight and would love to help in any way i can!
It was such a pleasure (and shock lol) to meet you yesterday Aimee! I can't wait to watch more of your adventures. You inspire us all! If you ever need to plug in or a place to park, shower...27 Center is always available for you two!
Powerful video document. I have been fortunate enough to stumble into 9 of our blueback lakes/ponds. This has given me a great deal to think about. Thank you!
I did my master’s project on a population of introduced Arctic char in Colorado. During that time I researched the distribution of char extensively and thought a lot about the imperiled remnant populations in Maine. Thank you for beautifully sharing part of their story and highlighting their value and plight. I look forward to the rest of this series. It has had an incredible start. Good luck to you both in MT.
Thanks a lot for this new movie, and thanks for your thoughtful vision of nature and so much care! Love d once again how you expressed. Looking forward for more!!
Even as a single fly-fisherman, the more I watch, the more I think about my own place in the fishing industry and how even my actions and/or inaction impacts the environment and therefore the sport that I love.
Like always, these videos are breathtakingly beautiful, well done, and as perfect as can get. I look forward to each one. Thank you for doing all you can to help those native fish. In the Upper Peninsula, we try to do the same and protect our fisheries. Once again, keep up the amazing work!
Great film! Your videography, imagery and illustrations are simply masterful, but perhaps the most important part of your work is the knowledge and research that you bring to your topic. Your respect for the natural world is so very much needed today, and it's wonderful to see how you and your work reflect that respect. As a photographer, fly-fisher and conservationist, you push all my buttons! Please keep up your great work, and thank you.
I agree that you should not be able to keep them, as well as using trebles, but I think being able to use single hook artificials would make it best for all involved, the fish and the fisherman. Great video guys!
That right there is what it is all about let’s gooo! Thanks for your hard work you are doing import things! Aimee has a reel knack for those still images!
Ive watched from that first trip to Montana. Its amazing how you've both grown into this very cool Journey we are all on with you now. Cant wait for the next one. As for the political regs, just follow the money 💰. Grrrrr. Thank you for including us as you Go. Peace. P.j. Calif.
Loving the series and as a Maine angler, thank you for helping to bring public attention to the situation of arctic charr in my state. I am mostly a spin fisherman and do much of my angling for smallmouth bass in central/ southern Maine rivers, but native species need to be protected (even at great cost). There is a place for other sportfish in Maine waters (brown trout, northern pike, bass, etc) as many are just too warm to support wild populations of species like brook trout and charr - but fly fishing only/ catch and release only regulations on places like Big Reed are a good thing and absolutely must stay in place (for the foreseeable future at least). If the fish rebound fantastically then maybe allow a bag limit of one or two but I fear that allowing all artificial lures will not just pose a problem with increased pressure/ likelihood of fish not surviving release after being caught on treble hooks but also that it will increase the chances that someone will do something incredibly stupid and engage in "bucket biology".
Thanks for this video. Maine should take a lesson from Lake Sunapee in NH where I live. Sunapee also had an indigenous population of arctic char that were so abundant that the shoals they spawned over each fall turned golden with the color of the fish stacked up. Through overfishing to supply NYC restaurants a hundred years ago and the introduction of lake trout and Atlantic salmon, the remaining population of native char were eventually consumed or cross-bred out of existence. A needless and tragic result from lack of foresight and natural resource management.
As always, extremely high quality movie! I love all your stuff, it's a great blend between fishing, outdoors, artistic, poetic and road trip stuff. Nailed it as always! Thanks for sharing with us 👍
Please loose the music you don't need it and some of us can't hear what you are informing us through it. Best of luck to the Mainers who are struggling with the restoration of the Blue Backs. In the late 70's four of us struck out from Frost Pond Camps in search of Blue Backs and found some in Wembly pond maybe 4 or 5 miles due South of the Maine/Canadian boarder. It was the second full week of June and I think we lucked out because the fish were no more than 2feet down and came to a slowly retrieved "Woods Special" streamer. Thank you for the film. Peter b
Way to go Chase and Aimee..... The best comment we have heard yet from one of our guests is "well, fantastic stuff but the soundtrack misses... when you get into Igor's plane there are only two choices: Jimmy Buffett or Jerry Garcia..." HAHAHA. This is very very well produced and has a message from the heart. Poetry in video format.
I heard you guys are the ones who pushed for less restrictive regulations for this body of water. Can't say for certain but that's what was said. I hope it's not true.
@@er8434 You have much to learn of ecology. I suggest studying what happened in the Kamloops area of BC when they stocked barren lakes. Then you will begin to realize the dynamics of the ensuing generations and their problems.
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists I suggest you read more about this body of water before you starting spouting off. I don't really care what happend at some body of water in western Canada. The proposed/new regs are too liberal at this time. Every body of water is different.
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists You probably aren't even familiar with this body of water outside of this video. Fisheries like this one are extremely rare in the the US. Inland Fisheries didn't put enough thought behind these new regs.
Loving the series🤙🏼 As a new fly fisherman and a nature lover, I can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for us all. You both truly have a talent for your work. Coming from California, thanks for all the great videos. Inspired.
This is a wonderful TL production!, it was so well done. But I want to also add that the video’s ending message that ”the fisheries dept doesn’t care about the fish they only care about the fishermen” is not quite complete. The person that drove the 2010 reclamation is the same guy that subsequently relaxed the regs to allow for trolling and lures. The decision to relax the regs was based on years of post-reclamation data of fish growth and qty, compared to the available feed in the pond, it was a huge, careful, concerted effort involving aging, live netting, underwater camera work, and radio "collaring fish. The biologist spent a lot of time following up on the reclamation. The info collected showed an imbalance and a possibility that the existing population of brook trout and bb trout will become malnourished or even crash. So a thinning of the herd was recommended. This scientific adjustment was not adequately portrayed in the video. The result is that the biologist is getting a lot of knee jerk negative reaction to his science based moves to protect what we have there. He broke his back to save that pond and he succeeded, but as they say: “no good deed goes unpunished “!!! But he has thick skin and the pond will stay healthy. Thanks all for the passion shown, its been a great ride for that body of water.
Bradford, thank you for standing up for the real science. I was wondering about the rebound after the initial stocking of a barren lake. Your comment belongs at the top of this discussion.
I’m hooked 🤩 Great story . The task seemed impossible, certainly wouldn’t happen in my next of the woods ! Loving the content, 1st class 👌Atb Tony 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Such a great video I love this series! I’m gonna need you two too hurry up and get over here to Washington State, and for you to check out the elwha river it had the largest damn removal in the United States and by 2022 natural salmon fishing and steelhead fishing will be aloud!
here in Northern New Mexico we have many trees that are endangered though id like to write of the pinions who at just ten years old they are only a foot at most. So a big old tree is like a young maple back east in size. A five hundred year old tree looks like a bonsai made by a giant in these wide open sky. So I was asked by a friend I was helping to take one down. four inches round. Right next to another just a little bigger. My artist eye saw them as lovers though the Gardner my friend he was like the gentleman in your video and new that in taking down the one the forest would be more healthy and in a way the one remaining tree holds the souls of them both. So same for the pond the lake the ocean..to be bold enough where its not just a notion or idea. Thankful We the World do have such heroes as your videos are showing us. Great show, plus the editing the videographers are artists and the content is needed. Thank you
I truly love your videos, movies really. The production is far better than anything I’ve seen. Chase’s narration and Aimee’s angling prowess is a blast to watch. I know you’ve probably heard this a thousand times, but how is your production company not called “ChasingAimee” ?!😂😂 I know. I know. You’ve heard it all before. But seriously…. Keep up the amazing work.
There are a few things I'd like to clarify in regard to the reclamation of Big Reed Pond and the subsequent regulations roll back. My intent is solely to make sure we are working with facts, as well as opinions from multiple sides. First is that while there's no reason for anyone to claim defeat, it's too early to claim victory IMHO. For the reclamation to succeed long term, recruitment will have to exceed mortality - natural and angler. I do not believe the charr population is is at the level it was pre-smelt infestation. I say that because the fish pictured, and others I have heard about, are notably larger than what used to be there. According to someone who used to guide the pond, the average was 10", 12" was a good fish, and 14" was exceptional. We are hearing reports of 20" fish. The large sizes could be a sign of low-abundance. If so, it's still growing and will eventually level off. Another concern is the long-term genetic viability of the population. In fact, one state biologist said the pond strain was likely already lost prior to reclamation. This is because by the time we acted, there were only 10ish fish that could be used for brood stock. Smelt were first reported in 1991. And while referred to as an "illegal introduction," they are as likely to have entered the system as a result of the legal use of live bait which was in place until between 1989 and 1990. In fact, a former fisheries director was quoted as saying, “The smelts in Big Reed Pond most likely got there via their use as bait, which was legal at the time.” the
Bob, spend a bit of time looking through the history of stocking barren lakes around Kamloops BC in the early 20th century. What is pretty likely in this case is the first cohort gaining too much size which leads to more intense piscivory. It is a common issue after a restocking of fish unless they are not cannibalistic. Very often this is a sign of lack of cover for juveniles. Cheers!
I'm surprise, I fish arctic char on the Labrador cost, never taught the specie was present that low in the continent I mean in Maine or South of Canada. I research about Land lock Salmon and their distribution mainly in Quebec I found that they were also present in North East united states about 100 years ago. Very interesting I will subscribe to your channel... Thanks
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Next year you guys should come up to Canada and take a shot at some Aurora Trout/Char, if you really want a rare prize with a cool story.
Your guys filmmaking is beyond anything I've seen! Glad you get to do such big projects. That's the direction I'm heading towards🙏🏼
😎🤘🏼 fully agree on that
Wow. Part of me was like “what exact flies did they use” 😂 but you guys are so much more than that. I am legitimately p****d off and now want to help anyway I can. Thank you for sharing in hopes of making the world a better place, period.
I was born and raised in Maine and have had the great fortune of visiting many of Maines hidden gems. I especially heart felt the comment by the guide that said just being on the water is all that is needed.
Being in the element is priceless, it is difficult to understand the rational of
the Maine government to put these areas and fish at risk. Seems they are oblivious to lessons learned. Great film Thank You
As a fisheries biologist here in the UK, with an Arctic charr (some would call it, obsession) passion, the points raised about just the fact they are there in the first place and don't need to targeting or personally fishing for them, strikes a particular chord. Glad they got them back from the edge.
P.S. Glad you spelt charr correctly 😉
We share a passion for Scottish charr!
Great piece. Restoration of something precious. A labour of love and chance. Not about catching but celebrating. Thanks very much
This is fly fishing, it isn’t a numbers game but a deeper connection to nature around. These folks aren’t shoving their gear in your face every second or constantly looking for our approval but instead documenting what drives so many of us being the desire to see nature in its purest form with leaving no trace. Conventional tackle may catch more fish but there is no connection like the slow pace and natural imitations of fly fishing. Wonderful video, truly inspiring.
I have been following Tight Loops from the beginning and as a Mainer this series brings me so much joy
Thank you for providing all these that are so special and recalled my respossibility of protecting the wild.
Again…the cinematography and production is like nothing else out there right now covering this way of life and such good conservation effort story. Bravo for covering the efforts to restore and protect what we all here love. Very well done.
Wow! You guys are phenomenal documentary film makers, this is far higher quality than most UA-camr’s
Honestly i think this is higher quality than most things on Discovery channel.
@@jimmynoname4089 good call! I agree
Hands down, the best YT channel. I can only imagine the effort it takes to bring these stories to life. Thanks for taking us along
“That experience is really what people remember.” This is the reason to be respectfully to the natural environment. Great video guys. It was really beautifully done. The shot of the white berries against the yellow maple leaf is great. I paused the video just to look at it. You capture moments while telling a story. Thank you.
Well, that's something! You're definitely one of my best inspiration since the beginning, and every time you release a new content I'm like "How do they even do that? Always stepping up?!"
Came for the fishing and stayed for the stories. Awesome production, can't wait to see more.
Beautiful story. Thank you from Australia. We are very familiar with non-native species invasion, the carp in particular.
Maine native and the only fish I haven't caught in these waters are blueback, lake trout and muskie, great and deeply appreciate the video and hope the best for the blueback population!
Amazing project and an incredibly gorgeous fish.
This video is much bigger than just fishing. Thank you for sharing!!
you guys are doing an amazing job, raising awareness to an issue so often over looked and understood. As an avid fisherman 15 mins from your base and a lifelong summer home in central Maine, i sympathize with your plight and would love to help in any way i can!
It was such a pleasure (and shock lol) to meet you yesterday Aimee! I can't wait to watch more of your adventures. You inspire us all! If you ever need to plug in or a place to park, shower...27 Center is always available for you two!
Powerful video document. I have been fortunate enough to stumble into 9 of our blueback lakes/ponds. This has given me a great deal to think about. Thank you!
I hope you guys are as happy and real as your films are totally captivating and technically pleasing . Keep going, please.
Love the trout illustrations, they are works of art, same with the words - Mark
Beautiful video, gorgeous char. Thanks for sharing this great video. Best of luck on your continuing journey. Keep the wonderful videos coming.
I did my master’s project on a population of introduced Arctic char in Colorado. During that time I researched the distribution of char extensively and thought a lot about the imperiled remnant populations in Maine. Thank you for beautifully sharing part of their story and highlighting their value and plight. I look forward to the rest of this series. It has had an incredible start. Good luck to you both in MT.
How is the CO population doing these days?
Never expected some Arctic Char to make me emotional of all things
I know what you mean Evan, I think it's more the situation than the fish though.... Think I've got something in my eye.
Absolutely loving this series! Not too many fly fishing channels are this good, keep it up!!
Thanks a lot for this new movie, and thanks for your thoughtful vision of nature and so much care! Love d once again how you expressed. Looking forward for more!!
Great series in so many ways. Thanks for sharing your world.
Even as a single fly-fisherman, the more I watch, the more I think about my own place in the fishing industry and how even my actions and/or inaction impacts the environment and therefore the sport that I love.
a beautiful fish.....a real char.....a landlocked jewel.....a canary in the coalmine,,,,,an important indicater species,,
Another amazing film! I think you made the right choice naming the pond. It’ll allow the public to hold Maine accountable.
“ living the adventures “ through your films. Thank you.
I continue to be amazed by the quality of your work and the clarity of your message. I can't wait for the next episode!
Like always, these videos are breathtakingly beautiful, well done, and as perfect as can get. I look forward to each one. Thank you for doing all you can to help those native fish. In the Upper Peninsula, we try to do the same and protect our fisheries. Once again, keep up the amazing work!
Another beautiful episode of professional proportion. It has NG quality all over it. Love the artwork too.
Thanks for coming to Maine and filming! Excellent video and narrative.
Great film! Your videography, imagery and illustrations are simply masterful, but perhaps the most important part of your work is the knowledge and research that you bring to your topic. Your respect for the natural world is so very much needed today, and it's wonderful to see how you and your work reflect that respect. As a photographer, fly-fisher and conservationist, you push all my buttons! Please keep up your great work, and thank you.
Incredible doc. And what a fish and illustration this char!
The timelapse waterfall to pool was such a sweet shot! Great series guys, keep it up!
Really enjoyed this series. Care deeply about Maine and preserving native species. Plus, our friend Darrell is a handsome chap. ;) Keep ‘em coming!
Great stuff. Hope the bluebacks stick around
I agree that you should not be able to keep them, as well as using trebles, but I think being able to use single hook artificials would make it best for all involved, the fish and the fisherman. Great video guys!
Another well documented video! Thanks for spreading the word on the delicacy of these fisheries. I look forward to each episode that comes out!
You guys are incredible. Always just perfect films. I wish the PNW would consider utilizing these strategies to save its fisheries.
Wow......what an awesome trout species!!
Char
I might never get to fish for bluebacks in Maine but just knowing they are there is what is really important.
Amen!
Best Fly fishing content by far just saying!
Stunning and informative. Loving your films
What a fantastic documentary, wonderful skill telling an important story. Brilliant, thanks from Ireland
Excellent! A real pleasure to watch.
That right there is what it is all about let’s gooo! Thanks for your hard work you are doing import things! Aimee has a reel knack for those still images!
This is just awesome. I am back and commenting again because you guys are fantastic. Your story telling is impeccably great! Like wow.
Ive watched from that first trip to Montana.
Its amazing how you've both grown into this very cool Journey we are all on with you now. Cant wait for the next one.
As for the political regs, just follow the money 💰. Grrrrr.
Thank you for including us as you Go.
Peace.
P.j. Calif.
Loving the series and as a Maine angler, thank you for helping to bring public attention to the situation of arctic charr in my state. I am mostly a spin fisherman and do much of my angling for smallmouth bass in central/ southern Maine rivers, but native species need to be protected (even at great cost). There is a place for other sportfish in Maine waters (brown trout, northern pike, bass, etc) as many are just too warm to support wild populations of species like brook trout and charr - but fly fishing only/ catch and release only regulations on places like Big Reed are a good thing and absolutely must stay in place (for the foreseeable future at least). If the fish rebound fantastically then maybe allow a bag limit of one or two but I fear that allowing all artificial lures will not just pose a problem with increased pressure/ likelihood of fish not surviving release after being caught on treble hooks but also that it will increase the chances that someone will do something incredibly stupid and engage in "bucket biology".
Thanks for this video. Maine should take a lesson from Lake Sunapee in NH where I live. Sunapee also had an indigenous population of arctic char that were so abundant that the shoals they spawned over each fall turned golden with the color of the fish stacked up. Through overfishing to supply NYC restaurants a hundred years ago and the introduction of lake trout and Atlantic salmon, the remaining population of native char were eventually consumed or cross-bred out of existence. A needless and tragic result from lack of foresight and natural resource management.
You guys are awesome so much looking forward to the next one 👍
As always, extremely high quality movie! I love all your stuff, it's a great blend between fishing, outdoors, artistic, poetic and road trip stuff. Nailed it as always! Thanks for sharing with us 👍
Great job narrating Steve Rogers
Well done filmmaking. Good story, camera work, etc. And the illustrations are outstanding.
Keep it up! So good. I didn’t know y’all were dropping “Planet earth season 5” lol
Satisfactory!!….
Fantastic production quality and story telling!
I dig these videos. And the outro song is pretty sweet.
Please loose the music you don't need it and some of us can't hear what you are informing us through it.
Best of luck to the Mainers who are struggling with the restoration of the Blue Backs. In the late 70's
four of us struck out from Frost Pond Camps in search of Blue Backs and found some in Wembly pond
maybe 4 or 5 miles due South of the Maine/Canadian boarder. It was the second full week of June and
I think we lucked out because the fish were no more than 2feet down and came to a slowly retrieved "Woods
Special" streamer.
Thank you for the film.
Peter b
Way to go Chase and Aimee.....
The best comment we have heard yet from one of our guests is "well, fantastic stuff but the soundtrack misses... when you get into Igor's plane there are only two choices: Jimmy Buffett or Jerry Garcia..." HAHAHA.
This is very very well produced and has a message from the heart. Poetry in video format.
I heard you guys are the ones who pushed for less restrictive regulations for this body of water. Can't say for certain but that's what was said. I hope it's not true.
@@er8434 You have much to learn of ecology. I suggest studying what happened in the Kamloops area of BC when they stocked barren lakes. Then you will begin to realize the dynamics of the ensuing generations and their problems.
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists I suggest you read more about this body of water before you starting spouting off. I don't really care what happend at some body of water in western Canada. The proposed/new regs are too liberal at this time. Every body of water is different.
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists You probably aren't even familiar with this body of water outside of this video. Fisheries like this one are extremely rare in the the US. Inland Fisheries didn't put enough thought behind these new regs.
@@er8434 How many habitats have you ever managed? How many have you enhanced? Like I said. You have much to learn.
Loving the series🤙🏼 As a new fly fisherman and a nature lover, I can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for us all. You both truly have a talent for your work. Coming from California, thanks for all the great videos. Inspired.
Educational, enlightening, inspiring,beautiful
Well Done!
Wow, what a fantastic episode 2. Very informative and creative, thanks very much for sharing. :) :)
Such an underrated channel!
What set up did you use for catching them? what weight of rod and sinking rate of fly line?
What an amazing story! Totally captivating! Great Video series!
Another amazing video! You do an awesome job at story telling. Nice work. Enjoying the series a lot. Thanks for putting in the work!
Beautiful fish
Lets go! So stoked!
Love love love!!! Great job and thanks for sharing such passion! Darren/Nashville
This is a wonderful TL production!, it was so well done.
But I want to also add that the video’s ending message that ”the fisheries dept doesn’t care about the fish they only care about the fishermen” is not quite complete. The person that drove the 2010 reclamation is the same guy that subsequently relaxed the regs to allow for trolling and lures. The decision to relax the regs was based on years of post-reclamation data of fish growth and qty, compared to the available feed in the pond, it was a huge, careful, concerted effort involving aging, live netting, underwater camera work, and radio "collaring fish. The biologist spent a lot of time following up on the reclamation. The info collected showed an imbalance and a possibility that the existing population of brook trout and bb trout will become malnourished or even crash. So a thinning of the herd was recommended. This scientific adjustment was not adequately portrayed in the video. The result is that the biologist is getting a lot of knee jerk negative reaction to his science based moves to protect what we have there. He broke his back to save that pond and he succeeded, but as they say: “no good deed goes unpunished “!!!
But he has thick skin and the pond will stay healthy. Thanks all for the passion shown, its been a great ride for that body of water.
Bradford, thank you for standing up for the real science. I was wondering about the rebound after the initial stocking of a barren lake. Your comment belongs at the top of this discussion.
You guys make amazing videography. Your work is next level. As a photographer I’m inspired by your work, keep it up 👍
Great video I hope it gets 1 billion views
Just getting caught up 👍
Awesome series 👏
Thanks for the great effort you put into this
thank YOU! More to come!
Love! Great job. Looking forward to more!
I don’t like the concept of loving something to death. Thanks for bringing this fishery problem to light and for naming names.
If anyone is going to catch ‘em. You know it’s going to be Amy. She’s like a fish magnet.
it never fails!
I’m hooked 🤩 Great story . The task seemed impossible, certainly wouldn’t happen in my next of the woods ! Loving the content, 1st class 👌Atb Tony 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Such a great video I love this series! I’m gonna need you two too hurry up and get over here to Washington State, and for you to check out the elwha river it had the largest damn removal in the United States and by 2022 natural salmon fishing and steelhead fishing will be aloud!
Great info and awesome film!
You are great!!! Love your movies guys :)
Amazing as always!!!
world class documentary
here in Northern New Mexico we have many trees that are endangered though id like to write of the pinions who at just ten years old they are only a foot at most. So a big old tree is like a young maple back east in size. A five hundred year old tree looks like a bonsai made by a giant in these wide open sky. So I was asked by a friend I was helping to take one down. four inches round. Right next to another just a little bigger. My artist eye saw them as lovers though the Gardner my friend he was like the gentleman in your video and new that in taking down the one the forest would be more healthy and in a way the one remaining tree holds the souls of them both. So same for the pond the lake the ocean..to be bold enough where its not just a notion or idea. Thankful We the World do have such heroes as your videos are showing us. Great show, plus the editing the videographers are artists and the content is needed. Thank you
I also appreciate the music, that its subtle and not overpowering. The piano is like water..anyway again thank you -Mark Pilato
Wonderful video, I think you guys should go after aurora trout.
I truly love your videos, movies really. The production is far better than anything I’ve seen. Chase’s narration and Aimee’s angling prowess is a blast to watch. I know you’ve probably heard this a thousand times, but how is your production company not called “ChasingAimee” ?!😂😂 I know. I know. You’ve heard it all before. But seriously…. Keep up the amazing work.
Great painting, do you sell them as prints?
Yes! tightloopsfly.com/store/blueback-trout-arctic-charr-fine-art-print
Good luck you two!
There are a few things I'd like to clarify in regard to the reclamation of Big Reed Pond and the subsequent regulations roll back. My intent is solely to make sure we are working with facts, as well as opinions from multiple sides. First is that while there's no reason for anyone to claim defeat, it's too early to claim victory IMHO. For the reclamation to succeed long term, recruitment will have to exceed mortality - natural and angler. I do not believe the charr population is is at the level it was pre-smelt infestation. I say that because the fish pictured, and others I have heard about, are notably larger than what used to be there. According to someone who used to guide the pond, the average was 10", 12" was a good fish, and 14" was exceptional. We are hearing reports of 20" fish. The large sizes could be a sign of low-abundance. If so, it's still growing and will eventually level off. Another concern is the long-term genetic viability of the population. In fact, one state biologist said the pond strain was likely already lost prior to reclamation. This is because by the time we acted, there were only 10ish fish that could be used for brood stock. Smelt were first reported in 1991. And while referred to as an "illegal introduction," they are as likely to have entered the system as a result of the legal use of live bait which was in place until between 1989 and 1990. In fact, a former fisheries director was quoted as saying, “The smelts in Big Reed Pond most likely got there via their use as bait, which was legal at the time.” the
Bob, spend a bit of time looking through the history of stocking barren lakes around Kamloops BC in the early 20th century. What is pretty likely in this case is the first cohort gaining too much size which leads to more intense piscivory. It is a common issue after a restocking of fish unless they are not cannibalistic. Very often this is a sign of lack of cover for juveniles. Cheers!
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologiststhe stocking of barren lakes is always somewhat problematic. As is introducing highly piscivorous fish.
Agree with the State doing what they said they were going to do. Start breeding more now.
Nice, super pumped.
Very thoughtful
I'm surprise, I fish arctic char on the Labrador cost, never taught the specie was present that low in the continent I mean in Maine or South of Canada. I research about Land lock Salmon and their distribution mainly in Quebec I found that they were also present in North East united states about 100 years ago. Very interesting I will subscribe to your channel... Thanks