Fly Fishing a Small Stream in Colorado full of BIG Browns, Brookies and Native Cutthroat trout!

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
  • In part 4, of the Colorado series I'm Fly Fishing a Small Stream in Colorado full of BIG Browns, Brookies and Native Cuttroat trout! This was my first time fishing this small stream in Southern Colorado and I was surprised by the quality of fish living in it. This small stream in Colorado was super fun to explore. Be sure to subscribe, I'm planning another trip out west in just a few weeks. More videos from this series below:
    Part 1: The trip starts on a small stream near Creede, CO: • Fly Fishing a small st...
    Part 2: Backpack/Fly fishing the Weminuche Wilderness: • Fly Fishing the Weminu...
    Part 3: Camping/fly fishing a small stream in Colorado:
    • Camping and Fly Fishin...
    Part 5: The Conjos River • Fly Fishing Southern C...
    Part 6: Fly Fishing SoCO Dry Fly Paradise: • Fly Fishing Southern C...
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  • @countrycreekcaster5020
    @countrycreekcaster5020 4 роки тому +6

    That second fish was incredible for that size creek

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Agreed, that was unexpected!

  • @naturalverities
    @naturalverities 4 роки тому +2

    Watching a topwater take never gets old!

  • @garvald
    @garvald 3 роки тому +2

    Of all the waters I've fished in my life, these small streams are my favorite, by a long way. Greetings from Switzerland

  • @nuklhed5478
    @nuklhed5478 2 роки тому +2

    I like rattlesnakes. At least they have the decency to let you know they're there! Ours in Australia not so much. AMazing waters you're fishing. Loving your channel.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  2 роки тому +1

      I completely agree, don't even look for them bc they'll let u know when u get too close!

  • @ibookje
    @ibookje 4 роки тому +3

    Love those small streams you fish!
    Your videos have the right pace. Well done!

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u for the feedback, definitely learning and trying to make them fun to watch!

  • @ReelsandRidges
    @ReelsandRidges 4 роки тому +2

    Love those little streams, super fun! Great video!

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      They are such a good time! Thank u much!

  • @fredfloyd68
    @fredfloyd68 Рік тому +1

    I was waiting for little tiny brookies ...Ya those are monsters...good deal.

  • @tightliningmd
    @tightliningmd 4 роки тому +4

    Some excellent fish in there! Glad to know bears to sh** in the woods. Also glad to see you didn't get hurt on that fall. I have jammed wrist and fingers pretty good slipping around. Broken rod is worst case scenario on those slips and falls. Loved the brown from the big log/laydown as well. Gorgeous fish!

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Thx man. All the scrapes and bruises make each fish that more awesome!

  • @JKonstanzer
    @JKonstanzer 4 роки тому +1

    Lol, almost got the important body part. Close one. I fall all the time. Thx for being so real.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Haha...for real, that was a scary moment! Thx man, definitely gonna be me...falls, fails and some fishing too!

  • @garyalan5156
    @garyalan5156 4 роки тому +2

    Triple: brook, brown and cutt. Good video. Small volume stream.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u, definitely fun finding all the fish that call that stream home!

  • @jdigioia1130
    @jdigioia1130 Рік тому

    Just came across the CO video - lovely! Those were some NICE fish for such a small stream. Need to do more blue lining in my own backyard?! Tight lines! 🎣

  • @uni_shadow164
    @uni_shadow164 3 роки тому +1

    Glad you didn't get hurt! Nice fish Bro!

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому

      Same here, that would have been awkward to explain lol!

  • @WildBlueDiscovery
    @WildBlueDiscovery 4 роки тому +2

    Some great small stream fishing!!

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Definitely dropped into a good one!

  • @inkjob12
    @inkjob12 4 роки тому +1

    Perfect looking Tenkara Fishing stream. I really need to check out Colorado...

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Lots of great water in Colorado that will fit any style!

  • @jimpyle560
    @jimpyle560 3 роки тому +1

    I really enjoyed that. Thanks.

  • @theineptflyfisherman
    @theineptflyfisherman 2 роки тому

    love fishing small streams. nice fish!
    cheers!

  • @STEVIAPUREmacapure
    @STEVIAPUREmacapure 4 роки тому +3

    Beautiful landscape,amazing trout,smart release but please , after cleaning your shoes with soap , always rinse em to keep standing !

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Haha, wish it were my shoes...I just tend to fall a lot!

  • @user-ht3nc3ct4q
    @user-ht3nc3ct4q 3 роки тому +1

    Very cool ! I like fishing in micro rivers )))

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому

      Thx man, for sure find a good time on the small waters!

  • @Radnally
    @Radnally 4 роки тому +1

    Backpacking into the san juans next week. Had great fishing last summer.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      So many great places to hike in, in the SJ's! Definitely a favorite area!

  • @mattdoesflyfishing
    @mattdoesflyfishing 4 роки тому +1

    Totally enjoying your channel man, upstream dry fly for the win.

  • @jonh9203
    @jonh9203 4 роки тому +1

    Been following you on Instagram for a while now and finally checked out your UA-cam. Awesome work, will definitely keep watching. Tight lines

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u Jon, yea decided to put more on here...hard to tell the entire story on ig.

  • @ryantherock7664
    @ryantherock7664 3 роки тому

    Seems like Colorado has an abundance of these small streams

  • @shawnbaird2015
    @shawnbaird2015 3 роки тому

    Good call on being done!..I fished the snake river and got chased out by....well snakes

  • @driftstone
    @driftstone 4 роки тому +1

    Love streams like this. Looks like fun

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Some of the best fly fishing there is!

  • @donavonmorgan5510
    @donavonmorgan5510 3 роки тому +1

    Love your videos, man! This is one of my favorite areas on the planet to fish and was told to me by the Smith's who used to own the Fox Creek Store. RIP Greg Smith! Did you fish the lower below the reservoir? If not, the next time you're around the Conejos area, go to the end of the campground and park at the gate. From there you can hike about a mile and a half or two past the steeps of the canyon and drop in to fish it back up towards the reservoir. It has a lot more deep pools than the upper does, but I love them both! Also, lots of small natives above the falls of the upper.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому

      A special stream for sure. I did not make it above the falls this trip but knew it was there...just ran out of time lol. Thanks for the tip will definitely check them both out!

  • @mmfruitveg
    @mmfruitveg 4 роки тому +2

    the only thing missing is watching you fry up a couple wild trout for dinner!.......great videos

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u. Never been my thing, mostly just to lazy to cook anything. Fish, drink beer and sleep lol!

    • @mmfruitveg
      @mmfruitveg 4 роки тому +1

      @@LooknFishy LOL........man must eat a few wild trout!!......its part of the cycle!!.....

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      @@mmfruitveg haha, maybe one day but it seems like work....cleaning, cleaning up after...I'm way to lazy for all that lol! I keep some redfish every so often but cook them with the scales on...redfish on a half shell...lazy!

  • @ryanbecker9228
    @ryanbecker9228 4 роки тому +1

    Love ur vids bro. Keep up the good work.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Thank u man, plans are in motion...just need states to stay open for travelers!

  • @monglor83
    @monglor83 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! Bring those brookies and browns home for dinner. They’re destroying all the Cutthroats.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Thx man, yea I got some hate for the i sensitive toss of the brookie. Even tried to explain there were others that felt releasing any brookies or browns was irresponsible!

    • @swashbucklingadventures9929
      @swashbucklingadventures9929 4 роки тому

      Lor_Outdoors
      I did not know they were such a problem😳🤦‍♂️

    • @garyrafferty7625
      @garyrafferty7625 3 роки тому

      'Big River' drainage?

  • @anthonyrstrawbridge
    @anthonyrstrawbridge 3 роки тому +1

    I've always asked the boys for information when I hunt and fish. They spend so much time riding their bikes and stuff outdoors thay they always know where the animals are and are often eager to point me on my way. Anyway, I'm an expert on everything outdoors myself but this kid down there was pointing me to the big prairie dog towns around there and told me about " them rattlers down there". He was from texas ya know, so he knew them snakes were special. He told me that they is called big timbers which he said is a cross between the ones below on the prairies and had mated with the desert ones that wind there way sideways up to there to get cooler. Said they are along the streams eating all the trout then lay up in the woods to rest. Said you should always wear snake boots or at least leather cowboy boots with heavy blue jeans there. I thanked him for his information and thought I'd share his story with you.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому +1

      Right on, always good to hear a tale!

  • @istvanguba225
    @istvanguba225 4 роки тому +1

    The best! 👌❤👏

  • @mikerawls9619
    @mikerawls9619 2 роки тому +1

    This guy could catch more trout from a toilet than I would at a hatchery pond.

  • @ethansmith9514
    @ethansmith9514 4 роки тому +2

    Rattlesnakes and bears but the almighty log was the one that almost got ya lol

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Haha, it was and my life flashed before my eyes as it was happening!

  • @johnpinney8190
    @johnpinney8190 4 роки тому +1

    You seem to be one of the more competent Colorado stream fly fisherman I have seen. Crazy cool videos. I will be in South Fork on a mens family fly fishing trip. Feel free to share any info on the Rio Grande or any of the other smaller creeks you may know of! Tight lines

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u, guess that's the benefit of getting old and fishing alot. Man, u really can't go wrong anywhere in that area!

  • @shawnbaird2015
    @shawnbaird2015 3 роки тому +1

    Been there done that when i was in Idaho

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому

      Hoping to make it out there during my 2 month road trip this summer!

  • @rgt321
    @rgt321 4 роки тому +1

    just subscribed awesome stuff. What do you do for water when hiking in long distances to those streams? Do you have a filtered water bottle ect?

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank you! I carry a sawyer water filter. It attaches to most plastic water bottles and you squeeze the water through it into nalgene water bottle. You can see it in the Hiking Weminuche video. It's about the size of a table size salt shaker.

  • @ArizonaMMJ
    @ArizonaMMJ 4 роки тому +1

    What size dry fly are you using on those little creeks like that?

  • @hillbillysportsman5818
    @hillbillysportsman5818 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful trout and beautiful place....what is your rod and reel set up?

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u, orvis 7.5ft superfine carbon 3 wt and battenkill reel!

    • @Habaneroranger
      @Habaneroranger 4 роки тому

      Love the superfine!

  • @mkdmitry
    @mkdmitry 3 роки тому +1

    dream

  • @toddwilson2132
    @toddwilson2132 3 роки тому +1

    Drew....what pistol do you carry for the bear?

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому

      Ruger gp100 but I carry spray also!

  • @kubaz8702
    @kubaz8702 4 роки тому +1

    Eating shit in the water is just another day fly fishing lmfao!

  • @phildeblanks
    @phildeblanks 3 роки тому +1

    What is the red thing hanging off your shoulder

  • @assyntflyfishing
    @assyntflyfishing 4 роки тому +1

    Another BEAUTIFUL wee stream! Tell me, do you carry any 'anit-bear' precautions?

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      You know it. Bear spray on my left. 357 on my right!

    • @assyntflyfishing
      @assyntflyfishing 4 роки тому +1

      That's some scary cookie dough to find in the forest! XD

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому +1

      Being as remote as I was, seeing another person would have been way scarier, lol!

    • @assyntflyfishing
      @assyntflyfishing 4 роки тому +1

      ... Especially if they were doing what the bear was doing! XD

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      haha very true!

  • @captsailor1
    @captsailor1 4 роки тому +1

    It would be helpful if you mentioned what flys you are using

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Started adding them. The fly in this vid was my top shelf hopper sz14. It's in the dry fly fishing wyoming video and in my tying videos.

  • @paultiplea
    @paultiplea 3 роки тому +1

    is that rod a 2WT or 3WT?

  • @TheGhillieGuyYY4U
    @TheGhillieGuyYY4U 3 роки тому +1

    What was the closest town to this creek at least? 🤣. I know you’re up higher in elevation
    Somewhere to be catching brookies. I’ve got a lot to explore in Colorado still, never enough time... 🤣.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  3 роки тому +1

      Definitely want to check out the Durango area...lot's of small streams to explore!

  • @Habaneroranger
    @Habaneroranger 4 роки тому +1

    Rip favorite shorts. But u got to keep your junk!

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Like watching ur life flash in an instant as I was falling back and knew what I was landing on lol. There magic pants lol!

  • @campcookhenry
    @campcookhenry 3 роки тому

    If it ain’t snakes,it’s bears

  • @johndavidlozano4456
    @johndavidlozano4456 2 роки тому

    Hi! im about to be going to southern CO in a week or so! Can i ask what creek this is?

  • @swashbucklingadventures9929
    @swashbucklingadventures9929 4 роки тому +1

    Soooo, note to self, bring snake bite kit, spare shorts, wear a steel chastity belt to protect family jewels and last but not least, a helmet for the falls!!😜🤣🤣🤣🤣.
    Where were you brother? I know South but where abouts?

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Yes, all those would be helpful!

  • @t1diesel
    @t1diesel 4 роки тому +1

    lol dang I hate those stupid rattlesnakes have messed up some pretty good fishing trips by running into those things.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      2 rattlesnakes before 10am = beer time for me lol!

  • @dragally1
    @dragally1 4 роки тому

    Cant you show fishing instead of catching .? Vid gets a 3 .

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      I thought it was both lol!...3/3 or...

  • @GUSS_LCNM
    @GUSS_LCNM 4 роки тому +1

    Love fishing that pocket water! Nice Video.

    • @LooknFishy
      @LooknFishy  4 роки тому

      Thank u! Definitely fun...a target rich environment!