You caught some beautiful fish!! Mr. Bill Stinson and his wife of Washington State, (the author of a book on Steelhead drift fishing), every summer would guide a large number of people for "Mousing" on the upper You-Know-What river that has big Salmon. He used fly rod and fly line. I tied a mouse and sent him a sample of it. I had been warned that he could be sarcastic at times. That certainly was not my experience. He wrote a very nice and polite letter to me and offered me $16.00 per fly and told me that his minimum purchases would be 1000 flies at a time, in the 1980's. He did a floatation test on it and it floated over 3 hours, without treating it with any floatant. I politely declined his offer. The reason I was proud of it was because many women would scream when I would show them my mouse. Even a few men sort of jumped back, LOL. It truly looked like the real thing. If it wasn't such a pain to tie, I would have marketed it. One of these days I'm going to go where you went to and try my mouse.
Can't argue with success but that looks like good water for swinging streamers. Top water a lot more exciting though! Love the name of that mouse pattern, epic!
Red's Fly Shop That water looks like the absolute perfect trout stream and I'd give anything to fish there. This is another destination on my bucket list along with NZ and Lake Kasbah!!
@@bigpapi3636 Its a great outfit, super pretty and small gravel makes for excellent wading. Nice helicopters, bear watching, and big fish. It's got it all. Oh yea, the Russian food is awesome.
Oh its kick ass. That little rod is excellent for chucking mouse sized flies into tight spots. I still have that rod and plan to take it back to Kamchatka someday!
Great video and awesome fish! I was curious..... I see you "mousing" in the middle of the day. I feel like more folk lore, at least what I read and see here on the east coast, is about mousing at night. Do you think it was specific to Russia for your success, that stream, those fish, or do those tactics you think work country wide here in the states. Interested to get your take on this. Thanks for sharing!
I think its "Russia". No place like it. Wild fish with no pressure acting as thought they did before encountering man. They still have that predatory instinct that hasn't been "hooked out of 'em" by fishing pressure. I know that low light is always best for targeting big smart fish though. Just like big Whitetail bucks.
Great question, I run a 7.5' OX leader and as long as it stays longer that 6' you are good. The Commando lines aren't very smooth and accurate for this type of fishing. I was using a Sage BLUEGILL rod and 290 Grain Bass line which still turns over big stuff, but is very smooth and accurate with the "clunk" of a Skagit line. The Sage Bluegilll is my favorite rod for accurate casts with big flies.
Is this an effective method in the northwest or have the dams reduced us to catching 10 inch hatchery fish? I'm really trying to do that twitchy thing with a mouse pattern it looks amazing.
I think that the Ozernaya River is a special place, with not many places on earth quite like it. Aggressive predatory fish acting the way they do when man isn't fishing for them all the time. There is some great fishing in the PNW but not like this. Not on mice certainly. This trip is unforgettable.
Oh yes, lots of Salmon and Arctic Char (is what they call 'em). The Salmon provide an incredible food source, in fact, the Ozernaya has all 6 species of Pacific Salmon including the rare Cherry Salmon. I really enjoyed the Char, but didn't target the Salmon. We caught Chum that week but focused almost exclusively on Rainbows.
I ❤ Russia! Never been and didnt know why, but now i do. GORGEOUS FISH! Beautiful guys, thanks for sharing.
Too bad the situation is how it is in 2024 would love to go fishing there
I hear ya. I feel super lucky to have gotten in there when I did.
Озёрных рек на Камчатке несколько. Есть возле реки Камчатка, есть возле устья Налычева.
Это какая Озерная?
Gotta be some amazing fishing in Russia! Alot of wild unmolested rivers! That's outside of the box!
Nice fish! Thanks for sharing. Tight lines!
You betcha, unforgettable trip!
You caught some beautiful fish!! Mr. Bill Stinson and his wife of Washington State, (the author of a book on Steelhead drift fishing), every summer would guide a large number of people for "Mousing" on the upper You-Know-What river that has big Salmon. He used fly rod and fly line. I tied a mouse and sent him a sample of it. I had been warned that he could be sarcastic at times. That certainly was not my experience. He wrote a very nice and polite letter to me and offered me $16.00 per fly and told me that his minimum purchases would be 1000 flies at a time, in the 1980's. He did a floatation test on it and it floated over 3 hours, without treating it with any floatant. I politely declined his offer. The reason I was proud of it was because many women would scream when I would show them my mouse. Even a few men sort of jumped back, LOL. It truly looked like the real thing. If it wasn't such a pain to tie, I would have marketed it. One of these days I'm going to go where you went to and try my mouse.
Can't argue with success but that looks like good water for swinging streamers. Top water a lot more exciting though! Love the name of that mouse pattern, epic!
Oh the streamer fishing was insane. INSANE. So much fun. The beauty and the easy wading, clear water, and all that was unforgettable.
Red's Fly Shop That water looks like the absolute perfect trout stream and I'd give anything to fish there. This is another destination on my bucket list along with NZ and Lake Kasbah!!
@@bigpapi3636 Its a great outfit, super pretty and small gravel makes for excellent wading. Nice helicopters, bear watching, and big fish. It's got it all. Oh yea, the Russian food is awesome.
Nice wee video👍🏻
Hey joe, how does the bluegill stack up to the payload for mousing like this?
Oh its kick ass. That little rod is excellent for chucking mouse sized flies into tight spots. I still have that rod and plan to take it back to Kamchatka someday!
Great video and awesome fish! I was curious..... I see you "mousing" in the middle of the day. I feel like more folk lore, at least what I read and see here on the east coast, is about mousing at night. Do you think it was specific to Russia for your success, that stream, those fish, or do those tactics you think work country wide here in the states. Interested to get your take on this. Thanks for sharing!
I think its "Russia". No place like it. Wild fish with no pressure acting as thought they did before encountering man. They still have that predatory instinct that hasn't been "hooked out of 'em" by fishing pressure. I know that low light is always best for targeting big smart fish though. Just like big Whitetail bucks.
Sweet, how long is your leader/ tippet? What would your setup be on an OPST commando line?
Great question, I run a 7.5' OX leader and as long as it stays longer that 6' you are good. The Commando lines aren't very smooth and accurate for this type of fishing. I was using a Sage BLUEGILL rod and 290 Grain Bass line which still turns over big stuff, but is very smooth and accurate with the "clunk" of a Skagit line. The Sage Bluegilll is my favorite rod for accurate casts with big flies.
Man this is some good stuff.
Is this an effective method in the northwest or have the dams reduced us to catching 10 inch hatchery fish? I'm really trying to do that twitchy thing with a mouse pattern it looks amazing.
I think that the Ozernaya River is a special place, with not many places on earth quite like it. Aggressive predatory fish acting the way they do when man isn't fishing for them all the time. There is some great fishing in the PNW but not like this. Not on mice certainly. This trip is unforgettable.
@@redsflyshop I hate flying. I assume it was worth the trip? Haha
@@mg-by7uu It was awesome. Very smooth, and very nice helicopters.
Great river. How about salmon and dollies? should be on Kamschatka as well
Oh yes, lots of Salmon and Arctic Char (is what they call 'em). The Salmon provide an incredible food source, in fact, the Ozernaya has all 6 species of Pacific Salmon including the rare Cherry Salmon. I really enjoyed the Char, but didn't target the Salmon. We caught Chum that week but focused almost exclusively on Rainbows.
how 'bout brown fishermen? they love salmon too
Boom!
3:05 Oh baby a triple
Yuck!