Hey Kev, appreciate the shoutout! Sorry I was a bit late watching this video 😅 I’m stoked you caught your first flathead catfish on the fly, insane! Also lots of bass catches too, slaying the canals as usual 😎🎣🔥💯
Yo Kev!! I'm still laughing about your first Flathead experiences (monsters up to 40 lbs) vs mine (a very little one)... But hey man, we both got our first ones!! Hope you're having a great week, brother! 🙂✌️🎣
Thanks! Yeah, I was super surprised by that Flathead... But now I'm excited to try to pull more baitfish flies near the bottom to entice more catfish bites! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! 🙂✌️🎣
Haha, no joke! If only that bass I lost was cool and hung out near the steps! 😎😭😭 Thanks for watching and commenting... Yeah, that Flathead was an awesome surprise!!
Whoa that fishing trip looked too hot for my liking! I don't know how you do it dude! Lol I am over summer, and ready for fall! This was a pretty awesome episode and it looked like you had a blast Kev! First of all, thank you for the great information on fishing the canals of Phoenix! I'll go back to this video next time I'm in Arizona! All those Bass were nice! At 9:16 that was such a cool take unexpectedly! Congratulations on the Flat Head Cat, Epic! You were vibrating lol, love to see it! 😁 Great video and series idea buddy! Have a great week dude! 🤜🤛🎣😎
@@AmbitiousAnglerFishing Yo brother! Dude, it has been horrible ever since we got back from Alaska this summer... It's so dang hot here, something like 90 straight days over 100°F!! Ughhhh, fortunately, it's finally coming down, highs just over 100, double digit highs in the near future! ..... Anyway! Thanks for watching and commenting, brother... I always appreciate your support, it means a lot! Can't wait for your next video (tomorrow I think)... Tight lines, Brody! 🙂✌️🎣
@@Nighthawke224 Hey!!! Nice to see you on the channel! It was nice meeting you at the meetup however long ago that was. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment... See you out there, I'm sure! 🙂✌️🎣
@@chrisdc1689 haha, great tip! It is indeed hot as heck by 7am everyday in Phx! Thanks for watching and commenting... Btw, I just saw a comment from you on an Alaska video I did where I flew off my bike at the end (I think UA-cam hid your comment for language, lol) but yeah... I accidentally hit the front brake on my bike which caused me to fly over the handlebars!! I was being an idiot and riding on that bike really fast with only one hand (holding my GoPro in the other hand). The fall actually shattered my GoPro viewing screen!
Yeah man, I've definitely been encouraged after catching that one... I'll start stripping streamers just above the ground and try to catch more of them now that I know they'll get after a moving fly 🤙🤙✌️🎣
Yo JBreezy in the house!! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment, brother! Yeah man, I'm just trying to talk more and have fun with the camera on. You did a great job of that in your latest video too, brother. I'm still thinking about the carp rally... I'm not sure, but I'm thinking!! But we for sure need to fish it up sometime soon! 🤙🤙✌️🎣
Congratulations on your 1st Flathead catfish 🎉 I been fishing the canals here in Mesa for years it's a fun free-for-all u never know what you going catch 😊. New sub. Tight lines!
Hey, thanks for watching, subbing, and commenting! Yeah, the canals are a ton of fun, especially for multi-species action! I've fished the Phoenix, Gilbert, and Chandler canals for years, but haven't hit the Mesa ones too often... But I plan on checking them out! 🙂✌️🎣
@@KevinRapkochFishing I fish the canals behind the Country club golf course. It's on Country club and near Rio salado. Maybe I'll bump into you some time. There's a cemetery across the street from there. And a little strip mall to park in.
@KevinRapkochFishing I was throwing brown squirmy worms and the green weenie fly lol. I don't bait fish unless it's deep sea and even then fy fishing out there is a blast.
@@tandtoutdoors5154 ohhh haha!! My bad! 😂😂 Yeah man, I'm not into bait fishing much either... I'm going to be doing my first ocean fly fishing this fall! 🤙🤙🙂✌️🎣 Thanks for watching (and clarifying your comment that went way over my head, haha)!
@KevinRapkochFishing I like to hit up point Loma on san Diego during tuna season. Got into some big boys on a 13 weight and even then it was barely enough.
@@bradleyflood-i8c thanks for watching and leaving some positive feedback! I wish I knew, but I've never fished the canals out that way. If I'm ever wanting to try a new section of the canals, I just look in Google Maps and find em! 🙂✌️🎣
About the length of the rod. I go shorter if I can, but if the fish are acting weird or not biting, I increase the length... But never more than the length of the rod. 🙂✌️🎣
If you want to see more Arizona fly fishing (canals, lakes, rivers, trout, bass, carp), check out more vids on the channel! 🙂✌️🎣
Well done, man. Very informative and I like that you're adding chapters in your videos now.
Thank you, man. I really appreciate the positive feedback. Tight lines! 🙂✌️🎣
Hey Kev, appreciate the shoutout! Sorry I was a bit late watching this video 😅 I’m stoked you caught your first flathead catfish on the fly, insane! Also lots of bass catches too, slaying the canals as usual 😎🎣🔥💯
Yo Kev!! I'm still laughing about your first Flathead experiences (monsters up to 40 lbs) vs mine (a very little one)... But hey man, we both got our first ones!! Hope you're having a great week, brother! 🙂✌️🎣
That flathead was quite a surprise especially on a fly. Great job man
Thanks! Yeah, I was super surprised by that Flathead... But now I'm excited to try to pull more baitfish flies near the bottom to entice more catfish bites! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! 🙂✌️🎣
What a beautiful day to go fishing Kevin and land a few nice fishes and enjoy the day, good trip, thumbs up and greetings,, Tony.
@@waikarimoana thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, my friend! I hope you and yours are having a great week so far... Tight lines, Tony! 🙂✌️🎣
Those bass have learned to avoid the steps! No easy haul out...
Loved the flathead catfish! A rare beauty.❤
Haha, no joke! If only that bass I lost was cool and hung out near the steps! 😎😭😭 Thanks for watching and commenting... Yeah, that Flathead was an awesome surprise!!
Way to withstand the heat 🥵
Great job! 🎣
Hey thanks! I appreciate you watching and dropping a comment! It's just the Phoenix summer way of life, always hot as heck! 🙂✌️🎣
Whoa that fishing trip looked too hot for my liking! I don't know how you do it dude! Lol I am over summer, and ready for fall!
This was a pretty awesome episode and it looked like you had a blast Kev!
First of all, thank you for the great information on fishing the canals of Phoenix! I'll go back to this video next time I'm in Arizona!
All those Bass were nice! At 9:16 that was such a cool take unexpectedly!
Congratulations on the Flat Head Cat, Epic! You were vibrating lol, love to see it! 😁
Great video and series idea buddy! Have a great week dude! 🤜🤛🎣😎
@@AmbitiousAnglerFishing Yo brother! Dude, it has been horrible ever since we got back from Alaska this summer... It's so dang hot here, something like 90 straight days over 100°F!! Ughhhh, fortunately, it's finally coming down, highs just over 100, double digit highs in the near future! ..... Anyway! Thanks for watching and commenting, brother... I always appreciate your support, it means a lot! Can't wait for your next video (tomorrow I think)... Tight lines, Brody! 🙂✌️🎣
My fly master sensei!!! Haha that was sick man cool flatty I been throwing the fly a lot more again I fudgin love it!!
The student has become the teacher! I see you catching those hawg bass on dry flies these days! You the man, Raul! 🤙🤙✌️🎣
Congrats on the Flattie!!!! ❤
@@Nighthawke224 Hey!!! Nice to see you on the channel! It was nice meeting you at the meetup however long ago that was. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment... See you out there, I'm sure! 🙂✌️🎣
@@KevinRapkochFishing You got good stuff going on! I was never into fly fishing, but it is fun to see how it works and what you can catch with it!!!
@@Nighthawke224 thanks! I come from a family of fly fishers, and I still have a lot to learn, but it's a fun challenge! 🙂✌️🎣
Cool fights man! For all those that are new to AZ, summer time starts at 7AM every day.
@@chrisdc1689 haha, great tip! It is indeed hot as heck by 7am everyday in Phx! Thanks for watching and commenting... Btw, I just saw a comment from you on an Alaska video I did where I flew off my bike at the end (I think UA-cam hid your comment for language, lol) but yeah... I accidentally hit the front brake on my bike which caused me to fly over the handlebars!! I was being an idiot and riding on that bike really fast with only one hand (holding my GoPro in the other hand). The fall actually shattered my GoPro viewing screen!
Congratulations on the flathead that's really cool. I have yet to hook a kitty on the fly
Yeah man, I've definitely been encouraged after catching that one... I'll start stripping streamers just above the ground and try to catch more of them now that I know they'll get after a moving fly 🤙🤙✌️🎣
Way to withstand the heat 🥵
Great jobs landing a few.
Great video Kevin
Thank you, Brent!! I really appreciate your support and positive feedback, brother! 🙂✌️🎣
Kev this video was raw! Put on a canal clinic out there. Liking the new format too 💯
Yo JBreezy in the house!! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment, brother! Yeah man, I'm just trying to talk more and have fun with the camera on. You did a great job of that in your latest video too, brother. I'm still thinking about the carp rally... I'm not sure, but I'm thinking!! But we for sure need to fish it up sometime soon! 🤙🤙✌️🎣
Congratulations on your 1st Flathead catfish 🎉 I been fishing the canals here in Mesa for years it's a fun free-for-all u never know what you going catch 😊. New sub. Tight lines!
Hey, thanks for watching, subbing, and commenting! Yeah, the canals are a ton of fun, especially for multi-species action! I've fished the Phoenix, Gilbert, and Chandler canals for years, but haven't hit the Mesa ones too often... But I plan on checking them out! 🙂✌️🎣
@@KevinRapkochFishing I fish the canals behind the Country club golf course. It's on Country club and near Rio salado. Maybe I'll bump into you some time. There's a cemetery across the street from there. And a little strip mall to park in.
@@terryporter2970 nice man, thanks for the info! I'm sure I'll see you out there sometime soon! 🙂✌️🎣
Nice catch. I ahbe caught stockers cats in the urban ponds on worms, and green weenies.
Nice, worms and hotdogs will definitely catch you a lot of fish!! 🤙🤙✌️🎣
@KevinRapkochFishing I was throwing brown squirmy worms and the green weenie fly lol. I don't bait fish unless it's deep sea and even then fy fishing out there is a blast.
@@tandtoutdoors5154 ohhh haha!! My bad! 😂😂 Yeah man, I'm not into bait fishing much either... I'm going to be doing my first ocean fly fishing this fall! 🤙🤙🙂✌️🎣 Thanks for watching (and clarifying your comment that went way over my head, haha)!
@KevinRapkochFishing I like to hit up point Loma on san Diego during tuna season. Got into some big boys on a 13 weight and even then it was barely enough.
@@tandtoutdoors5154 dang, wow ... That seems incredible! Bucket list for sure, can't even imagine the battle!
Great video, I really enjoyed it! Is there any good canals on the west side? Close to the football stadium !?
@@bradleyflood-i8c thanks for watching and leaving some positive feedback! I wish I knew, but I've never fished the canals out that way. If I'm ever wanting to try a new section of the canals, I just look in Google Maps and find em! 🙂✌️🎣
If I made videos where I fish the canals in my neighborhood, it would be like a lizard hunter video lol The fish still bite good in the hood
Yeah man, it's awesome that the canals run all over and there's good fishing all around Phoenix! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment! 🤙🤙✌️🎣
Leader size, length?
About the length of the rod. I go shorter if I can, but if the fish are acting weird or not biting, I increase the length... But never more than the length of the rod. 🙂✌️🎣
👀👀🎣 I need to send you some experimental plastic flies from Tucson!
Thanks for watching and dropping a comment. You can email me at my business email (in the description of my UA-cam page 🙂🙂)