Does SIZE matter? // Fly Fishing the North Fork Yuba River

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2025

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  • @SilexRepsi
    @SilexRepsi 3 роки тому +4

    It was a great day. For a good part of 8 hours it felt like we were the last two humans on earth 👍🏼

  • @kingkiddfishing
    @kingkiddfishing 3 роки тому +6

    I applaud you for picking up trash! It's not always easy to store other people's garbage while fishing. Beautiful river, and it's nice to catch the little ones once in awhile lol.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      I do it all the time, but I never put it on film because I don't want to do it just to score points and virtue signal. It's definitely part of the game, a few people try to ruin things for the rest of us.

  • @CalledCollectiveMedia
    @CalledCollectiveMedia 3 роки тому +2

    Yessssss! You keep giving the people what they need! Those drone shots though. Great work yet again!!

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      Got a little spicy this time flying close to the tree tops, it's so worth it so long as you don't crash :D

  • @macfishingoutdoors3925
    @macfishingoutdoors3925 3 роки тому

    7:42 that was close!
    Those cinematic establishing shots with that sick music just sets the mood. Learning a lot from your contents. 🎣🐟🎥👍

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      Oh man, I got so so lucky with that spin.
      Glad you like them, I've got a video that's in the early stages where I'm going to outline how I make videos. I've had interest from some other creators, so stay tuned for that.

    • @macfishingoutdoors3925
      @macfishingoutdoors3925 3 роки тому

      @@driftstone That’s awesome that you are willing to share with other creators. Looking forward to it!

  • @martincleary9093
    @martincleary9093 2 роки тому +3

    In the Fall and Winter you can find larger fish below Goodyears Bar. Once the runoff is done, the section above Downieville will produce 30 fish days. There are Otters in some sections. If you’re getting skunked, it’s probably an area where an Otter lives- the are trout killing machines.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  2 роки тому

      Ah cool, thanks for the tips. I figured there was something we were missing.

  • @mr.striper6296
    @mr.striper6296 3 роки тому +1

    Another cool video! Keep em comin. Tight lines to ya!

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      That's Stripe, I appreciate it!

  • @tomlevine9889
    @tomlevine9889 3 роки тому +1

    Great video. Heading up there Mem. Day weekend. May 7/8, fished the lower Yuba with super high water and Deer Creek in Penn Valley with super low water. Kept hooking up with the Duracell and the Walt's Sexy Worm. They were small, but it's always fun when they strike. Thanks for all the intel and instruction. Your roll cast is looking really good, well, until that one air knot/nest. Keep 'em coming!

  • @FirstCastMedia
    @FirstCastMedia 3 роки тому +1

    I could spend ALL DAY at the pool at 3:25 what a nice spot!

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      If only I had figured out they were keyed into dark flies, I may have found some fish there. I love slack water next to swift current like that as well!

  • @Dogatemyhomework927
    @Dogatemyhomework927 3 роки тому +1

    Great headline..🤣. Amazing looking water at high flow. 💯👍🏽🐠

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      It was beautiful up there! Gotta love all that granite!

    • @SigmaWolfOutdoors
      @SigmaWolfOutdoors 3 роки тому

      What is the log stick thing your dragging ?

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      @@SigmaWolfOutdoors That's my wading stick

  • @BillWardWesternLights
    @BillWardWesternLights 3 роки тому

    Great video, beautiful water and canyon. The water was a lot “bigger” than I thought it would be. No “Boulder hopping” on the River! Thanks! 😊

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      We were there during Spring runoff, so the water was definitely way up. From research, it was a big surprise for us too!

  • @self-taught_angler
    @self-taught_angler 5 місяців тому

    You are using indicator rig upstream in high water and cutting the drift short. That makes it hard to target deep bigger crevices where the bigger fish wait. You are picking up smaller ones that can wait behind a little rock in the shallower water.

  • @CalledCollectiveMedia
    @CalledCollectiveMedia 3 роки тому

    Great stuff! Gah I am loving that lens. Just told my wife I needed it lol

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      Haha, how did that go over?

    • @CalledCollectiveMedia
      @CalledCollectiveMedia 3 роки тому

      @@driftstone haha luckily my wife and I share the passion of filming/photography/flyfishing so it went rather well😎

  • @HBadger89
    @HBadger89 3 роки тому

    Oh Hells yea, I've been waiting for this one haha.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      Haha well, hopefully it lived up to your expectations. It's beautiful up there

  • @martybraga4832
    @martybraga4832 2 роки тому

    Nice video! Try the stretch between Goodyears bar and Rocky Rest campground next time you're out there. I've gotten into a few large rainbows during high water early season outings.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  2 роки тому

      Ok, thank you for the tip!

  • @familyflyties3913
    @familyflyties3913 3 роки тому

    Yes, that rat nest is not something you would want to try to untangle! Beautiful portion of this river, and you were catching. :)

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому +1

      I hate to admit, but I probably cast that nest 20 times before I noticed lol

  • @TroutFlies
    @TroutFlies 3 роки тому

    Hmmm what fly is in that vise? I bet that fly's creator must have a few screws loose to think something so gaudy would work. Yeah usually the NF Yuba runs gin clear and muuuuch lower. Must have caught it at the front end of runoff. The fish are small, but if you hit it at normal summer flows you can have some amazing days of dry dropper fishing.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      I can totally see what you're talking about. Luckily I've got similar water that's much closer. I stoked I got to go up there, the sierras never disappoint.

  • @markfischer1012
    @markfischer1012 3 роки тому

    I have fished NFY for years and the big fish have never been there 12 to 10 inches was max , so your in the grove of typical NFY fish, wish I could tell where to find bigger but cannot, from Shenanigan Flat to Sierra City never found the bigger fish just smalls and fun .

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      Well, the size can remain a mystery, but the fishing was still fun.

  • @williepage6333
    @williepage6333 3 роки тому

    I lived in Maryville, love that river. now I live in Mississippi.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      Wow big change. Have you moved on to warm water tactics?

  • @joanlynch5271
    @joanlynch5271 2 роки тому

    Do you do any coaching? I am looking for tips and tricks.

  • @oscarmolinaoutdooradventur1648
    @oscarmolinaoutdooradventur1648 2 роки тому

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @RosinFlyFishing
    @RosinFlyFishing 3 роки тому +1

    AHAHA you've gone full clickbait I love it can't wait to watch this

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      I have no idea what you're talking about 🤣🤣 Thanks for the endless support!

  • @mattsflytying2816
    @mattsflytying2816 2 роки тому +1

    Don’t know how this video slipped by me

  • @leeeng478
    @leeeng478 3 роки тому

    So much mandated catch and release in the North fork Yuba fish overpopulated and tiny.

    • @driftstone
      @driftstone  3 роки тому

      That's interesting, I've never heard that argument made that overpopulated rivers prevents them from getting big. There could be some truth in that.

    • @robertholler7262
      @robertholler7262 Рік тому +1

      @@driftstoneThat is a well known principal in management of bass fishing impoundries. Managers of private bass fishing lakes cull smaller fish to allow bigger fish to grow. There is only so much forage!!