I'll never forget the first steelhead I ever hooked. I couldn't have been much older than 11 or 12. It almost scared me. The water conditions were perfect, we had fresh, virgin snow nobody have walked through. Everything was calm and beautiful. And then the water EXPLODED when I hooked that fish. And no matter how many I catch I am still every bit as excited as I was back then
I went to school at Frostburg State... we used to make the run to Erie to chase steelhead. It was a 4 hour drive each way, that was a LONG day but lots of fun. By the way, if those suckers come out of cold, clean water, they are FANTASTIC to eat.
We tied Kurt's Creek Minnow at our last Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing: Augusta GA meeting., Gonna try it out this weekend on bluegills and largemouth bass this weekend
I would like to say to everyone who say those are not steelhead, I would say when steelhead were implanted in grate lakes years ago at what point did they cease to be steelhead and pacific salmon cease to be salmon just because they have introduced into the great lakes?
THere's only a need for private water is to restrict others from fishing, nothing else. There's no holiness or virture to it. More private makes as much sense as having a shorter, narrower road to drive.
So the "need" for private land boils down to guides and landowners being able to profit off a public resource they don't own filled with fish paid for by the public.
No offense, but you guys have put out some fantastic vids. Why do one on fishing some burned out Pa. drainage ditches to catch stocked pellethead muttbows? I mean they eat yarn on the daily. You guys are way better than that.
You’ve obviously never been to these “burned out drainage ditches” to realize that “pellethead muttbows” are rainbow trout that are very sensitive to dirty water and are nature’s indicator of a healthy ecosystem. And that the brood stock for these “muttbows” came from the Pacific Northwest. Oh, and did you catch the part where they talked bout getting into naturally-reproducing brown trout? Didn’t think so… 😏
I'll never forget the first steelhead I ever hooked. I couldn't have been much older than 11 or 12. It almost scared me. The water conditions were perfect, we had fresh, virgin snow nobody have walked through. Everything was calm and beautiful. And then the water EXPLODED when I hooked that fish. And no matter how many I catch I am still every bit as excited as I was back then
thanks for sharing that wonderful story
The Bitikofer’s are an amazing family, and this fishery is world class. Loved this episode.
I went to school at Frostburg State... we used to make the run to Erie to chase steelhead. It was a 4 hour drive each way, that was a LONG day but lots of fun. By the way, if those suckers come out of cold, clean water, they are FANTASTIC to eat.
Fantastict trip with fantastic guides. Great video. Thank you
Anticipating the release of this ! Can’t wait to hear & see especially Kurt and Morgan !🎣
I enjoyed this very much , thank you for educating those that never fly fished on knowing the difference between Private Property and Public waters.
We tied Kurt's Creek Minnow at our last Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing: Augusta GA meeting., Gonna try it out this weekend on bluegills and largemouth bass this weekend
Great video
I am blessed to live right in the center of steelhead alley
Tight Lines!!!!
Just a fantastic video Colin, really enjoyed it. What a successful trip!!
Great video! We have big lake run browns here in Ireland in the summer/autumn and I’m sure your tips will help here too.
Really enjoyed the show! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
@16:52 lol, I knew at some point would just circle back to basically Corky and yarn like I used to drift 25 years ago in OR.
Treasure of a resource. Thanks for a great video!
Great show, very well done, thanks! Barry
Awesome fishing trips, tight lines.
Nice Colin, nice fish, oh yeah, nice!
I would like to say to everyone who say those are not steelhead, I would say when steelhead were implanted in grate lakes years ago at what point did they cease to be steelhead and pacific salmon cease to be salmon just because they have introduced into the great lakes?
Awesome
THere's only a need for private water is to restrict others from fishing, nothing else. There's no holiness or virture to it. More private makes as much sense as having a shorter, narrower road to drive.
Thumbing up 👍
So the "need" for private land boils down to guides and landowners being able to profit off a public resource they don't own filled with fish paid for by the public.
No offense, but you guys have put out some fantastic vids. Why do one on fishing some burned out Pa. drainage ditches to catch stocked pellethead muttbows? I mean they eat yarn on the daily. You guys are way better than that.
You’ve obviously never been to these “burned out drainage ditches” to realize that “pellethead muttbows” are rainbow trout that are very sensitive to dirty water and are nature’s indicator of a healthy ecosystem. And that the brood stock for these “muttbows” came from the Pacific Northwest. Oh, and did you catch the part where they talked bout getting into naturally-reproducing brown trout? Didn’t think so… 😏
Well, cause they're big aggressive hard fighting fish and...ITS FUN!
No offense, but that is a poor outlook for a fishery that brings a large economic boost to the region
No offense, but no one likes that you are looking down on a state that has some amazing fly fishing. Just curious, what state do you fly fish in?
You’re a jealous disrespectful loser. Don’t leave comments like this on new fly fisher content.
Well done video! 👏