I asked a rancher for permission to fish a stream in Idaho that looked just like that on private property. He said "Sure go ahead but there isn't any fish in there." I caught a fish on the first cast and then proceeded to catch many more. I saw the owner on the way out and told him what a great time I had and thanked him. He said "Make sure if anyone else asks to tell them there isn't any fish in there"
Back in the 1960's my dad, brother and I went up to Chub Lake in Ontario for walleye. It was too rough to go out so my dad asked the owner if there were any small lakes or rivers around we could fish. He directed us to a tiny lake close by but warned there were no fish in it. We walked down a trail and found the lake. Fishing form the shore on a huge rock we cleaned up on beautiful brook trout, what they call specs up there. Back at the lodge our cooler drew a large crowd and the next day we couldn't' get anywhere near our fishing rock. Even the locals heard about and flocked to Cheney Lake. A little off topic, but one of my favorite memories.
my brown trout story was different. one day friends from a writing class showed up at my place and opened their trunk. inside was a huge brown trout as long as the trunk was wide. I accepted this odd gift and cooked it immediately, they didn't want it to go to waste, that was a lovely gift and I am glad they thought of me. I wonder where they are now, I can guess happily married with children that a clean and smart, like Greta said. God bless us all. I will be fishing where they caught that later so I hope to bring home my limit many times, fill up my freezer with panfish and trout and maybe salmon when they hit.
Back in my late teens I was fishing a larger stream for brown trout in Utah when I decided to follow up a feeder creek into a cow pasture. The creek couldn’t have been more than 2-3 feet across. I had been seeing dragon flies landing left and right and I caught one in my ball cap. I placed it on my hook with its wings still beating and floated into softly into the water. The instant it hit the water I saw the water boil and a mouth come up and swallow it. The fish dove and my line instantly popped. From just looking at its mouth/head I see the fish was a monster. It has been over 40 years since that day and I remember like it was yesterday every time I go out fishing. Good luck landing your monster in that creek, you will be thinking about it until you get back there to try again. I never did catch my monster brown - but I will one day.
I was a kid with a $8 pole from Bob's Army Navy in Orem Utah. Must have been the lightest gauge kid string ever sold. So my step dad and his friends were fishing by the diversion dam in Provo canyon. I went to the roadside of the dam and looked down and there behold was a giant rainbow trout eating a dead fish like a shark just tearing pieces off. So I pulled the dead fish in with my pole and tore off a little chunk and put it on my hook. The fish took it, my pole bent like an ugly stick and no matter the drag it would not reel. I ended up grabbing the line and at the end of our battle the fish took my line and gotta way. That is my fish story because I am the only witness.
@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish letter J is less than 600 years old. Who are you talking about? Look up in the last days they will forget my name. Are you part of the they's? Hint I come in my Father's name!
I fish little creeks in the Pocono Mountains in PA. Always amazed by how wide open the mountain stream of the west are. Use a heavier tippet next time. Trout are not as line shy as they’re given credit for being.
Some of my favorite fishing streams I've found in my entire life are tiny little ones in high desert looking environments like that. I've thought for years on how such big fish can live in such small streams, the best idea I've come up with is that it's the only water for miles and miles around, so all the bugs that need water for part of their life cycle, mating or reproduction or larval stage or whatever, are forced to use that one tiny stream, so even though it's tiny, it has a much higher than average food supply, which supports larger than average fish.
a few years ago water was so low in the local stream I thought fishing might be easy. As I walked up to seeking a good spot to stand I realized the best place was in the shallow water. I was startled by a huge great blue heron at the near end of the stream behind the small lake. As I kept walking, another huge heron flew out of the stream. As a team they were over eating the easy catches. Water has been high this year so I might do better. Fishing. all be my reward after some big projects get done. I hope I get some trout and pan fish of a good size.
@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish I noticed you read the NIV Bible. Checkout Ezekiel 13 verses 18 through 21 in the KJV where God teaches he hates fake teachers teaching they're going to fly out of here like the Rapture Theory which is not in the KJV Bible. Then compare those verses to the new King James version of the N Ivy where they only talk about birds flying and charms. All these bibles are perverted by the kenites kenites which of the sons of Cain. Says in the Bible King was of the devil as Eve was beguiled by the serpent and Cain is not in Adam's genealogy so he's Satan's kid. Go to the Shepherd's Chapel type in Genesis
@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 god isn't real dum dum. You have been brainwashed. Severely too, by the sounds of things. Anyway, I suggest putting down your strange work of fiction that you're always quoting from and try some science instead. Like, knowledge... Actual, factual knowledge is literally within the device you're using to post this complete nonsense.
Those streams have channels that cut back under the shoreline, they hold huge fish down there because they have protection and plenty of food. Great video! 👍
It just goes to show that even the narrowest creeks can hold some amazing fish. The fact that those fish fought their way off your fly may be proof why they got that large! Thanks for an awesome video.
these occurrences are golden. If you fish long enough in your life, you find places like this. It's the," there shouldn't be fish here" story where you just nail them. great native fishing.
Sure it's nice but wait till you see Scotland! Lots of my "school days" were spent joyfully fishing a small burn (creek) behind the house and I've loved fishing ever since. Tight lines from Bonny Scotland. 🏴 ❤️ 🇺🇸
It's a beautiful spot, and given the subjectiveness of 'beauty'...that which is labeled as "the MOST beautiful", will undoubtedly ALWAYS different on a case by case, person by person, basis. Now with that understanding being said: If this location is honestly, truly, "the most beautiful landscape (you)'ve ever seen".....I believe you absolutely need to get around see a lot more places my guy!
That takes me back to a time when I was a hunting guide in eastern Washington. Between hunts I would grab my fishing rod, and head over to a tiny stream just like the one your fishing. At times when the grasshoppers were heavy, I would bow cast a hopper fly off the grass alongside the creek, and it would bounce off the grass into the water. Them browns were huge, and always provided me a delicious shore lunch. It was my little oasis, and no one would of ever guessed that was fishable.
One thing I learned on streams like that is let the fish take the fly. Don't be too quick on the set and slow down the set. The Tenkara rods are very flexible and the fiish taking the fly will set itself. The fish don't get any pressure and they are usually hungry. I love those creeks. I'll fish em every chance I get. I caught an 18" cut in a stream in WY that was 50 miles from anywhere and about as wide as a sidewalk and 1-3 feet deep. It was probably the most memorable trip I ever had. I fished for 3 days and didn't see a sole. Keep posting. Tenkara fishing is so much fun!!!
Spring creeks usually offer trout great food supplies. Nonetheless, it’s pretty amazing that so tiny a creek could produce such large fish. Great video - many thanks for sharing! Hope we can see this creek again!
Not to mention it never gets stocked with inferior genetic fish for that exact creek. Patagonia Artfishal. If you haven't seen it I recommend you do. Very eye opening.
Yep, nice video, while living in Utah a friend said he knew a great fishing creek, we drove about 2 hours and to my disappointment when we arrived the creek was about a foot wide and a foot deep!!! A few minutes later I caught my first wild brook trout about a 14 incher and many more!!!
Amazing. That looks like a larger creek that has suffered form prolonged drought and is invaded by grasses and so on. The water is clear and coming form the high rocky source? Lovely place..
When you caught the big "dragon" brown, you asked how you are supposed to fight it in there. I think that given that the creek is actually wider than it looks (I noticed you standing in shallow water 2 to 3 feet out from the center), that you just need to lift that fish's head up and get him up on the wet grass. Once he's out of the deep section, you have the advantage.
Every year I go out in a similar sized stream catch a couple brookies pick some fiddle heads and inky cap mushrooms and have my nature meal. I look forward to it every year.
The open water part of the creek may have been a foot wide, but it looked like there were stretches where the aquatic plants made a surface mat, giving the trout plenty of room underneath to get big feeding on terrestrials.
Amazing! Gotta say that the most impressive part is that you are able to accurately cast and land in that tiny width of water, with grass and forbes along the edges, without constantly getting snagged.
I took a 20-inch wild rainbow from a suburban stream that runs through a golf course. It's a tiny riffle creek with deep cuts under banks and bridge pilings. I've seen MONSTER browns come out from logjams in tiny creeks--you know, those streams the locals say are "fished out, only chubs and suckers"
In my younger years I did a lot of backpack camping. I learned to carry a thermometer designed to test water temp. Trout are cold water fish and have a certain range of temp. in which they bite. I use it a lot ice fishing.
You can get into some feeder streams in Wisconsin that get like this. It’s always impressive at the quality of fish you can hook up with if you can make the cast.
My best guess is that this is a tiny third or fourth order tributary either draining - or coming off - a body of water like Silver Creek. Given that it's spring fed one way or another, and the lower pressure referenced by a lot of the comments (cattle rotating range?), it's pretty sweet habitat for those fish that make their way into that creek. Spring fed gives year round conditions; temps, invert life, cover... Sweet find / score with landowner! Best wishes on return~
I know the feeling well! I have a secret creek, grossly overgrown, deep, very hard going but a 7 1/2 ft rod 40 lb braid main line and 6 lb tippet with heavy Euro-style nymphs literally dropped in from as far back as possible works. Best brown to date 7 1/2 lb and many more lost to the undergrowth but the adrenalin rush is unbelievable.
I took my brother-in-law who likes to fish as much as I do up to Moose Creek. The creek was wide enough to walk over the banks which were about two feet above the water level. I said lets see if they like one of these grasshoppers that were flying around everywhere. I caught one, walked over to the creek, threw the grasshopper down towards the water, and the water exploded with a cutthroat trout that almost hit my hand when it came up out of the water to catch the grasshopper. It surprised both of us so much we almost fell over. Will never forget a fish that size coming from such a small creek and our surprise.
i've always looking a youtuber that fish tiny creek and finally i found more than i asked and guess im a new subscriber here id love to keep up with your channel, my wait is paid off thanks for providing such content.
What a beautiful seemingly healthy stream. When I was young I fished a stream in south-central Idaho that looked good just like this one. Possessing deep channels, watercress, clear water, and no signs of historical erosion we called it the "slaughterhouse" because there were so many trout of all sizes
Fished a creek like this on the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming. Didn’t have to cast. Tie a hook on the end of the line, put on a nightcrawler and drop it in the water. Followed the creek and stopping to fish where there was an overhang or deep pool. Never caught so many fish in my life. All nice size cutthroat trout. A Summer to remember.
Thats a cool experience. Most of the tiny creeks i fish in Pennsylvania are completely surrounded by Hemlock trees and Mountain Laurel with no room for fly casting! I use a 5ft spinning rod and basically underhand cast all the time. #12 hook with a live worm. I get some Brown's from 10- 18" and occasional native Brookies about 5-7"
I use to stay with my uncle when I was a pre teen in Marshall Washington, the creek was called Marshall Creek. I was told to fish with a hook and a worm only. The creek was similar in size to that creek. I caught a few fish then the biggest trout I have ever caught a 20 inch RainbowTrout. My uncle said that it was the biggest trout pulled out of that creek at the time. Best time fishing I ever had.
Memories come rushing back of my childhood on the Neskowin Creek here in Oregon…. In the 60’s I would walk a mile up the road from the little town of Neskowin, taking my pole and a jar of Mikes eggs. Every day of the lazy summer…. Had my favorite holes that always produced a nice cutthroat. Of course, time, money and people ruined it. But, they can’t ruin the memories……and at 75, they are gold.
I grew up north of the Steens mountains in eastern oregon which is a lot like western Idaho and I love fishing little spring feed creeks like those, pulled out a 28 inch rainbow once ,,love it
My favorite all time creek is there..Mccoy creek. When I was a kid..late 70s and early 80s..I caught over 200 fish on a weekend camp a few times. It was unreal..
Friends of mine used to fish little streams in Northern pa for bookies. Steams were small and so were most of the fish, but once in a while you got a keeper. The claimed they were natives and I don't doubt that.
I've always loved fishing tiny streams, the biggest trout I ever hooked into was in a little stream up in Canada in the Kamloops area. That one fought like crazy and ended up tangling in a fallen tree breaking the line. I bugged my grandfather to stop at the streams, he was pretty dismissive but he at least entertained my request. He was big on the lakes and felt the streams were less likely to be worth fishing. I brought back some smaller ones and we cooked them up for dinner, some of the tastiest trout I ever ate.
Great video! I love fishing places people would never consider. If you don’t mind me saying, I would assume the fish lost were due to the extremely stiff rod. Additionally that makes casting significantly more difficult. I’d definitely check out a smaller weight rod with a supple tip. People are catching monsters in NE Idaho with dry flies and 3 weights. Anyways, that looked like a really fun day.
I fish a lot of small meadow creeks like this in the Sierras. You can get away with a 6ft leader no problem. I also highly recommend a glass rod. They load so much better on short casts. Tight Lines!
Definitely looking forward to the rematch ! That big rainbow was a beast . Being new to this I would not presume to offer advice , but , I " think " you might want to consider stronger tippet for round two . Reality though is you just released it a little sooner than planned . Awesome👍👍
Walk back and beach the fish onto the weed is one option. I'd seriously up the tippet as well, you'd have to be able to muscle them out. They probably don't see too many flies. Look forward to seeing another visit, see how you get on next time!
You are becoming the huge trout small water specialist. If the trout are not moving seasonally, it could be they are chilling in the cooler water (maybe a nearby spring) until nightfall when they move to larger dead water with more food. I once encountered a 24-inch brookie in a narrow quickwater in between 2 large deadwaters about a mile away on each side.
I've always likes skinny water, those undercuts are beautiful!, I don't fly fish, but I'll work the creeks in WNC and find some decent fish and even some wild trout too.
You need a shorter rod, not sure if you're against using a fly on a spinning rod, but 6'8" rod with braid to fluorocarbon and use a water bobber to get the weight you need to cast the fly
We Used to catch them by hand in CO in streams like these when we were little kids (3rd grade). I always thought they went into the irrigation ditches to spawn. Measured one once at 24 inches.
Man! I love fishing small creeks like this one. It's fascinating how big fish are hiding in these little streams. This video is for sure going to be your hit soon! Great content 🤘🤠
I forgot something... I hope you're going back to this creek once to try and catch that 20incher. I would love to see that one 🙌 and like someone else mentioned in the comments, dip your gopro in the water at the nice deep spot so we see how it looks down there - must bee beautiful 🤩
There is lots to eat and nobody bothers them. I saw an open meadow, closed fishing access stream in France that had not seen angler in 2 years. There were 24 inch Browns swimming around the legs of the Holsteins as they waded the creek. I was not fishing but almost fell in looking.
I landed a 16" brown in a similar stream in Nebraska. One of the locals told me there were trout in the creek so I went to take a look. I saw the tiny stream and my heart sank thinking theres no way a fish of catchable size lived in there. I decided I didn't have anything better to do so I assembled my rod and gave it a shot. 3-4 casts later I had a big bite and instantly got excited again. Over the corse of the day I landed several 10"-12" fish and the big daddy 16". I still can't believe that trickle held such good fish.
I'm in Idaho this June and July. I'll be doing a lot of backpacking on the weekends, but hope to sneak out during the week. Maybe I'll find this spot in my wanderings.
My first fishing experience as a little kid was in a stream that I could step across as a 7 year old. Caught many beautiful brook trout in that tiny stream of crystal clear water.
I really shouldn't watch these videos during my lunch break. Now I want to play hooky and find my fly rod :) After fishing a creek-like river full of small mouths in NW IL and having my line repeatedly broken by the many energetic and large fish during my first trip, someone suggested that I replace the leader and tippet with a length of spiderwire. That stuff is thinner than the leader and strong AF. I returned to the river and didn't lose another fly. When I landed some fish it quickly became obvious that my tippet had been breaking after the line was twisted many times before being pulled taught by the fish (spiderwire leader came back super twisted). I guess this was due to the fact I was using poppers on the surface, and the lure was rolling when retrieved. Anyway great video! Thank you for giving me the itch to go fishing again! It's been a while
This is very addicting. I just ordered two rods, one for me, and one for my wife and daughter to use. Those won’t be the last. Can’t wait for the creeks to open!!
Tristan I fish a creek almost exactly like that one, but its over grown with trees and shrubbery along the sides and over the top of the water. Also very difficult to fish so I feel your pain. 1-2 foot wide creek with plenty of fish and hook up but loosing almost every fish.
Your excitement was like getting the present you've been asking for but thought you weren't going to get. I could feel your excitement. It made me laugh. Fishing is a lesson in persistence, and you have it in spades.
I really enjoyed this video..this is a nice little creek with some BIG trout! Those deep, undercut banks are the perfect place for these fish to lay in wait and just feed on what passes by! There is no way this stream gets much pressure.. The thick weeds remind me of Hot Creek near Bishop, CA.
Great little stream that was wider than it looked. What animal would have dug those holes in the bank? Groundhogs?🤷♂️ I’m in Australia, so have no idea.
I just love your videos dude... And your voice is Uber relaxing too... I just want u to keep on talking and I find I don't even care if u catch one .. I JUST DONT WANT U TO STOP TALKING ...LOL... NICE WORK TRISTAN
Great videos. I live in Ketchum, Idaho. Have been fly fishing past couple of years and just got into tenkara fishing this summer. I have caught the tenkara bug now and have two rods. Having a lot more success with tenkara. Sawtooth Lake, Warm Springs creek, bigwood and big lost river. You inspire me to explore all the smaller creeks in the area as well. Keep posting👍
Back when I was a kid fishing in the CA Delta we used bamboo cane poles the same way.Guess we were ahead of our time. Those cane poles cost .99 available at Palace Sporting Goods, Antioch Ca.
Don't forget to pick up some fly tying yarn for yourself from my shop >> flytyingyarn.com/ -Tristan
Where is this place ?
@@edwardandrade4390 he would tell you but then he would have to kill you LOL. Don't give out places like this to random people on the internet LOL!
@@John-ve3gg 🤔 yeah I agree. I'll just have to settle for a great video 👍
Monster trout baffles many anglers
... stop killing wildlife: you DONT need the food!!!...
I asked a rancher for permission to fish a stream in Idaho that looked just like that on private property. He said "Sure go ahead but there isn't any fish in there." I caught a fish on the first cast and then proceeded to catch many more. I saw the owner on the way out and told him what a great time I had and thanked him. He said "Make sure if anyone else asks to tell them there isn't any fish in there"
Well you didn't do a good job at that did you
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@@dikfik2390He didn't give the location.
Sounds like my story
Sweet spot
Back in the 1960's my dad, brother and I went up to Chub Lake in Ontario for walleye. It was too rough to go out so my dad asked the owner if there were any small lakes or rivers around we could fish. He directed us to a tiny lake close by but warned there were no fish in it. We walked down a trail and found the lake. Fishing form the shore on a huge rock we cleaned up on beautiful brook trout, what they call specs up there. Back at the lodge our cooler drew a large crowd and the next day we couldn't' get anywhere near our fishing rock. Even the locals heard about and flocked to Cheney Lake. A little off topic, but one of my favorite memories.
Best rule of fishing is verbal silence about successes.
my brown trout story was different. one day friends from a writing class showed up at my place and opened their trunk. inside was a huge brown trout as long as the trunk was wide. I accepted this odd gift and cooked it immediately, they didn't want it to go to waste, that was a lovely gift and I am glad they thought of me. I wonder where they are now, I can guess happily married with children that a clean and smart, like Greta said. God bless us all. I will be fishing where they caught that later so I hope to bring home my limit many times, fill up my freezer with panfish and trout and maybe salmon when they hit.
Don't mean to be mean but sshhhhhhh!
Back in my late teens I was fishing a larger stream for brown trout in Utah when I decided to follow up a feeder creek into a cow pasture. The creek couldn’t have been more than 2-3 feet across. I had been seeing dragon flies landing left and right and I caught one in my ball cap. I placed it on my hook with its wings still beating and floated into softly into the water. The instant it hit the water I saw the water boil and a mouth come up and swallow it. The fish dove and my line instantly popped. From just looking at its mouth/head I see the fish was a monster. It has been over 40 years since that day and I remember like it was yesterday every time I go out fishing. Good luck landing your monster in that creek, you will be thinking about it until you get back there to try again. I never did catch my monster brown - but I will one day.
I was a kid with a $8 pole from Bob's Army Navy in Orem Utah. Must have been the lightest gauge kid string ever sold. So my step dad and his friends were fishing by the diversion dam in Provo canyon. I went to the roadside of the dam and looked down and there behold was a giant rainbow trout eating a dead fish like a shark just tearing pieces off. So I pulled the dead fish in with my pole and tore off a little chunk and put it on my hook. The fish took it, my pole bent like an ugly stick and no matter the drag it would not reel. I ended up grabbing the line and at the end of our battle the fish took my line and gotta way. That is my fish story because I am the only witness.
.. i love it when those monsters get away: bc they TOO are tellin their stories.... chippytips!!!...
@@jeffhansen5259 that’s awesome and sad at the same time. I know what it’s like to lose a monster trout you never forget it.
@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish letter J is less than 600 years old. Who are you talking about? Look up in the last days they will forget my name. Are you part of the they's? Hint I come in my Father's name!
Man i sure enjoyed your comment. I grew up in Utah. I caught big trout in the tributaries at strawberry reservoir.
I fish little creeks in the Pocono Mountains in PA. Always amazed by how wide open the mountain stream of the west are. Use a heavier tippet next time. Trout are not as line shy as they’re given credit for being.
Some of my favorite fishing streams I've found in my entire life are tiny little ones in high desert looking environments like that. I've thought for years on how such big fish can live in such small streams, the best idea I've come up with is that it's the only water for miles and miles around, so all the bugs that need water for part of their life cycle, mating or reproduction or larval stage or whatever, are forced to use that one tiny stream, so even though it's tiny, it has a much higher than average food supply, which supports larger than average fish.
That's where those fish came from.
a few years ago water was so low in the local stream I thought fishing might be easy. As I walked up to seeking a good spot to stand I realized the best place was in the shallow water. I was startled by a huge great blue heron at the near end of the stream behind the small lake. As I kept walking, another huge heron flew out of the stream. As a team they were over eating the easy catches. Water has been high this year so I might do better. Fishing. all be my reward after some big projects get done. I hope I get some trout and pan fish of a good size.
Fished a few small mountain "cow pasture" streams in Idaho and Utah just like that. Small packages yielding big prizes. 😁
Looks like many I’ve fished in Nevada
Well said!
@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish I noticed you read the NIV Bible. Checkout Ezekiel 13 verses 18 through 21 in the KJV where God teaches he hates fake teachers teaching they're going to fly out of here like the Rapture Theory which is not in the KJV Bible. Then compare those verses to the new King James version of the N Ivy where they only talk about birds flying and charms. All these bibles are perverted by the kenites kenites which of the sons of Cain. Says in the Bible King was of the devil as Eve was beguiled by the serpent and Cain is not in Adam's genealogy so he's Satan's kid. Go to the Shepherd's Chapel type in Genesis
@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 god isn't real dum dum. You have been brainwashed. Severely too, by the sounds of things. Anyway, I suggest putting down your strange work of fiction that you're always quoting from and try some science instead. Like, knowledge... Actual, factual knowledge is literally within the device you're using to post this complete nonsense.
Those streams have channels that cut back under the shoreline, they hold huge fish down there because they have protection and plenty of food. Great video! 👍
It just goes to show that even the narrowest creeks can hold some amazing fish. The fact that those fish fought their way off your fly may be proof why they got that large! Thanks for an awesome video.
these occurrences are golden. If you fish long enough in your life, you find places like this. It's the," there shouldn't be fish here" story where you just nail them. great native fishing.
This is the most beautiful landscape I’ve ever seen
Sure it's nice but wait till you see Scotland! Lots of my "school days" were spent joyfully fishing a small burn (creek) behind the house and I've loved fishing ever since. Tight lines from Bonny Scotland. 🏴 ❤️ 🇺🇸
It's a beautiful spot, and given the subjectiveness of 'beauty'...that which is labeled as "the MOST beautiful", will undoubtedly ALWAYS different on a case by case, person by person, basis. Now with that understanding being said: If this location is honestly, truly, "the most beautiful landscape (you)'ve ever seen".....I believe you absolutely need to get around see a lot more places my guy!
Yea, but now I would be arrested if I visited because I am a white MAN!
My favorite kind of fishing/hunting. So much strategy involved in it. So satisfying to catch each fish.
Fished one like that in Wyoming in the early 80’s. Blew my mind how many brown trout in it. Huge undercuts gave volume.
That takes me back to a time when I was a hunting guide in eastern Washington. Between hunts I would grab my fishing rod, and head over to a tiny stream just like the one your fishing. At times when the grasshoppers were heavy, I would bow cast a hopper fly off the grass alongside the creek, and it would bounce off the grass into the water. Them browns were huge, and always provided me a delicious shore lunch. It was my little oasis, and no one would of ever guessed that was fishable.
Yep. Okanogan county area, I've nabbed a nice few hidden lunkers from micro-streams out that way.
One thing I learned on streams like that is let the fish take the fly. Don't be too quick on the set and slow down the set. The Tenkara rods are very flexible and the fiish taking the fly will set itself. The fish don't get any pressure and they are usually hungry. I love those creeks. I'll fish em every chance I get. I caught an 18" cut in a stream in WY that was 50 miles from anywhere and about as wide as a sidewalk and 1-3 feet deep. It was probably the most memorable trip I ever had. I fished for 3 days and didn't see a sole. Keep posting. Tenkara fishing is so much fun!!!
Spring creeks usually offer trout great food supplies. Nonetheless, it’s pretty amazing that so tiny a creek could produce such large fish. Great video - many thanks for sharing! Hope we can see this creek again!
All those overhangs from the vegetation seemed to make the ideal hunting grounds
@@lewis809 Also modest population so there's not too much competition for food.
I hope so too!
Not to mention it never gets stocked with inferior genetic fish for that exact creek. Patagonia Artfishal. If you haven't seen it I recommend you do. Very eye opening.
Thats because those fish are not pressured and have been there for years .
Yep, nice video, while living in Utah a friend said he knew a great fishing creek, we drove about 2 hours and to my disappointment when we arrived the creek was about a foot wide and a foot deep!!! A few minutes later I caught my first wild brook trout about a 14 incher and many more!!!
Looks great but why can't you seem to hook and land many?
To small of area
Amazing. That looks like a larger creek that has suffered form prolonged drought and is invaded by grasses and so on. The water is clear and coming form the high rocky source? Lovely place..
Most of the 16+ inch trout I've caught have been out of super small creeks like this. They are nuts during hopper season!
Are they able to get out to any lakes? Or are they land locked? I’m in Canada..curious what part you’re fishing.
When you caught the big "dragon" brown, you asked how you are supposed to fight it in there. I think that given that the creek is actually wider than it looks (I noticed you standing in shallow water 2 to 3 feet out from the center), that you just need to lift that fish's head up and get him up on the wet grass. Once he's out of the deep section, you have the advantage.
Thank You for putting the fish back and I am speaking and I consider myself someone who enjoys fishing..
Every year I go out in a similar sized stream catch a couple brookies pick some fiddle heads and inky cap mushrooms and have my nature meal. I look forward to it every year.
Oooooohhhh. Man I miss home! Up here working in Montana, fishing is pretty good but I miss home. Been there, fished that. Thanks for the reminder.
love it when the line sings
Love the way you care for the fish .
These videos are legitimately therapeutic. Keep it up for real!
For real, right?? I love these videos
I fished little creeks like this all over Lassen and Tahoe in CA and it was always a surprise to catch these 10,12,14 inch fish in them.
The open water part of the creek may have been a foot wide, but it looked like there were stretches where the aquatic plants made a surface mat, giving the trout plenty of room underneath to get big feeding on terrestrials.
True, and it's decently deep in some stretches.
Yep. Thanks for watching!
Surreal , 9 inch wide stream with huge trout ......amazing ! Very enjoyable to watch !
Thanks!
Amazing! Gotta say that the most impressive part is that you are able to accurately cast and land in that tiny width of water, with grass and forbes along the edges, without constantly getting snagged.
that was crazy. you need to go there again with a little heavier line
I took a 20-inch wild rainbow from a suburban stream that runs through a golf course. It's a tiny riffle creek with deep cuts under banks and bridge pilings. I've seen MONSTER browns come out from logjams in tiny creeks--you know, those streams the locals say are "fished out, only chubs and suckers"
In my younger years I did a lot of backpack camping. I learned to carry a thermometer designed to test water temp. Trout are cold water fish and have a certain range of temp. in which they bite. I use it a lot ice fishing.
You can get into some feeder streams in Wisconsin that get like this. It’s always impressive at the quality of fish you can hook up with if you can make the cast.
My best guess is that this is a tiny third or fourth order tributary either draining - or coming off - a body of water like Silver Creek. Given that it's spring fed one way or another, and the lower pressure referenced by a lot of the comments (cattle rotating range?), it's pretty sweet habitat for those fish that make their way into that creek. Spring fed gives year round conditions; temps, invert life, cover...
Sweet find / score with landowner!
Best wishes on return~
Loved your reaction to the big ones. I know that feeling... such a rush.
Thanks Robin!
I know the feeling well! I have a secret creek, grossly overgrown, deep, very hard going but a 7 1/2 ft rod 40 lb braid main line and 6 lb tippet with heavy Euro-style nymphs literally dropped in from as far back as possible works. Best brown to date 7 1/2 lb and many more lost to the undergrowth but the adrenalin rush is unbelievable.
You just gave me an idea for my favourite creek🤔
North and South Dakota has streams like this with big northern pike in them.
I took my brother-in-law who likes to fish as much as I do up to Moose Creek. The creek was wide enough to walk over the banks which were about two feet above the water level. I said lets see if they like one of these grasshoppers that were flying around everywhere. I caught one, walked over to the creek, threw the grasshopper down towards the water, and the water exploded with a cutthroat trout that almost hit my hand when it came up out of the water to catch the grasshopper. It surprised both of us so much we almost fell over. Will never forget a fish that size coming from such a small creek and our surprise.
i've always looking a youtuber that fish tiny creek and finally i found more than i asked and guess im a new subscriber here id love to keep up with your channel, my wait is paid off thanks for providing such content.
Thanks товарищ!
That's awesome, I've seen "little" meadow streams like that turn out to be like a 3 foot diameter pipe, you only see the very top portion.
That's good to know! Makes me want to explore those little streams even more!
What a beautiful seemingly healthy stream. When I was young I fished a stream in south-central Idaho that looked good just like this one. Possessing deep channels, watercress, clear water, and no signs of historical erosion we called it the "slaughterhouse" because there were so many trout of all sizes
I love small technical creeks like this, you never know what is lurking in the crevices!
Fished a creek like this on the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming. Didn’t have to cast. Tie a hook on the end of the line, put on a nightcrawler and drop it in the water. Followed the creek and stopping to fish where there was an overhang or deep pool. Never caught so many fish in my life. All nice size cutthroat trout. A Summer to remember.
Thats a cool experience. Most of the tiny creeks i fish in Pennsylvania are completely surrounded by Hemlock trees and Mountain Laurel with no room for fly casting! I use a 5ft spinning rod and basically underhand cast all the time. #12 hook with a live worm. I get some Brown's from 10- 18" and occasional native Brookies about 5-7"
I use to stay with my uncle when I was a pre teen in Marshall Washington, the creek was called Marshall Creek. I was told to fish with a hook and a worm only. The creek was similar in size to that creek. I caught a few fish then the biggest trout I have ever caught a 20 inch RainbowTrout. My uncle said that it was the biggest trout pulled out of that creek at the time. Best time fishing I ever had.
Memories come rushing back of my childhood on the Neskowin Creek here in Oregon….
In the 60’s I would walk a mile up the road from the little town of Neskowin, taking my pole and a jar of Mikes eggs.
Every day of the lazy summer….
Had my favorite holes that always produced a nice cutthroat.
Of course, time, money and people ruined it.
But, they can’t ruin the memories……and at 75, they are gold.
Your life rock's! Keep it going from creeks to streams to rivers to lakes and all over again....beautiful !
The life of a fisherman!! The dream!!
This is one of your best videos as far as fishing big trout! Keep up the great videos, above all enjoy!
Thanks!
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
At 3:18 was that a tail of a big trout like 6 ft in front of you? Reminds me when see salmon just chilling. Looked big if so.
I grew up north of the Steens mountains in eastern oregon which is a lot like western Idaho and I love fishing little spring feed creeks like those, pulled out a 28 inch rainbow once ,,love it
My favorite all time creek is there..Mccoy creek. When I was a kid..late 70s and early 80s..I caught over 200 fish on a weekend camp a few times. It was unreal..
I love this. The excitement in your voice is palpable! I feel like I'm fishing right there next to you. Can't wait to see you return to this stream!
Friends of mine used to fish little streams in Northern pa for bookies. Steams were small and so were most of the fish, but once in a while you got a keeper. The claimed they were natives and I don't doubt that.
I like to hear that line sing! The tug is the drug
Fertile little spring creek! 👍
What's huge there? In the Tekapo canals near where I live rainbows 20 - 30 lb are common and brown trout over 40 lb have been caught.
Great lil creek with some beasts in it! We have all had days like that, but can't wait to see you land a beast next time!
You and me both! 😄
I've always loved fishing tiny streams, the biggest trout I ever hooked into was in a little stream up in Canada in the Kamloops area. That one fought like crazy and ended up tangling in a fallen tree breaking the line. I bugged my grandfather to stop at the streams, he was pretty dismissive but he at least entertained my request. He was big on the lakes and felt the streams were less likely to be worth fishing. I brought back some smaller ones and we cooked them up for dinner, some of the tastiest trout I ever ate.
Great video! I love fishing places people would never consider. If you don’t mind me saying, I would assume the fish lost were due to the extremely stiff rod. Additionally that makes casting significantly more difficult. I’d definitely check out a smaller weight rod with a supple tip. People are catching monsters in NE Idaho with dry flies and 3 weights. Anyways, that looked like a really fun day.
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻greatvideo man! Tuning in from South Dakota
I fish a lot of small meadow creeks like this in the Sierras. You can get away with a 6ft leader no problem. I also highly recommend a glass rod. They load so much better on short casts. Tight Lines!
Awesome! The landscape is gorgeous
Spring creeks like that one can have real surprises.
A very good friend of mine taught me how to do accurate casting using a solo cup ,its an amazing way to learn
Cool little brook. Assuming the banks are undercut, may be wider then it looks with the vegetation growing over the waters edge?
Yep 👍
Definitely looking forward to the rematch ! That big rainbow was a beast . Being new to this I would not presume to offer advice , but , I " think " you might want to consider stronger tippet for round two . Reality though is you just released it a little sooner than planned . Awesome👍👍
Yep, if I'd have had stronger tippet, I would have used it 😄
My grandpa used to fish a creek like that in nc and got some big ones one was a 20in rainbow
Walk back and beach the fish onto the weed is one option. I'd seriously up the tippet as well, you'd have to be able to muscle them out. They probably don't see too many flies. Look forward to seeing another visit, see how you get on next time!
You are becoming the huge trout small water specialist. If the trout are not moving seasonally, it could be they are chilling in the cooler water (maybe a nearby spring) until nightfall when they move to larger dead water with more food. I once encountered a 24-inch brookie in a narrow quickwater in between 2 large deadwaters about a mile away on each side.
I've always likes skinny water, those undercuts are beautiful!, I don't fly fish, but I'll work the creeks in WNC and find some decent fish and even some wild trout too.
You need a shorter rod, not sure if you're against using a fly on a spinning rod, but 6'8" rod with braid to fluorocarbon and use a water bobber to get the weight you need to cast the fly
We Used to catch them by hand in CO in streams like these when we were little kids (3rd grade). I always thought they went into the irrigation ditches to spawn. Measured one once at 24 inches.
Bro this place looks so perfect and relaxing. The stream looks perfect. Looks really deep for how wide it is.
Man! I love fishing small creeks like this one. It's fascinating how big fish are hiding in these little streams. This video is for sure going to be your hit soon! Great content 🤘🤠
Thanks!
I forgot something... I hope you're going back to this creek once to try and catch that 20incher. I would love to see that one 🙌 and like someone else mentioned in the comments, dip your gopro in the water at the nice deep spot so we see how it looks down there - must bee beautiful 🤩
I’m with the other dude. Definitely show us inside the creek. Looks so nice
Exciting was missing your suv channel and this popped up on my feed so cool!!
I’m in Idaho also and have a little stream just like this 5 minutes from home.
Same deal. Tiny creek huge fish.
There is lots to eat and nobody bothers them. I saw an open meadow, closed fishing access stream in France that had not seen angler in 2 years. There were 24 inch Browns swimming around the legs of the Holsteins as they waded the creek. I was not fishing but almost fell in looking.
I landed a 16" brown in a similar stream in Nebraska. One of the locals told me there were trout in the creek so I went to take a look. I saw the tiny stream and my heart sank thinking theres no way a fish of catchable size lived in there. I decided I didn't have anything better to do so I assembled my rod and gave it a shot. 3-4 casts later I had a big bite and instantly got excited again. Over the corse of the day I landed several 10"-12" fish and the big daddy 16". I still can't believe that trickle held such good fish.
I'm in Idaho this June and July. I'll be doing a lot of backpacking on the weekends, but hope to sneak out during the week. Maybe I'll find this spot in my wanderings.
Loved the video.. Please go back to this beautiful stream with very large trout soon because i want to see you land one of those giants!!!
Will do!
My first fishing experience as a little kid was in a stream that I could step across as a 7 year old. Caught many beautiful brook trout in that tiny stream of crystal clear water.
I really shouldn't watch these videos during my lunch break. Now I want to play hooky and find my fly rod :)
After fishing a creek-like river full of small mouths in NW IL and having my line repeatedly broken by the many energetic and large fish during my first trip, someone suggested that I replace the leader and tippet with a length of spiderwire. That stuff is thinner than the leader and strong AF. I returned to the river and didn't lose another fly. When I landed some fish it quickly became obvious that my tippet had been breaking after the line was twisted many times before being pulled taught by the fish (spiderwire leader came back super twisted). I guess this was due to the fact I was using poppers on the surface, and the lure was rolling when retrieved.
Anyway great video! Thank you for giving me the itch to go fishing again! It's been a while
How deep is that narrow creek? Sometimes they narrow but go very deep, can be dangerous
the small bodies of water you find with fish are just incredible. Can’t wait till the season opens around my area
Indeed, your videos is something like a therapy in this dark time. Thank you man.
I agree, these kinds of videos are so therapeutic!
Amazing that it holds any fish at all. Wonder what happens when it freezes over?
This is very addicting. I just ordered two rods, one for me, and one for my wife and daughter to use. Those won’t be the last. Can’t wait for the creeks to open!!
Tristan I fish a creek almost exactly like that one, but its over grown with trees and shrubbery along the sides and over the top of the water. Also very difficult to fish so I feel your pain. 1-2 foot wide creek with plenty of fish and hook up but loosing almost every fish.
Your excitement was like getting the present you've been asking for but thought you weren't going to get. I could feel your excitement. It made me laugh. Fishing is a lesson in persistence, and you have it in spades.
Thanks Suzette!
Those tiny creeks are so cool simply because of the challenge. One of my favorite uploads from you !
Agreed! Tiny creek fishing is awesome and requires refined skills and stealth
That area reminds me of the ruby marshes in Nevada, monster rainbows and browns
I really enjoyed this video..this is a nice little creek with some BIG trout! Those deep, undercut banks are the perfect place for these fish to lay in wait and just feed on what passes by! There is no way this stream gets much pressure.. The thick weeds remind me of Hot Creek near Bishop, CA.
Good point... Those undercut banks provide perfect places for trout to hold long term
Great little stream that was wider than it looked. What animal would have dug those holes in the bank? Groundhogs?🤷♂️ I’m in Australia, so have no idea.
Great video , gives me incentive to work these tiny creeks. Be careful not to back into one of those Badger holes and break an ankle.
I almost did that last year in a tiny Montana creek!!
pretty area. where abouts this stream at?
I just love your videos dude... And your voice is Uber relaxing too... I just want u to keep on talking and I find I don't even care if u catch one .. I JUST DONT WANT U TO STOP TALKING ...LOL... NICE WORK TRISTAN
are you using barbless hooks?
Great videos. I live in Ketchum, Idaho. Have been fly fishing past couple of years and just got into tenkara fishing this summer. I have caught the tenkara bug now and have two rods. Having a lot more success with tenkara. Sawtooth Lake, Warm Springs creek, bigwood and big lost river. You inspire me to explore all the smaller creeks in the area as well. Keep posting👍
Back when I was a kid fishing in the CA Delta we used bamboo cane poles the same way.Guess we were ahead of our time. Those cane poles cost .99 available at Palace Sporting Goods, Antioch Ca.
Im always amazed by the speed and stealth of these fish
Your casting skills are impressive
So true. These tiny creeks require excellent casting skills and stealth!