Apache Trout: Isolated in Paradise | Natural Splendor & Wild Trout | Fly Fishing Arizona
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2023
- The flash of orange and yellow aspen are the tell tale sign that Father Winter is clawing his way south for the season and that icy grip is only a few sunsets away. Dwindling days crank up the urgency levels for the outdoorsman and quarry alike, be it the bugling elk or rising trout. The breathing collective buckles down to make the last bundles of hay while the sun is shining. For my first time, fall in the White mountains was like nothing I’ve ever experienced. If you let the changing shades of the diverse topography control your gaze, you will no doubt be surprised by a thunder bound sucker punch waiting just over the ridge. This shoulder will throw every season your direction, and in 15 minutes it will all change again. Prepare to shiver, and sweat, burn from the sun, and get soaked in the rain.
But don’t let that dissuade.. if Colorado was a cinnamon roll, someone stole the center and plopped it down in this desert state. The fishy icing on top would be the opportunity to hold one of the worlds rarest species of trout.. Folks this is going to be a few days fly fishing Arizona.
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Reference:
2:00 - Who is Jack?
4:00 - Dinner & Elk
10:00 - Smitty WerbenJagerManJensen
14:15 - Now that's an Apache Trout
16:00 - History Lesson
24:30 - Stocked Apache Trout
29:00 - Second Spot
36:00 - Rain Rain GTFO
46:00 - Damn thats a big Trout
The stream you're fishing is one of my favorites to hit in the fall. I miss the midwest falls and this little stream scratches the fall itch. Good job lads!
Great video and awesome commentary. My dad and I just fished spot number one. Though we and up empty handed a great time was still had.
I miss the White Mountains of AZ. That is where I was born and raised. Some of the most beautiful country there is. Great video!
Thank you so much!
Being an Arizona native and fly fisher myself, I can say that you did an excellent job on this film!
Thank you so much Ryan!
Camped in that same spot, awesome falling asleep listening to the Elk bugle. Enjoyed exploring those waters and the white mountains, special place. Enjoyed watching this. Have a special place in my heart for Apache Trout
How could you not! They’re so amazing! Definitely a memorable adventure
Your shows have me addicted on lazy days!!! Thanks much!!!
After a full day of fishing, and then coming home and watching your video fulfill this day!
That’s phenomenal! Hope you enjoyed it Richard!
@@FLYALLSZN I absolutely did enjoy it! Awesome footage of your adventure!
It’s awesome to finally see you chasing Apaches in AZ. The whites are my old stomping grounds.
Had an absolute blast!
Nice work. Great video work and very good narration!
it begins again love to see it
Thank you rob!
Cool adventure! Thanks for taking us along.
So glad you enjoyed it Lori!
Well done !
You are a gifted storyteller and it’s makes the videography so much more enjoyable. Well done!
Dope video. Welcome to the Rez
Awesome video! Thanks for taking us on your adventure! Loved it 🎣
Thank you so much Mike!
Great video Mike, one of your best!
SCOTT!! That means a lot thank you so much
Another banger as expected 🔥 👏🏻
Thank you so much!!
Another great video, Mike. I also enjoyed the education on Apache Trout. Be safe. steve
Thank you so much steve!
Let’s go baby. 🎣
Hope you enjoy!!
Thank you for sharing another great video and adding a new fish species to my bucket list!
Of course! So glad you enjoyed it Tyler!
Wow! Another payoff for an anticipated vid. Great job Mike.
Thank you so much Tom!
Always a pleasure to watch 👊
Thank you so much!! Skinz saved my ass in the rain!
I ALWAYS spent almost as much time gathering litter on that stream as I did fishing, especially gathering casually discarded treble hooks near the parking area. Still managed to catch and release more than a few Apache trout. I must also admit that I never realized there was so much beautiful water upstream of the beaver pond. Maybe one day I’ll be able to get back out there.
Do remember that there are certain areas in the reservation where you MUST have a tribal affiliation or be accompanied by a tribal member just to be in the area.
THANKS for bringing back some great memories.
Another great video. Now gotta add an Apache trout to my bucket list!
Thank you Philip!! They’re super fun!
Sweet video! Beautiful scenery and variety of trout!
Thank you so much Barry!
What's really cool to see is that there are relatives in nearly every watershed coming in along the mexican coast from the Gulf of California down to southern mexico found in the mountain and jungle streams of mexico. Supposedly more trout diversity than just about anywhere because all these trout are in isolated watersheds from each other. The apache and gila being the most northern relatives of these. Check out truchas mexicanas, there are maybe 10-12 or more confirmed relatives. Pretty Amazing we get to partake in catching some of the relatives!
That has fascinated me for years now! A dream of mine would be to tag along with a group of biologists and document it all!
Fantastic adventure!
It was so much fun!!
Thanks again for the adventure. I plan on doing an Apache, Gila trout trip sometime in the next year or so. I always like watching these videos as inspiration and as part of my planning process.
So glad you liked it Daniel! Thank you for the support
I feel you on the thunderstorms
Not something to mess around with!!
Never caught a brown trout before 😢. Such beautiful colours and seen some nice sizes on RUclips. My next bucket list fish 😂
Love fishing Arizona. I got to fish a little bit last year in Arizona, and it was awesome I’m going back this summer can’t wait. I hope you can get out to Montana one of these days.
I may be making my way out to big sky country sooner rather than later!
Awesome video 🤙🏾
Thank you so much!
Mike, good video. Interesting talk about the Apache Trout history. Keep up the good work.
Nice vid man! I enjoy chasing the alpine fish as well and Rock Chalk!
Rock chalk!!
I really enjoy your video's. I live in Colorado Springs, Co. and the other day I walked in a local fly shop and they had Your video playing. I was very impressed. You have great content keep it up. You are going on trips what most of us dream of doing, thanks
You gotta be kidding me John! That’s so cool! Thank you for reaching out!
Love your work! Fun and informative.
Thank you Ed!
Definitely one of my bucket list species, along with Gila Trout. I wanted to bag both last summer, but the gas prices scared me off. Driving out West is double the distance to the Smokies for me, coming from Louisiana. Maybe this year I'll make it happen - I've already done the online research.
They sure are an amazing species to chase!
This is a sick video! I gotta find this place
Fantastic.
Thank you hank!
Finally!!!
Hope you enjoy!!
good vid
I really love catching giant browns on the truckee River in NV and CA, I know they are not native but they are the giants we all look to catch on that fishery I would be sad to see them go away!
Not saying there is a right or wrong! A lot of the mess that has been made kind of just is what it is at this point..
@FLY ALL SZN absolutely, it's just so sad that a fish that was introduced to a system 200yrs ago can be said to be non native but a biologist that is 30yrs can say they are, if a fish thrives and survives for that long who is to say its not native, it's a very tricky topic forsure
@@jeremiahhedeen3879 Well on a very technical sense Browns and rainbows are non native.. because on the grand scale.. they have only been around for 200 years vs 100k years like their Gila and Apache counterparts..
I really enjoyed the video. I love catching Apache trout in the Black River. I am, however, moving in a couple weeks from Arizona to West Plains MO. Hope to see you at Eleven Points sometime. Thanks for the videos and keep them coming.
The eleven has some amazing fishing too!! I may be a bit biased.. but I love Missouri waters so much
I used to hunt in the area quite a bit. I'm nearly certain that your campsite is the same we used to use - a side road off of the road to Diamond Rock campground! The last time I was there was several years ago after a major fire. If it is the same place, it looks like it has recovered nicely! Great video!
good man
Another sick video! Need you to come up to Maine some day for monster native brookies
Thank you Ryan!! I’ve heard great things about Maine!
I really enjoy the White Mountains as well as your story telling abilities Mike. Fished the Black River in the spring right as Covid hit. A massive blizzard made the river cold and mucky and impassable in most spots. I couldn’t even get to the Fort Apache area because all reservation land was closed off, no permits were being sold, not even to natives. Do plan on returning under better conditions, for I still haven’t caught my first native Apache trout.
Great video and crazy how good Jack is at fly fishing. I live in the driftless area of Iowa. I was wondering if you are planning on doing future driftless area videos. Thanks for all the quality content. -Riley Berns
I spent all of March in Iowa! I have quite a bit of driftless content to follow
Mike,glad you made a trip to NE Arizona to fly fish the white mnts. I live in Phoenix and that's one of my fav places to hit . I have done those streams you and Jack hit ,fyi late spring is a good time to come bk. Thx for sharing the video. Be safe Chris Garretson
Thank you so much Chris! Funny you say that, I am making my way back soon!
Nice narration! I've done a lot of fishing in those areas. What's the main way you can tell a native Apache from a stocked Apace?
I like the narration, amazing video! What month was this in?
Thank you! This was October!
Great cut at 21:25 love it
Dots pretzels and PB? Where is the jelly man? c’mon! No justice.
Jelly would be too sweet! Gotta keep it savory haha
Looks like an amazing adventure! What’s your favorite rod set up for these AZ waters?
When did you guys fish there? Was in recently or is this older footage? I absolutely love the film by the way, keep it up 🤙🎣
This was filmed in October!
wish jack still made YT videos
I agree!!
Hi there Mike. Great video as usual, and nice to meet Jack. Was just curious- are you using fibreglass or composite rods? More the colours, that have got me asking! Always great to share your adventures, and I always get the impression you like sharing stories. Do you write books?
Thank you Darrel! I don't write books (yet)
in one of your videos, you should show us how you cast and strip streamers in small creeks/😁
Howdy Tyler! I dont know if there is much more to show than what you saw here.. but I will most certainly keep that in mind!
Every time I fish with jack he never wears waders 😂 Someone get jack some waders for his birthday 😂 41:30
If it works it works!
@@FLYALLSZN true true man just likes being cold 😂
Bro it’s Arizona! It’s cold 2 months of the year. You just gotta buck it up for that long hahaha
@@desertfly1518 😂😂 idk man there’s been a couple times when we’ve fished and I really wish I had some waders 😂
@@desertfly1518 especially elk bugling season at the forky 👀🥶😂
Awesome video! I'm going out there mid May and have done so much research about the streams and locations, I'm starting to feel like I may have already hyped up the expectation in my head. Any tips you'd be willing to share on targeting the elusive native Apache?
They aren’t that elusive if you put your fly in the right spot! My advice would be to keep moving!
Like he said cover water. May should be good conditions before monsoon season hits in AZ so you should be in great shape!
I'm loving your videos, but where's the funny stuff, the bloopers
What do you think is the best cheap 3 wt rod
The best cheap rod is the best cheap rod you can find. Brand doesn’t matter. Look for used rods (they’ll be just as good) save your money and buy nice line
I cannot agree more with you when it comes to muddying the waters with hatchery fish. Technically they are an invasive species. Am I rright? Unfortunately people want a fix right now not 40 or 50 years down the road. Love your videos.
Thank you so much Rick! I honestly think it would take less than 20 years to see some radical changes
Mike, I enjoy your videos, but I'm a little disappointed in your comments regarding hatchery stocked trout. It's well known that many (if not most) trout fisheries in NA would not exist without hatchery supplemented stockings. In particularly, Apache trout would have slipped into extinction decades ago if not for the work of the Apache tribes, and state and federal agencies.
Hatchery raised pure-strain Apache trout helped secure the future of a viable population in the native range of this once endangered species. These efforts ensured a recovery that eventually led to the opening of several White Mountains streams and lakes to recreational fishing for this beautiful and relatively rare trout.
So the next time you hold one of the many beautiful trout we are so fortunate to be able to fish for across the country, consider a thank you to the many federal, state and local agencies that work tirelessly to ensure we all have the opportunity to do so.
You should look into Christmas tree lake on the fort apache reservation next time you're in Arizona.
I’ve heard of big stocked Apache on Christmas tree!
Yeah, they are! Catch and release also. Some of the lakes on the reservation hold big browns too
where is that meadow stream ?
Always such great videos!
Stocked critically endangered species for harvest intermixing with wild species? Why do we treat our wild spaces with the care and education of the 1960's. My god that's stupid. Thank you for highlighting that ignorant mismanagement! Check the history of Oregon's Dept of Fish and Wildlife's management of Alvord Cutthroat to see the results of such carelessness- extinction.
I hate to point fingers because I’m not a biologist.. I don’t have a degree therefore I can’t weigh in with legitimacy.. BUT boy howdy it seems to be a backwards ass way of management.
Arizona is my stomping grounds, from the black river in the east to Tonto Creek I’ve fly fished all over the state since I was 8 or 9 years old and now I’m 43. I’ve caught some of the biggest browns out of the smallest dump buckets where most people wouldn’t even think a fish that big could even be swimming in there. Arizona is underrated for trout fishing and if you have the time and patience to hike back into places most people don’t want to go you can find some absolute slabs and super aggressive browns that will eat a mouse pattern once the sun goes behind the mountains. It can be epic at times. 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
with the least amount of spots is the TRUE native Apache trout , others are hybrids
nice and relaxing
Thank you alfred!
It would be neat if you included a map of your travels. For those who enjoy trekking
I'm a little disappointed that you released those brookies instead of eating them.
Hi Mike, how do I follow you on discord?
Howdy mark! I have the link to it in the video description