Thank you James!! Glad you enjoyed. I do love catching native brookies. Even if they aren’t monster size fish, they are so beautiful and the streams and environment where they are found are also so beautiful. I’m really happy when I find new water that can sustain these fish, especially when they are thriving. Cold, Clean and Pristine!! Tight lines 🙂
You are certainly in your element here. Looks like you had loads of fun this time out. Certainly more catches than the previous video. What's with the soccer comment?? That came out of left field. Wait, left field would be baseball. Who's on first, What's on second, and I Don't Know why you tossed that in there. 😂 😂 😂
It was lots of fun Sensei!! I had fly line everywhere…. Lol. It was ‘Messi’. That’s how the soccer reference started. Bonus points for paying such close attention. 👊⚽️
Wow Joe, what a beautiful stream to have so close to your home, and so full of those magic mountain Gems. Again, you had me watching the fly and your rod tip anticipating the strikes. Had to wait a bit to watch the video, for I'm busy trying to recover from this bionic man knee i just procured from my local bone Doc. Jelouse, as all heck that I can't get out till spring but im sure youll have a few winter trips planned that will keep our interests and the juices flowing. Keep up all the good work you do for those Gems and pristine waters. Laus Deo my Fren!!!
All the best, my friend. You will soon be giving Steve Austin a run for the money!! Thanks for watching and your wonderful comment. I sure do hope to get out in a snowstorm this winter and chase some native brookies. It’s an unbelievably beautiful time of year to be on the stream. Catching just one brookie is a huge added bonus. Fingers crossed!! Stay well and recover quickly. 👊
@@EricSchwind-qm6yf hey Eric, yeah I'm not sure what that was. It was certainly moving fast... maybe a turtle in the current?? The mystery continues!! haha.Thanks for checking it out and checking in!! Tight lines.
Super beautiful fish!!! You should consider down sizing to a 2wt 9’ way more bend in the stick and plenty of rod for those fish. Thinner fly line less spooky, better casting, thinner leader and tippet. A brookie guy like you should love it…. Just saying.. Fish on brother..
Hey Scott, great comment. I’ve used lots of different size and weight rods but not 9’ 2 wt. That sounds very fun for dry flies on a small brookie stream. I don’t mind using a longer rod and many times prefer it because you can make an easy flip cast and work around the trees by not doing any false casting. Shorter lightweight rods are not the greatest for pinpoint accuracy when using a dry-dropper which I use very frequently. I have a 7.5’ 3 wt that’s very fun for brookies on dry flies but if you add a tungsten bead dropper it loses the pinpoint accuracy needed to nail a first cast. The 8.6’ 4 wt Recon I used is very nice for dry-dropper brookies but a 2 or 3 wt would have even been more fun with dry flies if you know you are going exclusively with dry flies. I may have to try a 9’ version. Thank for watching and commenting and, yes, fish on brother!! 👊
And interesting about the thinner fly line with a lighter weight rod. I didn’t think of that when it comes to spooking fish. It’s always tippet material being thin but not fly line. What bothers me are those really bright fly lines. Definitely not a good thing… our Trout Unlimited group had a speaker a couple of years ago and he had a product he used to camouflage his fly line. It may have been brown shoe polish?? I’m not sure if that’s what it was but it might be something I’d try.
@@WildTroutMan I run a dry dropper a lot and this rod was designed specifically for micro accuracy!! Granted the weighted nymph changes things as you know. I don’t run tungsten in Brookie streams don’t really need it I feel brass gets down enough because that are so shallow anyway, I always hung up with tungsten and it really hampered the cast!!! This rod can handle a #32 dry to a #10 wolly bugger and a 3” brookie to a 23” brown!! It’s seen em all!! Probably one of the best rods Orvis ever made!! I’d love to have you fish it!! And I have a great stream up north if you want to join me??
@@scottnock5241 ok, Scott sounds good. I might be headed to North Central PA next month. Send me the trip info here. adventure@wildtroutman.com Thanks 👊
Omg, I’m so glad you noticed that and asked the question. I was going to put a graphic on screen and say what is this but I didn’t do it. I don’t know what it is. My first thought was possibly a turtle floating downstream in the current but I doubt turtles can just drift like that. I thought maybe a beaver but it’s seems too small. Maybe a muskrat or mink?? I just don’t know and maybe one of the viewers will know. I never thought it was fish…. Maybe it is…. Maybe it’s just debris but I do think it’s some kind of animal. I’ll send a Wild Trout Man Hat out to someone who can positively ID it but maybe it’s not even possible to positively ID it. I’d be interested in what others think it might be.
Thank you for your comment, Sawyers. Gotta love native brookies!! Lol On this outing I was using an 8 1/2 foot 4 wt. I prefer a longer rod even on small streams. I use a lot of side arm roll casts with overhanging trees as opposed to a regular back cast and a longer rod works best for this. A 3wt would certainly work and probably be even be better, if I know I’m not going to use a beaded dropper. I like a 4wt when using a beaded dropper fly because it handles the extra weight and allows a precision cast. Tight lines…. And a gentle release!!
Thank you Sniper!! Much appreciated. I do love getting out on remote streams for wild and native trout. I believe I’m using an Orvis Recon 8.5 ft 4 wt in this video. A 3wt is nice for just dry flies but if I might use a dry/dropper then I prefer a 4 wt for best accuracy casting the 2 fly rig. I do like a bit longer rod, even for small streams, because it allows a lob cast without false casting. Lob cast is great for tight quarters with lots of overhanging trees. Tight lines!! 👊
Very very cool!!!
Thank you James!! Glad you enjoyed. I do love catching native brookies. Even if they aren’t monster size fish, they are so beautiful and the streams and environment where they are found are also so beautiful. I’m really happy when I find new water that can sustain these fish, especially when they are thriving. Cold, Clean and Pristine!! Tight lines 🙂
You are certainly in your element here. Looks like you had loads of fun this time out.
Certainly more catches than the previous video.
What's with the soccer comment?? That came out of left field. Wait, left field would be baseball. Who's on first, What's on second, and I Don't Know why you tossed that in there. 😂 😂 😂
It was lots of fun Sensei!!
I had fly line everywhere…. Lol. It was ‘Messi’. That’s how the soccer reference started. Bonus points for paying such close attention. 👊⚽️
Love what you're doing. Thanks for sharing! Best, Bill
Thanks for watching, Bill. Your comment is very much appreciated. Long Live the Native Brookies!! 👊
Wow Joe, what a beautiful stream to have so close to your home, and so full of those magic mountain Gems. Again, you had me watching the fly and your rod tip anticipating the strikes. Had to wait a bit to watch the video, for I'm busy trying to recover from this bionic man knee i just procured from my local bone Doc. Jelouse, as all heck that I can't get out till spring but im sure youll have a few winter trips planned that will keep our interests and the juices flowing. Keep up all the good work you do for those Gems and pristine waters. Laus Deo my Fren!!!
All the best, my friend. You will soon be giving Steve Austin a run for the money!! Thanks for watching and your wonderful comment. I sure do hope to get out in a snowstorm this winter and chase some native brookies. It’s an unbelievably beautiful time of year to be on the stream. Catching just one brookie is a huge added bonus. Fingers crossed!! Stay well and recover quickly. 👊
Glad to see your out... It was a Great Year for for Blue Lines...
Ken, should be an excellent spawning season with how great stream flows have been. Hope all is well. 👊
Gonna be a great one
Hope you enjoy, Donnie. Long Live the Native Brookies!! 👊
@@WildTroutMan my son and I are southwest T.U. members who get our brookies in the laurel highlands
@@donnieminard9421 ahhh, very nice!! That’s a haul for me to get out there so I haven’t done much exploring out that way. It’s on the list though. 🙂
Man, I love your channel. Just found it. Please keep doing what you’re doing!
Haha, I love your comment!! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoy the content. Long Live the Wild and Native Trout. Tight lines, Holer!! 👊
Great video gets the blood pumping
Thank you Al!! Those native brookies certainly got my blood moving. Thanks for watching and commenting. Tight lines!! 👊
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Right side of the screen, in the water. Looks like something swam past you, lol. Something dark.
Yes, I’m not sure what that was. Any ideas??
@@WildTroutMan looks like a turtle. saw this and immediately went to the comments to see who else noticed lol
@@EricSchwind-qm6yf hey Eric, yeah I'm not sure what that was. It was certainly moving fast... maybe a turtle in the current?? The mystery continues!! haha.Thanks for checking it out and checking in!! Tight lines.
Super beautiful fish!!! You should consider down sizing to a 2wt 9’ way more bend in the stick and plenty of rod for those fish. Thinner fly line less spooky, better casting, thinner leader and tippet. A brookie guy like you should love it…. Just saying.. Fish on brother..
Hey Scott, great comment. I’ve used lots of different size and weight rods but not 9’ 2 wt. That sounds very fun for dry flies on a small brookie stream. I don’t mind using a longer rod and many times prefer it because you can make an easy flip cast and work around the trees by not doing any false casting. Shorter lightweight rods are not the greatest for pinpoint accuracy when using a dry-dropper which I use very frequently. I have a 7.5’ 3 wt that’s very fun for brookies on dry flies but if you add a tungsten bead dropper it loses the pinpoint accuracy needed to nail a first cast. The 8.6’ 4 wt Recon I used is very nice for dry-dropper brookies but a 2 or 3 wt would have even been more fun with dry flies if you know you are going exclusively with dry flies. I may have to try a 9’ version. Thank for watching and commenting and, yes, fish on brother!! 👊
And interesting about the thinner fly line with a lighter weight rod. I didn’t think of that when it comes to spooking fish. It’s always tippet material being thin but not fly line. What bothers me are those really bright fly lines. Definitely not a good thing… our Trout Unlimited group had a speaker a couple of years ago and he had a product he used to camouflage his fly line. It may have been brown shoe polish?? I’m not sure if that’s what it was but it might be something I’d try.
@@WildTroutMan I always use a drab line never bright!! Orvis makes a green that’s drab.. I’d love to let you try my rig sometime, hit me up….
@@WildTroutMan I run a dry dropper a lot and this rod was designed specifically for micro accuracy!! Granted the weighted nymph changes things as you know. I don’t run tungsten in Brookie streams don’t really need it I feel brass gets down enough because that are so shallow anyway, I always hung up with tungsten and it really hampered the cast!!! This rod can handle a #32 dry to a #10 wolly bugger and a 3” brookie to a 23” brown!! It’s seen em all!! Probably one of the best rods Orvis ever made!! I’d love to have you fish it!! And I have a great stream up north if you want to join me??
@@scottnock5241 ok, Scott sounds good. I might be headed to North Central PA next month. Send me the trip info here. adventure@wildtroutman.com
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Water is deeper than we think huh
Yeah, the depth can be deceiving when the water is so crystal clear.
Was that a fish swimming by at 3:00
Omg, I’m so glad you noticed that and asked the question. I was going to put a graphic on screen and say what is this but I didn’t do it. I don’t know what it is. My first thought was possibly a turtle floating downstream in the current but I doubt turtles can just drift like that. I thought maybe a beaver but it’s seems too small. Maybe a muskrat or mink?? I just don’t know and maybe one of the viewers will know. I never thought it was fish…. Maybe it is…. Maybe it’s just debris but I do think it’s some kind of animal. I’ll send a Wild Trout Man Hat out to someone who can positively ID it but maybe it’s not even possible to positively ID it. I’d be interested in what others think it might be.
i would think it's a turtle? little fast for a little turtle but what else has a head and neck like that?
@@Z-NE Exactly. The head and neck is why I thought turtle. Can they float that fast downstream?
What length rod ? And weight of reel? Great stuff! Thank you
Thank you for your comment, Sawyers. Gotta love native brookies!! Lol On this outing I was using an 8 1/2 foot 4 wt. I prefer a longer rod even on small streams. I use a lot of side arm roll casts with overhanging trees as opposed to a regular back cast and a longer rod works best for this. A 3wt would certainly work and probably be even be better, if I know I’m not going to use a beaded dropper. I like a 4wt when using a beaded dropper fly because it handles the extra weight and allows a precision cast. Tight lines…. And a gentle release!!
Love the content!
Curious what rod you’re using to catch these beauties!
Thank you Sniper!! Much appreciated. I do love getting out on remote streams for wild and native trout. I believe I’m using an Orvis Recon 8.5 ft 4 wt in this video. A 3wt is nice for just dry flies but if I might use a dry/dropper then I prefer a 4 wt for best accuracy casting the 2 fly rig. I do like a bit longer rod, even for small streams, because it allows a lob cast without false casting. Lob cast is great for tight quarters with lots of overhanging trees. Tight lines!! 👊
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Much appreciated adventure fish. Where do your adventures take you?
@@WildTroutMan in Kentucky new to the trout game but i try.
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