Great video, well done. It’s amazing that you’re catching such nice fish. I’m 70 years old and can’t wade anymore or walk very far. When you hooked a nice fish I kept saying: “Get it onto the reel!” That’s what I always used to say to myself. I fished mainly steelhead and I had to get them onto the reel. There used to be a lot more salmon and steelhead but there are too many people. You have to go where the people won’t go as you have. After your first day fishing you said: “The elk are bugling in the background, ………” I thought you guys were in Heaven. Stalking bugling elk with a bow is the most addictive thing I’ve done. Worse than fly fishing. Keep up the great work!
Just found the channel. Great content. I know this drainage well. My family started camping there every August for two weeks in 1964. By the time I was 13 my brothers and I were hiking to all those meadows. I taught my sons to fly fish in those meadows. That lower section of one of the tributaries just immediately above the trail head has never seemed to hold fish. Once you get to upper section its jammed with cut bows. Too bad sickness kept you from that spot. I quit going there only because I went to Montana in 1999. Since then I fish there. The lower elevation makes for easier back country hiking. I never saw anything but black bears there. Montana is different in that way. There are grizzly bears and I carry a gun in that country.
You guys made the right call by deciding to call the trip and looking out for each other. You guys still caught some damn good fish. After all, there wouldn’t be a meat hang without to two of you. Great video, really enjoyed this!
Have been watching your videos since I found them after a recent trip to Co. I can sit and watch for hours, the scenery, the fish, the music, it's all rad. Am just getting my feet wet fly fishing, backpacking , and fishing in Colorado but I am learning a lot from you. Am planning a 2 week trip backpacking and fly fishing next summer. Thanks for motivating me. Keep up the chill vibes and nonstop fishing.
I enjoy your videos. Makes me liytle jealous of your adventures. Here in saskatchewan the streams I fish are smaller, and hold smaller fish. Though they are still fun to target. As a bit of an advisory for all anglers out there, the fish that was caught around the 30min mark, may have had whirling diesease. Look into the diesease, check your waters you fish for the risk level. If there is a risk those waters are infected, follow the decontamination protocol. Whirling diesease is very hard on salmondae, 80-90% fry death rate.
This is dope af! I just ran across your channel yesterday. Amazing videos! I'm hoping to do some hike in and fish trips in the not so far future, and getting some great ideas here. Thanks!
Another really good one dudes. Gotta pause it right now and finish it later but I like it so far lot. You guys ever wanna fish the West Yellowstone area, hmu.
Goons having fun is right! Tough break how things ended on the trip, but as you both realized... the time you had when things were good... were truly GOOD. Great fish, great scenery, and great company. Can't go wrong with any of that! Good decision to get outta there when you did. Being in the backcountry only compounds being sick. Definitely enjoyed this meat hang episode!
Breaks my heart to see all of that dead timber. We started going into the San Juans for backpacking in the late 90's while most of those trees were still alive. Wolf Creek Pass was some of the best scenery that you could find in Colorado but thousands of acres of dead trees is just sickening. Eventually Aspen groves will fill in the voids but it will never be like it was before the mountain pine beetle showed up.
Mad respect for the vids and fish. NGL, I wish you were a bit more discreet about the location. I’ve seen so many fisheries in this basin decline over the past 20 years due to over fishing. Even the back country stuff. Tight lines, and cherish these streams while they last. See you on the water!
Hey there partner! Do you ever make your way up to Washington state? We have countless breathtaking rivers and streams and i would love to link up with ya and swing a fly or two!
Man, I know how hard these vids are to make and how challenging these spots are to get to, but usually are rewarded with great fishing...you have earned my sub sir. Shout out from oregon! You ever want to catch a steelhead hit me up!
Awesome vid as always guys! .. I live a hr west of ALB so im sure i will catch you onna stream sometime. Have you fished the San Juan river underneath Navajo reservoir?
My ancestors put those cows there, sorry. Respect for the gates and fences is always appreciated, on public lands. Back when everything south of the Arkansas River was New Mexico, and before that Spain, they used the mountains as community-land. Under Guadalupe Hidalgo, Spanish laws managing natural resources were preserved to some extent, in Territorial New Mexico (now southern Colorado). I've seen some places where the livestock has really made a major mark on the streams. However, I'm quite confident that a livestock-trampled steam can be brought back to life. I'm pretty sure that Colorado dines on burger and not so much fillet, at least historically, so how can we create a better future? As I get older, I'm wondering why we keep developing all these recreation opportunities everywhere? I'd rather see more weekends of doing conservation work and less effort and time of recreation and/or preservation.
Awesome video. I ordered some medium sized glass beads and New Zealand strike indicator tubing to tie the FAS ADD. When I’m trying to put the tubing on the glass bead it never fits over the beads and I just ended up with some messed up fingernails. Any tips? Thanks.
Mike, is there a way I can contact you to discuss out trip- Patrick and I. We are going bling and would like to know what camp site- etc. Not trying to burn your site. Anyway, love everyone of y’all’s videos. Maybe when can cross paths one day. Pax et bonum my friend. Mike. (Spanky!)
Hey Guys, it looks like both of you and myself have been fly fishing the same stream. I’m so sorry I don’t have photos to show you, but if I promise not to burn the fishing spot by posting it on here, but if I name it in a private email to you, will you send me one of your t shirts for your channel in size XL (in either purple or green as neither color attracts mosquitoes). 😇
I enjoy your videos, very professionally done, fun to watch. The only thing more addictive than fly fishing is archery elk hunting, stalking big bugling bulls. I mainly fished for steelhead and salmon. It was impossible to strip in those fish. When watching you fight a fish I kept saying, probably to myself: “Get the fish onto the reel!” I’ve never caught a brown or bull trout. Lance Egan fishes the Rainbow Warrior a lot, hardly a “fly”, more of a lure. I used to use then when I could fish. After your first day fishing you said: “The elk are bugling in the background,…….” I thought: “Boy those guys are in Heaven!” America is so amazing. Thanks lots!
Great video, well done. It’s amazing that you’re catching such nice fish. I’m 70 years old and can’t wade anymore or walk very far. When you hooked a nice fish I kept saying: “Get it onto the reel!” That’s what I always used to say to myself. I fished mainly steelhead and I had to get them onto the reel. There used to be a lot more salmon and steelhead but there are too many people. You have to go where the people won’t go as you have.
After your first day fishing you said: “The elk are bugling in the background, ………” I thought you guys were in Heaven. Stalking bugling elk with a bow is the most addictive thing I’ve done. Worse than fly fishing. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! sometimes you have to be willing to go that extra mile if you want to find fish!
Just found the channel. Great content. I know this drainage well. My family started camping there every August for two weeks in 1964. By the time I was 13 my brothers and I were hiking to all those meadows. I taught my sons to fly fish in those meadows. That lower section of one of the tributaries just immediately above the trail head has never seemed to hold fish. Once you get to upper section its jammed with cut bows. Too bad sickness kept you from that spot. I quit going there only because I went to Montana in 1999. Since then I fish there. The lower elevation makes for easier back country hiking. I never saw anything but black bears there. Montana is different in that way. There are grizzly bears and I carry a gun in that country.
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This is what dreams and memories are made of!
Awesome job young men of documenting are sharing!
You guys made the right call by deciding to call the trip and looking out for each other. You guys still caught some damn good fish. After all, there wouldn’t be a meat hang without to two of you. Great video, really enjoyed this!
Thank you so much Jon! It was a tough call but you can't play around with stuff like that in the backcountry!
Have been watching your videos since I found them after a recent trip to Co. I can sit and watch for hours, the scenery, the fish, the music, it's all rad. Am just getting my feet wet fly fishing, backpacking , and fishing in Colorado but I am learning a lot from you. Am planning a 2 week trip backpacking and fly fishing next summer. Thanks for motivating me. Keep up the chill vibes and nonstop fishing.
That trout catch was insane
the vibes of these videos keep me coming back. love it guys
I love it! Thank you so much Michael!
Awesome video. Keeps me occupied sitting at my office until I get free time to hit the water.
So glad you enjoy them!!
Amazing story telling, and good vibes.
love the content.
Thank you so much Gregory!
36:06 is by far one of the coolest fishing shots I've ever seen. So sick, guys!
That was such a cool shot! We got extremely lucky we spotted him before it spooked
Elk Creek looks amazing. Planning on a couple of southern Colorado fly fishing trips next year.
On those high country creeks, the bank is indeed dank!
Great Video. Sorry that your friend got sick. But you did have some great fishing, even with the cattle.
Thank you so much!
I enjoy your videos. Makes me liytle jealous of your adventures. Here in saskatchewan the streams I fish are smaller, and hold smaller fish. Though they are still fun to target. As a bit of an advisory for all anglers out there, the fish that was caught around the 30min mark, may have had whirling diesease. Look into the diesease, check your waters you fish for the risk level. If there is a risk those waters are infected, follow the decontamination protocol. Whirling diesease is very hard on salmondae, 80-90% fry death rate.
Thank you so much! Whirling disease is a tough one!
Dude the one hand catch at 20 minutes, GOAT’d
Jason... I am so glad you noticed that.. That is years of fishy fumbling in the making haha
Watching your videos on a snow day in NJ.. great content n energy. Fish on dudes.
Love it Guys! Great footage, looked like a Great time! I wish I did these trips 30 years ago!
What an awesome video. Great work. Mike, you may want to pause a little on your back cast and let that line load up, just a suggestion.
This is dope af! I just ran across your channel yesterday. Amazing videos! I'm hoping to do some hike in and fish trips in the not so far future, and getting some great ideas here. Thanks!
Thank you so much Darin!
Dude, just discovered your channel a few days ago, what the hell man, this is great. As a passionate fly angler, i can only say, damn good stuff Sir!
Holy cow thank you so much!! I really appreciate the support
Another really good one dudes. Gotta pause it right now and finish it later but I like it so far lot. You guys ever wanna fish the West Yellowstone area, hmu.
Thank you so much Jim! It is very funny you say that.. We just might be..
Goons having fun is right! Tough break how things ended on the trip, but as you both realized... the time you had when things were good... were truly GOOD. Great fish, great scenery, and great company. Can't go wrong with any of that! Good decision to get outta there when you did. Being in the backcountry only compounds being sick. Definitely enjoyed this meat hang episode!
Breaks my heart to see all of that dead timber. We started going into the San Juans for backpacking in the late 90's while most of those trees were still alive. Wolf Creek Pass was some of the best scenery that you could find in Colorado but thousands of acres of dead trees is just sickening. Eventually Aspen groves will fill in the voids but it will never be like it was before the mountain pine beetle showed up.
Mad respect for the vids and fish. NGL, I wish you were a bit more discreet about the location. I’ve seen so many fisheries in this basin decline over the past 20 years due to over fishing. Even the back country stuff. Tight lines, and cherish these streams while they last. See you on the water!
www.flyfisherman.com/editorial/colorados-elk-creek/152217
inspired and fired up. great trip guys
Haha Kowalski is eating stroopwafel!
My favorite treat
fly fishing is one fly and hook without a hitch
Great video and beautiful scenes
Thank you so much!
Awesome video bud!!
Thank you so much Andy!
Maybe Boil the water before Iodine pills
Are those well logs on the wall in your office? Super cool video, I️ did this trip last summer and it was great!
It is a lot of fun if you can make it up that far!
Nice video guys!!!!
Thank you!
Classic Kowalski Release
It's like Point Break meets fly fishing.
It's like broke back mountain meets fly fishing! WTF?
19:45 Unreal snag
I do this a lot! haha
Hey there partner! Do you ever make your way up to Washington state? We have countless breathtaking rivers and streams and i would love to link up with ya and swing a fly or two!
Man, I know how hard these vids are to make and how challenging these spots are to get to, but usually are rewarded with great fishing...you have earned my sub sir. Shout out from oregon! You ever want to catch a steelhead hit me up!
Hell yeah! Thank you so much! It can be a bit difficult sometimes but capturing up those memories makes it totally worth it in the end!
Great vid bros🤙🏿
Thank you so much! It was an incredible trip
Awesome vid as always guys! .. I live a hr west of ALB so im sure i will catch you onna stream sometime. Have you fished the San Juan river underneath Navajo reservoir?
Thank you so much! I’ve only been once! Can’t say I was all that impressed..
@@FLYALLSZN yeah man alot of big fish but heavy pressure in the quality waters ... Winter is best 👍
What did you do for drinking water on this trip? Awesome video!!
This one was only through purifying tablets
Awesome 👍 trout
Thank you!!
Planning a trip to this undisclosed destination 🤐 Let me know if you ever want to catch a few drinks in Albuquerque 🤟
Elk is nice but try Rex creek it’s top ten
I’ve never heard of rex!
My ancestors put those cows there, sorry. Respect for the gates and fences is always appreciated, on public lands. Back when everything south of the Arkansas River was New Mexico, and before that Spain, they used the mountains as community-land. Under Guadalupe Hidalgo, Spanish laws managing natural resources were preserved to some extent, in Territorial New Mexico (now southern Colorado).
I've seen some places where the livestock has really made a major mark on the streams. However, I'm quite confident that a livestock-trampled steam can be brought back to life. I'm pretty sure that Colorado dines on burger and not so much fillet, at least historically, so how can we create a better future? As I get older, I'm wondering why we keep developing all these recreation opportunities everywhere? I'd rather see more weekends of doing conservation work and less effort and time of recreation and/or preservation.
Beautiful trip, may be the cattle shitting in the water...
Hey Brad Kilmer do you do tours if I wanted to fly there and fish with you guys, coming from Hawaii aloha
Brad Kilmer has me dead hahaha Aloha brother! Cant say we do many tours! These trips change all the time so we wont be back in CO for awhile!
How does this not have a million views this is sooo good
It was such a solid trip! One we are gonna remember for a long while!
@@FLYALLSZN also loved the gunnison video I live really close to that spot
Awesome video. I ordered some medium sized glass beads and New Zealand strike indicator tubing to tie the FAS ADD. When I’m trying to put the tubing on the glass bead it never fits over the beads and I just ended up with some messed up fingernails. Any tips? Thanks.
Mike, is there a way I can contact you to discuss out trip- Patrick and I. We are going bling and would like to know what camp site- etc. Not trying to burn your site. Anyway, love everyone of y’all’s videos. Maybe when can cross paths one day. Pax et bonum my friend. Mike. (Spanky!)
Instagram would be the best spot!
I know precisely where this is
Is this creek running all year or does it ice over for winter ?
Oh it is way up in the high country. I would bet its already freezing up
Hey Guys, it looks like both of you and myself have been fly fishing the same stream. I’m so sorry I don’t have photos to show you, but if I promise not to burn the fishing spot by posting it on here, but if I name it in a private email to you, will you send me one of your t shirts for your channel in size XL (in either purple or green as neither color attracts mosquitoes). 😇
Wanna slide me them farm ponds by Lawrence?
I have a long list of them! I would love to haha
I enjoy your videos, very professionally done, fun to watch. The only thing more addictive than fly fishing is archery elk hunting, stalking big bugling bulls. I mainly fished for steelhead and salmon. It was impossible to strip in those fish. When watching you fight a fish I kept saying, probably to myself: “Get the fish onto the reel!” I’ve never caught a brown or bull trout. Lance Egan fishes the Rainbow Warrior a lot, hardly a “fly”, more of a lure. I used to use then when I could fish.
After your first day fishing you said: “The elk are bugling in the background,…….” I thought: “Boy those guys are in Heaven!” America is so amazing. Thanks lots!
What does meat hang mean
Which month was this trip?
Early September!
Do you think you could of caught on a mouse pattern?
Is this guy like an ex poet?
Nice underwear footage
Nice *underwater footage