“Butter ditch!” I bout pissed myself! Your casual approach to fly fishing drives me crazy, and I love it! You remind me of someone else that just chunks what they have in the box...me, except I drink bourbon. Cheers brother, keep these videos coming!
You've started something here that you can not stop! KEEP SHARING THIS STYLE OF VID!! Along with your "educational" vids of course!! These are entertaining and there are not many vids better on the Tube than watching you land a trout or ten!! Keep 'em comin!
In the 80s I grew up in a house that's in the woods behind your first beer you popped open. As a small kid I would just cross the pasture and visit "Brown Town". At the time I didn't know it was off-limits until many years later. However, back in the 80s, I never saw anybody fishing that stretch of river. You are lucky to have access!
Pretty simple, if the water is 65-70 degrees the fish are struggling for oxygen and fishing them can kill them easily. Parks and wildlife will post when the water is getting too warm and fishing is prohibited, also if a river is getting too warm every fly shop you walk into will let you know if fishing is restricted. If you want to get nerdy get a river thermometer to check it yourself. River temp can also guide you to where they're holding.
I had planned a trip to go fishing in Villa Lago Rivadavia on the 18th of this month. And due to quarantine I had to suspend it. thanks man for this video
Rainbows seem to jump a lot more than brown trout and fight harder. Pound for pound they’re like the middleweights of the trout world. At least that’s true in the areas I fish (California and Utah). Nice day on the water with your mate, doesn’t get much better. Thanks for the entertaining video.
Lol now that you mention it I don't think I've ever had a brown jump on me. Also bigger rainbows tend to run downstream on me more. Browns really love to dog me in heavy current. Had a 17" today that I hooked in the day tailout of a run right above a rifle and he held in that current so hard that I actually had to use my fighting butt to turn him. Thankfully I was using 1x on a streamer so I could really muscle him.
I like wooly buggers they're all sold out every fishing shop in town. Popular. Where are you guys at looks like Montana maybe? Or Canada... Yellowstone area?
Those drone shots of that place look creepily familiar...could that possibly be the headwaters of the Arkansas R.? If so you’re in some fine water my man, i dream about goin back there!
Nice work man. Wondering if you've ever totally splurged on a piece of kit you thought would be cool just to have but ended up being awesome and now you can't live without it? Like $300 pliers or $300 shoelaces or whatever. Anything come to mind? E
Greetings from your home state. We’re not allowed to fish! It’s probably for the best. The Gunpowder would look like the Inner Harbor on a Saturday. I look forward to spring pickerel every year, but what are you going to do? Tie lots of flies? Thanks for the videos. You fit in vicarious fishing, great tips and lots of needed laughs. Trying to stay Huge here . You do the same.
Thanks for the sympathy Huge. Maybe I should practice casting. Where have I heard that before? If I start with a 4 and spend a week per line weight (and rod) working up I should be ready for tarpon by the time this stay in place order is over. Why didn’t I move to Colorado right after reading Trout Bum?
Big fan of yours, but still salty about when you said 4 piece rods are superior. 2 piece rods are superior and nobody can convince me otherwise. Id actually rock a 1 piece if i could. #twopiecegang (also plz dont post this to your insta story. Ill get made fun of.)
I know that you are on private water here, but I really wish you wouldn't blow up such a small river. This fishery cannot handle added pressure from a youtube channel like this. Denver Water crushes this fishery with trans basin diversions. I've been fishing this river many, many years and increased angling pressure and water demand from Front rangers have really made such a negative impact on this fishery. Not too many years ago there was a full blown salmon-fly hatch every year in the canyon: it was diminishing every year until, the record low winter of '11/'12, which was a nail in the coffin for those monster stoneflies. The same is true for mottled sculpin: which less than 10 years ago a fishery survey recorded the highest concentration of mottled sculpin ever recorded for any river in the whole state, now its less than 20% that number. Local advocates have conceded the fact that this once mighty river has been doomed to be creek due to trans basin diversions; problem is, the river bed is mean to hold a river, not a creek. The biggest issue here is that It becomes incredibly shallow and heats up to over 70 degrees most years now come august ... Trout unlimited is advocating for this "river," negotiating stream channel digging improvements in exchange for inevitable diversions stating "we'd rather have a health ____ creek than a dead ____ RIver" I met Adam maybe 7 years ago on a chairlift and we talked a lot about the valley waters. He's a great guy and he will agree with me on this... There is only 1/3 mile of public access in the stretch of water below the ranch and can handle 3-5 anglers a day max. They have had to institute a voluntary Tuesdays and Thursdays closure as well as a two car maximum in the parking area. I understand you run a fishing channel and that you just want content, but I implore you to take this down or include something about advocacy for this endangered river. p.s. I remember Adam and I disagreed on the best fishing time of year in the valley. In my experience, no doubt, 100%, the largest fish every year are landed pre-runoff... I think because he's a Tennessean he just prefers the warmer months or maybe its just that he's used to exclusive private water fish haha ;) Best wishes, -Rob
not to mention that this river is essentially ground zero for whirling disease and only aggressive stocking of resistant "hofer strain" trout since the 2000's have created (what they hope is now) a self sustaining rainbow fishery along with a mandatory catch and release of all bows in the headwaters.
@@robertmcmanus5875 sorry man, but I'm not going to take it down. I did remove the one comment that named the river. People are going to bitch about whatever I post, so you can get in line with the rest of them. I've lived in the valley for almost 20 years, so I'm well familiar with everything you said. I hate to break it to you, but this river is not a secret. And exposure isn't always bad. If more people cared about the river, then maybe it wouldn't be so fucked.
@@robertmcmanus5875 also, I'm going to delete your comment because you named the river. You're complaining about me hotspotting, but you just did the same thing. I'll leave this up for a little while in hopes that you'll see it, but I will be deleting it soon. If you would like to communicate further you can email me.
I edited that out immediately. in general I think having more advocates for in stream water right is a good thing, but you must be aware that this river can't handle the pressure. as far as it not being a secret, i get that... Front fly shops have been blasting it as a zone for years. I ask anglers where they heard about it and the lions share would be that exactly. you have 20,000+ subscribers though... i know your not gonna take it down but you could talk about the issues i mentions still without naming it to mitigate the damage you're doing
@@HugeFlyFisherman Also I realize now that I've seen your the stickers all over the resort. I'm glad to meet somebody who cares for that river like me... don't mean to throw shade brother, just want to preserve whats left of that river.
Great video. I went today and all I got was cold and frustrated but found a new spot on the way home so all was not lost. I went to a single nymph after a while to, it was just to windy to deal with 2 and plus my fingers froze and yet it was still better than sitting home! I'll kill em tomorrow.
So glad even even “semi pro” huge fly fisherman get knots. Makes me feel ok.
“Butter ditch!” I bout pissed myself! Your casual approach to fly fishing drives me crazy, and I love it! You remind me of someone else that just chunks what they have in the box...me, except I drink bourbon. Cheers brother, keep these videos coming!
“We saw a rise so we switched to dries” lol
david streiler that’s what ya do
@@heroryan7859 haha that's when you switch to dries... why is that funny lol
These fishing videos with tasty tidbits of knowledge are pretty sweet, would highly enjoy seeing them continue
You've started something here that you can not stop! KEEP SHARING THIS STYLE OF VID!! Along with your "educational" vids of course!! These are entertaining and there are not many vids better on the Tube than watching you land a trout or ten!! Keep 'em comin!
In the 80s I grew up in a house that's in the woods behind your first beer you popped open. As a small kid I would just cross the pasture and visit "Brown Town". At the time I didn't know it was off-limits until many years later. However, back in the 80s, I never saw anybody fishing that stretch of river. You are lucky to have access!
Love to see even Huge Flyfishermen sometimes do the same as me. “I should probably rig something else up but I’m too lazy”
Glad the ole “sphere baetis” has been working for you !
So good. Just so good. It’s like when you watch an Adam Sandler movie for the first time, and you leave with 30 perfect 1 liners for any occasion.
Further into the trip more beers! More enjoyable! God bless you!
Great video. Nice to watch some fishing since were stuck at home. I really enjoyed it. Cheers!!!
One day I know this channels gonna be HUGE!! Keep it up!!
Nice vid. Always enjoy watching, you’ve got something special going on.
Honestly one of you best vids,
Love your character.
Very funny, keep them coming!!!
3:55 The burp hook set 😂
Digging the bonus videos like this. Keep them coming!
Racing stripes on the rod! Lmfao! Love your commentary omg! Hilarious!
Nicely done. Water at 40F northern catskills. Gave it my best.
Looking forward to doing a little fishing once it quits snowing here.
Ben make a video about fishing when the water is too warm. You mentioned it in a previous video. I'm curious when/where it applies.
Trout mainly
Native trout mainly when they are in groups in deep holes is a tell tail sign waters hot n they are pressured
Pretty simple, if the water is 65-70 degrees the fish are struggling for oxygen and fishing them can kill them easily. Parks and wildlife will post when the water is getting too warm and fishing is prohibited, also if a river is getting too warm every fly shop you walk into will let you know if fishing is restricted. If you want to get nerdy get a river thermometer to check it yourself. River temp can also guide you to where they're holding.
@@brentjohnson2772 I want a thermometer. I'll live with the label
Good vid!! I needs to get out and fish!
“If you can read this your in range” haha clever
Loved the vid
Staying huge in buena vista CO. Thanks for your videos.
I had planned a trip to go fishing in Villa Lago Rivadavia on the 18th of this month. And due to quarantine I had to suspend it. thanks man
for this video
11:26 - I knew you Colorado guys liked to party!
Nice
Beautiful spot
Just curious as to why you are no longer guiding?
Rainbows seem to jump a lot more than brown trout and fight harder. Pound for pound they’re like the middleweights of the trout world. At least that’s true in the areas I fish (California and Utah). Nice day on the water with your mate, doesn’t get much better. Thanks for the entertaining video.
Lol now that you mention it I don't think I've ever had a brown jump on me. Also bigger rainbows tend to run downstream on me more. Browns really love to dog me in heavy current. Had a 17" today that I hooked in the day tailout of a run right above a rifle and he held in that current so hard that I actually had to use my fighting butt to turn him. Thankfully I was using 1x on a streamer so I could really muscle him.
I like wooly buggers they're all sold out every fishing shop in town. Popular. Where are you guys at looks like Montana maybe? Or Canada... Yellowstone area?
Colorado
What colors?
Black. Also black.
Another great comical video! 👍🎣
Good day guys. Well done.
Can you do a video of the equipment you own? Rod, reels and lines?
What line are you using? It looks very supple in the cold.
Orvis. Not sure what kind.
What backpack does Adam have? Looks comfortable and able to carry plenty of stuff
Orvis something
Those drone shots of that place look creepily familiar...could that possibly be the headwaters of the Arkansas R.? If so you’re in some fine water my man, i dream about goin back there!
Not the Ark.
Still some beautiful water!
Pretty cool PBR commercial lol nice fish
Nice job. Hey, new challenge. Beer free fishing! Just kidding. That would be boring!
Love it, makes me want to head west soon.
Always be drinking beer in BrownTown!
You got those yellow lines on your rod so you can cast faster 😂😂
You mentioned temperature a couple of times. Can you do a video explaining water temp? That would be awesome.
I’ll add it to the list
what do you do now that you don't guide?
That was fun. Thanks!
What drone do you use for video/photos?
Mavic air
8:02.... Sporting a HUGE-BOBBER in the tangle.
Looks like something stolen off a bait laden cane pole!
What lines are you using?
Orvis. Not sure what kind.
@@HugeFlyFisherman floating i assume or do you fish something different for your buggers?
Awesome! Love these videos.
well dang all, that dog just won't hunt dagnabbit, bless your hearts y'all!
Nice work man. Wondering if you've ever totally splurged on a piece of kit you thought would be cool just to have but ended up being awesome and now you can't live without it? Like $300 pliers or $300 shoelaces or whatever. Anything come to mind? E
What's an all-round dope fly rod outfit? Around 350 buckaroos ?
You’ll do fine with 350. Out the money into the rod and line, skimp on the reel.
STEEL VI Fenwick Aetos 5wt, Mastery MPX, Orvis Battenkill reel. Think you can find this on Yellowstone angler as a package!
You don’t guide anymore?.?.? What do you do for work?
Hey...I saw that "reverse video" in the intro...tricky. =)
😉
Stephen Humber no in Colorado the river flows up the rocks. Something to do with elevation or something.
Greetings from your home state.
We’re not allowed to fish!
It’s probably for the best. The Gunpowder would look like the Inner Harbor on a Saturday.
I look forward to spring pickerel every year, but what are you going to do? Tie lots of flies?
Thanks for the videos. You fit in vicarious fishing, great tips and lots of needed laughs. Trying to stay Huge here . You do the same.
Bummer man. Hang in there!
Thanks for the sympathy Huge.
Maybe I should practice casting. Where have I heard that before?
If I start with a 4 and spend a week per line weight (and rod) working up I should be ready for tarpon by the time this stay in place order is over. Why didn’t I move to Colorado right after reading Trout Bum?
You did it!
Looked fun
INSANE!
Are these stocked fish?
All wild.
@@HugeFlyFisherman damnnn wish our fishery was that good around me biggest wild ive gotten was 12 in and i was hyped
nymphing is the same as tenkara
Fly tying vid would be cool
Coming soon
Nice, thanks.
Good friggin video
I asked a guide to go to brown town one time, won’t do that again
“Stubby” 😂
The worst part is, I can’t tell if you’re poking humor with all your phrases...cause i find myself saying the exact same things 😂😂
Yes and no.
Big let show is where brown town is
Your last video you forgot to tell people to wet their hands before handling the fish and also to try and practice catch and release.
Nice
🔥
Yeah, I know where you are...I won't tell.
What color wooly bugger do you suggest for muddy water
Black
@@HugeFlyFisherman plain black and black with some flash
Ok
Where was the fried chicken?
In mah belly
How did you rig your egg and worm fly?
Tandem rig tied to the bend of the point fly.
Huge Fly Fisherman what’s on top?
Egg
How many you wana bet there we have flies on hand that are there
Tuesday
@@HugeFlyFisherman my point exactly clear
Hahaha I'm losing it
I think you already lost it....
@@jamesrussell5135 how many you wanna bet there I have flies on hand that aren't there on a Tuesday or the first week of a leap year come this Friday.
Got 1 rainbow today
We saw a rise so we switched to dries SNOB
My local river has already risen like 1/2 a foot -1 foot.
same
A tenkara would crush that side channel....just sayin
Serves you right for using more than one fly. Huge fly fishermen can get it done with only one fly. Stick with the bugger.
Any walleyed pike in that river?
Flyfishermen stereotypes?
Yes
Big fan of yours, but still salty about when you said 4 piece rods are superior. 2 piece rods are superior and nobody can convince me otherwise. Id actually rock a 1 piece if i could. #twopiecegang (also plz dont post this to your insta story. Ill get made fun of.)
4 piece isn’t better, just more convenient. I would also fish 1 piece rods if it was practical for me. Posting to IG in 3,2,1
It's been crazy lately! I was tossin streamers but my friend was landing them on hoppers alll day long yesterday!
PSA if Ben replies to your comment your probably going on the story of shame.
No roosterfish? 0/10 video.
I can do better. I should probably match the hatch or something.
Trout town. Population: 2
Bacon and eggs!!! 🥓🍳
If you learned how to euro nymph you wouldn’t miss so many! Lol!
I know that you are on private water here, but I really wish you wouldn't blow up such a small river. This fishery cannot handle added pressure from a youtube channel like this. Denver Water crushes this fishery with trans basin diversions. I've been fishing this river many, many years and increased angling pressure and water demand from Front rangers have really made such a negative impact on this fishery. Not too many years ago there was a full blown salmon-fly hatch every year in the canyon: it was diminishing every year until, the record low winter of '11/'12, which was a nail in the coffin for those monster stoneflies. The same is true for mottled sculpin: which less than 10 years ago a fishery survey recorded the highest concentration of mottled sculpin ever recorded for any river in the whole state, now its less than 20% that number. Local advocates have conceded the fact that this once mighty river has been doomed to be creek due to trans basin diversions; problem is, the river bed is mean to hold a river, not a creek. The biggest issue here is that It becomes incredibly shallow and heats up to over 70 degrees most years now come august ... Trout unlimited is advocating for this "river," negotiating stream channel digging improvements in exchange for inevitable diversions stating "we'd rather have a health ____ creek than a dead ____ RIver"
I met Adam maybe 7 years ago on a chairlift and we talked a lot about the valley waters. He's a great guy and he will agree with me on this... There is only 1/3 mile of public access in the stretch of water below the ranch and can handle 3-5 anglers a day max. They have had to institute a voluntary Tuesdays and Thursdays closure as well as a two car maximum in the parking area. I understand you run a fishing channel and that you just want content, but I implore you to take this down or include something about advocacy for this endangered river.
p.s. I remember Adam and I disagreed on the best fishing time of year in the valley. In my experience, no doubt, 100%, the largest fish every year are landed pre-runoff... I think because he's a Tennessean he just prefers the warmer months or maybe its just that he's used to exclusive private water fish haha ;)
Best wishes,
-Rob
not to mention that this river is essentially ground zero for whirling disease and only aggressive stocking of resistant "hofer strain" trout since the 2000's have created (what they hope is now) a self sustaining rainbow fishery along with a mandatory catch and release of all bows in the headwaters.
@@robertmcmanus5875 sorry man, but I'm not going to take it down. I did remove the one comment that named the river. People are going to bitch about whatever I post, so you can get in line with the rest of them.
I've lived in the valley for almost 20 years, so I'm well familiar with everything you said. I hate to break it to you, but this river is not a secret. And exposure isn't always bad. If more people cared about the river, then maybe it wouldn't be so fucked.
@@robertmcmanus5875 also, I'm going to delete your comment because you named the river. You're complaining about me hotspotting, but you just did the same thing. I'll leave this up for a little while in hopes that you'll see it, but I will be deleting it soon. If you would like to communicate further you can email me.
I edited that out immediately. in general I think having more advocates for in stream water right is a good thing, but you must be aware that this river can't handle the pressure. as far as it not being a secret, i get that... Front fly shops have been blasting it as a zone for years. I ask anglers where they heard about it and the lions share would be that exactly. you have 20,000+ subscribers though... i know your not gonna take it down but you could talk about the issues i mentions still without naming it to mitigate the damage you're doing
@@HugeFlyFisherman Also I realize now that I've seen your the stickers all over the resort. I'm glad to meet somebody who cares for that river like me... don't mean to throw shade brother, just want to preserve whats left of that river.
So that's what a thawed river looks like?
I live in Washington and fishing is closed
Great video. I went today and all I got was cold and frustrated but found a new spot on the way home so all was not lost. I went to a single nymph after a while to, it was just to windy to deal with 2 and plus my fingers froze and yet it was still better than sitting home! I'll kill em tomorrow.
Turned off the volume and enjoyed the vid.
Sick burn, dude. Thanks for watching.
Great vid, horrible beer. Must have lost his taste and smell...