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Hi-Country Cutts
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2024
Fly fishing / backpacking / hiking. Sometimes combined!
If you ever want help with places to fish or backpack, just send me an email (in my profile) and I will be thrilled to help you. If you ever run into me on the trail, please say hello!
I am also a member of High Plains Drifters fly fishing club in Denver, Colorado.
If you ever want help with places to fish or backpack, just send me an email (in my profile) and I will be thrilled to help you. If you ever run into me on the trail, please say hello!
I am also a member of High Plains Drifters fly fishing club in Denver, Colorado.
Excellent Late-Fall Fly Fishing on the Eagle River | October 2024
A late fall trip to the Eagle River searching for rainbows, browns and mountain whitefish. Good company and good fishing!
Tight lines!
Gear:
- 4 weight rod
- 9' 5x leader with additional 2' of 5x tippet
- small white airlock strike indicator
- mostly unweighted nymphs, with and without split shot
Tight lines!
Gear:
- 4 weight rod
- 9' 5x leader with additional 2' of 5x tippet
- small white airlock strike indicator
- mostly unweighted nymphs, with and without split shot
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Peaks to Plains: 2 Days of Fly Fishing in the Arkansas River Drainage
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Join me on a 2-day adventure fishing the Arkansas River and one if its alpine contributors in the lovely Colorado fall. 0:00 - Day 1: Peaks 2:22 - Day 1: Hike to Hagerman Tunnel 3:03 - Day 2: Plains
3 Days of Fly Fishing with Fall Colors in Lander WY
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Three days of fall fly fishing in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains in Lander, Wyoming. Primarily using indicator nymph rigs to pull out some nice brown trout, rainbows, and mountain whitefish. 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Day 1 7:28 - Day 2 12:45 - Day 3
Last alpine fly fishing expedition of the season! | September 2024
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Solo overnight backpacking/fly fishing trip into the Never Summer Wilderness for some final alpine cutthroats of the season!
Fall Day-Trip Hike & Fish in Colorado’s Mt Massive Wilderness | September 2024
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I organized a day trip in the Mt Massive Wilderness (Leadville, Colorado) for my fly fishing club looking for cutthroat, golden and lake trout. We caught a number of cutthroat and cutthroat-rainbow hybrids (called cuttbows). Beautiful fall day and good company!
Fall Colorado tundra fly-fishing expedition | September 2024
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A 24-hour solo backpacking trip to 3 alpine lakes in Colorado. The fishing was not as fast as usual, but the scenery and bull moose near my campsite made up for it. I saw zero other people on this trip and the feeling of being alone was quite real.
Solo Overnight Fly Fishing Trip to the Indian Peaks Wilderness for Cutthroat Trout | August 2024
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24-hour solo trip into the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Coloraod to fly fish for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout. I had a wonderful time
Backpacking & Fly Fishing the Missouri Lakes of Colorado | August 2024
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A 2-night/3-day alpine lake backpacking trip into the Missouri Lakes in the Holy Cross Wilderness near Minturn and Red Cliff, Colorado. My friend Shahryar (big Lakers fan) joined me for his first wilderness experience and first time fly fishing. We used dry flies for cutthroat trout and brook trout. We also had an awesome stay at Eagle River Inn to start the trip.
4x4 Fly Fishing Trip to the Collegiate Peaks of Colorado | August 2024
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Overnight 4WD trip into the Collegiate Peaks with my neighbor in his 4Runner to fly fish for cutthroat trout. We were expecting normal 10-12" fish and quickly got into 16-20" fish. We spent 2 days and 1 night on the mountain. Can't wait to go back.
Hi-Country Cutthroats in the James Peak Wilderness | August 2024
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A solo 24-hour backpacking trip into the James Peak Wilderness to fly fish for cutthroat trout.
Backcountry Trip for Fat Brook Trout in the Holy Cross Wilderness | July 2024
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My second backpacking trip with my nephew Elijah this summer, this time into the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado to fly fish for brook trout and cutthroat trout in beautiful alpine lakes. We were very successful and the hiking and camping were also stunningly gorgeous. Enjoy! We accessed the wilderness near Eagle, Colroado.
Greenback Cutthroats in Rocky Mountain National Park | July 2024
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Backpacking and fly fishing trip into Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) with my nephew Elijah De La Cruz in search of greenback cutthroat trout. We camped 3 nights. Gear: - 9' 4 weight Sara Bella fly rod - Ross Evolution LT Reel - 9' 4x leader
Fly Fishing the Salmonfly Hatch | Black Canyon of the Gunnison | June 2024
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Fly fishing the salmonfly hatch in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in summer 2024 with my cousin. 00:00 Drive and Descent 00:57 Canyon Bottom 01:15 Fishing 03:19 Dusk and Ascent
Summit Co. Cutthroats | June 2024
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Summer stillwater fly fishing in Summit County!
Fly Fishing the San Juan River in Brutal Wind & Snow | April 2024
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Weekend fly fishing trip to the San Juan River below Navajo Dam in New Mexico. Wind was howling and snow was flying but my friend and I still got to catch a few fish and spend a few days away from the grind. Used streamers and nymphs.
Dream Stream | Cuttbows & Company | March 2024
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Dream Stream | Cuttbows & Company | March 2024
Blue River | Big Winter Rainbows | February 2024
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Blue River | Big Winter Rainbows | February 2024
Nice catch!
Thank you!! It’s a cool spot. I was kind of hoping they would go for some bigger nymphs like stoneflies or bigger mayfly nymphs, but they wanted the teeny tiny stuff. Oh well!
Yep, the Eagle has been fishing really well for a few years! My only critique of it is that it can get crowded, especially toward weekends. I've experienced folks walking right up next to me as if I wasn't already there, acting like they didn't see me resting a piece of water and rerigging, mostly at a prime spot. Etiquette needs to be practiced!! I'm looking forward to floating some sections of the Eagle next year, doing some research over the winter. Glad y'all got out and got into some quality fish!
I can see the crowds part. There were a decent number of people there even though it required a multi-mile walk in.
Going after white fish?
Honestly I didn’t even know they were present in that river until my friend caught one. But I do love whitefish - they’re usually big, fight well, and will eat my big attractor fly when the trout are eating size 20s 😂
Glad you were able to get out during this fantastic prolonged Indian Summer! I returned today from 5 days/ 4 nights out to the Glenwood Springs area. I'll send you my report separately.
I am so jealous! I haven’t been on the water since this Ark day on Oct 7 and I’m getting withdrawals 😂.
@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz October 7????? You need to get out at least a day per week if possible, but I know it's difficult with family obligations. I was lucky to get out 3 days per week all of October. We'll catch up at the next HPD meeting.
The best trout are the one's you earn! Tight lines! I had decent luck with a mini hot garcia chartreuse sz16 in some of the alpine lakes this fall lotta decent cutt and rainbows.
That would be a good fly! I’m going to give that a shot.
Good editing
Thank you!!
I want to make a trip up there so bad!!
Get up there! Plenty of fishable water! You can get brooks, browns, rainbows, cutts, grayling and whitefish all within like 10 miles.
Glad you were able to get some time on the water during your family trip, looks like a nice variety and probably more relaxing not lugging a backpack miles in to get to the fishing!
Haha it was a good break not to keep my house on my back 😂 it was a good variety too. Some spots I could go explore in way more depth/detail in my next trips up there (we go 2x per year).
Awesome adventure!
Thank you!!
Awesome place!
It really is!
Awesome scene of the two fighter jets flying over. The coolest memory my brother and I have are two F-18s zooming up Elevenmile Canyon while we were fly fishing.
Two jets going over in a canyon like that would be unbelievable…
That is one wilderness that I never visited before moving to the Bestern Slope. I think I'll need to make a trip back, that lake is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
I would recommend it for sure! Nobody else fishing, it was crazy. Place could have (maybe should have) been packed.
Just wanted to chime in to say how much I've enjoyed your channel! I'm glad you had a good season of fishing and hiking. I just moved to Colorado this year and managed to catch some high country cutts in the James Peak Wilderness and the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. Such beautiful fish and great environments to catch them in! Here's to more tight lines for both of us!
Thank you Christopher! Appreciate the kind words. If you did all that in your first year in Colorado, 1) congratulations, 2) you're way, way ahead of the game and 3) you just opened up millions of acres in CO, WY, MT, ID and NM you can explore!! Amen to more tight lines!!
Awesome video man. I lived in BV for a while and went up some 14ers out there. Never fished those high mountain lakes though. Impressive!
Get out there!! Some of those lakes have some reallllly cool species and some bigger fish. That area around BV and Salida is so cool!
Great video! Thanks for sharing and now a new subscriber. 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you!!
Great video. That's my favorite type of fishing. Spent last Monday doing doing the same thing in the Snowy Range. Love those small lakes that get little pressure.
Thank you! Re: the Snowys, so jealous. I was scheduled to go to up there for the first time in August but my window of days was 45 mph wind there and I was taking a guy who had never fly fished before, so we did an audible to Missouri Lakes by Red Cliffe (CO). I am heading up to Lander WY this week though and I can get some nice elbow room up there on lakes and rivers.
This made me smile! I first fished it in the early eighties, my favorite spot in the Never summers. My wife and all 4 of my children fished it with me through the years. Since the Troublesome fire I was worried it burned. My favorite fly was always a black ant or a royal coachman. I’m almost 70 and hope to make it a few more times. Thanks you for this video!
That’s awesome! What great memories. Well rest assured that the bowl/lake were in great shape. Some beetle kill down there but overall seems to be in excellent health. I camped next to a few elk hunters who made it seem like the big game was doing well on the area as well. I think it’s worth another repeat visit! I threw a black hi-vis parachute Adam’s that probably strongly resembled a black ant and got the first fish of the video on it. But I accidentally cut the fly off thereafter and didn’t have another one in my box!
Living in Colorado I always will fish those high alpine lakes until they ice up or too much snow to get to!! Late Sept early October depending on the weather!! Good Luck Fishing!!
Thank you! I do plan to in the future! Only issue is this year I’ve had a LOT of days on the water and need to spend the remaining weekends on the home front with the wife and daughter 😂
All the fish looked very healthy! Roll casts and side casts definitely lose fewer flies to trees 😉 Weather looked pretty cooperative. Nice way to end the backcountry season, glad you were mindful of hunting season...better to be safe.
@@wylde-lyfe Thanks!! Hey, I like the orange to make sure I stay alive on these trips in Sept/Oct!
Very cool. What tent do you use in the video?
Thank you! This is a Tarptent Motrail. I got it off of Craigslist back in 2018 when I was first interested in backpacking, and ashamed to admit I didn't use it until 2023. (Kid kind of pushed back the hobbies a bit!). Tarptent actually discontinued this tent a few years ago. And to be honest, while I like it and got 14 nights out of it, it's not the world's best lightweight tension tent. So I splurged and bought a Zpacks Duplex, which arrived at my house about 2 hours after I drove to the trailhead for this video. So will be busting out the Duplex in next year's backcountry adventures!
Enjoyed every video, thanks. Hope you put something else out till next season, maybe gear you use ,tips, etc. God bless
@@davidschroeder6799 thanks David! Yes, thinking of doing a video on my fly fishing backpacking setup and then how I prepare my dehydrated cold-soak meals!
@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz Sounds great. I'm a subscriber so I won't miss it. Thanks
Great end to the summer! Awesome location. Nice production.
Thanks Kevin!! You guys will have to join on a camping trip out here.
Man you should check out the grand Mesa on the western slope, I’d bet you’d have a pretty rad time. Dig the content dude, fish on
Thank you for the suggestion! I have heard and read really good things about that area. I’m going to do some research this winter and see if I can get something feasible going out there.
@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz lots of easy to access water so look for something to hike into if you want to avoid crowds. Plenty of options either way to look. Good luck out there
Another great video - nice fish!
Thank you!! I’ll be back up there in my life for the shear beauty (and the big fish) that’s for sure.
That fish your neighbor K caught was what, 19"? Gorgeous!! I was glad to make it up there at my age the night prior with a full backpacking setup, and get into my decent 17" cutt on a #14 cinnamon ant to break the ice. I think the bite was mostly a timing thing that day. It was great to fish up high with y'all (finally!).
I honestly think his cutt was a hair over 20”. Which is huge! You killed it with your camping / backpacking setup up there! I actually switched to a cinnamon any myself after you left and caught like 4 fish on it haha.
Love your videos man. I drove up Hagerman pass (need high clearance 4WD), and hiked to Virginia Lake from the top in search of greenbacks last weekend. Unbelievable area of Colorado!
That’s awesome! Sounds gorgeous. Yeah I love that Collegiate Peaks / Holy Cross contiguous area. Not enough summers in a lifetime to probably explore them thoroughly. Ron Belak’s book 800 high lakes in CO is my inspiration though.
@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz Thanks for the recommendation - I will have to check it out. I share the same love for that area!
@@rexbonez2 If you drop me an email at the address in my profile, I can give you some specific spots in the region. You might already know them, but if not, they are solid!
Nice!👍🧡🧡🧡🧡
Nice video, funny that TH-cam suggested it to me as I fished there today. At the lower lake I got a couple on a small dry (size 18), I got one at the southern upper lake on a beadhead hares ear, and got a handful out of the northern upper lake using a dry-dropper set up. Try fishing small flies, most of what I was using today was size 14-18, also most of the action was in the afternoon. For a little extra adventure, I scrabbled up to the divide, headed south along the ridge, and descended down to the popular lake (I'll avoid using specific names) and took the main trail back to the parking area.
You daytripped all that!? My goodness, damn, that is awesome! I am so, so jealous that you got them to bite at the two high ones. In hindsight, I should have put an elk hair caddis or cinnamon ant on, but I thought my chironomid dropper would cover the base for “small/picky”. I fished a super high lake yesterday and 1) the bite was only in the afternoon and 2) the fish wanted small dry flies only. I had to fish these two high lakes at dusk and in the morning, and yeah I never worked in the small dries. Knowledge for next time!
@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz Yeah I've been doing day trips this year, my work schedule hasn't allowed any overnighters. It can be exhausting but it's always worth it to put in the big days. You will probably do well with the ant flies, they have worked for me in a variety of water types and elevations this summer. The other flies that I've been using all summer are small foam hoppers, size 16 and usually yellow or orange. It has definitely been a bit of a gamble at the high lakes, I think you have to get lucky to have clear weather in the mid-afternoon because I think that's when the fish start rising. If you don't get chased down by storms then you have a good chance to get into the fish. It's always a learning process, sounds like you have a good understanding of that.
Smart to camp in tree line, day hike to tundra level lakes....more shelter if weather gets grumpy. I used to pick a camping spot amid a couple three lakes to have options for my hiking efforts. You mentioned a Z-packs buy or gear you were interested in, last we chatted up in the Mt. Massive area. Which gear meets your fancy for UL?
I try to be lightning safe! I also watch out for beetle kill when picking campsite. The tent I am currently using is a Tarptent Motrail. It’s a 2 person, I got it used back in 2018 and it’s been discontinued for a while. My new Zpacks Duplex arrives on Thursday. May not get out with it this season but it’s only 17 ounces!
Nice Bull!
He was there at dinner time and then back at breakfast time in the morning!
Sure looks like you had a great trip....and a workout! I'm glad the cutties cooperated for you. Beautiful scenery and the best part....no people!
Yessir! I love the wilderness areas where you can find remote spots to camp and fish. Such a special thing.
Great video. That place looks amazing. New follower here. Crow✌️
Yes I highly recommend it. Tons of out-of-the-way campsites around the lakes. Could have spent a week up there!
Awesome video do you think I would make it with my 2019 jeep renegade?
Personally, I would park it at the 4WD trail-start and then hike it. The hike is not too intense.
Well done on that big fish, what a gorgeous fish
Thank you! I was on my 7’ 4” glass rod for that fish and so happy I got to fight it on glass. Life is good!
Fished this (first) lake first way back in the summer of ‘91. Great to see it’s still holding large Cutts.
Brings back so many great memories.... lots of great solo camping and fishing for cutts: Indian Peaks, Sawatch, Rawah, Zirkel, etc. Glad to see you getting out while you can. Loved seeing that fish take air as you described it. See ya 'round.
Love the videos man! I live in the Windsor/Severance area and fish a lot of the lakes in your videos, I'll be sure to say what's up if I ever run into you out there. Lots of great lakes up 14 in the Cameron Pass area you should check out!
Yes say hello if you see me! I will give that area a look - thank you for the heads up!
I've been fishing that lake for over 40 years and it has always produced fish like that. I was up there last year and it didn't disappoint. However, it is getting more fishermen including guided trips from local shops 🙁. Thank you for not posting where exactly you are but your title narrows it down significantly and a short portion of your video, in the beginning, shows a land mark that any savvy google mapper could identify.
Thanks for not sharing the location.
I camp and fish up there a couple of times a year. Love it. Good job guys!
What a wonderful video! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love those stats
I love making stat pages for each video end haha.
Nice video. There didn't appear to be many people on the trails - which is always good. Good fishing - the icing on the cake!
Yes, it was awesome up there! Would liked to have gotten to the other side of the pass but an excuse for another trip!
What a spot!
Legitimately one of my favorite trips. Also a different feeling going solo.
Really enjoyed the video, thanks and God bless!
Thank you!
Producer, Director and Actor!
Haha yes. Danny Devito!
Which lake is this?
Hey, nice video, I live near Denver Colorado and fly fish every weekend, do u know of any cutthroat spots within an hour of Denver?
Yes -- send me an email at the email address in my profile and I can certainly help you with a couple spots. They will even be fishable for the next 5 weeks if you want to hit them this year.
Flying ants work great in the fall up there. Even stingey 27 inch cutthroats will hit them
Awesome video
Thanks for the tip! I have had some great luck on other lakes this summer with foam ants of varying sizes. Got a really nice one in the James Peak on a big red one.
@@oldsmugglerflyfishing Thank you!
Man I'm 54 .disabled vet. I've fished many high altitude lakes. I had to leave Colorado as I'm at 58% lung capacity now from chemical weapons exposure. Go get um Fellas. I love the videos and remember hiking up to fish lakes and streams. Enjoy it while you can. Semper Fi
Thanks for sharing the trip, looked nice
Thanks for the kind words! And there's so much water out there to explore it's hard to repeate a place, but the size of the fish will probably have me coming back up here again lol.