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Christian Gradowski Fishing
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Hey everyone welcome to my channel! I am a fly fishing and gear fishing guide in West Michigan centered around the Grand Rapids area. I created this channel to show off the cool adventures fishing takes me whether its Smallmouth in downtown Grand Rapids, to Northern Michigan chasing Trout on the fly. I want this to become a channel for new and well season anglers to learn a thing or two and be able to create a great fishing show you will just enjoy tuning into every week!
Smallmouth Bass Flies | Easy to tie | Material List | 5 Minute Tie |
Material List Below... Easy 5 minute tie for all you die hard smallmouth fly fisherman out there! These two flies are awesome minnow patterns, the first one is newer one to me that a client showed me and the second on is one of my staple patterns that I have been using in my boat for 4 years! From small rivers all the way to Grand Traverse Bay these flies will catch fish, just make sure you tie them in different colors and sizes... Hope you guys enjoy the video and thank you for watching!
Material List -
Craftfur Fly -
White Bucktail ( amzn.to/4dDYDAE )
Hook, B10s size 1 ( amzn.to/4dE3Bxp )
Lead Wire ( amzn.to/4752ggw )
Craft Fur * I used white but you can make this fly in any color ( amzn.to/4dYU5oj )
Brush * I used the Sf blend baitfish brush 1 inch but these also work awesome ( amzn.to/3MoLvmZ )
Polar Flash ( amzn.to/3Mqrrkf )
Polar Flash ( amzn.to/4cNjksy )
Marabou Minnow -
Hook, B10s size 1 ( amzn.to/4dE3Bxp )
White Schlappen ( amzn.to/3TajinF )
Senyo Chromatic 3 inches ( amzn.to/3X3x0Kq )
Marabou White ( amzn.to/4dTkCU2 )
Bead Chain (amzn.to/3z9gIaJ )
White Bucktail ( amzn.to/4dDYDAE )
Polar Flash ( amzn.to/3Mqrrkf )
Polar Flash (amzn.to/4cNjksy )
-LINKS & DISCOUNT CODES-
20% off Trout Routes PRO account use code (MITROUT24)
(When available, I use affiliate links and may earn a commission!)
-What I Shoot Videos On-
Camera (Sony A7iii) ( amzn.to/3y3bJrE )
GoPro (GoPro Hero 10) ( amzn.to/4cJL81P )
Lav Mics (DJI mic 2) ( amzn.to/3zWagUu )
Camera Mic (Sony k3m) (amzn.to/3Y83y80)
Tri Pod ( amzn.to/3Y8ZqVd )
Material List -
Craftfur Fly -
White Bucktail ( amzn.to/4dDYDAE )
Hook, B10s size 1 ( amzn.to/4dE3Bxp )
Lead Wire ( amzn.to/4752ggw )
Craft Fur * I used white but you can make this fly in any color ( amzn.to/4dYU5oj )
Brush * I used the Sf blend baitfish brush 1 inch but these also work awesome ( amzn.to/3MoLvmZ )
Polar Flash ( amzn.to/3Mqrrkf )
Polar Flash ( amzn.to/4cNjksy )
Marabou Minnow -
Hook, B10s size 1 ( amzn.to/4dE3Bxp )
White Schlappen ( amzn.to/3TajinF )
Senyo Chromatic 3 inches ( amzn.to/3X3x0Kq )
Marabou White ( amzn.to/4dTkCU2 )
Bead Chain (amzn.to/3z9gIaJ )
White Bucktail ( amzn.to/4dDYDAE )
Polar Flash ( amzn.to/3Mqrrkf )
Polar Flash (amzn.to/4cNjksy )
-LINKS & DISCOUNT CODES-
20% off Trout Routes PRO account use code (MITROUT24)
(When available, I use affiliate links and may earn a commission!)
-What I Shoot Videos On-
Camera (Sony A7iii) ( amzn.to/3y3bJrE )
GoPro (GoPro Hero 10) ( amzn.to/4cJL81P )
Lav Mics (DJI mic 2) ( amzn.to/3zWagUu )
Camera Mic (Sony k3m) (amzn.to/3Y83y80)
Tri Pod ( amzn.to/3Y8ZqVd )
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Grand River Smallmouth Guide Trip | Tips & Tricks |
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I filmed a guide trip... First time trying this idea for a video with a good client of mine out on the Grand River in Grand Rapids Michigan fly fishing for Smallmouth Bass. Nick and I had a great little half day out on the upper grand, fishing was tough but we were still able to get it done! -LINKS & DISCOUNT CODES- 20% off Trout Routes PRO account use code (MITROUT24) (When available, I use af...
M37 Trout Routes Tour E.P 5 | Manistee River | Dry Fly & Streamer Fly Fishing
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Welcome back to episode 5 of the M37 Trout Routes tour!!! Alex Lafkas and Christian Gradowski head down the Manistee River in Northern Michigan chasing wild Brown Trout and Brook Trout on Fly rods. We were able to take advantage of the cooler night helping bring water temps down on the river, which set up for a great day on the water! We used Trout Routes to find these awesome remote sections o...
M37 Trout Routes Tour Ep. 4 | Hopper and Streamer Fishing the Pere Marquette River |
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Urban Steel | Grand Rapids Michigan Steelhead Spey Fly Fishing Movie Trailer
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HOW TO MAKE CUSTOM MEAT RIGS FOR LAKE MICHIGAN (King Salmon Trolling Rigs)
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Trolling Lake Michigan for KING SALMON w/ Homemade Trolling Flies
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Fly Tying Streamers for Bass Fishing | Largemouth and Smallmouth Flies |
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M37 Trout Routes Tour Ep. 3 Boardman River Traverse City Michigan | Day Time Dry Flies |
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Best Bass Fly Around (Fly Tying Bass Flies)
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What Fly Rods and Fly Lines to use for Bass Fishing | Fly Corner Friday |
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Fly Fishing for Largemouth Bass (Top Water and Streamer Eats)
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Deep Water Drop Shotting for LARGEMOUTH BASS
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M37 Trout Routes Tour Ep. 2 Pere Marquette River w/ Alex Lafkas and Russ Maddin
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Largemouth and Musky on DRT Tiny Klash Knockoff
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M37 TroutRoutes Tour Ep. 1 | Muskegon River w/ Alex Lafkas & Russ Maddin
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M37 TroutRoutes Tour Ep. 1 | Muskegon River w/ Alex Lafkas & Russ Maddin
Patience young grasshopper! One cannot swing the Grand when it’s 74 degrees😂🤣
Looks fun im jealous
Pro guide
Dragging fish backwards through the water is far from ideal. Learn proper release techniques
Perfect t way to drown a fish.
Been there!
lived 15 minutes from lake michigan almost my whole life, still have never fished it 😆
@@TrofiCuh hahahah you need to get out there!
@@ChristianGradowskiFishing well i sure as hell ain't swimming offshore! 😆
Sadly that fish probably died but good catch my friend 🤙🏽
@@phillipmount9643 nope it didn’t! No blood, no gills ripped, and we were able to cut the line and back the hook out the side plate! Swam away perfect!!!!!!!
Great video
@@oldsmugglerflyfishing thanks man !!!!
Love that stretch of the manistee
LETS GOOOOOO NEW TROUT ROUTES EPISODEEE I CAN EAT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #epic #inspiring #inspirational #swag #lgbt #equality #fishing #jawdropping
They taste great, too.
What a beautiful day!
Hoping to start fly fishing this year in mid southern MI. Your channel will inspire me. Thank you, Rob E
@@Trudgewild heck ya man! Well if you got any questions dm me on instagram ( Christian_Gradowski) I’ll answer all the questions you got!
@@ChristianGradowskiFishing unfortunately I’m not on instagram yet but have sub’d the channel and will be letting the ads run, hitting the like button and learning from your videos. Thank you
@@Trudgewild sounds good!! Is there any type of content you are in search for? I’m always asking my subs what stuff they would like to see on my channel?!
@@ChristianGradowskiFishing The only thing that comes to mind after watching your salmon vid just now is how you tied up the homemade trolling flies but more questions to come as I peruse your library.
Oh and don’t pay attention to what your viewers want, it’s a trap. 🤣Just stick with what makes you passionate about being with nature and keeps you motivated.
Browns on that river can only get big if they are handled with care. Next time you enjoy that wonderful resource maybe you could net the fish-even the small ones so they aren’t flopping around beating themselves up and it wouldn’t hurt to handle them with wet hands. I am certain you have heard these things before.
@@marcanderson1396 so I’m going to teach you something really quick here! I’m guessing your new to this by your response, probably heard it from your local fly shop or something but actually not touching the fish at all and popping the hook out of their mouth is the better way to handle them. All nets (even rubber) pull slime off their body’s, our hands were wet if we handled the fish. The best possible way according to all studies is just removing the hook without them being handled what so ever.
@@marcanderson1396 I don’t mean this in any sort of a mean way but honestly your info is wrong! Putting fish in a net is not healthy what so ever, it all pulls their slime coat off!
@@ChristianGradowskiFishing People seem to forget that it's a blood sport. We are out here stabbing fish in the mouth. It's not good for them at all. If you can't handle that, try a different hobby.
Not new to any of it my friend. You do you. It’s the rest of the world that is wrong. Every guide on that river is wrong. Every guide on other great rivers in this state and others is wrong. Just you guys have it right. In no time at all your way of handling fish will take off. You literally said “our hands were wet if we handled the fish” so you know they should be. And yet at 2:10 in the video your partner strips a fish up out of the river and grabs the fish to stop it moving without wetting his hand. You are checking the camera to ensure it is on at 5:16 and then put that hand straight to the net and pull the fish out. Your comment about popping the hook out without ever touching is certainly true. And it is not what you showed in the video I just commented on. I’m guessing you are new to how this video posting thing goes so let me educate you - if you make a video your actions are there on display. Can’t walk it back after with comments.
@@marcanderson1396 you definitely love euro nymphing don’t you 😏
I think you gonna need a bigger net
@@kevenpietrasik6738 the captain of the boat forgot the net and bought a Walmart bass net 😂😂
Sickkkk
@@tannervanasten thanks dude !!!
@@ChristianGradowskiFishing very little swinging content from our area (other side of the lake in Wisconsin here.) excited to see what you put together
@@tannervanasten don’t worry I’ll have tons of swing content come out!
Hell Yeah this looks sick!
Thanks dude!!
Great vid. Cant wait heading up to Manistee for cpl days.
@@Highway-uk7md it’s that time of the year!!!!
Just pull it out
@@jordankaylor6382 let’s try shoving a 1/0 hook into your foot and see if you can “jUsT pUlL iT oUt”
Been there
It sucked lol
I have pulled one out with pliers and carryed on like a nob and ended up in hospital for 2 nights
@@ivanedwin954 we tried to pull it out but she didn’t move…. So I had to go
It‘s a girl? Pull it out if you‘re a man 😂
I had a barbed hook go through my finger out the nail. Shit sucks.
@@shepshep8654 it definitely don’t feel great lol
@@ChristianGradowskiFishing Doc was able to cut the back loop & pull it all the way through. The nail still don't grow right. Hope you're doing better now. Fish won that day but you will be back.
@@shepshep8654 ouch dude! Honestly I’d say the hook was me paying dues to the fish gods. We ended up catching 11 salmon! So the hook in the foot was me putting some meat in the game 😂😂
Dang that looks like a lot of trouble, hope you had an easy time getting off the hook 🥁
Doc got me all fixed up
I don't want "like" this because it's crazy painful looking and I hate the feeling I get when I see it. But this deserves 2x 👍🏻👍🏿
in 20 years of fishing, this was a first... kinda funny it was the biggest hook I fish out of all the styles I fish. made me laugh it finally happen it was my fault lol
Bro really said “NO REACTION”
david goggins "stay hard"
just pull it out it’s not barbed
hahahah oh yes it is, was to deep doctor had to cut it out... we tried the braid trick and it didnt move!!!
Lol if you look at for 1 second u can see the barb
@@Beman44 ikr 😂😂 buddy needs a eye exam
Honestly seeing you two doing content together is great. I'm from Jersey but I"m 100% inspired from a lot of things Michigan. Imagine how many years that duo has fishing and guiding.....lol
russ and alex are a big part of the world wide streamer game. years and years went into knowing what those two know. A lot of people dont understand that this "streamer dream" is because guys like russ, alex and kelly!
Russ has the absolute goochiest collection of fly rods I've ever seen
dont forget all the fun nicknames his has for each rod hahhah
Its a miracle you got that giant fish in the tiny net! Good work!
We won’t forget the net
Next time
Good Shit
I was stressed watching you net the fish
@@alexludwig6067 well our captain forgot the net, so he’s bright idea was to buy a net for gold fish and said good luck
First
Loved the video, curious, I live in the TC area. Where did you put in at?
Wow the Muskegon actually had some stain to it🤣🤣
hahahahh just a little not much lol
#proguide
Professional boat driver
Just now getting into fly tying, totally going to try these for pressured bass in my local lake.
Hell ya man! Welcome to the world of fly tying! Let me know if you have any questions
what wt rod are you using
@@muuundo1074 I just released a video Talking all my rods, reels, and line. th-cam.com/video/qaKs7VTFn6M/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CTdaWqUP1vWaPbqH
Your camera personality is pretty crappy in this video
Dig the video. What is your boat setup?
@@Newt125 I have been asked a couple times now, I will make a video about it this weekend and get that out Monday!
Second this. Looking for a boat to fish rivers, creeks, and small lakes like this. Definitely subbing though!
Care to share your boat setup?
Additionally, what kind of line are you throwing with? Is that Scientific Angler line an intermediate line? Full sinking I'm assuming?
I will have a video tomorrow breaking down my line set ups!
So refreshing to see chill, casual fly fishing. This video was sweet man! Keep it up!
Nice! Thanks for the content and insight man. Nothing compares to largemouth on topwater in my opinion. What's your rod/line setup here? Keep crushin' it.
I am working on finishing up a video going over all my rod wts and line choices. I will say I keep it all 7-9wts and for the lines theres way to much to talk about over a message. I will have the video up later this week!
thank you for the awesome upload christian this is so #inspirational #fishing #awesome #lgbt #lifechanging #inspiring #bassfishing #flyfishing
good morning christian
that was so sweet
whats your leader setup for top water? I usually do 3' of 40 lb 2' of 30lb then 1' of 20lb. But I'm wondering if there's a better formula? I'm out in Utah and feel like people are missing out on the bass game on the fly out west.
@@tyrellosterud7788 100% they are missing out. Bass are so underrated in the fly word, it’s all about trout out west but honestly for you it’s probably better because no one is crowding the bass rivers 😂😂 My leaders are always 40 or 35 for 2 feet, then 30 for 2 feet, 20 for 2 feet then my “tippet which is most of the time is 2 foot, giving me always a standard 6 foot leader, then my tippet will be anything just condition dependent meaning sometimes I run 17lb or 15lb for dirty water or big bugs, 14lb or 12lb for stained water with big or small bugs, and then 10lb for gin clear conditions I get mid summer.
That release was totally bullshit and not condusive to the survival of the fish. Sportsmen......i think not!! What an arrogant a$$hole!!