AWARD WINNING WILDERNESS EXPEDITION FILM | "BIG LAND" | Brook Trout Fishing In The Heart Of Labrador
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2020
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4 friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime in search of a wildness seldom found in the urban sprawl of the Anthropocene. In an effort to better understand America’s first sport fish, and the eastern seaboard’s only native trout, filmmakers Chase and Aimee Bartee lead a canoe expedition into North America’s last great and unexplored frontier; Labrador. There’s only one problem, they’ve never even paddled a canoe before.
Driven by a 15 year old rumor of an untouched and forgotten Brook Trout nirvana, Chase and Aimee, accompanied by Chris Sinclair, a Nova Scotian fishing guide and Dylan Markey, a registered Maine whitewater guide journey into the unknown. Injuries, bear encounters, hordes of bloodthirsty insects and dangerous weather force the team to adapt quickly to their new sub arctic home, or risk returning empty handed. With the fish proving to be as elusive and fleeting as the dancing Aurora above them, the crew soon discovers that their experiences on the Labrador tundra are bigger than any one fish, person, or adventure. They find themselves journeying through culture and time, trading in the shackles of the modern world for a life lived more deliberately, aligned with the rhythms of the river.
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Thank you so much for the time and energy spent on creating these wonderful films. I admit, they make me emotional with such a strong desire for, as you called it, "wilderness immersion". I was wondering if you'd consider throwing together some of the footage you might have of the full fishing process (raw), from cast to net and everything in-between. Thanks again, and I pray you all would stay healthy and be blessed to go everywhere you desire.
Thanks so much! Unfortunately we don't have a lot of footage like that. Its not really the way we shoot. But maybe in the future we'll try and incorporate some of that!
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You NEED to upload this to fly fishing film tour it’s AWSOME it’s like a big screening for every trout fisher in Wisconsin and there are vids from everywhere in the north and South America they choose the best 10 vids and upload them all the money made from the event goes to fish conservation and stopping the gravel pits in Alaska!!!!
I bought one right after it came out? Watched it a lot. Watching this one also to help support guys. Where next?
When I was a young lad, this was my fantasy. Now I'm an old man and it's just a dream I once had. You have given me the great pleasure of seeing that it's real. A huge thank you from an old Brook Trout fisherman in Northern Minnesota. 🌲❤🌲
I am 70 years old. When I was in my early 60s I did a two + week trip on the DePas River, a tributary of the George, out of Schefferville. Your film beautifully captured not only the magnificent scenery and raw ruggedness of the land, but also the feeling of awe that I experienced, and you experienced, in such beautiful country. I will go back to that part of the world someday just to experience that awe. My thanks to you.
I was looking to trash and hate comment fly fishing because I couldn't understand why my boyfriend loves it so much. I ended up crying seeing this film. Thank you for making this beautiful, adventurous film. I probably still can't do fly fishing, I am not just into it and scared of many adventurous things but at least now I understand the feeling of being addicted to it, the nature and the experiences.
You CAN do it!
I’m so glad to have grown up in Maine and caught Maine native brookies. Nothing fights harder than a true native.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us
Beautiful!✌💞🇨🇦
I had the indescribable gift of several trips to The Big Land in the 1970's, including a year and a half of teaching a summer of commercial char fishing with Inuit friends in northern Labrador, and a month long kayak expedition there as well. Your beautiful film brings it all back to me in a way that is profound, but beyond expression! Thank you so very much! You are gifted film makers. More, please!
Two thumbs way up! Thanks for making this, I can tell you guys poured your hearts into it.
Thanks for recommending, Nick. This is fabulous!
Love your videos Nick! - yours have a similar feel to this. Would love to see a longer movie type one someday!
From a Newfoundlander, truly, thank you. Thank you for displaying it so well while being extremely respectful of the land, and hitting the nail on the head in the last segment on land use and abuse. Great film - I’ll be sure to share it.
I spent a week in Newfoundland last year on my way home from Afghanistan. It is truly a beautiful place. I loved the people - most of them were very friendly - and the countryside is breathtaking. One of my buddies got screeched in and now he prides himself on being an honorary Newfoundlander haha
The amazing respect shown to their surroundings by this team is remarkable. A beautiful and informative video!
So glad you found the large trout at the end and the Northern Lights was the cherry on top.
Thanks for the video , my grandfather ran a Hudson Bay trading post in Labrador and told us stories of the fish . Got his split cane fly rod hanging on the wall
Growing up within spitting distance of the Canadian border on an enormous farm my parents worked their asses off to keep for us... This film brings a certain amount of joy, knowing that something like this place existed in my childhood and I got to enjoy it, fishing rod in hand from age 6. Well done, beautiful imagery and soul-stirring music. 👍
I am humbled and moved by this great cinematic and natural capture achievement. I still can not believe that you did it! This flick is so rich with so much of what I hold dear that I must send all of my love your way. Truly a profound step that has stirred in me a reflection of self that can no longer look away from what true treasure in this world is. Thank you for the enormous and dedicated collective effort to film and edit this gem. Your contribution leaves the financial constraints of modern life so far behind. Only nature. Perfection.
i’ve watched this countless times but i’d like to come back and say i’m confident this video has changed my life for the better, thank you aimee and chase
I'm now 60 years young today and I LOVE fly fishing and the GREAT OUTDOORS! What an EPIC trip you had!! Keep Exploring! LOVE you ALL!
I'm so greatful you got to live such an unfathomable experience! Thanks for letting up all be a part of it by sharing this masterpiece.
The brookies in northern central Pa. are a true testament of adversity! I have been fortunate to fish them all of my life....all most fourty years later still having a blast! great flick! thanks for caring ! time changes everything
One of my favorite films! I've lost track of how many times I've watched this!
Brilliant in every way. Love and respect from New Zealand
Beautifully written and photographed. Thank you.
I grew up in Saskatchewan, hunting and fishing. Worked way up north at fly-in camps. Been in Asia last 20 years so my life is a lot different, but my experiences in the bush and wilderness will always be with me.
I have just watched it completely random. I love it. From 1 to 5 - story 5, music 5, picture 5. Great trip!
Trips like this become addictive. Memories of earlier trips and planning new ones just get better and better. Thanks for the excellent video.
For me as an avid sportsman/outdoorsman/fly fisher you captured the 2 best elements of flyfishing. 1) The take, the magical moment when the fish shows it's self and eats the fly. 2) The water, every stream, river, lake has its own personality and beauty. Keep up the good work!
I can’t believe how much this short film exceeded my expectations, what a joy to watch , and what amazing footage. Seriously thank you for sharing this
Such stunning beauty of the wild... Great film!
I work in film industry as a painter and I know what it takes to put out quality work. I am amazed at what you do with such a small crew. Can’t wait for the next one. Tight lines
Absolutely incredible! Well done doesn’t do this justice!
The narration is amazing. The end when he speaks of the unthought of spiritual and cultural ties between humans and the land. The loss of words for the type of growth that occurs when immersed in nature. Fucking amazing.
Stunning. Just amazed 🌲🎣
When you see something so stupidly beautiful, like a starry night or the love of your life, it almost hurts. That's what your films do to me. You guys have a rare gift and I hope you continue to use it for the rest of your lives. No crew or amount of money could've executed this better. You're already masters and soon to be film Jedis. Absolutely exceptional, exceptional, *exceptional.*
P.S. That blue halo at 32:32 was brilliantly superimposed.
It's interesting to read your comment...as I watched the video, the shear remarkableness (is that word?) just kind of came over me and I found a welling up of emotion I wasn't expecting.
Seriously!!!!! These people are amazing, the chills I got during that were unreal
A trip like that puts life into perspective. You can't come home and still think the same. Everyone should do one, the Earth would be a better place.🌎
I’m from Newfoundland and spent a couple summers in Labrador. I did a lot of fishing and one day caught a 6.9 lbs brook trout. About 24” long. It was a beautiful fish.
I cant get my head around how there are 20 dislikes... This is a masterpiece.
Haters always have to be...
I think a ton of dislikes come from bots missing their true targets.
I can't wrap my head around why I can't give this more likes...As you put it, "This is a masterpiece."
People are probably just jealous
Miss leading title.
I didn't come for guess facts.
Read the title of my channel & realize this guy is a desk job dude.
Absolutely great this. You guys really captured the magic of wild places and show their importance as well as their fragile existence without focussing only on the threats (that are inevitably there). Great work!
Very fine storytelling. Fantastic camera work. Most wont realize the challenges of filming in an environment such as this; Battery management, keeping cameras dry, getting shots in the rapids, constantly taking cameras in and out of pelican cases, the bugs. my god. Great fish too! some of those were true studs. fun watch. tight lines!
Unbelievable!!! Truly a masterpiece.
Simply incredible.
From a Labradorian (Labrador West), I’m happy you appreciate the big land as much as we do
Loved it. Amazing country there, glad you could share it with us.
Beautiful film guys.....Sunday morning on the couch in New Zealand.I spend a lot of time hunting here and there is some outstanding trout fishing here too. Thanks Patrick Dowd
Never met a kiwi that wasn’t cool. Have many friends there and would love to visit to hunt and fish. Hopefully when this craziness comes to an end 🤞🏽
Thank you guys for this great film,, absolutely mesmerizing,, i didn't want to blink,, eyes glued,, what a beautiful native fish and wild country.
I can't believe content this good is sitting here, for free, just waiting to be discovered by the mass of outdoor enthusiasts. Cinematography, post production, editing, storyline and narration all working together to make this more than the sum of it's parts. (And the soundtrack is stand alone fantastic!) Clearly the creative mind behind this has a gift. I hope that Tight Loops becomes the Warren Miller of my generation.
I got that same miller feeling for sure from this. Just breath taking!
I agree!!!
It is so nice to revisit this. You both have such great tastes in what you make and how you go about fishing/exploring together. Thanks for taking me out of the southeast again for a brief moment.
The land aligning its rhythms with yours?? It was apparent expectations were surpassed. Admire your courage and loved the documentary. Thank you!
Great film. Being from Newfoundland and having worked in the Torngat Mountains in Labrador, you represented the big land very well. Unreal place.
X, Y, Millenials, etc. emerging from their parent's basement clad in typical soiled skivvies is truly an anomaly. Embarking upon an epic adventure trumping even the most courageous and adventurous is nothing less than epic. You Guys Rock! 26:04 in and I'm beginning to reestablish hope for the destiny of mankind.
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I have grown up with a brother who loves fishing and would drag me out fishing as his good luck charm. That love never grew on me, but I do have a love for whitewater and outdoor adventure. I started watching more for my brother, but quickly fell in love with this film - 5 stars for narrative, cinematography and music, not to mention location of course. What an incredible film - would be a worthy contender at the Banff Film festival if you haven’t already entered.
I'm going to start brewing my own little adventure, a seed of freedom, thank you for you're eye opening experience, and respect for the land
What a gem. All around beautiful ❤️
The landscape, the storytelling was breathtaking. So impressed.
This is beautiful. My Dad did a lot of Brook Trout, Salmon and Arctic Char fishing in Labrador and I love canoeing in the Canadian wilderness. I’ve experienced that great fishing outside of Kuujjuaq where the smallest fish are 2 lbs, though they don’t get to the 7-8 lbs you see up there. Guys, this was wonderful. It brought tears to my eyes. I wish I was with you. BTW: I also began my lifelong affair with paddling on the Allagash, but in the 60’s as a kid. Thank you. Awesome job!!!!!
incredible! very beautiful film. Thanks for sharing your journey
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this trip of a lifetime.
Beautiful, thank you 🙂
This right here is why we got into TH-cam. To create art like this. Amazing 🔥🔥🔥
So absolutely fantastic. Beautiful. Thank you. The size of those monsters is unbelievable.
So great how you released them with such love and the ones you had to eat you thanked for feeding you, this is the love and respect for nature that we need to preserve what's left
I love that it was about the journey and the land, not the people. Amazing job, well done. God speed
Hard to believe there are still places like this.
I was glued to the screen from start to finish. Really well done.
Outstanding. Simply outstanding.
.Brook Trout, such beautiful fish. Had dreams of Labrador once back when I was a Kennebec and Dead River whitewater guide in Maine.
Allagash and St John Rivers will have to do as age has caught up with me at 63. But, well done film my watery friends, very well done..
Reading the ill fated Hubbard expedition was my introduction to Labrador decades ago.
Woven now in the tapestry of my mind, no doubt etched deep upon your souls. Thank you from the heart. Travel well, till next time.
I was compelled to watch this again today. This film was so incredibly well done. The story line is excellent, the filming technique is second to none and the editing is incredible. Just a masterpiece of a film!
Blown away! What a beautiful film! Inspiring: can’t say enough nice things so thanks for sharing.
beautifully sad...Happily beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Just beautiful. Props to you for taking on such a challenging trip
Now that sums up the true essens of fly fishing
Amazing film journey. Thanks for sharing your incredible adventures. Brook trout the size of steelhead!!!
Just watched this amazing, beautifully shot story. Thank you so much for sharing. Tight lines!
I know there is plenty to talk about with how beautiful and interesting this is, I feel like most people have covered it all. No one however has commented on how there is a few frames of Dylan tying flys on a moving train, how has no one else commented on this superhuman feat of composure. just wow
Upon seeing this I instantly shared with those friends that tie. What a hoss.
Absolutely amazing expedition and filming!
I LOVE THIS. Such emotions, I felt the sadness of departing such an awesome adventure. The footage, pacing, music choice and knowledge spoken was truly a masterpiece. Thank you for taking us along your journey!
Beautiful. In the wilderness and on the lakes and waters I feel the presence of God. It is good for your soul. Thank you for making this video. Tight lines!
I found this video amazing. I love the wilderness and all it has to offer us. I especially love Brookies. Most here is Colorado are rather small, but once in a while you can find a bigger one. Thank you for sharing your adventure.
Another killer feature @tightloops
Great shots, fish and friendships strengthened on this adventure! I can't wait to see what's next....
Oh i bet that it was a very hard task to leave such an amazing unforgettable trip. loved the vid. Thank u for sharing
Thank you for sharing this experience with us all. Love your sense of wonder at the splendour of it all ... I think we lose “wonder” at our peril. Will be checking out more of your adventures.
One of, if not, the best trout documentaries ever.
Aw, thanks Michael! That's very kind of you.
Great work, thank for for enduring the adventure so I can enjoy while sipping coffee. Happy fathers day to me.
Stunning. The production, the setting, the story. the people, the music...perfect.
You can tell it’s an amazing film just by reading the perfectly detailed and engaging description
Literally so stoked! Tight loops makes the best fly fishing films! Can’t wait to do some trout fishing on my fly rod around Michigan!
Thanks Trey! We can't wait to fish Michigan either!
@@TightLoops Michigan is nothing even CLOSE TO Labrador but we do have some beautiful native brookies!!!!
It is a masterpiece!!
Absolutely brilliant.Thank you.
well that was special. one of the best films ive seen in a long, long time.
Wow, what an incredible adventure and an amazing place filled with the Brookies of my dreams.
Just a great film. What an expedition! Thanks for making it available.
Great that you explain the destruction of trout. I am 60 and I can’t believe how the western rivers have been degraded by pollution.I fear for the future.
I can see how this film has won so many awards. It is a very well produced and directed piece of art. The cinematography is impeccable. Well done. I will recommend it to all my fly fishing friends, and any who just love a well made film.
What an epic movie! It touches the heart of an true fly-fisherman. Exploring and leaving no footprints in the wild. The nature decide when and why. The scenery and the details of the journey is fantastic. Regards from Sweden
Absolutely incredible film.
I came here to learn about fly fishing for a trip to Arizona. I left here with a newfound favorite channel. The work you and your wife put in does not go unnoticed. I pray that the Lord blesses you both.
What a fabulous video in every way thank you for sharing. Glad you found your brook trout heaven it was so well deserved.
Love seeing this and all the gear choices and preparations they went through. More daunting than many people know. Beautifully shot and the end credit edits were gorgeous with the overlays. I recall flying home from Iceland years ago and looking down on Labrador and wondering where in the hell we were. So vast and filled with snow in early summer. Impressive the only injury was Bartee's hand. Seeing this provides some additional inspiration as we prepare for a an extended Berg Lake hike. Congratulations. :)
Thank you for this wonderful adventure for me through your eyes and mind. ❤️
Another great film guys! From experience, I have found trout go off the bite before pending wet weather and become ferocious eaters after, especially at junctions of confluence.
Just stunning. Unreal work!
Impressive and fascinating.
You are real masters of your passion.
I love what you are doing.
Thank you very much.
You are just fantastics film-& story makers. Thank you ever so much. Cheers Torben, DK