The Brook Trout of Minipi by Lee Wulff
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- The famous sportsman/explorer Lee Wulff with Curt Gowdy as they discover the waters of Minipi in search of wild northeast Brook Trout. Original film footage from the Lee Wulff Master Collection. Produced and copyrighted by Joan & Lee Wulff (c) 1986.
That voice "Curt Gowdy" was like butter on a hot biscuit... I can remember as a kid when an episode of the American Sportsman was on one of the three channels we got what a treat it was. I also blame him for my poor grades in grade school because I'd be day dreaming about fishing like this....😂
Always liked Curt Gowdy when I was a kid,good to see him enjoying fishing way back then
I really enjoyed this video. I love how it's actually about fishing, not full of thinly disguised product endorsements!
Love the bright colors on your flies, today everyone is so hung up on trying to make flies look to realistic! Old school flies.
All I tie is flashy flys and I have amazing luck
My Grandpa and Curt are catching those big trout in heaven right now.
just Mr. Gowdy's voice brings back good memories . One of the FEW shows my dad would sit through and watch
Ain't that the truth. Dad would watch NFL on Sunday and American Sportsman. I miss those Sunday afternoons with dad growling "that damn Phil Harris!"
I had the fortune of
experiencing Jack Coopers' hospitality back in the mid eighties. Ray Best was our guide and a super guide he was. This video sure brings back great memories. Thanks again to Jack and Ray!
These two gentlemen inspired my fly fishing which began back back in the early 80's!
This video is absolutely amazing from beginning til end. Just wish someday I can catch a brook trout half those sizes. Wow 👏
What a gem of a video! I was about 5 years old!
The narrative of preservation is more critical today then ever growing up these guys where my heroes
Yep you and 10,000 more and there are no fish in any frying pan for anybody. You do realize the thousands of years of these ecosystems can be eliminated within just a couple of years with today's technology just sayin
There's no argument about mother nature however the data is clear with regards to all natural resources and the direct and indirect pressures exerted via humans . Salmo salar, Salmo fontinalis, Morone saxatilis, Gadus morhua just to name a few teleost species whom have been subjected to intense and many times unregulated pressures; which brought to today's crisis situation especially with the cod. This is about good stewardship mother nature will certainly will the void we create however we may not be happy with what she gives us. From all I have seen she has given the best of best and apparently that's good enough we want to take it all. Many of us are blind to these gifts more precious than gold and yet look how we treat it.
Amazing - compared to modern "fishing" shows there are no product endorsements of tackle, boats or even airplanes! The focus is on fishing and conservation rather than what brand of rods, reels and canoe they are using.
amen
So true. Well said.
words of wisdom. No one wants to take the steps to preserve them. They knew back then.
Two of my idles growing up. Lee did what I only could dream of. He was ahead of time when it came to conservation. Curt Gowdy voice brings back memories of my dad and me glued to our first TV watching his TV show. I suggest you all purchase Lee's CD set pretty cool
I remember Lee Wulff when I was a young man cruising the docks at Rideouts Sporting Camps in Maine, Lee always stop at my Dads Seaplane Base in Davenport Cove on East Grand Lake to refuel his Super Cub on his way up to Labrador , He always drew lots of attention in the dining room and his arrival was always well announced ahead of time. He was a neat guy and certainly ahead of his time , he looks about how I remember him in this movie, so I am guessing this is era mid 1960's?? So I am guessing in his early 60's. I have visited his camps in Newfoundland and Labrador and talked with many fishermen that knew him and fished with him and he was most certainly a very noted angler then and now. Its interesting to note that Lee had his name painted on the side of that Cub and at that same time many of the Alaskan Outfitters used to do that a lot , but you hardly ever see that anymore in todays climate.........................
What an inspiring film. I just took up the fly tying end of the sport while caring for my wife at home. I will never live long enough to recover the money invested but love tying flies. Lee Wulff's flies are amazing. I can't believe he tied in hand while on the trip! I have all the modern tools and I think he tied faster in hand than I tie with all my tools. Anyway, I would love to fish those waters and catch some fish. I don't need to catch huge ones, just fish that give a good fight for the size and release them. I do like a good trout dinner but those fish would feed five adults! All the best and thanks for sharing. Sean
I would say that surface skater mimics a mouse pretty well! Cool video!
I have fished there twice. Watching big Brookies porpoise onto a skated fly is an awesome experience.
It's amazing how big of a difference how we handle fish now compare to back in the days; when fish was plentiful. If we see how someone handles a fish like that Gowdy guy, he would get lots and lots of negative comments. nice video, thx for sharing.
such a great time , places and people. I have read all Wulff's books, long time ago, now its time for the movies.
That tent was a free standing tent like a modern big agnes tent. Very impressive 👍
Your memories will live on thank you both for saving the future and for being Great Sportsman!!!
Thank you the Vermonter
I hope to make it up there some day . I have 14 videos of Lee and Joan on disc . Love to watch them over the winter to get the juices going . Lee was so ahead of his time. What a way to live life.
Check our our website, David! We still maintain the same standards of catch and release as Lee. We've been running Minipi for the past 38 years: www.minipi.com.
@@JackCooperCoopersMinipiLodges You do a great job Jack. Imho the rubber netting has contributed to a healthy fishery as well....kudos.
This was a classic , thank you for sharing !
When you put together great genetics, habitat quality and the right trophic structure, you get the legendary Minipi brookies. We love creating habitat for sensitive species of trout and salmon.
Wow so EPIC!!!!!
that is a super bit of footage,those boy s new the importance of catch and release even in totally wild places,can t wait to try that skating fly ;-]
thus was when eating fish was still cool these catch and release snobs need to see thiswhat fishing is all about.
I laugh at catch n'release. I can't kill deer for a long time now but thumping a trout on the dome doesn't bother me-they're basically crocodiles who would eat me if they could!
WOW to be able or privileged enough to fish in a place like that.
Catch-photograph-release all the way...... :-)
This made my Sunday! Great film thank you!
Enjoy watching these old clips, what they caught and what they were using. Looks like a J W Youngs "Beaudex" reel Lee has and some version of a Hardy... Lightweight perhaps.
I have this on VCR ! Thanks for sharing Jack !
Thanks for sharing!
I hope that Labrador brook trout fishing stays this way. Amazing size to those brookies. Never seen anything like it.
That was great to watch thanks
you gotta love the great north woods!!
Great to see, Thanks for sharing it.
Love the noise of that drag.
The beginning of ‘mousing’? 🤘
Great Guys ,Days Areas in area :)
Nice fish!
It's interesting to see the beginning of the shift in the "wilderness ethic." On one hand, trashing out a spot to put a tent and build a fire and on the other talking about the preservation of the area. Despite the corny production values, its really a neat video to watch. A lot of tight shots of their faces.
+inmyriver65 tiny fire and im sure the tent hurt nothing. far from trashing the spot. im sure they didnt leave garbage everywhere either like people today would
Only in rescent years sadly people have gone in there on skidoos in the winter time and caught them up. Sorry Mr. Wulff
was there a special featuring Lee in Guatemala searching for tarpon?
Some big brookies.
The Wooded Beardsman yup some of those lake have never been fished before
Using Garcia glass rods probably…and maybe even Martin reels
I've called him like that from forked Lake
those are some big brooks..
LOL!
No life jackets on in the canoe and waders. The good ol' days!
Looking at the video there is just no way that Mr. Wulff is "around 81". Maybe his mid 60's at the most.
Grew up watching A.S. and dreaming.....
Let's preserve this place...but let's advertise exactly where it is...and this show was pre social media. Hmmm🤔
Imagine actually being the guy who invented the Wulff series of flies and still being that authentic and low-key...a different generation from the days of don trump jr for sure!!
Yeah Lee...You're not getting any big ones yet.
Must be nice to have those sentiments while catching 5#'ers
THOSE STRIKES!!! daymn
if one day i can tie a fly as good as mr wulff i will be a happy man
I can just hear those two talking smack about their Outdoor Pursuits as they throwback some Wild turkey good times great fishing.
How does this video have 100,000 views....
Let's keep Minipie a quiet secret
Lol. The Red and Gold, Fi. Of course.
Lee theyve gone in on skidoo in recent years unfortunately.
At 19:03 a bird sings the Bonanza theme
Those fish are long gone. Too much catch and grease.
Those old martins had full time ratchets
Most of us never see our backing, these guys hardly ever see they're fly line.
I have been fortunate enough to fish pristine waters for a variety of fish in Texas. Now, just as Mr. Gowdy predicted, it is all about the lease dollar with no regard to water quality or conservation. My O my has the attitude of landowners changed over the years. The almighty dollar rules and the government keeps coming up with ways to take more and give nothing.
Excellent movie. But this movie proves he liked to eat what he caught besides. Sure don't keep them all. But the catch & release profiteers want you to believe differently.
lot of defense today
J♥
The invasive brown trout and rainbows destroyed brook trout fishing in the states .