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.
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!!
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!
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.
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.
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!
@@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!
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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!!
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!
Great end to the summer! Awesome location. Nice production.
Thanks Kevin!! You guys will have to join on a camping trip out here.
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.
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