Hey John, I'm really enjoying your videos. That was a great brown! I have been fishing tenkara since 2018 and love it. I'm in Davis County and fish a lot of the same streams that you fish. Hope to see you on the river some time!
My best flyfising partner and father, lived near Logan. Within an hour of his home, there were countless smallish creeks, unfrequently visited, that provided wonderful days of Father and Son bonding, laughter, scenery, and solitude. We may have even caught a fish or two. Great times ... good to see others enjoy what Utah has to offer the adventurous soul. 🙂
Incredible story! You are so lucky you had your dad to fly fish with. I am an Aggie and graduated from Utah State University. I spent all my college years fishing all those tributaries of the Logan, Blacksmiths and over the border into Idaho. A lot of my videos are from the cache valley area. I hope it all brings back excellent memories for you.
It was a surprising catch. I have fished this same hole many times with no luck. The thing I love most about fly fishing is the unknown. You never know what is going to happen. Times you think you'll do great, you catch nothing. Other times you go somewhere expecting nothing to happen and you end up hooking into a lot of fish.
Yah, that big brown was so unexpected. That is what makes fly fishing so amazing. That zebra midge was a size 20. I had an experience once where I was fishing a larger size zebra midge and I could see the fish and they rejected it. I put on the smaller size and the fish started hitting it. Thanks for the comment. I hope you have a great year of fishing!
This stream was just the upper Provo just as your going into the Uintas. It was actually pretty shocking to hook into a fish of that size. Normal for the lower Provo and middle Provo but definitely not the upper Provo. I have fished that spot before and would swear there was nothing in it. Seems like timing is everything. The best advice I can give you on locating streams all throughout Utah is to go the Utah Cutthroat Slam website and check out all the native Cutty streams. I really hit those hard. I also fish a lot of the smaller tribs that go into the Ogden River, Weber River, Provo River etc. Also you could spend your whole life just fishin' the tributaries coming out of the Uintas and never fish them all. Going to fish as many of the Uinta streams as I can this next summer/fall. Thanks for watching.
@ awesome. I had the same experience on a stream listed on the Slam website. It’s actually not on there anymore. I’d caught nice browns around 9”-13”, then caught a 16” wild rainbow out of nowhere. Haven’t a chance to target that area yet, so hoping to get out there this summer.
Google this issue if you think this is wrong. I am very careful to make sure my fishing gloves are complete soaked with water before I touch any fish. I also keep the fish in the net and in the water except for the few seconds when I get a shot of them. You only keep the fish out of the water the amount of time you could do without breathing air. Here is what the internet says about wearing fishing gloves: "Yes, it is generally okay to wear fishing gloves when releasing fish as long as they are completely soaked with water, as this helps protect the fish's sensitive slime coat and allows for a gentler grip, minimizing stress on the fish during handling; however, always prioritize keeping the fish in the water as much as possible while releasing it. " You can watch some TH-camrs who don't wear gloves and they are holding the fish with their hands and the fish keeps falling back into the net or falling back into the water or worse.
Hey John, I'm really enjoying your videos. That was a great brown!
I have been fishing tenkara since 2018 and love it. I'm in Davis County and fish a lot of the same streams that you fish. Hope to see you on the river some time!
Definitely come say hi if you see me out on the river. Tight lines!
Very great day of fishing...wow! That takes a lot of finesse to land a fish that big on Tenkara. Makes me miss Utah! Thanks for sharin.
How's the fishin' in the San Juan Mountains?
@@UtahTenkara Not as good as the Uintas.
My best flyfising partner and father, lived near Logan. Within an hour of his home, there were countless smallish creeks, unfrequently visited, that provided wonderful days of Father and Son bonding, laughter, scenery, and solitude. We may have even caught a fish or two. Great times ... good to see others enjoy what Utah has to offer the adventurous soul. 🙂
Incredible story! You are so lucky you had your dad to fly fish with. I am an Aggie and graduated from Utah State University. I spent all my college years fishing all those tributaries of the Logan, Blacksmiths and over the border into Idaho. A lot of my videos are from the cache valley area. I hope it all brings back excellent memories for you.
Congratulations on that big Brownie! What a beast! That's also a lovely stream.
It was a surprising catch. I have fished this same hole many times with no luck. The thing I love most about fly fishing is the unknown. You never know what is going to happen. Times you think you'll do great, you catch nothing. Other times you go somewhere expecting nothing to happen and you end up hooking into a lot of fish.
Yeah, that's the great thing about fishing. You never know where the next great adventure lies.
Nice fish!
It was really a surprise in that size of river.
it appears that fluoro line casts the hopper dropper rig well.
which hopper pattern is that? looked interesting.
crazy good brown!
Yes, the tapered line along with the fluorocarbon tippet worked well. The pattern was a foam hopper and floated great. Thanks for watching.
What a great video, that trout was amazing!! what size zebra midge is that?
Yah, that big brown was so unexpected. That is what makes fly fishing so amazing. That zebra midge was a size 20. I had an experience once where I was fishing a larger size zebra midge and I could see the fish and they rejected it. I put on the smaller size and the fish started hitting it. Thanks for the comment. I hope you have a great year of fishing!
@@UtahTenkara Thank you for the reply! And you have a good year too!
Wow! How do you scope out your creeks? I’m in SLC county and hoping to get into the Uintah’s this summer.
This stream was just the upper Provo just as your going into the Uintas. It was actually pretty shocking to hook into a fish of that size. Normal for the lower Provo and middle Provo but definitely not the upper Provo. I have fished that spot before and would swear there was nothing in it. Seems like timing is everything. The best advice I can give you on locating streams all throughout Utah is to go the Utah Cutthroat Slam website and check out all the native Cutty streams. I really hit those hard. I also fish a lot of the smaller tribs that go into the Ogden River, Weber River, Provo River etc. Also you could spend your whole life just fishin' the tributaries coming out of the Uintas and never fish them all. Going to fish as many of the Uinta streams as I can this next summer/fall. Thanks for watching.
@ awesome. I had the same experience on a stream listed on the Slam website. It’s actually not on there anymore. I’d caught nice browns around 9”-13”, then caught a 16” wild rainbow out of nowhere. Haven’t a chance to target that area yet, so hoping to get out there this summer.
Handle fish with gloves? Why not just let them off without picking them up if you want to wear the gloves for sun protection?
Google this issue if you think this is wrong. I am very careful to make sure my fishing gloves are complete soaked with water before I touch any fish. I also keep the fish in the net and in the water except for the few seconds when I get a shot of them. You only keep the fish out of the water the amount of time you could do without breathing air. Here is what the internet says about wearing fishing gloves: "Yes, it is generally okay to wear fishing gloves when releasing fish as long as they are completely soaked with water, as this helps protect the fish's sensitive slime coat and allows for a gentler grip, minimizing stress on the fish during handling; however, always prioritize keeping the fish in the water as much as possible while releasing it. " You can watch some TH-camrs who don't wear gloves and they are holding the fish with their hands and the fish keeps falling back into the net or falling back into the water or worse.