Man, this takes me back to my childhood. The whole channel, RMNP, Wyoming, fun times in beautiful places. Thank you for all the hours and days spent bringing this joy to the rest of us.
Can you provide information backing that you caught a lahontan in Wyoming. I worked for fish hatcheries in Wyoming and was under the impression we had 4 recognized subspecies. Yellowstone, snake river, Colorado river, and bear river or bonneville. I believe the fish you caught was a bonneville. We don’t have lahontan cutts here
Came her to say this ;) but also to say there is an N he was missing. If I wasn’t from southern Oregon where they really are native, for some reason it really got to me. Great video all the same though
As a Wyomingite, it’s cool to see LaBarge Creek featured here. Great spot for the Colorado Cut and one of the few in Wyoming. If you follow that road up and over the divide, you’re in Bonneville Cutthroat territory. These are are to of the native cuts in Wyo. the other two are the Snake and the Yellowstone. We call it the the Cut Slam here and the game and fish give you a medallion and certificate if you catch all four. Tight lines buddy!
Bonneville is what I had in my head and research.. but my exhausted mouth said lohontan for some reason.. I’d love to try the cutty slam! Only two more to go!!
You can get three of the four subspecies in that area of Wyoming (the Wyoming Range): Colorado River Cutthroat in LaBarge Creek, Bonneville Cuttrhoat in the Bear River (Smith's Fork) drainage, and Snake River cutthroat in the Greys River. The headwaters of LaBarge Creek, Smith's Fork and the Greys River are within a few miles of each other, as there is a major triple divide point nearby.
It won’t be a great spot if people like you keep spot burning small streams. The entire green river watershed holds cutthroat trout. You should know better considering you’re from ‘Wyoming’?? Which I really doubt
Love your videos! As a fly fisherman for over 50 years I really appreciate how you seem to appreciate not only the fish but also where you are! Your narration brings back so many memories of my younger years! Thank you!
Me too, I've been fly fishing for over 50 years. When I frist started, before "A River Runs Through It", it was so easy to catch fish on the fly, especally in California where nobody flyfished. The trout eat flies and none had a hook attached. In Yosemite, I caught fish all day long even between swimmers on dry flies. Crowds would watch me as I caught fish after fish, while worm and egg fisherman were less fortunate. Congrats on a great video. Great camera work, scenery, wild fish, and narration. Wow, I never thought about it, flyfishing over 50 years. As I look back, the fish I remember most is that one trout that took my bucktail caddis dry, then sped all the way across the river, turned downstrean, and as I followed I filled my chest waders, stumbled after him as he keep running. And as he swam into the lake, a hundred yards downstream, I said to myself, I got you now. Thats when the hook floated up to the serface and I thought, good for you, that is how you grew so big, you are a wise old fish. He was big, biggest trout I ever hooked and on a dry fly. That was a long time ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday, and it's the one's that get away, that you remember most, and keeps you coming back.
Great cutthroats. We are in northern Idaho. I’m going to try the upper St Joe in the next few days. Caught my first good cutthroat in the Salmon River near Stanley on a large stone pattern. Salmon flies outTough fishing, even the small trout make you work. Caught a few Whitefish too. Spent a few days on the South Fork Payette, mainly small rainbows and some Whitefish. Finished a week on the Locsha River and found it tough again. Small fish mainly, less than 12” but all Cutthroat. Caught most on dry but the largest, maybe 14” on a large stone fly nymph. Only 3 or 4 caught in a typical morning. Idaho has been tough this summer. It’s hot in northern Idaho but luckily no wildfires. Thanks for your videos.
I like the technique of hitting the water that looks too hard from the road! So many times I stop at the same place every other lazy chump stops and say "wow, that is beautiful, and easy to get to, I got to fish here." The best road-side or even backcountry trail-side fishing is often at a random, literally random, stops with a bit of slog to the water. Thanks.
Hard to beat Wyoming. Took a two week road trip last July from Pa with my dad, started on the San Juan and fished and camped all the way up into Montana. One of our stops was on the Greys river near Alpine. My first real experience with cutties and it was pretty hard to keep the line slack. Something you never forget!
@@wesleymatthews137 Best fishing I’ve done in my life. We went in through alpine and took Greys river road down and you can camp and fish all along that road.
Cutty One, Cutty two, Fun Video, thanks for sharing, Great looking fish. I got one Brown on North Bear Creek, cloudy Rising water after Rain Overnight. I tried Dutton Spring to start the trip, but no Brooke’s about to play, even at 57 Degree water, Have you fished this short stream?
You would be 100% correct!! In the moment I had Lahotan on my mind! Blame it on lack of sleep I suppose.. even though I specifically remember reading Bonneville like you mentioned.. But by the time I caught my mistake the video was uploaded and it was too late!!
You get me soo pumped up man. My son and I are trying to plan a back pack camp trip here in Missouri for a lil overnight fly trip. Any recommendations?
Loved the dry fly action! Super cool! But the cutty's that you caught in this video were all Yellowstone cutthroat trout and not Colorado river cutthroat.
Colorado Cuts in the La Barge drainage (drains into Green River, which flows to the Colorado River), Bonneville Cuts in the Bear River drainage which flows into the Great Salt Lake. Snake River fine spotted cuts in Grey's River, which flows into the Snake River. Yellowstone Cuts are only found in streams that flow into the Yellowstone River (Wind River, Slough Creek, Gallatin River...)
Not sure why there weren't others at those great spots, but who's arguing? If I might speculate, it might be the drive in - I know that is probably the case for the new area in Tennessee I fished last month; not that hard to fish once you got there, but the drive did take more than a little while. That tends to discourage most people, which is fine by me.
25:26 My guess would be mink. I feel like we can rule out avian predators (herons and osprey) because of how deep the wound is. The mark looks about the size of a minks mouth.
Tri basin divide……..I’m heading out that way for a few days. Where do I start to get to where you were. I. Driving from WA. ANY bit of road info would be appreciated:)
Why as a Colorado native, I buy a annual Wyoming fishing license!! That area is Golden, great small water fisheries. and Green River is as good as the Mighty North Platte!!
Man, this takes me back to my childhood. The whole channel, RMNP, Wyoming, fun times in beautiful places. Thank you for all the hours and days spent bringing this joy to the rest of us.
You bet William! I am so happy to bring y'all along as I capture up these memories!
Well done
Good watch👌🍺
Can you provide information backing that you caught a lahontan in Wyoming. I worked for fish hatcheries in Wyoming and was under the impression we had 4 recognized subspecies. Yellowstone, snake river, Colorado river, and bear river or bonneville. I believe the fish you caught was a bonneville. We don’t have lahontan cutts here
Correct. Region and biology say that was a Bonnie
Check video description. Tiredness won lol
Mindless mistake! Bonnie on the mind and lahontan on the mouth.. my mistake!
Came her to say this ;) but also to say there is an N he was missing. If I wasn’t from southern Oregon where they really are native, for some reason it really got to me. Great video all the same though
As a Wyomingite, it’s cool to see LaBarge Creek featured here. Great spot for the Colorado Cut and one of the few in Wyoming. If you follow that road up and over the divide, you’re in Bonneville Cutthroat territory. These are are to of the native cuts in Wyo. the other two are the Snake and the Yellowstone. We call it the the Cut Slam here and the game and fish give you a medallion and certificate if you catch all four. Tight lines buddy!
Bonneville is what I had in my head and research.. but my exhausted mouth said lohontan for some reason.. I’d love to try the cutty slam! Only two more to go!!
You can get three of the four subspecies in that area of Wyoming (the Wyoming Range): Colorado River Cutthroat in LaBarge Creek, Bonneville Cuttrhoat in the Bear River (Smith's Fork) drainage, and Snake River cutthroat in the Greys River. The headwaters of LaBarge Creek, Smith's Fork and the Greys River are within a few miles of each other, as there is a major triple divide point nearby.
@@FLYALLSZN Did you make it over to Hobble or Alice on this trip?
It won’t be a great spot if people like you keep spot burning small streams. The entire green river watershed holds cutthroat trout. You should know better considering you’re from ‘Wyoming’?? Which I really doubt
@Myname77778 add Caldwell creek north of Duboise to the hot spots list for Yellowstone cutthroat you can catch at least 10 within an hour on dries
Love your videos! As a fly fisherman for over 50 years I really appreciate how you seem to appreciate not only the fish but also where you are! Your narration brings back so many memories of my younger years! Thank you!
Thank you so much ScottIi! That really means a lot!!
Me too, I've been fly fishing for over 50 years. When I frist started, before "A River Runs Through It", it was so easy to catch fish on the fly, especally in California where nobody flyfished. The trout eat flies and none had a hook attached. In Yosemite, I caught fish all day long even between swimmers on dry flies. Crowds would watch me as I caught fish after fish, while worm and egg fisherman were less fortunate. Congrats on a great video. Great camera work, scenery, wild fish, and narration.
Wow, I never thought about it, flyfishing over 50 years. As I look back, the fish I remember most is that one trout that took my bucktail caddis dry, then sped all the way across the river, turned downstrean, and as I followed I filled my chest waders, stumbled after him as he keep running. And as he swam into the lake, a hundred yards downstream, I said to myself, I got you now. Thats when the hook floated up to the serface and I thought, good for you, that is how you grew so big, you are a wise old fish. He was big, biggest trout I ever hooked and on a dry fly. That was a long time ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday, and it's the one's that get away, that you remember most, and keeps you coming back.
I love your adventures in the west! Fantastic setting, good story telling, good camera work and big wild, wild, wild fish!
Thank you so much!
Quite the first day. Magnificent big views and trout. Stay safe out there.
You can say that again!! Will do!
boy i didn't realize Wyoming was so beautiful. You're taking us places where we wish to go but cant. Really appreciate the content :)
Well that’s the thing! Everyone can! I really only fish on public land
You need an adjustable fly dry dropper giveaway to your fans :)
I want to order these. I’ve talked about them to my local fly shop and they are interested as well.
Yeah I’d definitely like some
Go to the Discord!! Folks over there can tie them up for you!!
@@FLYALLSZN I am on my 15th captcha verification with no luck lol
Congrats on the native cuttie and on the first day of the trip! What a beautiful specimen it was and the size of all of them too!
Thank you so much! It was a real treat to be out there!!
Stunning scenery, beautiful fish and interesting commentary
Thank you!
Just came across your channel. You’ve got a unique style that’s extremely enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the inspiration 🤙
Hell yeah! So glad you like it ben! Thank you for the support!
Another making video! I really like rambling fisherman Mike! Great fishy knowledge
Thank you Robert! Some folks can’t stand all my blabbing so I’m glad you do! I don’t know if it’s right I just say it haha
Excellent vid Mike, you’re a fine story teller…super cool session.
SCOTT!! so good to hear from you!! Thank you so much 🙏🏼
Great video man, these western videos are by far my favorite to watch!
Thank you so much! The scenery and fishing is tough to match!!! I love it too!
Enjoying your adventure in Wyoming. Keep it coming!
Thank you so much bill!!
Didn’t miss you by much! We fished the Wind River basin tribs around Dubois just last week! Great water! Great video as always!
Thank you so much!! It is an incredible area all around!
Mike
Great video of Wyoming cut throat. Keep the adventures coming.
Thank you so much Jeff!! Will do!
Great cutthroats. We are in northern Idaho. I’m going to try the upper St Joe in the next few days. Caught my first good cutthroat in the Salmon River near Stanley on a large stone pattern. Salmon flies outTough fishing, even the small trout make you work. Caught a few Whitefish too. Spent a few days on the South Fork Payette, mainly small rainbows and some Whitefish. Finished a week on the Locsha River and found it tough again. Small fish mainly, less than 12” but all Cutthroat. Caught most on dry but the largest, maybe 14” on a large stone fly nymph. Only 3 or 4 caught in a typical morning. Idaho has been tough this summer. It’s hot in northern Idaho but luckily no wildfires. Thanks for your videos.
I’ve heard nothing but good things about the joe. I’d like to make it up there one day! I love the sf of the payette too!
I like the technique of hitting the water that looks too hard from the road! So many times I stop at the same place every other lazy chump stops and say "wow, that is beautiful, and easy to get to, I got to fish here." The best road-side or even backcountry trail-side fishing is often at a random, literally random, stops with a bit of slog to the water. Thanks.
Man been binge watching your videos. Loving the life of fly fishing you living
GREAT fish !! Beautiful scenery ! All-pro videography and artful "rambles". Thanks for sharing !!!
Thank you so much Christopher! Some folks don't like when I flap my gums.. I am just some dumb kid after all haha
Another great video Mike! I got into some Weimenuche cutthroat last week for my 66th birthday present to myself. Biggest was 18”. Keep it comin!!
Thank you so much Chapel! Holy cow that is an absolute unit of a cutty!! That is phenomenal
I dont even know how to fly fish but I like to watch your vids.
That might be the highest praise! Thank you so much!
I figure your next video will be catching giant wind river goldens!! Looking forward to it!!
We just might!
Once again, I enjoyed your video. Beautiful healthy cuts.
They were rockin! So glad you liked it Casey!
Glad to see you in Wyoming!
It’s an amazing place!
Way to get dialed in right off the bat! Those were some stout fish.
Right?! They were munching!
Love the Western fishing. Heading out in a couple of weeks.
The water is looking good Robert! I think you’re gonna hit it at it’s peak!
Nice video! It's been a will since my last road trip like this one... Miss the summer. All the best.
Get out and get after it!! I bet you wont regret it!!
Looked like an epic time for sure! Give me any chance to toss a few at some natives in some small streams and Im on it!!
It was a perfect way to start the Western Trip!!
Heck of a storyteller
Thank you!
Never seen your channel before. This is a great video. Very cool to watch!
Great story telling!
Thank you so much!!
Fantastic video really enjoying your channel have been binge watching past few days keep it up!!
Thank you so much!!
Hard to beat Wyoming. Took a two week road trip last July from Pa with my dad, started on the San Juan and fished and camped all the way up into Montana. One of our stops was on the Greys river near Alpine. My first real experience with cutties and it was pretty hard to keep the line slack. Something you never forget!
Right! It is so amazing! Sounds like an incredible road trip!
How was fishing the Grey? I lived in Salt Lake for 17 years and never fished it.
@@wesleymatthews137 Best fishing I’ve done in my life. We went in through alpine and took Greys river road down and you can camp and fish all along that road.
Awesome man! I live in the west and have yet to catch a cutthroat all year besides in a national park
They’re all over! Plenty of cutts around!
The moment @20:30 was so beautiful… it brought a tear to my eye. What peace.
I think that is what a lot of fishy folks out there crave! Fish are great, but temporary peace is priceless.
Another great video. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!
Cutty One, Cutty two, Fun Video, thanks for sharing, Great looking fish. I got one Brown on North Bear Creek, cloudy Rising water after Rain Overnight. I tried Dutton Spring to start the trip, but no Brooke’s about to play, even at 57 Degree water, Have you fished this short stream?
Howdy Lee! I have not! But it was on my list before I left, word on the stream is that it is fun if you go on the weekdays
Nice fish, I’m going to the San Juan Saturday, going to float down. Love your New Mexico trip.
New to fly fishing. Absolutely hooked! Your videos are insane too, I just keep watching! Keep it up man I need it hahah🤙🏽
You bet!! Will do 🙌🏼
Wow!!! That was an awesome video!! I was just wondering how many fishing licenses you have to purchase a year?
Well.. Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Idaho, and Wyoming haha
Well done! I've fished in CO but never WY and never caught a cutty. Gonna do some research on where you were. thanx
Thank you so much Mark! The Tri Basin divide is so amazing!
Wow nice job, awesome catches.
Thank you so much!!
like the series to bad you dont have any more time up west their are so many spots to fish
There are some great spots for sure!
great stuff, homie!
Thank you so much Chris!
Dig it. Looks great.
It was amazing Hank!
Great vid!
Thank you so much!
Are you sure the nice cuttie at the end was a Lahontan? Never heard of them being native to Wyoming. Maybe it was a Bonneville cutthroat?
You would be 100% correct!! In the moment I had Lahotan on my mind! Blame it on lack of sleep I suppose.. even though I specifically remember reading Bonneville like you mentioned.. But by the time I caught my mistake the video was uploaded and it was too late!!
@@FLYALLSZN Speaking of Lahontan Cutthroat, you gotta come out to Nevada some time and fish Pyramid Lake!
Awesome video sir! I just found your channel by chance and had to subscribe. I like your style! Looking forward to watching more of your videos :)
2nd Colorado Cutthroat? I just got back and got some nice greenbacks!
Greenbacks are always fun!!
Another sick video!!
Thank you so much! 🙌🏼
Great video dude! Love it!
Thank you!!
Looks great in the summer...Heard winters are a bit rough.Tracked vehicles to get around....
You get me soo pumped up man. My son and I are trying to plan a back pack camp trip here in Missouri for a lil overnight fly trip. Any recommendations?
Overnight could be tough! There aren’t a lot of spots like that unless you float
Where are you in MO, JW?
@@robbieprokop1745 I live in Parkhills my son and I just got into fly fishing and love it.
Awesome!
Thank you so much John!
Pb&h&p sounds awesome
It is such a game changer! I really liked the combo
Sweet
Thank you Gary!
With all your travel/ camping, If you were to change cook stove what would you go to?
Really like your videos but you'd catch more fish if you traded in that KU hat for a purple one. One with a PowerCat on it! 😁
Rock chalk all the way brother!! Haha
Perfect!
That was a great trip!
You should do a video at Pyramid Lake, NV we have giant Lahontans here
It is on the bucket list for sure!
@@FLYALLSZN lmk if you do, i might know some spots😉
bro!super contnet~😊
Thank you!!
Loved the dry fly action! Super cool! But the cutty's that you caught in this video were all Yellowstone cutthroat trout and not Colorado river cutthroat.
Tell that to fish and game! They’re the ones listing the species not me!
Colorado Cuts in the La Barge drainage (drains into Green River, which flows to the Colorado River), Bonneville Cuts in the Bear River drainage which flows into the Great Salt Lake. Snake River fine spotted cuts in Grey's River, which flows into the Snake River. Yellowstone Cuts are only found in streams that flow into the Yellowstone River (Wind River, Slough Creek, Gallatin River...)
great video
Thank you!!
Not sure why there weren't others at those great spots, but who's arguing? If I might speculate, it might be the drive in - I know that is probably the case for the new area in Tennessee I fished last month; not that hard to fish once you got there, but the drive did take more than a little while. That tends to discourage most people, which is fine by me.
That could very well be the case!! Just seemed to perfect to have all to myself!
Any merch coming anytime soon?
Very Very Very soon!
Beautiful Country Dude! Love those Cutthroat!
It’s amazing!
Very cool video!
Great video, are you sure the first fish wasn’t a Fine Spot?
I have a link down below that shows the species for this system! It said Colorado!
25:26 My guess would be mink. I feel like we can rule out avian predators (herons and osprey) because of how deep the wound is. The mark looks about the size of a minks mouth.
Your guess is as good as mine Frank! All I know is that cutty is one tough son of a gun!
Tri basin divide……..I’m heading out that way for a few days. Where do I start to get to where you were. I. Driving from WA. ANY bit of road info would be appreciated:)
When you head out on the long hikes, do you take a pair of wading boots or do you wear what you hike in? What boots are you rockin?
I have a gear review coming soon!
Great
Thank you Rossi!
Why as a Colorado native, I buy a annual Wyoming fishing license!! That area is Golden, great small water fisheries. and Green River is as good as the Mighty North Platte!!
Couldn't agree more!
What kind of pants do you wear? Are they thermal waterproofs?
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I’m curious what the water temp was. If you said it, I missed it.
I believe my feet said “cold”
Looks more like Colorado River Cutthroat.
Nice video which Kuiu pack do you use?
I believe that is their biggest day pack model. The 2500 maybe?
YESSIIRRRR, GET STIMULATED
Stimi Action!!
Hey if you mind where is that spot in Wyoming I know it’s south west but is there a specific place it’s in?
Mind if
I ask where u r fishing ?