Great video Guys and as far as all the negative comments from the "locals" Get off your high horse and Stealhead fisherman worth their salt has done has caught a Stealie on a dry fly its its more about timing than skill. So ease up a little its... Tight lines Boys
This is new? Give us a break. These neophytes are the biggest tools I have ever seen. What a bunch of spoiled, clueless, metro brats. They cannot cast and they have NO business flyfishing let alone posting a video on You Tube about it. Keep your lame little lives to yourselves.
I don't understand how a group of guys can travel to some of the most prestigious steelhead water and bitch about it. A couple of these guys are the biggest babies I have ever seen on film. Nick "aka" Thon, you are the biggest tool of a fisherman I have ever witnessed. Learn to fucking cast!
As a dry fly and steelhead lover, this movie is awesome. I believe that if money was put into habitat protection and catch and release was maintained, the fishing would be good enough to support tons of fishermen. Especially if the same habitat protection was extended to all rivers, thereby spreading more fishermen over more rivers.
Very nice video guys! More exposure is ultimately good for the fish in my opinion. It means more people out there who are interested in protecting the fishery which makes it harder for poachers to ply their trade.
I would like to say i have bought this movie and i loved it !Secondly to bougleIV if you fish you should be aware that steel head do not feed when they enter the river system from the sea that is what make this movie what it is it is the same with salmon so don't talk about things you don't know !Finally there is nothing wrong with catch and return it's normal.As a passionate fly fisherman for salmon and trout i respect guys like these you go through a lot of effort to do what they went through.
@nickgrouse1 Error! Steelhead are just "sea run Rainbows" and, like their resident counterpart, they do feed on the trek in. The summer runs are there for several months before spawning. The winter runs do travel directly to the spawn grounds but they do feed until reaching the spawn grounds. Common misunderstanding about steelhead versus salmon. Salmon go into self metabolism upon entering the fresh water, and die after the spawn, the steelhead feeds and survives to return again.
thanks for letting m know about these fish. now I have a reason to save some pennies and dump them into the economy up there, and my wife has anothewr reason to be pissed at me. it may be a few years but I'll definitely make a trip. I guess I'm a dirt bag because I want to catch these same fish the locals would rather I didn't know about. Bad me.
By the way, how did you get Tom Cruise to do the cameo at 5:57?
@ winston1881 please do not call great anglers Elitists simply because they are right. The truth really hurts. VedderTmes is right. The more the river is publicized the more stress is put on the wild habitat. True, not his river not his fish, but he cares for Steelhead anyway. If I were you I would choose my words carefully and not call someone knowledgeable about the matters like this one an "Elitist" it makes you sound like a complete uneducated person.
The fact that you guys would rather make a profit and publicize fishing for these Wild Steelhead, forever advertising this to the world shows you have no regard for the fish. Your selfish desires of catching them and bragging on film only puts your names in mud. This does nothing for conservation. Bill was right about you guys. This is not a new thing. Fish have been eating dead-drifted flies on the surface for centuries. There is no ghost about it. What a shameful self-promotion to make a buck.
He is totally right... Do you live on a river that has awesome fish like this that has been publicized on the internet? It turns into a gong show pretty quick.
The internet has a lot ,ore power than you think. Think of how many people use this site... at least they didn't put the name in the preview. O wait thats why, they want you to pay to know where you can catch these fish.
You're right this will expose a lot more people to these fish. But, the problem is this river doesn't belong to anybody and neither do the fish. Quit being elitist and trying to keep these knockle draggers from fishing for the public's fish. Not your river and not your fish.
I don't even think you know what you're saying when you mean elitist. I'm not being elitist at all (maybe selfish, about a river I don't even fish), I'm simply stating a fact.
Sure not my river and not my fish. It's no one's river and no one's fish, so why should these fish be publicized so that the run gets wiped out? People poach, snag and use unethical methods all the time. Now it's in public view = more people going there = each fish being hooked more = higher mortality rates.
Nice video guys, but the locals here have been doing this for years, and most of us have managed to keep are mouths shut. Thanks for killing it for us.
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Props gentlemen on some nice action and footage.. The river you visited is special but I have caught steels on dead drift fries on all of the waters that I routinely fish for steelhead. You typically dont want to follow a burly wet fly through a run with the DDD but I have also done that. Get off the beaten path and this can happen in your backyard.
Great video Guys and as far as all the negative comments from the "locals" Get off your high horse and Stealhead fisherman worth their salt has done has caught a Stealie on a dry fly its its more about timing than skill. So ease up a little its... Tight lines Boys
derickgfy11 1 month ago
This is new? Give us a break. These neophytes are the biggest tools I have ever seen. What a bunch of spoiled, clueless, metro brats. They cannot cast and they have NO business flyfishing let alone posting a video on You Tube about it. Keep your lame little lives to yourselves.
Machster10 10 months ago
I don't understand how a group of guys can travel to some of the most prestigious steelhead water and bitch about it. A couple of these guys are the biggest babies I have ever seen on film. Nick "aka" Thon, you are the biggest tool of a fisherman I have ever witnessed. Learn to fucking cast!
woo01001 1 year ago
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woo01001 1 year ago
As a dry fly and steelhead lover, this movie is awesome. I believe that if money was put into habitat protection and catch and release was maintained, the fishing would be good enough to support tons of fishermen. Especially if the same habitat protection was extended to all rivers, thereby spreading more fishermen over more rivers.
rwheeldonfly 1 year ago
Very nice video guys! More exposure is ultimately good for the fish in my opinion. It means more people out there who are interested in protecting the fishery which makes it harder for poachers to ply their trade.
wannafish1 1 year ago
Very nice video guys! More exposure is ultimately good for the fish in my opinion. It means more people out there making it harder for the poachers.
wannafish1 1 year ago
I would like to say i have bought this movie and i loved it !Secondly to bougleIV if you fish you should be aware that steel head do not feed when they enter the river system from the sea that is what make this movie what it is it is the same with salmon so don't talk about things you don't know !Finally there is nothing wrong with catch and return it's normal.As a passionate fly fisherman for salmon and trout i respect guys like these you go through a lot of effort to do what they went through.
nickgrouse1 1 year ago
@nickgrouse1 Error! Steelhead are just "sea run Rainbows" and, like their resident counterpart, they do feed on the trek in. The summer runs are there for several months before spawning. The winter runs do travel directly to the spawn grounds but they do feed until reaching the spawn grounds. Common misunderstanding about steelhead versus salmon. Salmon go into self metabolism upon entering the fresh water, and die after the spawn, the steelhead feeds and survives to return again.
flyfishingphil 4 months ago
thanks for letting m know about these fish. now I have a reason to save some pennies and dump them into the economy up there, and my wife has anothewr reason to be pissed at me. it may be a few years but I'll definitely make a trip. I guess I'm a dirt bag because I want to catch these same fish the locals would rather I didn't know about. Bad me.
By the way, how did you get Tom Cruise to do the cameo at 5:57?
nijimasu1 1 year ago
@ winston1881 please do not call great anglers Elitists simply because they are right. The truth really hurts. VedderTmes is right. The more the river is publicized the more stress is put on the wild habitat. True, not his river not his fish, but he cares for Steelhead anyway. If I were you I would choose my words carefully and not call someone knowledgeable about the matters like this one an "Elitist" it makes you sound like a complete uneducated person.
Donnot bother replaying
conciencia21 1 year ago
The fact that you guys would rather make a profit and publicize fishing for these Wild Steelhead, forever advertising this to the world shows you have no regard for the fish. Your selfish desires of catching them and bragging on film only puts your names in mud. This does nothing for conservation. Bill was right about you guys. This is not a new thing. Fish have been eating dead-drifted flies on the surface for centuries. There is no ghost about it. What a shameful self-promotion to make a buck.
bougleIV 2 years ago 36
@bougleIV Elitist!
winston1881 2 years ago
Winston how the hell is he elitist?
He is totally right... Do you live on a river that has awesome fish like this that has been publicized on the internet? It turns into a gong show pretty quick.
The internet has a lot ,ore power than you think. Think of how many people use this site... at least they didn't put the name in the preview. O wait thats why, they want you to pay to know where you can catch these fish.
VedderTimes 1 year ago
@VedderTimes
You're right this will expose a lot more people to these fish. But, the problem is this river doesn't belong to anybody and neither do the fish. Quit being elitist and trying to keep these knockle draggers from fishing for the public's fish. Not your river and not your fish.
winston1881 1 year ago
I don't even think you know what you're saying when you mean elitist. I'm not being elitist at all (maybe selfish, about a river I don't even fish), I'm simply stating a fact.
Sure not my river and not my fish. It's no one's river and no one's fish, so why should these fish be publicized so that the run gets wiped out? People poach, snag and use unethical methods all the time. Now it's in public view = more people going there = each fish being hooked more = higher mortality rates.
VedderTimes 1 year ago
@bougleIV wow your a fag
twism86 6 months ago
Nice video guys, but the locals here have been doing this for years, and most of us have managed to keep are mouths shut. Thanks for killing it for us.
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Chromesteelhead 2 years ago
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Props gentlemen on some nice action and footage.. The river you visited is special but I have caught steels on dead drift fries on all of the waters that I routinely fish for steelhead. You typically dont want to follow a burly wet fly through a run with the DDD but I have also done that. Get off the beaten path and this can happen in your backyard.
mykiss 2 years ago
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That just ain't right!!!! After years of fishing the Brule and other Great Lake's tribs, your vid got me thinkin' I need to explore some new water!!!
Awesome footage fellas................wow...............how cool is that!!!!!
nedodge61 2 years ago
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WOW! That was amazing to say the least.
And I know a few biologists that say steelhead CANNOT eat once they hit freshwater. haha
dirtbikemike69 2 years ago
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That is the most amazing steelhead footage I have ever seen! Awesome!! Great work.
SSOutfitters 3 years ago
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hmm...everything I know is wrong.
evjbl 3 years ago
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SAWEEEEEEEEEEEEET
super cool
WABASSBOYS 3 years ago
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Wow, just wow. Thanks for this.
Driftboatbum 3 years ago
Killer
fliesandfinseast 3 years ago
Sweet.
fliesandfins 3 years ago
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awesome stuff.
TripleDubFishing 3 years ago
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Fing AMAZING!!!! As said, you have found the holy grail.....congrats
bann6800 3 years ago
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870in410 3 years ago
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This is some amazing footage. Ive never seen them rise like that, ever. Congrats on the fishing and the awsome footage.
steelhdchaser 3 years ago