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Registrace 9. 10. 2008
Recreating and racing outdoors; play often, stay healthy my friends.
Fly-Fishing: Smoky Creek, Utah
After two days of heavy monsoonal lightning storms, the weather, though smoky, settled down to nearly cloudless skies. I learned a little. Tight-line nymphing was working well, and, at the end of each drift, as the line slowed and nymphs rose, more fish were interested than during the careful, matched drift. After tight-lining while traveling up through a run, I worked back down the same run, drifted a little slower than the current and letting the nymphs rise as in soft-hackle downstream fishing and picked up twice as many fish as in the upstream pass. Not much surface action. The best clip was saved for last.
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Cycling; Going To The Sun, Glacier NP
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Each spring, several of the western National Parks allow cyclists and walkers on the roads while they plow off the winter's hardened snowpack which can take over a month. In Glacier, avalanches across the road during thaw, complicates the clearing even more. In the week following our ride, snowstorms added a foot of snow on the road right where this was filmed. During these months of 100' heat,...
Fly-Fishing: Big Sky River, Utah
zhlédnutí 3KPřed 2 měsíci
Goldilocks was in town. The Cutts were in and the water still high enough to allow a mid-stream approach. Yes, this folkloric stream has a different name on the map, oh well, they were uninformed. Love the big spaces left behind by the glaciers.
Fly-Fishing: Goldilocks Creek, Wyo
zhlédnutí 1,8KPřed 2 měsíci
This trip was a week early; the express train of water needed to drop yet lower to give the fish a few pools to hold in. At the same time, I was a week too late for finding the majority of migrating Cutts this high up in the headwaters. Both too soon and too late.
Fly-Fishing; Twin Creeks, Utah
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 3 měsíci
Shall we call them Ms. W.W. West and Glinda? The first twin was blowing-out but with a few bold trout in the boulder-formed turbulent eddies. The second sister was protected below a dam except the gale blowing was toppling old fire-dead trees. I watched three trees fall and heard many others enough to look up as much as down before casting and still exiting earlier than planned. Gotta love spring.
Cycling: Stunning Mountain Road Cycle
zhlédnutí 29Před 3 měsíci
Spring in Utah has all seasons (count all her outfit changes): snow, sun, rain, green leaves, rain and all in one day plus little pre-summer traffic on the mountain roads. Follow an 87 mile ride from Colton through Huntington Canyon. Top elevation 9655 and bottom 5700.
Fly-Fishing: Daily Snow, Uintas
zhlédnutí 355Před 3 měsíci
Good to get out and among the peaks again. Maybe early, not really. A little color when warm enough to melt snow otherwise, when not warm enough, ice on the line and guides. Summer always comes too soon, stays too long, sets me back with the heat. So, one more week of snowy camping and slippery creek wading was serenely absorbed into my soul.
Fly-Fishing: Draped in Snow
zhlédnutí 353Před 6 měsíci
Spring in Utah is all four seasons. That was a lot of action for 42 degree water. If you are looking only for the fish rodeo, jump to three minutes - through the end.
Kayak Father/Son 23yrs Old, 37 Years Apart
zhlédnutí 67Před 8 měsíci
Each at 23 years old, and 37 years apart. I am leading Lava Falls, Grand Canyon 1979. 37 years later, my son is on the Snake River with his bomber combat rolls and surfing (much more challenging than just a straight run). (D Guest's footage from 1979)
Ice Climb Swiss Alps
zhlédnutí 78Před 9 měsíci
Overhanging ice climbing lesson with a 13 yo and 10 yo and Swiss climbing guide. In absolutely perfect weather, with a little time between summit climbs, we allowed a short serac wall to distract us following lunch of staring at it. (Early days of digital camera video option.)
Fly-Fishing: Three Streams, Four Plateaus, Utah
zhlédnutí 792Před 10 měsíci
Utah’s better-known mountains and slickrock deserts have a more modest sibling, the high plateaus. Flat layers of dark grey limestone or black basalt cap this high spine of the state at between 7,000 and 11,000 feet of elevation. These plateaus gather storm clouds in the fall and 200 inches of snow in the winter. Which then provides cold crisp water for trout throughout the seasons. The only na...
Roller Skiing Illustrated
zhlédnutí 22Před rokem
Illustrated day of roller skiing in a local park. Just a short, gentle film. Long slow training day called "over-distance" building capillaries rather than speed or muscle.
Fly-Fishing Uinta Four (of3) Bonus
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed rokem
A few days opened up so I returned to the mythical Big Sky River where I was cut off early a few weeks back. During that hiatus, the spring/summer breeding trout have begun their retreat to lower waters. Fortunately few remained along with the resident Brooks and Rocky Mtn Whitefish. Classically, the first clear night after storms, the temperature dropped bringing out the low mist. On that star...
Fly-Fishing Uinta Three (big sky) (of3)
zhlédnutí 582Před rokem
Revisiting Utah's mythical, big sky river. Always a pleasure to get out of the trees and into big meadows for a while. Plus, this always reminds me of my great-grand father's ranch at the west end of the Uintas. Now at nine generations, the cabin is too crowded so I seldom get back. I was there a few weeks ago to release my brother's ashes into the river and the land.
Cycling: Ride the Rockies, Colorado 2023
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Cycling: Ride the Rockies, Colorado 2023
Fly-Fishing A Bank-Full Creek, Uinta Mtns.
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Fly-Fishing A Bank-Full Creek, Uinta Mtns.
Cycling, Hiking, Swimming Slickrock, Utah
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Cycling, Hiking, Swimming Slickrock, Utah
Cycling: High Plains to High Plateau Snow, Utah
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Cycling: High Plains to High Plateau Snow, Utah
Cycling: What is Gravel Biking? In Praise of Dirt Roads +Absaroka footage
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Cycling: What is Gravel Biking? In Praise of Dirt Roads Absaroka footage
33 ft of Snow Fallen, Knee High Street Sign, Jan17 2023
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33 ft of Snow Fallen, Knee High Street Sign, Jan17 2023
How Much Snow in Big Cottonwood, New Years 2023
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How Much Snow in Big Cottonwood, New Years 2023
Cycling: Slickrock, Waterfalls, Cows, Bobcat, Bald eagle...
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Cycling: Slickrock, Waterfalls, Cows, Bobcat, Bald eagle...
I'd rather see you take better care of the trout than squeeze the heck out of em with gloves on just to get a money shot.
Cookie Cutties 🤙👍👍
Thank you for the absence of narration, the beautiful videography, the rushing of the water and the relaxing moments by the stove with a beer. Terrific accompaniment to tying flies this afternoon!
You can tell an older guy did this by scenery shots, the food cooking , the old SA reel and foot shots. The camera sounding like a Scud missile incoming and the old classic putting his beer in a glass. Pitching a tent when he’s in a camper and have assemblance to the outdoor life. I loved every second of this vid. Good job !!
The white beard didn't already give it away. i was young just last week.
❤❤❤❤ nice video ❤❤❤
You are so kind
Good work 💯❤❤❤
Thanks
@@nicholskk well come sir
Watching that helped me cool off....mentally anyway. haha Nothing like wading a mountain stream on these hot smokey days. Your breakfasts are mouth watering too. It was neat to see the bull moose and the fawns. Thanks for sharin' and stay cool!
Thanks Bob. It was good to be in the water; even above 9000 feet it was otherwise too warm to be in sun.
Beautiful scenery. You pick the nicest places in Utah to fish. Plus, no people in site. Excellent.
This is yet another favorite place. Going Sunday through Friday helped.
You sure pick some pretty spots to fish. Thanks again for an amazing video.
The fish pick them. Thanks for watching!
Love all your videos - highly skilled fly fisherman who does a great job with cinematography (and camp cooking!). This stream reminds me of one up in Wyoming that I’m especially fond of. Sincerely appreciate these films.
I'll watch them all again next winter
Great! Pizza looked good too!
Pizza was embarrassing (frozen -- and I can laugh at myself for being lazy); I more often bring flour and yeast plus toppings.
Hate this video. Hate to see somewhere where my family has been going for solitude for three generations. Hate to see it.
If it helps, my family has an 11,000 acre ranch + double that in FS allotments (and fished) in the Uintas. Yes, we have been here for 9 generations, since the 1840s. You don't know solitude. You don't know having your foreman shot and killed during the livestock-wars era of Tom Horn. You don't know the Uintas before the automobile - I only know from being told first hand by family who did. Welcome newbie.
@@nicholskk I know having my families homestead being taken away by the Carter family... shoot my grandmother was born in the fort. We got there about the same time by the looks of it.
@@nicholskk congratulations for having all the stuff. What does that have to do with him being bummed about seeing his favorite spot on the internet? I'm going to go find this spot, lol.
Keep up the great video work NK. It’s painstakingly beautiful and serene.
I was there two weeks ago, I don’t remember the road being that rough in years past. I went all the way to where the road crosses the river though.
Flash floods crossed the road in several places leaving larger, loose boulders.
Very nice video!
Thank the fish too, ...every time
I hope I can find this beautiful stream someday, I’ve been searching all over Utah to find something like it, ive fished a lot of new water but every time I see your videos, I remember that I gotta find this one someday. The search continues :)
It's a holy search
Great Vid! I have two sons - who love to fish, and when we go together, we have lots of laughs and good times, but catch fewer fish. But when I fish alone like you're doing here, I have more success. Tough trade-off - company or solitude? I reckon we need both types of experiences. Again, thanks @nicholskirk.
My son and I fished when he was young. Then we kayaked and climbed mountains together, but has now thoroughly surpassed me on those such that I fish alone - and catch more fish and de-tangle less line. lol
Thank You, Sir I really needed That this morning. My truck camper nearly has it's new radiator installed.
Thanks for taking us with you, and sharing the meals.
I'll place a setting for you.
I need to get back up there before the water drops to much.
You'll just need to place longer casts.
Beautiful scenery along with your Four Wheel camper !
Love your productions, thanks so much much for the effort putting these together. I need to spend more time exploring this area. The scenery, fish species, solitude...hard to beat. I went south earlier this year to help my son move home from college for the summer. Inspired by one of your other videos, I took the opportunity to do some reconnaissance on the "longest river" in our state. It was in May and runoff spoiled my fly fishing intentions, but the bike trail was great. The state park was surprisingly amazing, I love the history and culture. Cheers and keep up the the great work, you are appreciated!
Glad that you enjoy cycling and historical (pre-historical) parks. i first visited the park before the buildings were completed. I think the visitor center was a trailer. Sorry your fishing didn't happen in the high water.
Awesome fish and Awesome scenery. Thanks.
Again, my pleasure Steve.
Looks like a fun campout in beautiful scenery. And, the fishing looked good too. On these hot summer days it sure is nice to wade the river without waders. The night shot was nice too. Thanks again for sharin!
The fishing was exceptional this year; I hit it just right with the migratory trout. Thanks for watching Bob.
I enjoy your ideo post. Do you ever accept phone calls to discuss your experiences?
thanks, but no
Is Goldilocks creek the real name? Beautiful scenery
i just did a web search for you and did not find one.
lol
Would you object to sharing what flies you used?
I had the most attention on a streamer that I named a Crystal Rainbow (white crystal chinle trailing a rainbow tinsel and dark olive maraboo tail), then a scud I named Rootbeer-leFemme (pink wrap with rootbeer or gold tinsel wrap at the waist), an attactor nymph I call the Christmas Caddis (green with red highlight at the tail), and the not original tie, the pink squirmy worm. All are heavily weighted with a large beadhead and the shank wrapped 6-7x in .025 leadless wire. Never saw a fish rise and only a very few mayflies in the air. The fish were deep under the banks along the edges of the raging current. Finding those few slower edges was more important than the flies (though the heavy weight was critical to get down deep quickly with very short calm-ish eddies)
Looks like a hell of a good time brother. Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
I know you go to a lot of trouble to set up those great camera shots. And I love the lack of constant nonsense chatter most all FF videos contain. Thank you, Nicholas Kirk.
i find on those, that you can turn off the sound and run the tap in the sink, you get a better video. (I don't really waste the water, but I do turn down the volume - to each their own.)
Tha ks for another great video. Beautiful fish and scenery.
thanks Steve, glad you liked it
That was real ‘purdy’. Regardless of high water or not, you’re one of those guys that will always catch fish. Me…not so much. Haha. Thanks for sharin.
I ate humble pie for three days to find those beautiful, few fish.
Beautiful video. I randomly got curious about what kind of fish species would be stuck in the Great Basin. 30 minutes down an internet whole and here I am. The most satisfying end to any deep dive ever.
What was you species composition? Looked like mostly brown, but hard to tell from a lot of the angles.
Your eyes are good, mostly Browns, a few Cutts, occasional Brook
Glad to see that creek has recovered a bit.
Good to hear from you. Yes, improving, although the snowmelt runoff is still carrying a lot of fire ash-silt.
@@nicholskk How far up did you hike up from the campground?
Around two miles is all.
Great video and very nice fish.
Steve, Glad you enjoyed and I hope that you are getting out.
It’s always fun watching a master at work! Thank you for the very cool video. I hope to be as good a fisherman as you.
All that you need is practice and practice all the fun.
That looked like some hard fishing. But, I think you could catch fish anywhere. Isn’t wind grand….NOT. 😁😩
Interesting that you chose it too. HARD, that was the word I chose before heading out when my wife asked how I thought the trip would go. Hard, but not too hard; as it went, there were a few findable fish. As to the wind, double weighted flies and slamming the line were all that were possible at times. thanks for watching.
I appreciate your nice video. That muddy water, wow. Your video help me feeling up lifted. Is that nymphing? What is that nymph? Thank you, great video
Thanks for watching. On the end of the line is a double weighted (mostly pink) nymph, 2 feet up from the tip and on a side line were two different double weighted streamers (used one at a time). The black and purple streamer (used first) worked best dead drifted similarly to the nymph. The crystal white with rainbow tinsel, only worked being jerked up and across stream. Not classic nymphing, not classic streamer fishing, but versatile and always interesting.
Thanks for the great video. I fly fish and have a Four Wheel Camper and head into the Uintas. I haven't been up there yet this year, need to make a trip.
Yes you do
Great to see another video of yours and it was a dandy. With that ice in the guides and snow, it makes a man appreciate the home fire. Nice to see the goats and moose. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks 👍 I had a mink flirt with me on two days but failed to get any images worth adding.
Excellent video. Nice fish. It was nice to meet you at the FlyTying Expo in March. Have a great summer fishing.
Thanks! You too! Nice to put a face to your name, and of course you know Bert too!
I like this method for several reason. Thanks for the video. Here's where I saw it first.... czcams.com/video/T9L4ORK62oM/video.htmlsi=fuYYRkJHrNVp-HSE
great video of the uintas, so peaceful there always a blast
Great video! Nice trout. I also enjoy flu fishing the lsst day of winter
Now I know it’s spring when we get another of your nice fishing videos. But, it looked a bit nippy with that ice and snow on your camper. You got some nice brownies. I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharin’.
Always good to hear from you Bob. i hope that spring is headed your way too.
This is why we dream ... heaven on earth. Thanks for posting.
Wondering where you are at!! looks familiar but not sure.
Perhaps it looks familiar because I have posted snowstorms there before ?
Excellent video. Very nice fish. Looks like you were down south. Thanks for sharing.
As a curiosity: Although the walls look to be sandstone, they are rhyolite lava and ash flows. Following the video-break, the rock is basalt.
Very nice video. I too fish the Uintas. If you dont mind can you say which river/ stream this is as it doesnt look familiar. Thks and keep on catching.
Enjoy the hunt, then someday it may become familiar.
@@nicholskk No hunt left in this 75yr old. Thanks for the advice.
What is the device that is attached to your net near the handle?
magnet
I watch your vids now as much for vittles you cook up as I do for the fishing and scenery! Beautiful, and they always leave me hungry! 😁
Sharing is caring, where are you fishing?