REMOTE CAMP & AMAZING STREAM - One week into a 2 month Truck Bed Camping road trip out west - RTp7
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- In part 7 of the 2 month road trip I'm truck bed camping near a remote stream in Colorado. I stumbled onto this stream the day before and only had a few hours to fish it. But quickly learned it was an amazing fishery full of plus size brown trout. I decided to fish it again today but hike further down stream. It was a slow morning so I hiked back to camp around lunch and went back above where I ended day 1...the fishing gets crazy good here! At the end of the first night a black bear came down the trail towards camp. A quick "hey bear" sent him running faster than I could get my camera out. Later in the trip, I wake up to paw prints on the back window of my camper! The series started in New Mexico, with stops in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. See more below...
The first day on this stream:
• UNBELIEVABLE the size ...
Other parts in the series:
My Truck bed build - • Video
Series start in New Mexico Part 1 - • Part 1 - 2 month campi...
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That babbling sound of the water 👍👍
Hey Drew, I don't normally comment, but now I see you camping in Another of my "secret" spots! Literally, the same spot. Anyway, thanks for being discreet about where you're at, the locals really appreciate it. If you get back to this area hit me up .. seems we're already fishing the same places anyway. Cheers
Wow nice browns for that small of a creek...Hungry too...Thanks for sharing...
I’ve fished out of Jackson Hole since 1970 and you’re the finest brown trout fisherman I’ve ever seen! Not a bad job on cutthroat and rainbows either! Just love watching you work!
"...don't know what day it is..." [Translation: successful trip!]
Drew, I've been a subscriber for months. Thanks for posting these videos. Your low dialogue, no nonsense, no BS approach is a good combination. Hope to buy you a beer someday on the White River, or in the Driftless region!
Really appreciate the support and good vibes! I learned early on with my channel it was best to just be me...glad to hear that still works! I dig beer and hanging with fishy people so flag me down if you see me!
Thank you for posting all of these awesome videos. They’re the best thing I’ve seen on CZcams. Awesome that on all the videos that I’ve watched haven’t seen another person.
Thank u for the good vibes!
I love how willing small creek trout are. Your videos are my favorites.
I’m blown away with the size of the browns in that steam. A treasure for sure!
It was pretty crazy to witness!
Incredibly nice browns. Decent size for that small a creek. Congrats on your success!
Definitely one of the fishiest streams!
Great trip. Wish I could get away like that. You have a comfortable set up too in your pick up. Thanks!
Hey Drew enjoy the camping dinner making as much as the fishing. very relaxing to watch.
Great to hear was curious if that part was boring people or not...ty for the feed back!
@@LooknFishy no actually part of the whole deal. cool to see.
@@LooknFishy
Never boring, very interesting for non travelers.
The next best thing to being on the water yourself, is to follow Drew. Videos are most enjoyable.
Doesn't get much better than that! Enjoyed Drew. Thanks!
Thank u much!
Nice.
Thanks!
Gorgeous fish! I was nervous for you every time you walked around a tree - bears scare the crap out of me - you’re brave dude !
Was a great area. Bears definitely deserve some respect but I can't not go fishing!
Do you have a pow pow in case spray isn’t enough.
@@sylviawelsh9518 absolutley...one is none, two is one!
Great video! Love the camping and cooking part too, makes for a more interesting video.
Awesome...will try to keeping that kind of info. Really appreciate the help!
Wild browns that have never been fished sure looks like an excellent adventure. Keep those bears away.
The best type of browns lol!
“Almost as good as Spam”, my favorite line.
Haha...just keeping it real!
Can’t get enough of these.
Glad to hear it b/c I have 7 weeks worth and more trips planned lol!
Another great video. “ I figured there was an easier way to do than the way I was doing it” dude laughing my ass off at that. So true when I first get to an area. Trout fever kicks in and I’m off to the water bushwhacking all over the place.
Funny how often that happens...trout fever is real thing lol!
Im a brown trout man and they were sensational from the most beautiful little burn.
You’re living mine and all these other outdoors men dream for 2 months😭😩💯
I know it and I remind myself at every closed area or bad day that there are so many people that would change places right now! Very fortunate to do what I do!
What an adventure!
It was such a good time!
Another excellent video Drew! Be cool to see you tie a Fly at camp! Lov how your sharing more! Tight lines,✌Steve at Black Fly
Thanks man...definitely trying to make it more vlog style...something that has taken me some time to develop lol! I did but it didn't come out well...gopro just doesn't capture the detail.
I have really enjoyed following your adventures. It’s kinda cool seeing you go back through places you fished last year or places I’ve fished myself.
I usually try and check on a few streams I shared...just to be sure they are good! Never found one that wasn't and that's kind of my on quality control on streams I've shared.
I really like my Kathydan Basecamp water filter. Fill a bag w about 2 gal water filter at bottom. Gravity fileters water. I have 2 liter MSR water bag I fill and a couple 2 liter plastic jugs.
Like your camping setup!!!
It wore out really great for me. Built it to take a beating on the forest service roads and it did! Will run thu it again with some changes and what not in the series!
Always awesome Drew, thanks for sharing!!
Was a super fun stop on the road trip!
Some big ass browns from a tiny stream. This looked fun!
It was nuts!
Beautiful fish .... Do you have something special you stand on when you take a shower?? Beautiful fish again!
nope, I just wear an old pair of flip flops that I only sue in public showers lol!
Nicely done! Cant wait to get back out west. Thanks for the footage
I can relate...love it out west!
Doesn't get any better than that!
Thank u much and it's hard to imagine but the series is just getting started lol!
REALLY surprised that stream isn't full of cutthroats - but I'd take browns like that any day!
rumor to have them higher up...but the road was blocked!
Great stuff, as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is epic.
And this wasn't the best day lol. The vid right before this day 1 on the stream was crazy fun!
Just stumbled upon your channel and I'm hooked. You are absolutely right about Tenkara rods. With their length they are impossible to fish small streams without getting hung up. Moving on to a 7.5 3wt fly rod. Thx
Yup, always felt like they were best on open streams but I rarely know what I'll find and many have over grown spots that I can still fish with a 7.5ft 3wt!
Otherwise, what do you wear? In Wisconsin, the spring creeks are somewhat numingly cold in the heat of summer. Your videos are 1st class
Shared a video in December that talks about my favorite wet wading pants!
New sub here. Viewed the flies you use out west first. Great info as I'm headed back next week for some Blue Lining. I like the way you roll!
I only stumble and fall when I have my best rod in my hands...😁.
Impressive and outstanding presentation!
Thanks man...happens to us all lol!
I’m noticing a fish flash in the water whenever you hook up.
Always seem to have these creeks and streams to yourself except for an occasional Bear
but never any deer or elk 😁
No, tons of deer and moose. The elk have eluded me tho...maybe the hey bear works better on them lol!
Drew, please target cutthroat as you are in regions that have that native trout.
I don't normally target a species but rather a blue line...most times there's no information on it. So I just catch what is in the stream. But for sure there is a stream coming up where I had some info and found some natives!
B4 watching your videos I knew zero about fly fishing, now I want to start doing it. Your simple life approach living for experiences rather than possessions is inspiring. I also love the additional scenes of the camping, cooking, and you just opening up. It makes it seem like I am taking the trip with you as a partner. your videos are a great escape from the rat race and are peaceful.
Man thank you for the good vibes. All the things you mentioned are what I want people to see in my channel. Super happy to hear they are coming across. Thanks again for sharing, definitely helps me create vids people want to see!
Hey Drew a friend gave me a link to your videos because his said this dude does the same thing you do except I don’t video. You make videoing look pretty easy and might try it. I mainly concentrate my adventures in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Maybe we will cross paths someday in wilds if this Great
Of this Great Country
Appreciate it! I enjoy the video part...use it kinda like my own fishing journal which is fun. Nice to look back on my trips every now and then!
Are there cattle up that high? I know you don't drink that creek water straight but me I'd worry about giardia from showering. Sometimes I open my mouth a little. Had it before it's nt fun. Man I'd love to find a creek like that I'm a newbie I'd be lucky to catch one though!!
With the new plastics, I have a difficult time relating to your "4x" Back in the day, fishing clear water in the NW, I had Maxima leader, pound and a half. more than that, the bigger, older, wiser fish would turn away. After 50 years of fly fishing, building my own rods, tying my flies and creating my own patterns, I do not fly fish anymore. I am perfectively capable but with two new knees I will not risk my knees wading a stream with steep banks and moss covered boulders. I have loaned my maple and walnut fly tying chest to my buddy along with my rod, a Loomis with my custom handle and reel seat. I like dry fly fishing best. If you want to eat fish for dinner your better off putting a chunk of night crawler on a wooly worm and go deep. Wrap a foil package of cleaned and cropped trout with some bacon bits and dried onion, salt and pepper. and put them on coals over Spruce bows about 20 minutes. Spruce will char but still hold the package up so it does not burn. I quit using a net after the elastic caused the net, hung on a branch to almost knock me out when I turned to see where it was hung up. Instead, I use a burlap bag that is cut so I can sling it over my shoulder. You can lead a nice trout in against the burlap while wading and just roll it into the bag. The cut is larger on the outside and creates a nice cradle for the fish. Wading while dry fly fishing is an important part of the experience and memory. Also working upstream is better for having a chance at the big ones.
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If you took a drone with you to do a birdseye view it would help you I bet. Great vid Drew.
Probably only once lol! I can barely stand up w/o falling...fly one straight into the ground lol!
Love your videos, what do you do for a living that allows you so much time in these beautiful places?
I'm a retired veteran and have nothing but time on my hands. This would be fun if you want some company next time let me know. I have been fly fishing for years. I tie and build my own rods now. Love your video's tight lines.
Man you hit a pot of gold with that stream. Beautiful brown's and country. Do you happen to have a hand cannon close by just in case? Bear spray dosen't always cut it. Dinner looks great, compliments to the chef. Until next time. Stay safe. 👍👍👍
That was a fantastic stream. I absolutely do... 2 is one, one is none! Heard to many stories of bears returning or the wind is wrong...or what if any number of things, so I travel with a 357.
Cool. I should have known.
Hi Drew, These videos of yours have rekindled my desire to head back to Colorado during our hot summers. Listening to the sounds of hiking and the water is so much more enjoyable than the constant commentary and canned music that you hear on so many other fishing videos. I feel I'm almost there. Keep up the good work. I have been looking a lot more at National Forest Service Dispersive camping maps and had a question. When a forest road map shows it is open to dispersive camping (i.e. dots on the sides of the road) can you pull off anywhere that you feel like setting up a camp as long as your not blocking the road or do you have to look for specific areas with fire rings and such?
Amazing videos and amazing skill!! Have you ever considered a Tenkara rod for those small streams? Thanks again for the videos.
Have heard that many times but feel like I'd just be doing the same thing differently. Not sure it would improve my fishing and might not work as well in the tightly covered areas where I can barely use a 7.5ft rod. Definitely see the advantage on wide open streams but I rarely know what the stream looks like until I get there.
"Almost as good as Spam!" I'm curious if you have a GPS-type trail tracking system you use so you don't get lost. Great sense of direction. And the fishing is always fantastic.
No, I will probably invest in something one day but I just look for landmarks and such.
Those fish were amazing for that size creek! I could see one or maybe 2 like that, but you were getting a lot of fantastic browns - what an awesome find! BTW, are the solar panels the Boulder Briefcase brand? Do you like them?
It was pretty crazy and I didn't share several others bc the video was already at 20 mins! They are from Renogy...went with them bc they had a ton of positive reviews on amazon. Only issue was a blown fuse which took a few days to figure out...the error code wasn't clear and instructions for the code didn't help. Eventually pulled the fuse and had several from the inverter. That worked...it'll all be in the series but it was in Idaho so got some time!
Love the series.
Any reason why you didn't try the little stream by camp, or fish it down to the other? Tight cover I imagine.
Thought about it but it was way over grown and the other stream was crazy...figured if I was going to hurt myself on a stream might be on the one with crazy browns! But I know where it's at so it might get some attention one day!
Livin' the dream, Dude.
Just wondering...
You fish a lot of small water...which I really like, myself...but you use 4x tippet. I would think that the lightest presentation possible with maybe a 6x or 7x would be the recommendation, but you hammer with the 4x.
Your thoughts or motivation for that???
Thanks!
Thx man. I do...I save the light stuff for fish that see flies regularly. But on remote water where the fish need to eat b/c the season is short...I've never found them to be leader/tippet shy...especially in streams like this one with good flow, a little stain and growth on the banks. Places like the San Juan, White River or catch and release areas that see a ton of pressure I go light! Fished a lot of 5x in Idaho bc the water was crystal clear.
And another fabulous video, what a very cool stream!! So fun!
May I ask what your fishing pack is you wear?
Thank u! Wearing the orvis bug out backpack. Replaced my old ozark trail back back with it and it was much appreciated.
@@LooknFishy thank you, I appreciate the reply.. please keep making videos, makes my world a happier place.
Are you packing a side arm for protection
Drew: what do you use for waders or you always wet wading?
I wear waders for tailwaters and winter or cooler months!
Pretty little stream. I love cooking in the outdoors. Everything seems to taste better. Are you still in Colorado?
I think so too! No I'm home now. Trying to get the series edited and shared so I can head out again. I head to Idaho and finish the trip in Wyoming.
@@LooknFishy
Nice. My wife and I are going to Colorado for a couple weeks in October and the big horn mountains in Wyoming next July. I look forward to seeing your videos.
I just found your channel. This puts me back to childhood, had a lot of fun with similar fishing here in a different part of the world . But nowadays the best small rivers are destroyed because it is all about maximizing the profit of selling electricity. You csn still find that kind of rivers, but would have to do a lot of searching, or go to a little bigger river with more commercialized fishing.
Just wondered, do you ever eat some of the fish you catch? That is some healthy, nice tasting food.
how do you rig the equipment? Do you tie the marker/floater, or what it is called, about 20 inches from a wetfly or dryfly?
I don't eat many trout. Talk about that in the video, fishing saved me. Was fishing a dry/dropper here with the nymph tied from the eye or off the bend of the hook.
Send some of that 36 degree weather to west-central Arkansas!!...have a good trip bud!!
Don't I know it...I can summer out west for sure!
A lot of dead pines in the area.😫
Definitely are...makes for an interesting experience.
They are spruce actually. the San Juans especially the areas located in Weminuche Wilderness where I presume he is (hope that's not giving too much up--the area is absolutely massive at 500,000 acres) have had their engelmann spruce decimated by beetles. The only large part of the San Juans that has avoided massive spruce beetle damage during this 20-year outbreak is the areas nearby and west of Silverton, with some smaller relatively unaffected areas in the southernmost South San Juan Wilderness and the drainages north of Uncompahgre Peak
Looks like a great trip so far. You headed up to Wyoming at all?
Was super...After Colorado I spent a couple weeks in Idaho and end the trip in Wyoming.
@@LooknFishy We fish the Dubois area....Wind River range, great fishing.
So are you site fishing to those fish, or are you just fishing to holding spots. I can see them take the fly in the video, but want to know what you can see. Great video!
I'm definitely looking and a few I sight fished but mostly just fishing the likely holds and trying to cover water. A few casts and I move on!
@@LooknFishy so helpful. That is how I fish, but I feel I am always more successful when I see them. It was really cool to watch those fish hit your fly.
whats the name of the canopy your using off the back of ur truck ? thanks
It's a cheap but very functional diy using my hammocks rainfly and 3 extendable painters poles. I walk thru it at the end of this video...czcams.com/video/XHTRHLTDDJc/video.html
Was this filmed in August? Is it really that cold there in Aug?
No, I started this road trip June 13th so this was near the end of June. Left CO for Idaho around July 4th. Was in Wyoming in Aug.
I ran by GOSS in Benton and was told it would be 6 months before my shell arrives. No matter. I'm bound for the Little Red. How large is that tarp?
It's made for my hammock so not large but I don't have exact deminsions.
Would you mind showing the fly tying kit you take with you on these trips? Thanks!
It's just my peak rotary from home and a box of materials/tools. Didn't think to film any of that but will add it to a list I'm making for future trips.
@@LooknFishy Thanks! I tend to over pack , so I’m interested in what you chose to bring for materials and so on. Would actually be interested in seeing all the “essential” gear you brought. Thanks man, love the channel.
@@EE0971 Gonna share a vid soon that goes into some gear. It was from the 2 week point and has the most important piece of gear I had and what I ditched right away. Plus a walk thru of what I took on the trip. Also got a what's in my pack walk thru. Hope some of those vids help but don't hesitate to leave a question. I'm keeping up with them and will get a vid together before or during the next trip.
Nice vid as usual. Do you ever eat trout?
Have in the past but not so much anymore. I keep my share of redfish but leave the fish I find in small streams where they are...short seasons and growth rates keep the numbers low already. But definitely not against it, just not my thing right now.
Ha!! 8’ of line out and get hung up 30’ in a tree. Ain’t that the truth!!
Crazy how that happens!
No Beaver Dams ?
Never saw any!
what size/weight/which rod are you using for that size creek?
It's on orvis superfine carbon 7.5ft 3wt
Man there is a lot of standing fuel around you. The pine bark beetle has done a number on the west. What do you do with you dish washing water? Gross question: what do you do with your human waste? Cat hole, pack it out?
They are crazy destructive. I follow the National Forest guidelines on disposing of human waste and my solar shower is super helpful for doing the dishes. When I can I rinse the food off in the stream and wash away from the stream. Use dawn dish soap and very few dishes to clean.
Does no one wear small bells on their vest or boots to let the bear know you’re in the neighborhood? We do in the smoky mt and it works with black bears. Never tried it with grizzlies.
I haven't, heard about it but don't know anyone who has tried it. Good to know it works tho!
Fish a lot of small, remote streams and have tried the bells but found out the sound of the stream drowns it out. Found that a whistle or a "hey bear" works better@@LooknFishy
SPAM!
Gotta have it lol!
I know man. Was working a project in India a long time ago and we had instructions for all new guys rotating in country to bring SPAM and cigars! SPAM, eggs and fried potatoes! 😋
What length rod were you using?
7.5ft 3wt!
@@LooknFishy thanks !
No Rainbows the whole trip?
One or two, but they got lost in the footage so I stopped looking.
Please do not tell us where this is. Thank you!
YOU SHOULD ONLY CATCH A FISH . IF YOU EAT IT
Are you packing a side arm for protection
Definitely do!
Thanks for the reply and your living all of our dreams it's like we are right there waiting for that trout to rip out from that bank and destroy that fly ,pro videos looking fishy