Fishing the Ultimate TINY Meadow Creek! (Tenkara Fly Fishing) 

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Glad you like the rod, Tristen. I’m 78 and can’t hike or wade streams anymore, but I can still ride a bike. I ordered this rod for bike-fishing some of my local parks for bluegill and bass; it should be perfect for that and very easy to pack. Beautiful meadow creek you’re fishing there; it doesn’t get much better than that. 👍

God I’m so glad you’re back and uploading Tristan, even if it’s only every other Saturday, so you probably won’t see this comment but I live in Nevada and I’ve already caught Lahontan cuts and next week I’m going to Great Basin to try for bonnevilles. I know you’ve fished Great Basin before and was wondering if you had a tip for which flies to use in that environment

It's been years, but I used to love fishing those little trout creeks such as that one.

Good to see some old-fashioned humility. Rare online these days.

OMG, this made my day. Welcome back Tristan, and we'll take any tenkara video you put out. My kid is gonna be so excited to see you back too.

Beautiful location and beautiful creek. I like the way you talk to the trout, “see yah buddy”

Brook trout are pound for pound the best fighters. I love catching them.

Welcome back. I went fishing with my son and grandsons a few weeks back. Thanks to Tenkara, for the past few years I'd been neglecting my reel skills so I grabbed the old 5 weight. I found an ideal spot to cast, moved into position and then immediately lost my balance on some rolling rocks and started back-pedaling. Without a rear view mirror or any prior planning, my backside landed on the only round, sitting sized rock around. While I tried to regain my wits, give thanks for the ideal boulder placement and straighten out the sling pack, I tossed out the fly to get it out of my way and, Fish On! Only fish of the day, for any of us. It was an 8" cut, but after watching your video, I don't feel so bad about size. I'm glad I ignored my son's advice to use a parachute Adams on and tied on a Kebari fly instead. It had similar color to the parachute Adams with the addition of red at the head. That, plus the reverse hackle might be the secret sauce.

I’m surprised you stayed away as long as you did. The tug is the drug.

Glad your back

Came to the comments section to see if this was a new video or a repost. Looks like you're back, glad to see that. I enjoy your videos you seem so calm and good natured.

Like soo many others are saying , thanks for uploading again. I absolutely love your videos. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Hello Friend? I often use micro gurgler flies to catch Rasbora fish in tiny river at my favorite spots. Best regards, Mancing Tanago, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 🙏

Thanks for sharing your experience Tristan, appreciate the rod review. Great looking creek! Nice to take a break from the fly-eating tree canopy.

So glad your back!!!

What a beautiful setting!

Beautiful creek! Thanks for sharing your adventures!

Glad to see you back!!!

Great to see you back!

Great to see you back, what a wonderful little stream.

Welcome back! Beautiful little stream. Love it!

I haven't been able to tenkara in over a year and your videos keep me hopeful .

Just ordered one! Thanks for the review.

Glad you are back. Thanks for the video.

So glad to see you back again. Thanks for the pre-order info.

Love it

Every stream I find like this is lined on either side with willows.

Beautiful area!

Glad your back Tristan. Great stuff.

What a beautiful creek!

Nice too see you back totally enjoyed your trip and looking forward for more

So nice to see you fishing again, Utah is a beautiful state great content sir.

Nice creek good fish great footage 👍

Great video thanks for sharing

Welcome back! I hope the break did you well!! Great to see you again!

Sweet stream👍👍

Good to see you back making tenkara videos.

Thanks for continuing your journey. I really enjoyed this video. Looking forward to many more in the future. I’ve been looking at this rod for a couple of weeks and hope to get one.

Takes me back to finding remote tiny streams in NW Wyoming. Love your stuff!

Terrific creek!

great fun, I watched again.

Good to see you fishing again. You’re a great incentive for my poor attempts at tenkara.👍👍

Welcome back! I always enjoy watching and missed you.

Good to have you back fishing the small streams. Really enjoy the videos.

Glad to see you back man!

Very nice little stream and good to see you back at it!

Great to see you back dude👍

Glad to see you back fishing and posting vids again. I have to thank you for me making the move to fishing with Tenkara rods. I've fly fished some, but man is it good for microfishing. I've caught hundreds of sunfish and other species in the past couple months and it's been a blast. You're review of the Aventik rod turned the corner for me. Thanks again.

It is great to see how much you enjoy the outdoors, and your excitement for fishing and how much it means to you. Great rod, my pre order will ship in November I think. Thanks Tristan. I have a good supply of your yarn so I can tie for a long time.

After a slow start, things picked up very nicely!

Glad to see you back. You actually got me into tenkara. thanks for that!

Happy your back with the fishing videos. I'm faithful to your other channel but this is my favorite.

Cool creek, jealous of the open banks.

I'm glad to see you back and reviewing this new rod. I purchased a Dragontail Mizuchi based on your videos and I used it in Utah last week. It was great. I will probably order the mini too.

I bought the tenkara rod as a portable ham radio antenna support. Now I am hung on watching tenkara fishing videos! Amazing the parallels between trying to catch fish and using low power morse code radio to try make contacts on-the-air. Both require strategy, technique, and patience. Might have to try this fishing thing when the amateur radio contacts aren’t biting 😂

Really like watching your vids I've started Tenkara fishing around some of the creeks in my area in montana and have had good success even though the alot of the creeks are running high and fast with alot of the rain we have had.

Glorious day!

Thank you for the video. You're one of the main reasons I have a Subaru and started Tenkara fishing, lol. Ordered one yesterday for motorcycle/fishing/camping trips.

truly awesome to see you back on some water... little rusty in the beginning there but right back into it... nice creek too!!!

Welcome back

Beautiful little stream. Looks like TU or some organization did some riparian repair and set up some nice pools. I would love to grab that little rod but just ordered two other rods. I bikepack and that would be awesome.

What? You're back? Excellent!

Love your videos, just got a 3wt rig for some small brooks and streams here in NH. Watching your videos is making me want to get a Tenkara rig. I love the small streams and creek fishing for wild brookies here in NH. Great videos keep em coming!

Tristan, we missed you! Beautiful and amazing content as always. 👍👍👍

Good day to you Tristan! I really enjoy your videos, thanks for posting them! Do you tie for a specific species of fly or just tie for presentation?

Welcome back, Tristin. We missed you!

Oh my gosh I thought I recognized that spot, it's incredibly similar to a place I elk hunt. But the water is flowing the wrong way, lol. Anyway the place I'm thinking of I've seen multiple 10-12" brookies just completely stranded in pools in these micro streams. I pinky promised myself that I wouldn't go back without a rod.

Beautiful creek Tristan! Been enjoying your @SUVRving channel while I waited for your tenkara return! Great Rod review, stunning brookies! Take care, Steve @blackflycreations Utah✌️

What a beautiful spot , don't find many little meadow streams in Texas . If you do find one its full of cottonmouths and copperheads ! Nice to have my Saturday mornin fishin fix again . Glad your back !👍👍

I’ve been wanting to find a nice meadow stream to get out on! This might just be the push I needed to do some research!

What an awesome little creek! Most of the creeks near me are surrounded by brush and trees!

What pretty scenery. Idaho

Fab videos I have too much fishing gear but your video make me think I'm missing some tenkara. Based in the UK but a birthday coming up and I know a man selling gear hmm!!!!!!!. Really like your style

Hey, I follow your twin brother who drives his SUV around the West hiking and camping in great locations.

There has been times that I go fishing and don’t catch but get to enjoy great weather

Dang! After getting both knees replaced, i won't be able to kneel by one of these streams... if i ever make it out of the Midwest to give this sport a shot.

This video was sweet!! Come fish Louisiana

Excellent place to be at, just pretty, at least in my book. I would have been camping out there an keeping some of those for dinner tho, but thats just me. Thx for the vid

Tristan, I’m so glad you’re back! You’ve been missed. Question: Do you have any ideas to increase the visibility of the sighter/line for the camera? I’m really wanting to see what YOU see for strike detection. It’s really hard if not mostly impossible to see the minute line ‘tells’ that a fish has the fly on your uploads. Thanks

Cassie wa doko deska? Thanks man, for posting...i know it's alot of work... auf wiedersehen...

Great looking Utah stream. Too bad it was just Brookies. Glad your putting more videos up. Cant wait for the next one?

That would be a good backpacking rod

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In WV the biggest fly rod you want to take is an 8 foot fly rod. What size Tenkara rod should I get in comparison to that. Thanks!

I live at 9000 ft. We don't really have seasons here. If the water isn't iced over we are good to go.

That first fish was a bull trout. Brookies have a redish belly.

I tried to buy one when they went on sale. By the time I entered my card info the initial 70 were sold out. But, I did get on the pre-order list. It looks like a fun rod.

Looks like a good rod for brushy creeks.

Love watching your videos. Question, to you select your flies at random?

I would like to see you catch one around 18 inches. I caught 5 rainbow trout today. Longest one was about 13 inches.

Hi Tristan. Welcome back. I'm wondering when you show the fly you're using - are those barbless hooks? It wasn't clear to me in the video. Thanks.

Gorgeous creek and spot, surprised that was in Utah, looked more like Wyoming or Montana. I love those spring fed meadow creeks like that.

Not a rod for me, but glad to see so many positive reviews for a pocket rod.

what a beautiful location, may u share it

Saturdays have improved...thanks for that! I recd a email about this pack sixed rod and was interested. Figured you wouold be doing a review...I busted a little toe and slowed me from Retirement speed to "I hope blood doesnt pool in my ass and starve my brain of O2.." condition. ..and we know one never busts a toe once and recovers. Oh no. Course not. Good news is waders, boots, fly rod and tenkera rod has been replaced. I think that might have been a signal to the Fish Gods to attack my toe. I dunno. coincidence?? mmm... You had a great day OTW...seriously envious.

Wow, you’re at 9500 feet and no snow? Here in the eastern Sierra, there’s still 30 ft of snow on the ground. Mammoth ski area is fully open on July 8. They may not shut down skiing until August.

When it’s windy, I tie a strike indicator. I know it is cheating, but it works even on a Tenkara rod. I’ve been fighting 20 to 35 mph wind gust while fishing a 3 foot wide creek in Colorado for the last 3 weeks. Tough conditions but I’m seeing success with a Tenkara rod.

I don’t know how you keep the fly on target when the creek is so narrow. Great job!

Quite a beautiful meadow stream! Wonder what strain of cutthroat may have been native there once upon a time?