Headed up to the Grand River with buddy Dan for a windy afternoon of fly fishing for Brown Trout. No big ones but enough action to keep us entertained Support the channel: Buy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoff...
Another great video! If you ever get a chance to fish in Tennessee, the Clinch is one of the best trout rivers in the country. It held the world record brown for years.
real nice thanks - i grew up on the Grand and the Speed rivers - man they were nothin but sewage runs in the 60's - nice to see they have been cleaned up - thanks agin
Oh dude same! The nith, fuckn mudhole for years and now we got steel running pretty dang far up that river. Kudos to the grandriver conservation authority, we can thank them for such a turn around in the watershed
Great video on the Grand. New subscriber from Ontario, noticed you came over to my channel a few weeks ago, came back to say Hi and check your channel out as well. Cheers Adrian
@Ninos Zaya the brown trout are not native and originally came from Germany. Way back they stocked it with rainbows and browns but the browns did better with the hot summers/weather. I think the same goes with the Salmon found in Ontario, I believe they originally came from British Columbia and were never native to the Great Lakes and tributaries.
Great video. I used to fish the Grand a lot when I was at University in Guelph. I suspect your problem was that you are casting a long way across current so you would have had a ton of drag which puts the fish off. With the smaller fly the stockies probably though it was a caddis. Try casting straight up stream to get drag free float. You will likely have much better results. Tight lines!
hey bro lovely camera work love the slow mo sections! sub from Ireland! hoping you'll check out my fishing channel would really appreciate your feedback and return support ta!
another great video and beautiful wildlife! manged to cast in the wind good stuff. i try to incorporate as much of my surroundings and wildlife in my videos as possible:) tight lines.
Those ferns are fiddle heads beginning April. The local creeks in my neck of the woods of southern Ontario have rainbows and a few browns. But I’m always picking fiddle heads when they sprout. ✌️🇨🇦
@@CarlOutside thanks man, i only fish grand once a year and always go to the andersson parking lot (that's all i know) and that area of the Grand is great but would like to try other areas too...just don't know which area you parked in the first part of the video...not familiar to me....
Good watch. And, somewhat unexpectedly, the wind made it feel more enjoyable and down to earth. But I have a question: is it normal to leave such a large bit of slack line when tying on flies (9:03)? I myself do not fly fish, but find things like that quite intriguing. Tight lines!
No, its not normal, I did notice that when editing, I must have been in a hurry to get it in the water and forgot to trim the tag end. It can actually be bad to leave it as it could cause the fly to sit funny on the surface....Thanks
Thanks for the videos. I turned 71 this year and my newest challenge is fly fishing. Having fun catching pan fish and smallies about 3hrs NE from Fergus/Elora (noticed you location info. in replies). Plan to try for my first trout(s) in the Grand this week. Do I need a net if I'm lucky to catch one of them LOL?
The line is thick for casting. In fly fishing you are casting the line not a heavier lure or bait, the fly and tippet are basically weightless so the thicker fly line is the weight to deliver the fly and leader
Hahaha just watched your brother's vid where he was grousing about the cold. I see who lives the charmed life in the family, poor Doug. I know filmed earlier and good vid.
I recognize the area but I have never caught a trout there, only the odd smallmouth on a spinner. I saw an osprey smoke a decent brown though. I guess I need to take up fly fishing lol. Great job on the gentle releases!
Mid summer is always tough as the hatches are tiny bugs and the fish get smart, I really like to fish it in May and June.....big bugs, and less pressure
Thanks for the video. That used to be my favorite section of the Grand to fish. Brought back some fond memories although it must have been a while because I don't remember the stairs.
Those browns look more green then I remember seeing them. Is that from being farm fish? Cant wait to get out on the water with dad (dan is my dad for those who dont know) on the kayaks! This year is the year for getting out more. You got a kayak carl?
Fished the Grand for the first time this Thanksgiving weekend for steelhead. Water levels are very low. Beautiful river. I hope to return soon and fish for browns, too! Thanks for the vid!
