This River Was Amazing-and a Pain to Get To! (Tenkara Fly Fishing) 

That was a really beautiful water - and lovely fish! Where I grew up in the Midwest, a smaller stream was a creek - almost always pronounced “crick.” Thanks for sharing another great outing!

Here in California we call them creeks. A stream implies a slightly larger slower moving creek. Then we have rivers that can be as small as a creek. When I lived in Connecticut we called the tiny forest creeks brooks.

Even the tone of your voice changed when you change the rod. The confident and easiness of use was shown in the cast.

This was probably one of my favorite episodes. Very peaceful and it just flowed. Has to be one of the most beautiful small rivers/streams I’ve seen. Beautiful country. Great fishing. Loved it!

Damn it Tristan, I’ve been watching you for so long, I found myself saying “see ya buddy” when releasing fish…

This was another wonderful video and an absolutely gorgeous river. Loved your comment where you stated "...and no people" since that is the ultimate experience when trout fishing to get away from all the "noise pollution". As for me growing up in WV and currently residing in AL the term "creek" is commonly used for streams slightly smaller than a "river". I use the term "branch" for a stream slightly smaller than a "creek". Keep sending the videos - I absolutely love them!!!

Man those streams, rivers, creeks, brooks or whatever you want to call them always look so clear and inviting that it makes me thirsty. I know it’s weird and I don’t know why but it does. Sure would like to fish a few of them that’s for sure. Very cool video! Looking forward to the next one.

In central Pa it’s a stream or a creek. Some people say “crick”. We ignore those people.

Was set up to back it on kickstarter, then I cancelled it. Glad I did.

Where I grew up in the south most things people call creeks are small enough to jump across

Well, if you can find a place where you can run and jump across it without getting wet.. it's a creek or crick.. it's a river if you get wet. A old Utah gal.

its crazy how you always know when you're gonna get a strike right before it happens, and can mark it with an arrow. 😆 that's a really cool feature to have on a camera. the most advanced fish finder ever.

Really appreciate your efforts 😊 a small river is called a burn in Scotland ✊

Tristan thanks for another beautiful fishing adventure. Here in PA we call small streams Creeks, but some are also called Runs. Once you get to the North Eastern region in the Pocono Mountains and North into New York where the Dutch originally settled you see streams called Kills ie the Beaver Kill in NY or the Bushkill in PA.

Wisconsin here. Creek is predominant. There's a few brooks as well.

I live in Arizona. We call them washes! 😅🌵🦂🐍🌵 When we happen to wander up to a mountain, then we call them creeks just like you. Gorgeous video Tristan as usual! Great job finding 3 species in one area!

Many years ago in Oregon me and my friend would go fishing together every weekend, and on one of our road trips we found a nice spot on the nearby river along the highway but it was down a very steep, almost vertical rocky hillside about 150 feet below. We pulled over at the nearest spot up the road and walked back down and took some rope and rappelled down the whole side onto the big rocks below and found a nice little waterfall about 4 feet tall and ended up hooking a beautiful 8 pound 30 inch steelhead right inside it. Just upstream a ways was loaded with thousands of trout of all sizes underneath a large overhanging canyon. Amazing trip in the middle of Summer. Will never forget that one, ever.

BTW - when I'm in the Southern Appalachians fly fishing, it's almost always a "creek", unless it's a larger stream with "river" in the name. However, when I'm back home in the bayou country of Southeast Louisiana, it's - guess what - "bayou". If you're in the salt water marshes, and there's a small cut in the marsh, it's a "trainasse".

Beautiful place to fish , in S.E. Pennsylvania we call water like that a creek (crick)

I'm from Pennsylvania and I would certainly call that river a creek. Most people around here pronounce it crick. We have streams that are four or five times as wide and deep as that and they are still called creeks. People around this area would think you are hilarious for calling that a river!

This is how my mind works (grew up in the PNW) when it comes to water; by size: River Stream Creek Brook

I got a huge cat fish rod braided 30lb line and I would get a couple hooks here couple lures there try this try that it was like going to the bar and I prefer to fish close to the banks of ponds or from over top of a canal and this is definitely my style

Find a stream like that with beaver ponds and the fish should be much bigger. Upper Laramie and some of the streams in N Park CO.

My first tenkara rod was a Sato from Tenkara Rod Co. before the company was sold. Beautiful rod and whisper light. I can understand your frustration with a new rod that feels overly heavy and slow. The mind tends to shift the focus to discomfort of the feel of the rod and takes away concentration from the drift of the fly. On another note, I'd call that a creek. Another fine video flick. Loved it. Mahalo!

In Montana that is a creek. The creeks are tributaries to rivers. I wouldn't call that a river. Nice video.

Tristan, do you carry a gps locator so you can communicate with your wife, and call for help if you get into trouble? Awesome creek and fish!

In North Carolina and South Carolina, small water is creek, then river.

What a good fishing day! Awesome!!

Started fly-fishing in Oregon in 1976. Then moved back to California in 1987. In both of those places we'd refer to the water you're fishing as a small stream. Next step down would be a creek. Then I moved to Vermont in 1998 and found out what small streams and creeks really were. Water was very skinny in most places and anywhere you found 2-feet of depth, you fished because that's the only place where there were any fish. We called it fishing the buckets. Often the stretches in between them were only ankle deep. In the Eastern US, particularly New England and New York a body of water is not called a river because of how wide or deep it is, but rather by how long it is. You get a small stream that runs 20 or 30-miles in length and it is always named as a River. The White River in Vermont is a big River at least by width, and plenty of it is 3 to 6-feet or more deep. It had been a really badly polluted river that was cleaned up and is now one of the cleanest rivers in Vermont. I remember driving up to it for the first time and thinking, "Yeah! now that's a river". I always do a stream sample of a river I'm fishing for the first time to find out what lives in the river and which bugs are near to hatching. Then I compare the bugs that are close to hatching to my fly selection to pick out one the right size, shape, and color, to fish with. Usually I'll check out the stream or river in the shallow riffle above a pool or run I'm going to fish. I did that in multiple places there and didn't find mayflies, caddis, or midges, which was disconcerting. Finally found some above one pool and sure enough caught a few fish downstream from there. They were heavily planting the river near the village at White River Junction and basically if you fished something that moved you caught 8" very silver snub-nosed trout with deformed fins. If you weren't fishing there within 2-weeks of planting though, don't count on catching anything - whatever hadn't been caught has died. Evidently it fishes much better now as it has remained one of the cleanest rivers in Vermont. The Battenkill is what I would call a "real river" in Vermont by West Coast Standards, but not a particularly big one. More of a medium sized river. CA, OR, and WA have a lot of big rivers (too deep to wade and very wide) that get salmon and steelhead runs and those are big Rivers like the Klamath, the Eel, and the Smith in CA. The Battenkill actually holds a good population of brookies and browns, but they get very heavy pressure so you have to imitate what they are eating at that time of day and if you can't get a dead-drift, you won't catch fish. A big exception to that is in the Fall when the Browns get ready to spawn. Then they will be all over streamer flies. Moved to Virginia in 2005 and they have a lot of brook trout creeks there. They also have some big smallmouth bass rivers like the James, the Shenandoah, the Roanoke, etc. There are a few larger rivers. One is the Jackson River but access is very complex on it due to "King's Grant" claims. The bottom of the river has been claimed by adjacent landowners as being included in their original land Grant from King George II (prior to King George III of Revolutionary War infamy). The state actually verified their claim along 4 sections so you can't step on the bottom there. You can float through it but that's all. To exacerbate that, adjacent properties that have not been legally verified claim the same and legal boundaries are confusing to say the least. The Jackson is a tailwater fishery where they maintain the water temperature within 58° to 60°, which is great for trout. They maintain that temp from Garthright Dam releases for the paper mill several miles downstream but it is perfect for trout year-round. There is lots of great brook-trout, small-stream fishing there. It's similar to what you have in this video though not as many wide stretches and lots of canopy overgrowth instead of clear overhead like we're used to out West. Short rods are the rule there because of skinny creek width and canopy overhead growth. Moved back to the west coast in 2015 and live in WA state now. rivers close by are all salmon-steelhead Rivers and they are big rivers. I live close to the Skykomish River so Salmon and steelhead runs are close by. Been using my Spey rod for that for the last 4 years or so. Most of the good trout fishing is at least a couple of hours away. There's one Blue-Ribbon River, the Yakima, which is a big Western River by all definitions. In Western Washington most of the rivers are big. Eastern Washington has some smaller rivers. Haven't found a lot of fishable creeks around here but that doesn't mean there aren't some. Still more exploring to do...😁

Sweet stream👍👍👍

I am from Oregon and we call small rivers, streams, creeks or cricks.

I'm out West and I would call that water you were fishing a stream or creek. I've seen "Rivers" smaller than that. Regional variety, who cares what other regions call their waters. If anyone disagrees, "They're up a crick without a paddle." 😉

Excellent little river holding some nice eager fish, what more is there to want for. I could camp there for days and never tire.

Good to see you fishing the little pockets that many overlook

As a kid in Media, PA, my home water was Crumb Creek. Now in VT (a lot older) streams that size are mostly called brooks. Brooks flow into rivers.

Beautiful water, river, stream, creek, brook...fish'n hole. 😁. Very scenic area no doubt! Multi spieces is always a Blessing! Well done, Tristan!

North Georgia Mountains we say crick or stream depending on the size. By the way, you sent me down the Tenkara rabbit hole. I own 4 rods now and have the feeling that I'm just getting started.

Another great video. Here in the uk many streams smaller than that are called rivers, we are after all a very small country. However the equivalent of your "creek" would be in Scotland and the far northeast of England "burn" ,in northern England where I live "beck" a word of scandinavian origin. Further south in England they are "brooks" a word of anglo saxon origin. Various other names such as "water" or "gill" are used mainly in the north of England. Creek is used over here but always seems to refer to a sea inlet.

In Scotland we would call that a large burn which is the word for any feeder stream going into a river or loch.

God damn, i like tenkara fishing a lot! I hope within two days to go fishing for trout, graulings and chubs.

Hi Tristan, thanks for the great video and all the effort you put into entertaining and informing. Much appreciated.👍🏼 Home is the UK where a water the size you were fishing is a "river" half that size would be a stream. I'm currently in Australia for 6 months. Here they use your system of brooks and streams (odd considering the herititage). Finding I'm near trout waters here I've purchased a Dragontail Mizuchi (direct) to have a good at them. The season starts here 1st October. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🎣😊

That rainbow take was sick. If you told me heaven looked like this creek, I might act right. lol thanks Tristan, enjoyed it.

Awesome Video! You have me thinking about adding a Dragontail Mizuchi to my Rods. Here in NC we call it a River for larger. A Creek or stream for medium small to very small. Keep up the great Videos. You really should have your own TV show on the outdoors channel.

A 9-12 inch fish every four minutes or so is pretty darn good

In Pennsylvania the word “crick”was often used.

Non stop action today. Love that.

I was waiting for that Brook Trout that completed the Appalachian slam. BTW, that is a creek in Alabama.

Nice brown trout at the falls 👍. Good variety in that river 🎣

When will you have any swag for sale? I would gladly support the channel by purchasing a Tenkara Addict shirt or hat! I really look forward to your new video every Saturday morning...keep up the great work!

Here in the U.K. we call them streams and brooks. In fact they are often named brook. For instance local to me there is a small brook that runs through the small village of Wellow, so it’s named Wellow Brook. We never use the term creek here that I’m aware of.

Great little stream, thanks for sharing your adventure.

I’m a dry fly guy in Yorkshire England.You got me into tenkara last year.Now I’m loving it and going to small “Brooks” in my area. Got 10 brown trout landed yesterday and 4 lost.from 4” to 13” long. I have the rod your not a big fan of. The max catch mini tenkara 9.5ft but is tiny and easy to carry

Most of us in PA would call what you are fishing in a stream or creek or (crick). Nowhere close a river on the East coast lol Tiny water we call a run. You will have to give the new Baby Rodzilla from Wasatch Tenkara a try!!! Took mine out for the first time Saturday!! Great rod!!! Thanks for sharing as always!! BTW our East coast brookies love the Utah Killer Kebari!!

Streams and creeks from western Pennsylvania

In New Zealand we call it a stream, a creek is something you can jump.

I lived most of life in Texas and Arizona. Drainages were called either creeks or rivers. Now that I am in Idaho I see a lot of "forks," which is weird.

Course ya know, here in Montana, we pronounce it “Crik”. 😊

Always a pleasure!

Small waters in England could be streams, brooks or even sometimes called rivulets, bigger ones then are rivers. Ones channeled in a pipe could be culverts. Man made would be canals, or known as cuts from where I grew up...but for every grammatical rule there are bound to be exceptions...

Scotland wee call a creek that size a Burn.

In Pennsylvania we have creeks

In Pennsylvania, we say creek. Creeks get their water from runs. Creeks flow into either other creeks or a river. A river flows directly into a Great Lake or the ocean.

Awesome fish on the longer rod. Better than anything I caught this year, sad to say. Thanks, Tristan.

Where I fish in Wales, the smallest streams are called rivers, either the English 'river' or the Welsh 'afon', there is one odd exception I have fished and that is known as the Carno 'Brook'.

In Kentucky that is a creek, and a small one. A river here, you usually could not wade.

That was really scenic and productive. We have creeks in the Midwest, ✌️

Always great to watch your videos, relaxing sounds of water, exhilarating catches!

Creek and/or Crick in Northern Minnesota.

Ditch, canal, branch, creek, river the first two man made last three natural smallest to largest in Southeastern NC. Fished Doe River in TN size wise would have called it a branch if located around home. Enjoyed video as always.

I think of brook as a North East US word, I know in Md and Va, in my experience, you hear creek or river usually, stream is less common but used when talking about trout, ie. "trout stream". Side note: if you go to Acadia National Park, there are some of what I call a lake, as they're deep and you can't see the other shoreline, but they're called ponds.

If you are in Scotland your Creek is called a Burn

In Michigan we say creek or crick

In Australia we would call the water your fishing in today a creek, rivers down here are much much larger & deeper. Regards Ken

Here in Northern Ireland, we call small rivers Burns, and anything smaller than that is a stream.

Whoever said that the the East doesn't use 'creek' very often hasn't fished in the Southern Appalachians, where anything but 'river' or 'creek' is very rare.

Field and Stream.

Up here in NE PA I use creek. But a lot of folks I know mispronounce the word by saying "crook". In fact when I was growing up, there was a creek near my grandparents house in North Scranton called Leggetts' Creek. But my uncles called it Leggetts' Crook. True story.

brown trout are the best

I got 18 small rainbows in one of my streams on the wasatch front today. Uhhh but I broke my rod...... It would not collapse at the end. And it splintered going into my hand. Yikes fiber glass hurts!

I would love to be able to fish there. Some pretty nice fish.

I've only ever caught like 8 fish between 2 people this one time I caught 4 by myself but I can't sit still lol I'll cast a couple times in a couple spots and I'm out not the best fishing where I'm from if I catch a good one I'll keep it and I'd probably only catch like 4 of them before I'd call it a day

In Connecticut we call them streams or brooks.

Here in Ireland it’s a stream

In the South we would call it a crick.

Man it's tough hitting those creeks in the middle of nowhere!! Great job 👍 stay safe. I've been doing good on the Ogden river but it's usually one or two catches a trip.

In Maryland it’s Creek… Big Hunting Creek, Beaver Creek…

That place is brutally beautiful!

Nice fish, beautiful location. I have the same Kita from TRC, really like it. First time I used a 3.0 level line and it did not feel right, second time I used a 3.5 and it shined. Also felt heavy the first time, got used to it quick with the 3.5 line.

Great video. Beautiful location.

The fish definitely seemed very healthy, they fought pretty well.

Hello Tristan, in my área a Creek is a "riacho" 😂 About the Kits/Kiwami rod, i read somewhere that it was designed to reproduce the feel of casting and fishing of a bamboo rod. Well, seems like they dug a bit too far into it and reproduced the heavyness too.

Funny you ask what word we use to describe a creek. I was hiking in the Eastern Sierra's this morning (Tenkara fishing of course) and I was thinking, is this a stream or a creek I was following.

Sasquatch tree X @6:31

Creek is used in Texas and is an actual designation found on maps.

Pennsylvania.... we call things creek all the time.

I’m from the eastern US and we say creek all the time. I wouldn’t even call what you’re fishing there a river. That’s a creek.

From So. Cal: I’d call that a stream. A creek would be a couple of feet wide.

Man, that is river is a gold mine. You’re not taking any for dinner?

In the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" its a crick 👍🎣

That's a creek and I'm from the mid west I guess I live by a few pretty serious rivers cause no way I'm going in them we got creeks I won't go in lol