WA Fish Quest EP 54: Arctic Grayling 

You don’t see the peak of fashion on hiking trails, but you REALLY don’t see high peak fashion at stream crossings! Congrats, you pulled it off.😆

Those were beautiful lakes and fish. Lots of cutty action and mission accomplished. Congrats on the grayling!

Congrats on the grayling Blake! I was surprised an impressed to see this pop up on my feed. I've wanted to try this hike for years but always talked myself out of it with excuses ("too remote, too many mosquitos, weird parking situation at the trailhead", etc.), but you make it look so easy I might just have to try anyway. Must be so weird to catch so many beautiful cuttys and still not have it be what you want! New favorite fish quest ep for sure.

I did not know we had these in the state. This a wonderful video, very beautiful scenery.

I had no idea they could be found in WA! Thanks for sharing as always and glad you were able to hook into one!

Man, now I have ANOTHER fish to add to my bucket list, thanks for the share

Congratulations on the successful trip! They are a cool fish, I caught them back in the early 90's in a place called "Bloody Falls" on the Coppermine River, way up north near the north coast, no real sport though, just lower a fly into river and lift out a fish. Glad to see you check them off your list!! Excellent!🙂

Cool! I went up to that lake a few times as a teenager, but never managed to catch anything but cutthroat, so really impressed you managed to get one

That’s so cool! i remember reading about this lake somewhere years ago didn’t think they would still be in there

Looks like quite the adventure! Congrats on the grayling!

Man I have never been more upset with you than I am right now! This is literally in my back yard and this is KINDA right up my alley... and you didn't invite meee!!!!!

Blake!! So glad to see a new vid. Keep up the great work.

Scatman John AND Fresh Prince references? I live!!!

I am so glad you keep these up.

I’ve always wanted to hike there. Awesome adventure there !

I really liked this video I am an avid hiker and hike a little over 100 miles a year. this is on my list and will definitely do it.

Awesome catch.

I fished there over 20 years ago before I was so well rounded, lol. We were able to drive to the first water crossing back then. My friend was a civil engineering student and got a key to study the old bridges from the early 1900's. They used some massive old growth logs for the bridges. Also, if I remember correctly those cutthroat in Upper Granite were called Montana black spot cutthroat so you may have checked another species off the list... that you didn't know needed to be on the list, haha. If you go back check out the inlet for sure.

Excellent info on the grayling! Those are a bucket list fish for me, the dorsal is so cool and their fight looks like a lot of fun. Would love to hike that one day!

Love this episode. Forget how hard the hike was. Staying alone up there would be my challenge. Thanks

Fantastic episode. I don’t think I have it in me yet to make a trip like this so hats off to you. This episode gave me a bit of nostalgia as I used to fish for these in some fishing game I now do not remember. If you ever want to come up to and do a Kokanee episode I’d love to take you out on my local lake or let you know which one it is along with some tips so you can do your own thing.

Great video, love the underwater camera!

Awesome lake. That grouse would have made a nice meal on a campfire. In my experience working in the bush the big animals don't make much noise but you do know they're there from their crap and prints. I have wanted to do this for a while but the list of fishing friends and friends that like to hike are mutually exclusive. 👍

Great video

Loved the scat man rendition.

Beautiful scenery and beautiful fish. Those grayling sure are cool fish. Thanks for sharing!

Great episode! Congrats!

Blake, I’ve fishing area 10, been keeping my eye out for you up here…

Excellent show, one of your best. Your positivity in spite of elevation gain and skeeters is impressive. I’ve spent a lot of time in the alpine and it’s beauty is sometimes tempered by the misery to get there (and stay there) but I sure never regret doing it.

I believe they're a bioindicator species. It's not my field but I believe they're sensitive to pollution and environment change so they're a great fish to monitor to see if something's off.

Banger episode Blake! Love the adventure!

Yeah Blake new videos great to see you I can’t wait for new videos football season is almost here in 2 months continue rocking with our Seahawks team Go Hawks Woo!!!!🙂🤜🏻💙💚

Awesome episode Blake! Wow that water and that scenery. Actually really enjoyed the release shots! So crystal clear. Hopefully I run into you at shilshole again in the near future! Classic WFQ episode, thanks again!

One of your best videos yet Blake!

What an awesome little adventure! Beautiful hike for sure. Thanks Blake, that was really cool to watch.

That level of ‘send it’ is real. So glad you caught one up there and got to check it off your list. Also looks like you enjoy spending time in water

Keep doing this it’s so amazing to watch I give it a big like from your amazing friend and huge Seahawks fan lady Ilona👍🏻😃

Cool area, could have done with out the leg strut! lol Thoroughly enjoyed your trip thru the mountains.

I lost it at the Scat Man joke. Well done. Grayling are one of those species that's on my bucket list. I'm a bit jealous, but also encouraged that I might be able to trick my wife into doing this backpacking trip to get some. They were stocked 43 years ago in one river system, but I've fished it up and down and have never seen one. This is probably my best bet to get into them.

This one has been on my bucket list!!!

That's awesome! Congrats on the Grayling! If you ever need some backpacking buddies for trip like this (for safety and what not) I've got a group of fishing friends who would make time for trips like this! Feel free to reach out if you ever want some folks to tag along :)

Great vid keep them coming

What a bucket list fish! Congratulations! Next time, cutthroat catch and cook, they are clearly abundant.

Surprised they still there

Congratulations

Fashion icon Blake, watch him cross a stream in a single bound!

What is the other specie you wanted to target when you started the channel? Great episode, and congrats on a fun, full value fish quest!

What are Arctic Grayling called in the Arctic? Grayling. Thank you very much. I'll be here all week. Try the veal and don't forget to tip your waiter.

I love this channel, but so you know arctic greyling are found in a few of our highland lakes.

Wow Blake this was an epic Quest! Also, did you make it back out alive?! Did you stay two nights or one?

Great video. Thanks for letting us come along. Do you carry a tracking (GPS) device on occasions like this?

Talk about pristine water. I could just take a swim in that while sitting in this 107 degree New Mexico heat 🥵🥵🥵

Let me know if you plan to go again. I'll come with you!

Hey Blake this fall let’s float a river in my drifter

Funny how he omits from his video the part where he trespasses private property to reach the trail... Ha ha

Sometimes i turn on these videos just to hear the intro in between customers…

Did you just throw out a scat man reference?

What’s the other fish on your list?

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I grew up in a place loaded with cougars and very big bears amongst other things, I would strongly encourage you to drop any bias you may have and get a proper sidearm like a 10mm for bear country for your own self preservation. I personally would never depend on bear spray based on my own unpleasant experiences. Sad we only have one lake here with Grayling. The map shows them all over North Cascades National Park, is that not accurate? I am assuming the map is not accurate because it shows them all over the Three Sisters area in Oregon and Northern Blue Mountains in Oregon and I am pretty sure that is not accurate. There has to be something beyond temps effecting lack of success here because those streams they are native to in Michigan's lower peninsula are not freezing cold.

More prime spots getting ruined by 'tubers

I'm from fairbanks grayling are pretty common up here. I'm glad you got to catch one they are pretty fish. taste like shit but beautiful fish

Great video